Wouldn't doing q volhist type=export, on the system they were exported from give you the tape numbers, and shouldn't they be in the proper order? Wouldn't the activity log also show you what order they were created?
Thanks, Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gerald Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 7:10 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Import Node I've been given a large number of tapes to import that are TSM exports. I notice the import process requires you to import them in the order they were exported. The problem is I don't know what that order is. I tried my first tape and it was sequence 4 when it wanted sequence 1. Apparently I need to figure out the order. Is there some way to do this soley from the tapes? I attempted to run an import command with preview=yes against each tape since it gripes and tells me the sequence when it fails. I was hoping it would become clear on what the order is. Unfortunately there are multiple occurances of sequences.. more then one sequence 2, 3, 4, etc.. So i'm not sure this strategy is paying off. If anyone has done this before and has an easy way to identify what import order to use please let me know. Thanks!