Julie, it sounds like you actually tried to run the restore.  To get a
list of the required volumes required for the restore process, use the
preview=yes switch when you issue the restore command.  This should give
you a list of the volumes that will be required for the restore without
actually performing the restore.  If you don't specify preview=yes, the
default is no and the restore will be attempted.   Good luck!

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> From: Julie Phinney <julphinn AT EMPHESYS.E-MAIL DOT COM>
> From: Julie Phinney <julphinn AT EMPHESYS.E-MAIL DOT COM>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: disaster test HELP|
> Date: Wednesday, April 09, 1997 2:30 PM
>
> HELP!
> IBM gave me a way to create a list of offsite tapes for a particular
> node and it's not working.
> I need to generate a list of offsite tapes that I need to use for
> a restore test in the morning.  I have a report that I can run, but
> it takes 7 hours and I need the list generated in 3 1/2 (The guy that
> explained it to me is currently unavailable, and I had just assumed
> it would work) I must be doing something wrong.  This was the plan:
> 1. Migrate Disk pool to empty
> 2. Do a SHOW VOLUMEUSAGE to get a list of onsite tapes for the node
> 3. Mark them destroyed
> 4. Issue the restore command and it will generate a list of errors
>    in the host activity log of all the tapes it needed but couldn't
>    get because they were offsite.
> But it didn't.  It listed one tape, with the error ANR0542W, and the
> session sat idle for 30 minutes and timed out.  So it basically just
> stopped trying after the first tape.  Help!!! How can I get this to
> work?  THANKS!
> Julie Phinney
> Julphinn @ EMPHESYS.E-MAIl.COM