1. Yes, that is possible, by pointing out the volumenames using 
-volumes=XXX. However, this will still require the devconfig file.
2. You dont need a admin id and password to restore the DB. However, you 
will need theese to login to the server when it has been restored.
3. I read a few years ago about a utility that was available which could 
read tapes outside TSM. However, I haven't tried this tools, and I dont 
know any other way to read the tapes.
4. Not what I'm aware of. Restoring the database is normally a quite 
simple operation, depending on your server and library hardware.

Best Regards

Daniel Sparrman
-----------------------------------
Daniel Sparrman
Exist i Stockholm AB
Propellervägen 6B
183 62 TÄBY
Växel: 08 - 754 98 00
Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51




"Gill, Geoffrey L." <GEOFFREY.L.GILL AT SAIC DOT COM>
Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
2003-03-28 15:48
Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
 
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        cc: 
        Subject:        Returned mail - Repost


For whatever reason I had this returned to me saying I was not authorized 
to
send to the list so I'm going to try again.

A few questions to help me with a document I need to put together and 
verify
my own beliefs. Don't want to put out bogus info.

1. If you do not have the volhist file, but you do have all the tapes, is 
it
possible to restore the "last" dbbackup to the TSM server?

2. Is it possible to restore the DB to a server if you don't have an admin
user and password?

3. Is there a utility to read any tapes outside of TSM?

4. Any other special considerations I need to know?


Geoff Gill
TSM Administrator
NT Systems Support Engineer
SAIC
E-Mail:    <mailto:gillg AT saic DOT com> gillg AT saic DOT com
Phone:  (858) 826-4062
Pager:   (877) 905-7154