Hello, You should use the dsmfmt command prior to dsmserv format
dsmfmt -db <DBvolname> <Dbvolsize> Dsmfmt -log <LOGvolname> <LOGvolsize> Then, you follow by dsmserv format (or dsmserv loadformat) command and by dsmserv restore db Ruddy Stouder Senior Technical Consultant TSM Certified Consultant I.R.I.S. Rue du Bosquet 10 - Parc Scientifique de Louvain-La-Neuve B-1348 Mont-Saint-Guibert [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.irislink.com> Tel: +32 (0)10 48 75 10 - Fax: +32 (0)10 48 75 40 -----Original Message----- From: PAC Brion Arnaud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: vendredi 28 février 2003 10:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Real DR situation : dsmserv format fails; errno = 2 ! Hi List, I had a call from one of our branches, telling me their TSM server crashed. Unfortunately they had their log and db files sitted on the same unmirrored disk, so basically everything is lost. I'm now trying to initiate a DR scenario, but face a first problem : issuing "dsmserv format 1 /tsmdb/log1 1 /tsmdb/" returns Tivoli Storage Manager for AIX-RS/6000 Version 4, Release 1, Level 3.0 Licensed Materials - Property of IBM 5698-TSM (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1999,2000. All rights reserved. U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation. ANR0900I Processing options file dsmserv.opt. ANR000W Unable to open default locale message catalog, /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/. Error opening file /tsmpool/log1, errno = 2 What does that mean ? Additional question : as I never worked with that system, and they had poor documentation, I have no idea of the original size for db and log volumes. The only thing I found was their dsmserv.dsk file, wich looks like : #dsk_comment#page_shadow_token:1030111093811 /tsmdb/tsmdb1.dsm /tsmdb/tsmlog.dsm /tsmdb/tsmdb.dsm /tsmpool/dbvol3.dsm Will the above format command (If successful) be enough to initiate a later "restore db" command without problem ? Many thanks for your help in my first disaster recovery attempt ... Arnaud =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Arnaud Brion, Panalpina Management Ltd., IT Group | | Viaduktstrasse 42, P.O. Box, 4002 Basel - Switzerland | | Phone: +41 61 226 19 78 / Fax: +41 61 226 17 01 | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=