yi,

No. It is not supported.
You must drive all DP for SQL restore operations
through the DP for SQL interfaces (GUI or CLI).

Thanks,

Del

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> I was trying to restore a database from SQL Server Enterprise Manager and
saw TDP virtual
> devices in the list of devices to restore from.
>
> I tried to restore from the TDP virtual device and it failed.
> Is this a supported method?