Just install the client software on your test machine in the same way as
you would your real client.  DON'T set up the scheduler.  Then insert a
line in the dsm.sys (Unix) or dsm.opt (Windows, Netware) file:

     NODENAME    realclientname

You'll need to enter the node password when you do the test restore.  The
TSM server doesn't know it isn't the real client (which is why you don't
set up the scheduler).  You can test "bare metal" recovery procedures this
way, which is a much better idea than waiting until some calamity befalls
your real client.

_____________________________
William Mansfield
Senior Consultant
Solution Technology, Inc




                    Eugene Awyong -
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Hi *SMers',

    I have a spare server which we are installing the TSM client now. What
I
would like to do is to do a test restore from one of our actual TSM clients
to see if this actually works. Can someone tell me how I should be actually
installing the client on the test restore server (normally or ?) and how
will I be able to actually do a restore of server A's data to the test
server (instead of restoring to the original server).

Many Thanks,
Eugene