Hi,
i understand -- thats one reason why I prefer the command-line :-)
A solution maybe to change the locations in that way
that the dsmc/dsm  Programm is in the same Directory/filesystem
where your option Files and Include/exclude File is located.
Using this ( default ) location won't get you into trouble.
For example when running multiple '*SM-nodes' in one machine it is important
to have strict separation i think.
So a solution may be: if not loacted on system-disk
the Config + include/exclude-file ( + possibly symboliclinks to dsmc /dsm
when using multiple *SM-nodes on one machine  )
should be located together on the same filesystem to avoid this happening
and then maybe needed to be restored first
(if you don't have a copy elsewhere) prior to the restore of the
crashed Filesystem.

Greetings Rainer




"Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM" wrote:
>
> Hi Rainer!
> In our case the include/exclude file was located on a crashed disk they were
> trying to restore using TSM. That's why the TSM client reported a options
> file error.
> But could you imagine the panic that our UNIX guys felt when they saw no
> files to restore?
> If Tivoli sees this as a critical error, the GUI should not start at all,
> like the command line interface. It just quits then the options file
> contains errors.
> Kindest regards,
> Eric van Loon
> KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rainer Wolf [mailto:rainer.wolf AT RZ.UNI-ULM DOT DE]
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:50
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Bug or request for design?
>
> "Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM" wrote:
> >
> > Hi *SM-ers!
> > I would like to know your opinion on something:
> > I opened a PNR for the following TSM client behavior:
> > The TSM client (AIX and NT tested) doesn't list any restorable objects
> when
> > the options file contains an error.
> > Try the following on AIX: rename your include/exclude file and start the
> TSM
> > client. It returns the error: ANS1036S Invalid option 'INCLEXCL' found in
> > options file. Click on OK and now click the restore button on the main
> GUI.
> > No files are listed!
> > This was quite disturbing for our UNIX people! When you correct the
> > include/exclude and you restart the GUI all files are listed again.
> > To my opinion, this is clearly a bug, but this was the response form the
> > Tivoli lab:
> > With both the command line and the GUI, the TSM client informed the user
> of
> > the option file problem and location.  If the option file problem is
> > resolved, normal client behavior is returned. This appears to be a request
> > for a design change.
> > What do you think? Is it a bug or am I a nit-picker?
> > Kindest regards,
>
> Hi ...
> because you cannot only do no restore, but also cannot backup anything
> I would believe this is really no bug but a feature.
> So for restore AND backup you have to repair the error and nothing serious
> happens until then ... and no errors should be allowed ...
>
> Greetings Rainer
>
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