Liudyte, I think the right value for the preview option is simply "yes".
Try "restore volume 040287 preview=yes" Good luck, regards, Michael Liudyte Baker wrote: > > OK, guys and gals. Need some assistance, especially since I did RTFM and > the book is in error. > > I have a damaged tape. I went to the TSM manual (even checked the latest > CD I received with my 4.2 server) under: > > Recovering a Lost or Damaged Storage Pool Volume > > It says to: > > 1. Determine the copy pool volumes that contain the backup copies of the > files that were stored on the volume that was destroyed by entering: > > restore volume dsm087 preview=volumesonly > > This command produces a list of offsite volumes that contain the backed up > copies of the files that were on tape volume DSM087. > > Well, every time I issue this command (using my tape number, of course), I > get: > > F ADSM,RESTORE VOLUME 040287 PREVIEW=VOLUMESONLY > ANR5965I Console command: RESTORE VOLUME 040287 PREVIEW=VOLUMESONLY > ANR2017I Administrator SERVER_CONSOLE issued command: RESTORE VOLUME > 040287 PREVIEW=VOLUMESONLY > ANR2020E RESTORE VOLUME: Invalid parameter - VOLUMESONLY. > > What gives ? > > What is the correct procedure to handle this situation ? > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Zoltan Forray > Virginia Commonwealth University - University Computing Center > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - voice: 804-828-4807 > > Dear Mr. Forray: > > Thank you for posting your TSM question to the Marist Forum. We have > investigated, and there was indeed a mistake in one of the parameters in > the Administrator's Guide. We have fixed this for the next release of > Tivoli Storage Manager. > > The correct command is: restore volume dsm087 preview=yes > > We hope you were able to resolve the problem. Thank you for your continued > interest in TSM. > > Regards, > > Liudyte Baker > Software Engineer > IBM Software Group > Tucson, Arizona > (520)799-2022 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Michael Bartl mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Office of Technology, IT Germany/Austria Tel: +49-89-92699-806 Cable & Wireless Deutschland GmbH. Fax: +49-89-92699-302 Landsberger Str. 155, D-80687 Muenchen http://www.cw.com/de
