I surrender. I am not familiar with tape format but always thought that there is only data. Still do not know are the file names found enough and complete: how the aggregates are handled, what when we have a file spanning more than one tape, etc. There was a service (and I think still exists) from HDD vendors - they were able to recover some of the data from a crashed disk. I prefer to have a backup on hand. Same for TSM - that's why copypools are designed for.
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: Re: HELP!!!!!! Zlatko, I ran the old adsmtape utility against a DLT4 TSM 4.1.5 tape and a list of filenames scrolled up my screen. I couldn't get the data off (yet) but the tape certainly seemed to know what files it had. Regards, David Smith AIX Administrator Corporate Express Australia -----Original Message----- From: Zlatko Krastev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 11 April 2002 4:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!! There is no list of file identification on the data tape. That's why TSM DB is designed for. If the DB does not point to data in the tape you can guess but not be sure what actually is there. How did you reached this point (DELete VOLume DIScard=Yes ??) ? If this did not happen as result of human error let all us know. 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: HELP!!!!!! Is there anyway that I can take a tape from a storage pool that has NOT been reclaimed and read what files are on it and import that list into the TSM database. Any help would be great! Thanks Rob Schroeder Famous Footwear [EMAIL PROTECTED]
