Re: restore to a different node (part 2)

Mark,
        Not that is can't be done, but from my experience and asking on the
list, doing cross system architecture restores are no possible.
        I hope you find that I am incorrect.

        Why?  The simplified basics are that the details of the security,
permissions, allocation, etc, information is stored as a glob in the TSM
database, not as something queriable.  So if the file system you are
restoring to is not of a 'close enough' type of file system as what the
files (and the globbed data) came from, there is not a possibility that the
restored file system information will be useable by the restored system.
        Does that make sense at all?  [If some IBMers can help confirm /
deny my understanding, it might help us all out].

        We have even been trying to restore Novel 4.11 data on Novel 5
client, and have not been able to accomplish that.

        Restoring Windows to UNIX or Novell (or other
combination/permutation) all seem to have the same issues.   Most UNIX of
different flavors will restore to other UNIX properly (i.e. Solaris to/from
Linux), but not Linux to Windows).  At least that is my experience.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Hayden [SMTP:MHayden AT EPA.STATE.IL DOT US]
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4:26 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      restore to a different node (part 2)
>
> I did try the SET ACCESS command and it worked, but when trying to
> restore from Netware to Windows XP workstation, recieved TSA500 errors.
> It was looking for TSA500.NLM on the Windows workstation, which is not
> going to be there. Is there another way to do this restore??????
>
>
> Hi all, I know you can restore to a different node, but what we are
> doing is trying to restore from a NetWare server to a Windows 2000
> workstation. I know that you can set access to another node, but is this
> the easiest way to do this? We are restoring about 80 Gb and was looking
> for a better way, or if there is a problem restoring to a different
> platform. Please advise.
>
> PS. We are TSM 5.1.5 Server and clients...
>
>  Thanks
>
> Thanks, Mark Hayden
> Informations Systems Analyst
> E-Mail:  MHayden AT epa.state.il DOT us