Use this link to find information about the -virtualnodename option: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/tivolidoccentral/Tivoli +Storage+Manager
(I recommend this be bookmarked for future reference.) You can select the TSM version you use, then enter "virtualnodename" in the search box in the upper left corner for help with the syntax. Best regards, Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: [email protected] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 2010-10-07 08:47:40: > From: Timothy Hughes <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 2010-10-07 08:49 > Subject: Re: RESTORE HELP > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > On 10/7/2010 8:19 AM, Richard Sims wrote: > > On Oct 7, 2010, at 8:10 AM, Timothy Hughes wrote: > > > >> On 10/6/2010 8:09 PM, Richard Sims wrote: > >>> Don't use the GUI for major restorals - performance suffers. > >>> Use -Virtualnodename for CLI-based cross-nodename operations, as > described in the client manual. > >>> > >>> Richard Sims > >> Thanks Richard! I found the option in the Unix/Linux manual I am > >> assuming it the same procedure in Solaris? > >> ... > >> > >> I am assuming it will prompt for ID password before restore > > Solaris is Unix - common procedure. > > You can let it prompt, or more readily enter -PASsword=______ on > the command line. > > Remember that you can "practice" first via a 'dsmc query backup' > using those options to verify locating the source files in TSM. > That's always healthy, before proceeding with restore invocation. > > > > Richard > > I placed the - virtualnodename bolton01 in the options file. However > when I go to the command line and type in dsmc I get that's not valid > > > dsmc > ANS1036S The option '-' or the value supplied for it is not valid. It > was found in options file '/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys' > at line number: 26 > The complete entry: ' - virtualnodename bolton01' > > ANS1038S Invalid option specified > > > > dsmc > ANS1036S The option 'VIRTUALNODENAME' or the value supplied for it is > not valid. It was found in options file > '/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys' > at line number: 26 > The complete entry: ' virtualnodename bolton01' > > ANS1038S Invalid option specified > Str-Mgt vi dsm.sys > " > Str-Mgt( dsmc > ANS1036S The option 'VIRTUALNODENAME-' or the value supplied for it is > not valid. It was found in options file > '/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys' > at line number: 26 > The complete entry: ' virtualnodename- bolton01'
