Christian, please open a PMR on this issue if you are unable to make it
work.

Best regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development
Level 3 Team Lead
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager


The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 01/15/2010
08:07:11 AM:

> [image removed]
>
> SV: Dsmserv Restore DB -k?
>
> Christian Svensson
>
> to:
>
> ADSM-L
>
> 01/15/2010 08:09 AM
>
> Sent by:
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
> Hi Simon,
> Already been their and look around. All keys where their but still
> the same issue.
>
> Now is the server up and running and I will try to recreate the
> problem in my lab and see why this is happening.
>
> Best Regards
> Christian Svensson
>
> Cell: +46-70-325 1577
> E-mail: Christian.Svensson AT cristie DOT se
> Skype: cristie.christian.svensson
> Supported Platform for CPU2TSM:: http://www.cristie.se/cpu2tsm-
> supported-platforms
>
> ________________________________________
> Från: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] f&#246;r Erwann
> Simon [erwann.simon AT FREE DOT FR]
> Skickat: den 15 januari 2010 11:36
> Till: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Ämne: Re: Dsmserv Restore DB -k?
>
> Hi Christian ,
>
> See technotes 1205219 and 1143756.
>
> On Windows, each server instances is identified by some registry keys
> under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\ADSM\CurrentVersion\Server :
> - Server1 key is
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\ADSM\CurrentVersion\Server\Server1
> - Server2 key is
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\ADSM\CurrentVersion\Server\Server2
> and so on.
>
> For each server, a PATH value identify server instance directory where
> dsmserv.dsk must be found. A sub key Options has a FILENAME value which
> identify the full path to the dsmserv.opt file.
>
> If you run a command like "dsmserv format" ou "dsmserv loadformat" in
> the bin directory, i.e. c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\server\, these
> values are reinitiliazed to this current directory. So, you need to be
> in the instance directory while running the "dsmserv format/loadformat"
> (see what the DISASTER.RECOVERY.SCRIPT.DISASTER.RECOVERY.MODE.cmd from
> DRM does).
>
> If you have already broken your keys, you can modify it by hand.
>
> Also note that if the '-k serverX' flag is not close to the dsmserv
> command, it's ignored and does not always generate a "too many
> parameters specified" error.
>
> --
> Best regards / Cordialement / مع تحياتي
> Erwann SIMON
>
> Le 14/01/2010 22:24, Christian Svensson a écrit :
> > Hi Everyone,
> > I'm doing a TSM Server Database recovery on a server right now
> where I have multiple Server Instance.
> > When I run dsmserv.exe restore db from the directory where I have
> the correct dsmserv.opt and dsmserv.dsk, then some how does TSM try
> to restore my other instance that is also instance server1 in my tsm
> environment.
> >
> > When I normally start TSM I will type dsmserv.exe -k server2 but
> somehow doesn't dsmserv restore db working with the switch -k
> >
> > Does anyone have any other ideas how to restore on a dedicated
> server instance?
> >
> > TSM Server 5.5.2 on Windows Server 2003 x64
> >
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Christian Svensson
> >
> > Cell: +46-70-325 1577
> > E-mail: Christian.Svensson AT cristie DOT se
> > Skype: cristie.christian.svensson
> > Supported Platform for CPU2TSM:: http://www.cristie.se/cpu2tsm-
> supported-platforms