That's what I also thought first. But what he wants is to replace the files that have changed after the last backup with the latest backed up version... :-)
Of course he could do a PIT restore but that would result in much more database processing on the TSM server because the server would have to look for every eligible file for that system and not only the ones that changed after the last backup. It's like saying "Search at Google" or providing the exact URL. The results will (probably :-)) be the same but the first way takes longer. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Met vriendelijke groeten, With best regards, Bien amicalement, CU/2, Dirk Billerbeck Dirk Billerbeck CC CompuNet AG & Co. oHG Enterprise Computing Solutions Am Jaegersberg 20, 24161 Altenholz (Kiel), Germany Phone: +49 (0) 431 / 3609 - 117, Fax: +49 (0) 431 / 3609 - 190, Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this mail in error, please tell us immediately by return email and delete the document. DFrance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 21.02.2003 04:30:22 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: incremental restore -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This "problem" sounds impossible,,, kinda like an "Ann Landers" test(?). If you want to restore file that changed AFTER the latest backup, by definition, it has not been backed up, yet! I suspect, like other respondents, that you are really looking for point-in-time restore... I worked with a customer situation where a drive failure occurred "slowly", such that the admin's failed to prevent normal-daily-incr from running after hundreds of thousands of files got vaporized, though the drive was still operating; the net was to research the logs for the last successful (and full/good) daily incremental, selecting the date-time of completion for the PIT parameters. Don France Technical Architect -- Tivoli Certified Consultant Tivoli Storage Manager, WinNT/2K, AIX/Unix, OS/390 San Jose, Ca (408) 257-3037 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (change aye to a for replies) Professional Association of Contract Employees (P.A.C.E. -- www.pacepros.com) -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Xavier Merlin Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: incremental restore Hello, Someone wants to restore only the files which have changed after the latest backup. The opposite of the -ifnewer option on the restore command, in other words doing an "incremental restore". There are possible ways of doing this, like for instance for a unix client: touch -t some_time_stamp some_ref_file find -newer some_ref_file > files_to_restore for each if the files in files_to_restore dsmc restore ..... Are there any other possibilities, preferrably using standard TSM mechanisms ? Xavier Merlin ________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify KBC immediately and then delete this e-mail. KBC does not accept liability for the correct and complete transmission of the information, nor for any delay or interruption of the transmission, nor for damages arising from the use of or reliance on the information. All e-mail messages addressed to, received or sent by KBC or KBC employees are deemed to be professional in nature. Accordingly, the sender or recipient of these messages agrees that they may be read by other KBC employees than the official recipient or sender in order to ensure the continuity of work-related activities and allow supervision thereof.