I am running TSM 5.1.9 on AIX and ran an EXPORT NODE to save some
backups for litigation purposes.  I now need to import the data back to
produce hardcopy of some of it.

After running the import, are the export tapes still available again ?
(I still need to keep them longer).

>> IMPORT is not destructive; you can use the EXPORT tapes as many times
as you like.

How will I see the node's data after the import ? (just more versions ?)

>> NO, it is not just more versions.
I assume by your question that the name of the node you exported is the
same name as one of your current nodes.

By default, when you do the IMPORT for a duplicate node, with duplicate
filespace names, TSM will create new filespace names.
As I recall, a filespace named /data will be imported as /data2, so as
not to overlay the existing data.

Look at the IMPORT NODE command, there is a MERGEFILESPACES parm that
will override this behavior and merge the exported filespaces with the
existing filespaces; but I doubt that is what you want to do in this
case.

Here is what I suggest:

Suppose the nodename is AAA.
RENAME NODE AAA   TEMPNODE
Run your import
Now you have AAA that was just imported.
RENAME NODE AAA       AAA_OLD
RENAME NODE TEMPNODE  AAA

That gives you the imported copy of the data under a different name.
Do whatever you need to do, then just delete the filespaces and node.
You can IMPORT it again later if you wish.


Will it immediately expire during the next expiration processing ?

>> Look at the HELP for IMPORT.  There is a parm named DATES=RELATIVE.
That will keep your data from expiring immediately.

I also have exported some TDP/Exchange backups and need to restore them
too ?  Does the same apply ?


>>As far as the import process goes, yes.  Don't know EXCHANGE well
enough to answer about merging/renaming filespaces for it.

Wanda Prather
"I/O, I/O, It's all about I/O"  -(me)