Charlotte Brooks wrote:
>
> Angel - another alternative if you are on TSM 3.7 is to generate a backup
> set. This will copy all the ACTIVE backup files onto sequential media (disk
> or tape) - you could then copy it onto CD if you want. You can specify a
> retention period for the set in the server, but if you are using a CD, you
> could then restore it any time, even after the client node is deleted. You
> just need a same OS client with TSM backup-client (no connection to the TSM
> server required - LAN-free restore), load the CD and restore any or all
> files you want. Or, you can leave the backup set on the server media and
> also restore it from the server - however I'm not sure if this works if
> you've deleted the client node. Check out the TSM 3.7 redbook for more info
> or look up the GENERATE BACKUPSET (server) and RESTORE BACKUPSET (client)
> commands in the 3.7 manuals.  It's a good reason to upgrade to 3.7.
>

When I was looking at backup set's there appeared to be a severe
limitation...
You had to restore the whole backup set, you could not pick individual
files.

Am I correct, or is there somthing that I missed that allows you to pick
individual
files or directories?

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