This information is in the data base.
When you back up the volhistory, it is taking the data from the data base
and writing to the external file.

So if your data base is OK, all you have to do is to back it up again.

You only need the volhistory and devconfig files to do a data base restore.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Haddad [SMTP:thaddad AT COLUMBIAENERGYGROUP DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 2:06 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Saving device config and volume hist files
>
> Daily I create copy of DEVCONFIG.BK1 and VOLHIST.BK1 under a separate
> directory  from ADSm...
> If at some point  either file is deleted or corrupt, and I use one of
> these to
> restore with...how will ADSM react?
> Keep in mind that the ADSM database is fine.
>
> 1. If I restore the VOLHIST.BK1, run an AUDITDB to sync it with the
> database?
> (i know volume history info is kept in the database)
> 2  If I restore the DEVCONFIG.BK1, nothing else is needed??!!