According to Richard Sims wonderful Quick Facts page there is no preview option for the restore command.
Go to http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ADSM.QuickFacts and search for "Restoral preview" All credit goes to mr. Sims. Kind regards, Alexander ------------------------------------------------------------ Alexander Verkooijen Senior Systems Programmer High Performance Computing SARA Computing & Networking Services > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Gerald Wichmann > Sent: maandag 1 december 2003 23:04 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Tape Volumes Needed for a Restore > > > If I load the TSM GUI and select a few directories to > restore, is there some > way to determine which tapes will be required to satisfy that > restore? A > sort of preview=yes option for restores? Or how would you > determine which > tapes you need given a point in time restore of an entire server? > > Thanks, > Gerald > > > > This e-mail has been captured and archived by the ZANTAZ > Digital Safe(tm) > service. For more information, visit us at www.zantaz.com. > IMPORTANT: This electronic mail message is intended only for > the use of the > individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > information > that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure > under applicable > law. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, or the > employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to > the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution or > copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you > have received > this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by > telephone or directly reply to the original message(s) sent. > Thank you. >