Debbie,

We use it all the time to synchonize two servers;
use the following command on your development server (adev)

dsmc rest -virtualnodename=aprd -passw=xxx /sourcefilesystem/
/targetfilesystem/ -subdir=yes -replace=all -ifnewer

Regards
Dick Nieuwenhuizen
Debbie Lane wrote:

> I want to restore a file system  that was backed up on a production box
> (aprd) to a new file system on a development box, (adev).
> We are using AIX, ADSM server 3.1.2.30, and ADSM client 3.1.0.5
> Is it possible to restore a backup created on one machine to another
> machine?
>
> Regards,
>
> Debbie