We have successfully done this by restoring an old version of the TSM
database which DOES know where the files in question live.  We restore this
to a non-production server, then IF reclamation hasn't cleaned off that
tape, we can restore the file.  (We call it a "hail Mary restore"   :-}  ).
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Mr. Lindsay Morris
Mr. Lindsay Morris
Gresham Enterprise Storage
859-253-8000
Certified: AIX / ADSM / TSM / SP / HACMP