Craig, I recommend you take a look at this flash that went out around end
of October last year, to see if it applies:

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21322625

Best regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development
Level 3 Team Lead
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html


The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/04/2009
10:36:38 PM:

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> Restore Question
>
> Craig Ross
>
> to:
>
> ADSM-L
>
> 02/04/2009 10:37 PM
>
> Sent by:
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> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
> I have an annoying issue.
> I have never encountered this before.
>
> I have 6 files, three the same, all deactivated.
>
> TSM client states the files are this large.  Which is correct.
>
> tsm> q backup -ina "D:\data\SHARED\Systems Operating Centre\Systems
> Management C
> entre\Server Team - Unix\password-safe-db\*"
>            Size        Backup Date                Mgmt Class A/I
> File
>            ----        -----------                ---------- ---
> ----
>          *9,224 * *B*  09-01-2009 21:37:40             DEFAULT
> I  \\blah\d$\data\SHARED\Systems Operating Centre\Systems Management
> Centre\Server
>  Team - Unix\Password-Safe-DB\prod_unix.ibak
>         *13,784 * *B*  13-01-2009 21:24:00             DEFAULT
> I  \\blah\d$\data\SHARED\Systems Operating Centre\Systems Management
> Centre\Server
>  Team - Unix\Password-Safe-DB\prod_unix.ibak
>         * 9,224*  *B*  09-01-2009 21:37:40             DEFAULT
> I  \\blah\d$\data\SHARED\Systems Operating Centre\Systems Management
> Centre\Server
>  Team - Unix\Password-Safe-DB\prod_unix.psafe3
>         *13,784*  *B*  13-01-2009 21:24:00             DEFAULT
> I  \\blah\d$\data\SHARED\Systems Operating Centre\Systems Management
> Centre\Server
>  Team - Unix\Password-Safe-DB\prod_unix.psafe3
>             *48*  *B*  09-01-2009 21:37:41             DEFAULT
> I  \\blah\d$\data\SHARED\Systems Operating Centre\Systems Management
> Centre\Server
>  Team - Unix\Password-Safe-DB\prod_unix.psafe3.plk
>             *48*  *B*  16-01-2009 22:10:24             DEFAULT
> I  \\blah\d$\data\SHARED\Systems Operating Centre\Systems Management
> Centre\Server
>  Team - Unix\Password-Safe-DB\prod_unix.psafe3.plk
>
>
> Problem is once the files are restored the files are all either 0 K or 1
KB
> in size.  empty files
>
> Restore complete with no error.
> There are no errors in Act log for the backup run at these times.
>
> Has anyone ever seen these behavior before???
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
> Craig