From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Farren Minns
>Is there a way to ascertain what tape volumes will be required for a
>file/dir restore before actually running it?

This has been discussed many times; see the mailing list archives.

The short answer is no. The workaround is to make all primary pool tapes
unavailable and see which tape is called. The problem is that you only
find out the first tape needed.

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