I haven't tried that option, in the manual I couldn't find the actual
difference between restoring files from another workstation an
restroing files into another workstation. These two procedures differ
in the use of the parameters fromn and vritualnodename. What would be
the real difference? Also if I use virtualnodename as an option can I
still be performing a backup while trying to restore?

Thanks Richard and all


On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:32:04 -0500, Richard Sims <rbs AT bu DOT edu> wrote:
> -fromnode doesn't seem appropriate, unless the original machine
> has done a Set Access to give you permissions on your receiving
> machine.  You probably want -virtualnodename.
> I'd recommend doing a dsmc query backup ...
> before trying the dsmc restore, and gauge the behavior.
>
>    Richard Sims
>
>
>
> On Dec 10, 2004, at 1:00 PM, Jorge Salinas wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I am trying to recover as fast as I can a 1.3 TB file system on an
> > alternate machine. I have tried using the arguments as the manual
> > explains but I am frustrated since the no query restore doesn't seem
> > to work.
> >
> > I am using the following command:
> >
> > dsmc restore -fromn=XX "/filesystem/directory/*.*" -subdir=yes
> > -tapeprompt=no /restorefs/
> >
> > Supposedly if i wanted to use the No Query restore procedure I should
> > only type the following:
> >
> > dsmc restore -fromn=XX "/filesystem/directory/*" -subdir=yes
> > -tapeprompt=no /restorefs/
> >
> > But I see no activity whatsoever on the server side, I see no tape
> > mounts or anything indicating that the restore is actually going to
> > happen.
> >
> > Is there something I am missing? What's the expected behaviour for a
> > restore of these characteristics.
> >
> > BTW the platform is as follows:
> >
> > Client: Solaris - TSM 5.2 Client
> > Server: AIX - TSM 5.2 Server
> >
> > Thanks to all
>
>