To your second question... it seems that the date format in your server opt
file
is not set to xx/xx/xx.

To ensure start the commandline client and make a "Query Option" there you
can
see the dateformat that you are currently using.

hope that helps

Thankx,

Roland

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Stanislav KESTER [SMTP:kester AT ZELPO DOT SK]
> Gesendet am:  Mittwoch, 17. November 1999 11:04
> An:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Betreff:      Restoring ADSM database
> 
> Hello all !
> 
> I have following problem with restoring of ADSM database. When anybody
> know help, please send me any note.
> 
> I have ADSM server 2.1 on VM/ESA 2.3 operating system. I do weekly
> (Sunday)
> full database backup, daily incremental database backup + daily backup
> of
> devconfig and volhistory.
> 
> On Monday November 15. I done deleting of archive data from one of our
> clients.
> But these archive data we need yet. Therefore I done restoring of ADSM
> database to date November 14. 1999. But when I run ADSM backup client
> and click to list of archives, archives deleted on Moday
> November 15. 1999 I not see. Why ? Is this restoring possible ?
> When no, where backups I need doing for this type of restoring client
> data
> for future ?
> 
> I have not one problem. When I run
> 
> dsmserv restore db todate=11/14/1999 (this command is writted according
> to manual)
> 
> I get this error message:
> 
> ANR2020E dsmserv: Invalid parameter - 14/1999.
> 
> Why ?
> 
> Thanks for any answers !
> 
> Stano
> 
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