>is there a way to do a backup to a specific tape and then restore from
>there?
>
>we are doing this for growth and replication purposes.

Paul - The most effective approach would probably be to force a full
       backup by setting the backup Copygroup MODE=ABSolute.
If the server currently has a tape in Filling state for that node,
I'd change it to Readonly to cause all the output to start on a
fresh tape.  Change the Copygroup back after the backup.

   Richard Sims, BU