As a "thought experiment"
- Yes, if you restore your database to an alternate server and the volume(s)
have not been reclaimed, that would be the way to do it.
You don't mention your tape library or configuration. I'm thinking if your
original TSM server was a library client then yes, if:
- you quiesed the original TSM
- restored the last Thursday DB to another instance of TSM
- did nothing but restore the client
- quiesed the restored TSM
- brought your production TSM back up
it would work
----- Original Message -----
From: "Curtis Preston" <cpreston AT GLASSHOUSE DOT COM>
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Deleted Node
This is because in order to do this, you have to roll the WHOLE database
back to that point in time, right? Wouldn't this mean that you would
lose the history of backups for the last few days, right?
Would some variation of the following work? Yes, they're all painful,
but they're less damaging than rolling your whole TSM server back two
days.
1. Halt reclamation for the time being.
2. Restore TSM database to alternate server
3. Make sure reclamation is off there as well.
Then do one of the following:
4. Restore from there
a. Issue restore from alternate server
b. Manually load tapes as required
5. "Restore" client back to production server
a. Perform an export node of client
b. Manually load tapes as required
c. Import the node to the production server.
When that's done:
6. Restore typical reclamation settings.
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W. Curtis Preston
Backup Blog @ www.backupcentral.com
VP Data Protection, GlassHouse Technologies
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Kelly Lipp
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:29 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Deleted Node
Theoretically you could restore a TSM database backup to before the
deletion occurred. As long as the media upon which that clients data
had not been reclaimed and reused, you can get that data back. Lots of
mights and maybes in the process and taking your production server back
several days is a distinctly bad idea so think test server.
This is one of those deals where you ask how badly does somebody want
something as this is a ginormous pain the tush.
Kelly J. Lipp
VP Manufacturing & CTO
STORServer, Inc.
485-B Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-266-8777
lipp AT storserver DOT com
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Abid Ilias
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 11:10 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] Deleted Node
One of the node was deleted on our server last Thursday. And now our
customer wants a file from the node. Is there any way to get that file
restored from the deleted node. I appreciate any input.
Thanks
Abid Ilias
TSM Administrator
University of Chicago
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