1. Not with 100% warranty but is somewhat possible (especially for the case in q2). Without the DB you do not know what modification of the file is this but contents are visible. 2. In essence yes but if encryption is not used. You still can use TSM client encryption (56-bit DES) to prevent plain text read. If 56-bit is not enough you will need to encrypt data (somehow) before backup.
Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: tape media 2 questions.. 1. Is it possible to recover the data from a tape without the TSM server. I.e. I give someone the tape with some data on it but do not give them a copy of the TSM DB. My understanding is no but I just wanted to confirm there was no 3rd party method of doing so or some expensive ibm service that might be able to do it in a worse case scenario. 2. Even if #1 isn't possible, I assume it's still possible to at least read the tape bit by bit. While it may not be possible to reconstruct files from the data on there, if the data is textual (text files, emails, etc) one could possibly read the data there by displaying the bits in ASCii form. Correct? Specifically I'm speculating on what level of security there is in an individual tape in terms of what someone could do with it if it has sensitive data on it. Gerald Wichmann Sr. Systems Development Engineer Zantaz, Inc. 925.598.3099 w 408.836.9062 c