Thanks, that what it looked like but I wanted to make sure. It's hard to get the UNIX group to use the GUI but in this case it might just have to be done.
Thanks Eric -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 9:39 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM restore question If you check the RESTORE command syntax, you will see that only one file specification is permitted per operation. So what you are looking to do is not possible from the command line. Try the GUI. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorag eManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend (which doesn't necessarily mean that it is ALWAYS the right tool for the job). "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2005-11-05 06:00:20: > Richard: Thanks. I took a look and I'm still confused at how I can > restore multiple mount points on a single restore. I see the wildcards > but if I wanted only a select group I don't see how I can list the mount > points on the restore line. > *TSM 5.2.2 on AIX 5.2(server) and the clients are UNIX running 5.2.2 > > (Each one below is a separate mount point on the filesystem. > > dsmc restore -inactive "/users32/oradata/FTKP/control1/*" > > -pitdate=10/13/2005 -f > > dsmc restore -inactive "/users32/oradata/FTKP/control2/*" > > -pitdate=10/13/2005 -f > > dsmc restore -inactive "/users32/oradata/FTKP/control3/*" > > -pitdate=10/13/2005 -f > > dsmc restore -inactive "/users32/oradata/FTKP/control4/*" > > -pitdate=10/13/2005 -f > I'd like to do a single restore so it retrieved all the files. > Currently the UNIX folks are issuing 22 restores and it happens that all > the data is on a single tape which means it has to be loaded 22 times > and unloaded 22 times. > > Thanks for all the help, > Eric > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Richard Sims > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 3:42 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM restore question > > On Nov 3, 2005, at 1:47 PM, Jones, Eric J wrote: > > > ...Our UNIX group restores 1 mount point or directory at a time which > > takes very long time to restore multiple directories. Currently they > > do something like > > > > -------------------------- > > > > dsmc restore -inactive "/users32/oradata/FTKP/control1/*" > > -pitdate=10/13/2005 -f > > ... > > Eric - See IBM Technote 1142185, particularly the "?*" wildcard spec > near > the bottom. Restoral performance and invocation choices are not > always obvious in the product. > > Richard Sims
