You can make a Backupset.
This is an internal TSM procedure, it makes a tape with the needed
databaseinfo and active data. You can use the tape also on the client,
without a tsm-server or keep it in the library and use it for a faster
restore.

Greetings,
  Maurice van 't Loo
  Compare Computers
  The Netherlands

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> Coviello, Paul
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 10:37 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: backup/restore question
>
> Hi,
>
> We need to restore an NT machine, in testing this, it takes
> approximately 30
> hours.
> this machine has 27 gb's of data, it is the users X: drive.
>
> is there a way to do a backup to a specific tape and then restore from
> there?
>
> we are doing this for growth and replication purposes.
>
> thanks
> pc
>
> Paul J Coviello
> Sr Systems Analyst
> Catholic Medical Center
> 2456 Brown Ave
> Manchester NH 03103
> (603) 663-5326
> Pcoviello AT cmc-nh DOT org
>