Another way to (possibly) "cheat" the system on this is to (a) run the select from volumeusage to determine list of tapes, (b) mark volumes outside the silo "unavailable", then (c) use "classic" restore --- get what you can *and* the unavailable vols!
Unless they "closed" this loophole, it used to be that no-query-restore would stop if it encountered an "unavailable" tape, while classic restore would do all that it could (issuing messages to the activity log for volumes it could not access). You'll need to test it for your vintage of client. (To force classic restore, use filespec with a trailing /?* or \?*, the important part being question-mark then asterisk.) Don France Technical Architect -- Tivoli Certified Consultant Tivoli Storage Manager, WinNT/2K, AIX/Unix, OS/390 San Jose, Ca (408) 257-3037 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (change aye to a for replies) Professional Association of Contract Employees (P.A.C.E. -- www.pacepros.com) -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gerald Wichmann Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How to tell which tapes a restore requires? Let me ask my question a different way. If I do a restore, the server requests certain tapes to be mounted if they are offline and not physically in the library. Is there any way to determine ahead of time what those tapes are and put them in the library via a preview or something or do I always have to run the restore and wait to see what tapes it wants? This e-mail has been captured and archived by the ZANTAZ Digital Safe(tm) service. For more information, visit us at www.zantaz.com. IMPORTANT: This electronic mail message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone or directly reply to the original message(s) sent. Thank you.
