> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of Howard Coles
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:54 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Once again I've a problem on the TSM client side with
> specifying a path for an object
>
> Have you tried leaving off the filespec altogether, and just using an "
> * " in it's place with the pick option?
> Also put the "-pick" before the filespec, and see what happens.
> (according to my doc, that where it wants to be anyway.).
>
> See Ya'
> Howard

OK, we got them.

For the record - to see what images exist (created with 'backup image 
<filespec>') the syntax is 'query image <filespec>' NOT 'query backup . . .'

So in our case, 'query image {\\whq_fileserv_1\x$} '
and 'delete backup -objtype=image -pick {\\whq_fileserv_1\x$} '

It's a good thing I'm retiring soon. I've gotten SO tired of the internal 
inconsistencies like this (backup image, but query image, not query backup -- 
and then delete backup -objtype=image, not delete image) -- who came up with 
this crap?

I REALLY want ONE client command-line tool that will show EVERYTHING that 
client has on the TSM server AS THE DEFAULT with options to subset by type 
(backup, archive, API) and indicate what needs to be referenced to recover or 
delete the objects.

This was our first (and last) experiment with image-level backups. We won't be 
back until TSM gets a LOT smarter on reclaims.

(Yeah, I'm a bit frustrated - this has occupied two of us for just about a day)

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

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