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On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Riaan Louwrens wrote:

> Hi There,
>
> Been monitoring the list the last couple of weeks. Seeing as we are
> relatively new to the "world of TSM".
>
> I havent come across this (yet) in any of the admin / installation / user
> guides but I woudl like to know if there is a "best practises" w.r.t
> maintaining our tivoli server. (this is where the personal experience out
> there REALLY comes in handy ...) I have already drawn up a short list - feel
> free to add to it ....
>
> Daily Backups
> Reclamation (daily)
> Migration
> Create Offsite Copies
> Expiration
> Backup TSM DB
> SnapShot TSM DB
> Backup Volhist
> Expire Inv
>
> If possible any integrity or consistency check that we can run  to verify
> the DB ? TSM internal commands ? or external utilities ?
>
> Second Question: (I know I am pushing it - but seeing as I already have the
> guru's attention) - Does TSM have a utility that "scans" in a tape and
> re-populates the DB ? Example: We have a tape and we arent sure what data it
> contains - can one "scan" (for lack of a better term) the contents ? Can one
> restore from that tape (say to a temp location) to view the contents ?
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Riaan Louwrens
> Source Consulting SA
>