Thanks Mark S., I really appreciate your knowledge. Mark Bertrand
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 6:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backupset Volume Question From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Bertrand > Is it possible to "q contents f=d" on a volume containing a backupset? I > know that I can query backupsetcontents which will give me the contents of > the backupset but what about the volume that the backupset resides on? (Sorry, Mark. I'm about two weeks behind on my list reading.) I believe the only thing you can write onto a backupset tape is the backupset. If you'll do a Q LIBV on a library that contains a backupset, you'll notice that it is labelled "backupset", much like a DBS or DBB is labelled. Even you could run a Q CONTENT on a backupset volume, all you're going to see is an "image" report of one backupset on the tape. If you're trying to browse through a backupset's contents, rest assured that there is no way to do it. I've got a customer who has tried and tried and tried to do it in order to see if a particular file is there. I don't think you can browse a backupset's contents from the volume any more than you can browse a database backup's contents. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE
