You also might want to add (assuming Frank's suggestion gets you going) a
dirsonly option, then come back and do filesonly. It should be quicker laying
down all the directory folders first.

Frank Ramke wrote:

> try:
>
> load dsmc restore -pitdate=mm/dd/yyyy -subdir=y
> server/data:home/directory/*
>
> notice I added '/*' to your command.  I'm assuming you
> wanted the entire directory tree under home/directory,
> not just the directory entry home/directory.
>
> "Coats, Jack" <Jack.Coats AT BANKSTERLING DOT COM>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 11/07/2002 07:48 PM
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>         cc:
>         Subject:        HELP Restore of Novell files
>
> I received a request to restore some a full directory from a given date on
> Novell.
>
> I am trying to use
>
>     load dsmc restore -pitdate=mm/dd/yyyy -subdir=y
> server/data:home/directory
>
> but am getting a message
>
>     ANS4035W File "data:/home/directory/" currently unavailable on server.
>
> back from the TSM client.
>
> Does that mean it is not in my backups?  Or is it a permissions problem in
> the restore?
> The directory is there.  I have also tried it with -ina and using -pick
> all
> with the same results.
>
> TSM 4.1.3 on Windows as server, restoring to Novell client 4.1.3.0 that
> did
> the backups.
>
> TIA ... JC

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Jim Kirkman
AIS - Systems
UNC-Chapel Hill
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