...and if I may add a parameter:

dsmc rest pitd="02/14/2005" c:\data\folderiwant2restore -pick

This will generate a list you can browse through, pick the files you
want, and initiate the restore.

--
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
  Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX
Office 262.521.5627

 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
>Behalf Of David W Litten
>Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:38 AM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: point in time backup not displaying certain folders
>
>Tim,
>
>This is a common problem with the GUI. If files under the 
>folder meet the
>critieria but the folder itself does not then the folder is 
>not displayed.
>The most reliable method for doing point in time restores is to use the
>command line interface: dsmc restore pitd="02/14/05"
>c:\dataToBeRestored\folderIWantToRestore
>
>david
>
>
>
>
>             Tim Brown
>             <tbrown AT CENHUD DOT CO
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>             .edu>                     [ADSM-L] point in time 
>backup not
>                                       displaying certain folders
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>             Please respond to
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>                 Manager"
>             <[email protected]
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>
>
>
>
>trying to do a point in time restore for a specific folder but when i
>change the
>point in time date to say jan 1 2005 at 8:00 am the folder 
>does not appear
>
>if i don't do a point in time and just display inactive 
>backups i see files
>in
>that folder older then jan 1 2005 at 8:00
>
>server (z/os) Version 5, Release 2, Level 3.0
>
>client (netware) Version 5, Release 2, Level 3.0
>
>Tim Brown
>Systems Specialist
>Central Hudson Gas & Electric
>284 South Ave
>Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
>Email: tbrown AT cenhud DOT com
>Phone: 845-486-5643
>Fax: 845-486-5921
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