Tapes *can* be read by some utilities (in UNIX dd but not tar) but not interpreted. You cannot ensure proper restore without DB backup but some files/data might be retrieved. If this is undesirable - there is encryption which is documented in manuals and this may fit your needs.
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: TSM Tape format Hello Everybody, I have a customer that, for legal reasons, needs a document (something official like a TSM manual, or a PDF in Tivoli's site) stating that TSM records tapes in a format that cannot be read by standard OS utilities (tar, Windows backup). Has someone seen something like this? Thank you all -- Paul Gondim van Dongen Engenheiro de Sistemas VANguard - Value Added Network guardians http://www.vanguard-it.com.br Fone: 55 81 3225-0353