TSM is not designed to do this and there is no documentation on recovering data without the appropriate database. This is why the manuals stress the importance of protecting the database.
That said, there are binaries out there and have seen them on sourceforge or google code that can dump the contents of a ADSM/TSM tape. I never tried it myself and would definitely take some time to figure out. There are also some archiving/recovery companies that are able to read TSM tapes for indexing and restoring using their proprietary software. Regards, Shawn ________________________________________________ Shawn Drew Internet [email protected] Sent by: [email protected] 07/11/2012 11:10 PM Please respond to [email protected] To ADSM-L cc Subject [ADSM-L] how to restore files from TSM backup tapes w/o TSM db Hi all, We had a monthly backup job in our TSM system and the data must be kept forever without purging the TSM database. Recently, we found that we couldn't restore some users' database in 2010. During the troubleshooting process, we further found that some users' backup records for 2008, 2009, 2010 were missing in TSM database. We reported the case to IBM and they said that the data could not be restored without a health TSM database. We have all monthly backup tapes on-hand. Would you all kindly advise me how to restore the files in the monthly backup tapes without using the TSM database? Thanks a lot. Regards, KK +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by [email protected] via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to [email protected]. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable for the message if modified. Please note that certain functions and services for BNP Paribas may be performed by BNP Paribas RCC, Inc.
