You would rebuild the ServerA instance with a blank database of the same size or larger as what ServerA had originally. Then you would define the server-to-server communication to ServerB. Once that's done, shutdown ServerA. All the configuration information is now in the DEVCONFIG file(s). Now you can run the
Dsmserv restore db devclass=<serve-to-server device class> volumes=<virtual volume name(s)> commit=yes Your DRM prepare plan should have all the information you need, if you're using DRM. Bill Boyer "Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse?" - ?? -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Clark Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 8:56 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: DR restore of a virtual volume ServerA backups up the TSM DB to a virtual volume on ServerB. ServerA is lost and the TSM DB on the virtual volume on ServerB is required to recreate it. How is that virtual volume restored?