Would you believe -- both?

Until the TSM database is restored and TSM started, you live off the
device config file; after the restore, you live off the definition in
the TSM database.

So -- change the device config file -- I usually go with a one-drive
manual library, as that's all I need to get the database restore
running. Once the database is restored, start TSM and make any changes
required to drives/paths/libraries. I've found it simpler to just delete
everything and then re-define to match the D/R environment.

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Joni Moyer
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 4:14 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: disaster recovery drill: emergency!!!

Hey All!

I'm going to do a DR pre-test to see what I need to do concerning the
devconfig file.  I currently have an External and ACSLS library
configured
with LTO2 tape drives, the device classes, paths, etc.  When I go to DR
I
will have just the drives attached to the server.  My question is:
before
I issue the dsmserv restore command to restore the TSM server from a
dbbackup, do I want to delete all references to the home TSM
configuration
and add the manual library, device class and paths or do I do
delete/update/add the configuration changes to the server after?   I
have
everything planned out using my DRM plan, but this is the only portion
of
the plan that I am unsure of the order of operations.  Thank you in
advance!

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Joni Moyer
Highmark
Storage Systems
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