Agreed, it is probably the most important shortcoming! In terms of when a DR is performed for a client, surely the TSM client performs a similar query with the TSM server to identify the files required to be restored?
Maybe there's a smooth streamlined script for this purpose that IBM just dont want us to have ;) Ah well.... will keep on looking...... regards, Rowan O'Donoghue Technical Services Manager Unitech Systems Bracken Business Park Bracken Road Sandyford Industrial Estate Dublin 18. Tel: + 353 - 1 - 2942300 Fax: + 353 - 1 - 2942319 www.unitech-ie.com Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/10/2003 17:35 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: TSM & DR >The one thing I've always found to be a downside to TSM is the ability to >easily identify the EXACT amount of tapes required to rebuild an >environment to it's most current state. ... That has been a Holy Grail quest for us customers. There remains no feasible way to get such a list from the product. This condition probably stems from the product philosophy of being file-oriented rather than tape-oriented, in that the customer need not be concerned with the current tapes upon which the files reside. Obviously, DR needs conflict with that neatness, and so we all would like to see the product accommodate such needs. Richard Sims, BU
