I think you can use the command export node with the parameter
filedata=none. Example:

export node test filed=none tos=server1

Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:13 PM, Wanda Prather <wprather AT jasi DOT com> wrote:

> You can't copy just some DB entries.
> Other people have reported success with restoring the TSM DB to the new
> server, then deleting the unwanted filespaces/nodes on the new server.
>
> But you need to review your tape inventory carefully.  The fact that your
> storage pool is collocated doesn't mean that tapes necessarily have data
> for
> only one client.  If there was ever a day where you ran short of scratch
> tapes, TSM would have started stacking multiple clients per tape.
>
>  I'd recommend checking each tape before moving it would be a good plan.
>  If
> there are multiple nodes on a tape, you can use MOVE DATA to force the data
> to other volumes in the storage pool; if scratch tapes are available,
> collocation will be honored on output.  I think that would be less trouble
> than cleaning up the mess after a move.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Henrik Ahlgren <pablo AT elma DOT net> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a simple question.
> >
> > Let's say that I'm splitting a large TSM server instances into few
> smaller
> > servers, using a shared library with library manager/client architecture.
> >
> > Now, if there are pretty big client nodes whose data is on collocated
> > tapes, can I move a node between servers without copying the data to new
> > tapes with export? Since collocated tapes have only data from one node,
> it
> > should be possible to copy just the DB entries and change the ownership
> of
> > the volumes in the library manager. Is there a way to do it?  Or any
> other
> > good ideas on how to migrate nodes between TSM instances without using
> too
> > much tape media/network bandwidth/time/effort?
> >
> > --
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> >
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> >
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>



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