If you want to perform multi-session (STRIPES) backup and restore,
you should set COLLOCATION by filespace turned on so when the data
is migrated or sent to tape, the striped data will remain on
separate tapes. This is discussed in the User's Guide.

Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/02/2005
12:01:52 PM:

> Not sure if this applies to you or not, but we ran into the same type of
> problem trying to do a multi-session restore using tdp-sql.  The details
> are a bit fuzzy since it has been a while, but the problem was caused by
> multiple restore streams looking for the same media.  When we ran a
> single restore stream we did not have the problem.  Others may have more
> detailed insight on how to configure tdp to allow problem-free
> multi-session restores, but we simply decided to opt for single streams.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yiannakis Vakis [mailto:yiannakis.vakis AT ITD.BANKOFCYPRUS DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 5:10 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: TDPSQL restore - MediaW
>
>
> Hi,
> I'm on TSM server v.5.2 Win2000, TSM TDP for SQL client v.5.2 Win2000
> I've done TDPSQL restores in the past successfully, but now I've got a
> strange problem. There are two sessions between server and client. One
> is on SendW, the other on MediaW. There is only one mount and I've got
> three empty drives. One of the tape paths has a problem and is taken
> offline. I wonder why the mount is not done on the other empty drives.
> Any suggestions ? Thanks Yiannakis
>
> Yiannakis Vakis
> Systems Support Group, I.T.Division
> Tel. 22-848523, 99-414788, Fax. 22-337770