On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Conway, Timothy
<tim.conway AT jbsswift DOT com> wrote:
> What doc for import node says that?  Certainly not the server's own
> documentation.

The help for IMPORT NODE on my 5.5 Linux server has one line between
'the default is NO.' and 'Valid values...':

"You can only specify this parameter if you have specified the
   TOSERVER parameter."

Where is your output from?

Steve

> "
> MERGEfilespaces
>     Specifies whether Tivoli Storage Manager merges client files into
>     existing file spaces on the target server (if they exist), or if
> Tivoli
>     Storage Manager generates new file space names. The default is NO.
>
>     Valid values are:
>     Yes
>          Specifies that imported data on the target server is merged
> with
>          the existing file space, if a file space with the same name
>          already exists on the target server.
>     No
>          Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager generates a new file
> space
>          name for imported data on the target server if file spaces
> with
>          the same name already exist.
> "
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> Steve Stackwick
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:27 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: [ADSM-L] mergefilespaces and import
>
> The doc for IMPORT NODE claims that MERGEFILESPACES cannot be used
> unless you're doing a server2server import. This seemed to be a distinct
> bummer for me, so I decided the doc was wrong and to try it anyway using
> a media EXPORT and IMPORT. No complaints, it seemed like it merged the
> filespaces OK. Is the doc wrong, or am I crazy, and when did this
> change?
>
> Linux TSM server, version 5.5.0
>
> without MERGEFILESPACES:
>
> 09/24/2008 15:16:35  ANR0636I IMPORT NODE: Processing file space /boot
> for node
>                      ERASERHEAD as file space /boo1. (PROCESS: 42)
>
> the existing filespace /boot is renamed as I expected.
>
> with MERGEFILESPACES (not supposed to work):
>
> 09/24/2008 15:18:51  ANR2017I Administrator ERASERHEAD issued command:
> IMPORT
>                      NODE eraserhead filedata=all
>                      volume=/opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/22283276.EXP
>                      devclass=FILE mergefilespaces=yes
>
> 09/24/2008 15:18:51  ANR0636I IMPORT NODE: Processing file space /boot
> for node
>                      ERASERHEAD as file space /boot. (PROCESS: 44)
>
> No rename! This I like, but I'm a little nervous.
>
> --
> Stephen Stackwick
> Jacob & Sundstrom, Inc.
> 401 East Pratt St., Suite 2214
> Baltimore, MD 21202-3003
> (410) 539-1135 * (866) 539-1135
> sstackwick AT jasi DOT com
>



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