I did try creating a management class with the following settings and specified 
the management class in the opt file using ?DIRMC MCNOLIMIT?
Versions Data Exists           nolimit
Version Data Deleted          nolimit
Retain Extra Versions         90
Retain Only Version            90

Could be that the MCNOLIMIT has not been bound to those folders.

If I?m reading your article correctly, even with the current settings (retain 
extra version = 30) it seems that I can only go back 1-2 days before the folder 
will not be displayed in the GUI.  This makes sense since the versions data 
exist = 2.  

Thanks,
Kevin

_____________________________________________
From: Andrew Raibeck [mailto:storman AT US.IBM DOT COM] 
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:30 AM
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Windows PIT Restore issues


Yes, you are on the right track looking at the management class.

See http://www.mail-archive.com/adsm-l AT vm.marist DOT edu/msg07963.html for my
explanation of why you see what you see.

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 02/27/2009
11:16:45 AM:

> [image removed]
>
> Windows PIT Restore issues
>
> Kevin Boatright
>
> to:
>
> ADSM-L
>
> 02/27/2009 11:18 AM
>
> Sent by:
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
> Attempting to do a point in time restore on a windows 2003 server
> using the Gui client.  If I go back more than one day, I do not see
> all of the folders in the root of the drive.  I see four out of
> eight folders.
>
> TSM Client version 5.3.4.8
> TSM Server version 5.3.4.2
>
> Performing a point in time restore from the command line works fine.
> I can see all of the folders.
>
> I was thinking it may have something to do with the management class
> bound to the folders.
>
> select class_name from backups where node_name='NODENAME' and
> type='DIR' group by class_name
>
> CLASS_NAME
> ------------------
> MC7YR
>
>
> MC7YR Management class details
> Versions Data Exists           2
> Version Data Deleted          1
> Retain Extra Versions          30
> Retain Only Version             2600
>
>
> Anyone seen this behavior?
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin