In TSM 5.3, the Virtualnodename mechanism has further evolved into a
Proxy Node capability, described in the 5.3 Admin Guide, client
manual, and the TSM 5.3 Technical Guide. This could address the NFS
collective backup/restore issue, once both client and server are at
the 5.3 level. I don't have experience with this, but it would be
interesting to hear from any sites which have pursued it.

   Richard Sims

On May 4, 2006, at 4:28 AM, Dirk Kastens wrote:

Hi,

Question: if user smith logs on to nfsclient1, is there a way for
him to restore his own /home/smith files without knowing nfssrv1's
TSM password?

We have the same problem. Users have to call us to get their /home
files
restored, because they don't have access to the backup server. The
only
solution that I see is to write a restore script that hides the TSM
password from the users.