You can also perform a find through the GUI, all you need to know is the file name. If you need to know the tape it is on you can perform a restore, you should be able to see what tape is, or needs to be, mounted.
-----Original Message----- From: Joshua Bassi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Syntax What you need to do is to launch the Backup-Archive GUI interface (dsm) and from there select "Show Active and Inactive Files." From there you will need to scroll through all the files backed up for that specific node. Hopefully your user knows in what general area that file was backed up in. -- Joshua S. Bassi IBM Certified - AIX 4/5L, SAN, Shark Tivoli Certified Consultant - ADSM/TSM eServer Systems Expert -pSeries HACMP AIX, HACMP, Storage, TSM Consultant Cell (831) 595-3962 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Nancy Ames Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 8:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Syntax I need to find a specific file on tape, and the user does not know where the file was, nor when it disappeared - so basically I have to look at all the backups on a specific node to find its prior location. Anyone know how to do this? Thanks -