Liudyte,
I think the right value for the preview option is simply "yes".

Try "restore volume 040287 preview=yes"

Good luck,
regards,
Michael


Liudyte Baker wrote:
>
> OK, guys and gals. Need some assistance, especially since I did RTFM and
> the book is in error.
>
> I have a damaged tape. I went to the TSM manual (even checked the latest
> CD I received with my 4.2 server) under:
>
> Recovering a Lost or Damaged Storage Pool Volume
>
> It says to:
>
> 1. Determine the copy pool volumes that contain the backup copies of the
> files that were stored on the volume that was destroyed by entering:
>
>    restore volume dsm087 preview=volumesonly
>
> This command produces a list of offsite volumes that contain the backed up
> copies of the files that were on tape volume DSM087.
>
> Well, every time I issue this command (using my tape number, of course), I
> get:
>
> F ADSM,RESTORE VOLUME 040287 PREVIEW=VOLUMESONLY
> ANR5965I Console command:  RESTORE VOLUME 040287 PREVIEW=VOLUMESONLY
> ANR2017I Administrator SERVER_CONSOLE issued command: RESTORE VOLUME
> 040287 PREVIEW=VOLUMESONLY
> ANR2020E RESTORE VOLUME: Invalid parameter - VOLUMESONLY.
>
> What gives ?
>
> What is the correct procedure to handle this situation ?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Zoltan Forray
> Virginia Commonwealth University - University Computing Center
> e-mail: zforray AT vcu DOT edu  -  voice: 804-828-4807
>
> Dear Mr. Forray:
>
> Thank you for posting your TSM question to the Marist Forum.  We have
> investigated, and there was indeed a mistake in one of the parameters in
> the Administrator's Guide.  We have fixed this for the next release of
> Tivoli Storage Manager.
>
> The correct command is:  restore volume dsm087 preview=yes
>
> We hope you were able to resolve the problem.  Thank you for your continued
> interest in TSM.
>
> Regards,
>
> Liudyte Baker
> Software Engineer
> IBM Software Group
> Tucson,  Arizona
> (520)799-2022
> liudyte AT us.ibm DOT com

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