I just did a restore db with a 3494. I went from 3.7.0 to 4.2.1.0 with a
database that spans 2 3590k tapes. The OS was AIX. I didn't have to define
a manual drive. What was the APAR #?

On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Ilja G. Coolen wrote:

> Daniel, Thomas,
> 
> 
> This issue was posted here by me in december last year, after experiencing
> the problem that the database couldn't be restored using libt=349X.
> 
> I was told by the guru's in this list that this was the situation since TSM
> 3.7, but a APAR was being developed at the moment.
> In order to do a database restore with the current releases, you need to
> define a manual library.
> 
> I found it out the hard way, so i had to reinstall the TSM server code.
> 
> 
> 
> Ilja G. Coolen
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> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Daniel Sparrman [mailto:daniel.sparrman AT EXIST DOT SE]
> Verzonden: vrijdag 15 februari 2002 13:15
> Aan: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Onderwerp: Re: AW: dsmserv restore db problem with 3494 libr
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> 
> Hi
>  
> No Thomas, the dsmserv restore handles automated libraries, as long as the
> devcnfg.out file exists, and that both drives and library are described in
> this file.
>  
> Kirsten, is it the same machine  HW you are trying to restore the database
> to? If so, does both the volhist.out and the devcnfg.out exist in the right
> directory?
>  
> If it is not the same machine, there might be a chance that the ID:s for
> the drive/library is not the same as the old hardware. This is worth
> checking out.
>  
> My best guess is that the devcnfg.out (device configuration) is not the 
> same as the actual configuration on the machine.
>  
> Best Regards
>  
> Daniel Sparrman
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>                     LWERKE.AT>             Subject:     AW: dsmserv restore
> db problem with  
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> Hi Kirsten,
>  
> couldn't find message ANR8476E in the 4.2 Message Manual.
> But it might be that RESTORE DB only supports manual libraries
> like UNLOADDB?
>  
> Kind regards
> Thomas Rupp
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> > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von:  Gloeer, Kirsten [SMTP:Kirsten.Gloeer AT COMMERZBANK DOT COM]
> > Gesendet am:  Freitag, 15. Februar 2002 12:04
> > An:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Betreff:      dsmserv restore db problem with 3494 libr
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have problems to restore a database with a 3494 library:
> >
> >         ANR0900I Processing options file
> > /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv.opt.
> >         ANR8200I TCP/IP driver ready for connection with clients on port
> > 1550.
> >         ANR0200I Recovery log assigned capacity is 12276 megabytes.
> >         ANR0201I Database assigned capacity is 64864 megabytes.
> >         ANR4600I Processing volume history file
> > /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/volumehistory.
> >         ANR8476E Operation is not supported for the libtype of library
> > ROBOT_3494.
> >         ANR9999D admdbbk.c(4294): ThreadId<0> Error 272 creating device
> > class DEVC_3590.
> >
> > We can restore the server by server to server communication and we don't
> > have a
> > problem to access the library from the restored server. Is the dsmserv
> > restore db
> > command no longer supported for a 3494 library?
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Kirsten Gl�er
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