Sung,
If you read the Administrator's Reference Guide it explains it clearly. "dsmserv format" can only be followed by a "dsmserv restore db", however a "dsmserv loadformat" can be followed by either a "dsmserv restore db" or a "dsmserv loaddb". The "dsmserv loadformat" is a newer command that was added in order to support the "dsmserv loaddb" command. If you are doing a DB restore where all the DB and LOG volumes are being recreated then traditionally people use the the "dsmserv format" command.
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Sung Y Lee wrote:
I was not looking for any particular platform... how about for AIX.
Sung Y. Lee
"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 02/24/2005 12:51:58 PM:
what is your platform?
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Howdy folks,
For your environment which steps do you use to recover TSM at DR location? 1)dsmfmt TSM DB and Recovery logs 2)dsmserv format # /TSMlog #/TSMdb log 3)dsmserv restore db
or
1)dsmfmt TSM DB and Recovery logs 2)dsmserv loadformat # /TSMlog #/TSMdb log 3)dsmserv restore db
I am trying to understand if there are any difererence in between dsmserv format and dsmserv loadformat when restoring TSM DB. I have read the manuals, but this information was not clear to me. Thanks,
Sung Y. Lee
