The key is the device config file. The devclass is defined there with the
directory path. Volume name is only the file name part.
Example: to restore DB from the file c:\tsmfiles\dev_file\12345678.DBB you
need following
dsmserv restore db dev=file vol=12345678.DBB
and devclass named FILE with directory=c:\tsmfiles\dev_file defined in the
devcnfg.out
If you restore on the same server (and device config file is fine) restore
from same devclass used for backup and using only filename.ext part as
volume name/
If you restore in DR (assuming there is no valid device config) - start
the server with default empty DB, define a devclass with directory=<dir
part of DBB file path>, halt the server, "dsmserv restore db dev=<new
devclass name> vol=<filename.ext part of DBB path>"

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant




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Subject:        dsmserv restore db of a database backup file.

Could someone please send me the syntax of the "dsmserv restore db"
command
to restore a backup of a database which was written to a file, in a file
devclass? Thanks!.