Do you have DRM?

Did you want to test your Recovery Plan File (While you still can)
instructions?

This is foremost on my mind since I have a DR test scheduled next month for
my ADSM server. We will be going over our instructions with a fine tooth
comb.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guillaume Gilbert [SMTP:gg AT VIDEOTRON DOT CA]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 5:20 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Restoring a server
>
> You are right. We had an OS390 server crash a few months ago and that was
> the step that was keeping us from going any further. When we finally read
> about it in the manual all went fine after that.
>
> Guillaume
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cook, Dwight E" <cookde AT BP DOT COM>
> To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Restoring a server
>
>
> > did you do the dsmserv with the option to "install" all the newly
> defined
> > volumes, listing the quantity of logs and their names and the quantity
> of
> > dbvols and their names???
> > I believe it is
> >         dsmserv install 1 logname 1 dbfilename
> > double check the manual... you have to do this to init the vols prior to
> > doing a restore...
> >
> > later,
> > Dwight
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From:         Ray Baughman[SMTP:rbaughman AT NATIONALMACHINERY DOT COM]
> > > Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> > > Sent:         Tuesday, July 25, 2000 2:30 PM
> > > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject:      Restoring a server
> > >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > I'm getting ready to migrate from ADSM to TSM and to move the server
> from
> > > one H50 to another H50.  This process gives me the opportunity to test
> out
> > > my disaster recovery procedure.  I have moved a copy of ADSM to the
> new
> > > H50
> > > and migrated to TSM.  This ran fine.  I then backedup up the TSM
> database,
> > > and blew TSM away,  everything!  I have since reloaded TSM, and
> restored
> > > the
> > > dsmserv.dsk, dsmserv.opt, volhist.txt and devconfig.txt files.  I have
> > > also
> > > used dsmfmt to recreate the database and log files and copy files.  My
> > > last
> > > step is to restore the database from my backup, however when I perform
> the
> > > restore, using dsmserv restore db.  I get the following message.
> > >
> > > Unable to read complete restart/checkpoint information from any
> database
> > > or
> > > recovery log volume.
> > >
> > > What am I doing wrong?  Any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Ray Baughman
> > > National Machinery Co.
> > > Phone:   419-443-2257
> > > Fax:     419-443-2376
> > > Email:   rbaughman AT nationalmachinery DOT com
> > >