You already got the answer yourself. Neither tar & cpio can read each
others data nor TSM can read tapes created by them. Each program is using
own tape data format and cannot interpret other formats.
Have in mind TSM will store the "temp directory" path and filesystem path
info. Also you cannot restore first tape, backup to TSM, cleanup the dir,
restore second tape and backup to TSM. On second backup TSM will expire
data from first tape and soon you will lose it.

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant




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Subject:        TSM reads tar/cpio data tape ?

Hello TSMers,

I have a questions about TSM.  Is TSM able to read data directly from tape
that use TAR or CPIO to backup ?  What I would like to do is:  put a tape
into tape drive and the tape contain data that I use tar or cpio.  TSM
will
be able to read the data and put these data into storage pool directly.  I
think it can't be done and one has to restore it to temp. directory and
backup using TSM, right ?

It is because TAR & CPIO was being used for backup before TSM but I want
those data back and put it in TSM.

Thanks & Regards
William