Yes, that would be nice, but...

     The restore db process needs the volumehistory to determine which
     tape(s) is/are needed for the restore, and it needs the device
     configuration information to determine how to find and drive your
     hardware.

     This is typical bootstrapping, you can't restore a backup if
     information needed to read the backup is contained only within the
     backup.

     I once heard this explained like: You can never call your friend if
     only he knows his own phone number.

     Regards,

     Chris Roelofs
     Mainland Sequoia




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Subject: backup database - wish list
Author:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> at inet-1
Date:    06/01/1999 12:13 AM


For IBM - In order to recover from a disaster, my understanding is that in
addition to the db-backup tape the corresponding volume history file is
required and for it to be available, I have to back it up outside of ADSM.
If that is true, are there any plans to improve the 'backup database'
command to copy that file to the db-backup tape?  The device configuration
file should also be included.  Then the recovery process would have all the
information it needs to rebuild the server environment.