If you are positive there are files archived in the /gwc10312008/ofuser/ directory, I can't help.
However if there are files archived in the /gwc10312008/ofuser tree, I would try adding -subdir=yes to your query archive command. From: Timothy Hughes <timothy.hug...@oit.state.nj.us> To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu Date: 10/01/2010 11:39 AM Subject: Re: Novell Archive retrieval issue Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> Hello all, Need more assistance with a retrieve command (seems there are many different veriations) When we perform q ar dochub/migrate:/gwc10312008/ofuser/ we get "no files matching". Below is the command I used to try to retrieve files. tried it w/ the switches after the retrieve command, as well as at the end as shown here. retrieve DOCGW2\MIGRATE:/GWC11282008/cohq/* docgrps\migrate:c112808/GWC11282008/cohq/ -replace=all -subdir=yes Novell Tivoli Client On 9/26/2010 8:51 PM, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU wrote: > Were you renaming/changing the target of the restore? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Timothy Hughes [timothy.hug...@oit.state.nj.us] > Sent: 09/26/2010 03:47 PM AST > To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > Cc: Zoltan Forray > Subject: Re: Novell Archive retrieval issue > > > > Zoltan Thanks, This worked and we got the the retrieval going, though > we are still puzzled why the reverse order worked about a month ago > during testing and not this time. > > Best Regards > > > On 9/21/2010 10:36 AM, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU wrote: >> The options (-subdir, -replace) go AFTER the RETRIEVE command and before >> the filespecs >> >> From the book: >> >> RETrieve options sourcefilespec destinationfilespec >> >> >> >> From: >> Timothy Hughes<timothy.hug...@oit.state.nj.us> >> To: >> ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >> Date: >> 09/21/2010 10:23 AM >> Subject: >> [ADSM-L] Novell Archive retrieval issue >> Sent by: >> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"<ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> >> >> >> >> Hello all, >> >> We are trying to retrieve some Archived files using the command below >> and got the message. From what I read and experience the message is >> usually do to Syntax error. I think the command below was used before >> successfully can anyone see what might be wrong with the syntax? >> >> ANS1083E No files have previously been archived. >> >> After determining the filespace as, for example, DOCGW9\RESTORE: the >> command I used was: >> retrieve docgw9\restore:/* docgw9\restore:/agus/ -subdir=yes -replace=no >> >> ANS1083E No files have previously been archived. >> >> >> q ar DOCGW9\MIGRATE: gives the admin ANS1083E No files have previously >> been archived for 'DOCGW9\MIGRATE:' >> >> We successfully retrieved these in our tests >> >> f.y.i - These are Novell archives >> >> Novell client level 5.5.0.1 >> >> Thanks >