>Hello!
>Sorry but this doesn't work (at least under AIX):
>
>amigo:/home/gliepins > dsmc restore -preview=yes "/internet/backup/*"
>ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
>Command Line Backup Client Interface - Version 3, Release 1, Level 0.1
>(C) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1990, 1997, All Rights Reserved.
>
>ANS1107E Invalid option/value: '-PREVIEW'
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Gathercole [mailto:peter.gathercole AT VIRGIN DOT NET]
>Sent: Thursday, November 26, 1998 4:48 PM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: volume information
>
>
>Use the PREVIEW=YES option of restore. This will show the list of tapes
that
>are required in the activity log.
>
>Peter Gathercole
>Open Systems Consultant
>
>Guntis Liepins wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> Can anybody tell me if there is smart way to find out which volumes will
>be
>> necessary during restore of the specified files ?
>> One way is to start restore,cancel all mount requests and look into
>log,but
>> I think there _must_ be
>> a smarter way.
>>
>> LG.