You could fool ADSM by putting the exact positions of you recovery
tapes in the devconfig file. In this way you can restore you ADSM
database
only with the volumenames.

Frans Bijma Solution 6000 B.V.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GSHEPPAR@CUUKMAIL [mailto:guy_sheppard AT UK.CU DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 7:56 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: DB Restore: Still having trouble|
>
>
> To:         I1017261@IBMMAIL   IBMMAIL -I1017261 *ibmmail.I1017261
> Dear All,
>
> You may remember I had some problems with my recovery log.
>
> Well tried to add more (EXTEND) - no joy
> Deleted them and refomated etc etc.
> Now I'm doing a DSMSERV RESTORE  DB TODATE=mm/dd/1999 (I
> still have valid
> devconfig and volhist)
>
> Seems fine although I have a STK 9730 and I can't get it to
> mount, or read if
> mounted, the tape. It knows which one it wants
> and it 's the correct one.
>
> If I premount the tape, the code says  oh by the way tape xyz is being
> dismounted and placed in slot 123.
>
> So I issue the restore again, coz now it knows about tape
> xyz. Only ADSM then
> says expect tape to be mounted and can't find it in library.
>
> Any ideas?  Please....
>
> Even if there is something subtle I'M missing(and I hope
> there is), I don't
> think much of the product in this area. It should be far
> easier than this to
> restore
> a Database. Thats ignoring the problem that caused this mess
> in the first place
> - and I don't know what that is either!!!
>
> Getting annoyed, please someone help.
>
> Guy
>