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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Server)
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 8, 2013

RELATED IDEAS

restore stg xxx preview=yes

Env
TSM Srv 6.2.3.0 for Windows x86_64
SrvName: DKS006_SERVER1

Problem:
The client complained the output of the "Restore Stg ...PREVIEW=YES"
command.
He expect like described in documentation a complete and simple list
of all volumes which are required for the restore. So he can go to
vault to get the neccessary tape media.
The command output he received are many messages naming one volume
every. The number of this messages is unknown and this messages
coming partially behind the process finishing message!
He must puzzle the list itself by searching in different ANR messages
for the process.
.
This was done with TSM Srv 6.2.3.0 for Windows, but I expect this is by
all versions.


the documentation "Restore Stg" says:
...
Preview
Specifies if you want to preview but not perform the restore. The
preview lets you identify volumes required to restore the storage
pool. The preview displays:
* A list of primary storage pool volumes that contain damaged files.
------
* The number of files and the number of bytes to be restored,
assuming that the access mode of the required copy storage pool
volumes is READWRITE or READONLY when the restore operation is
performed.
* A list of copy storage pool volumes containing files to be
------
restored. These volumes must be mounted if you perform the restore.
* A list of any volumes containing files that cannot be restored.
------


sample says:

01/31/2013 (SESSION: 7907, PROCESS: 65)
09:11:16 ANR2017I Administrator TSMADMIN issued command:
RESTORE STGPOOL SP_ON_FILE preview=yes (SESSION: 7907)
09:11:16 ANR0984I Process 65 for RESTORE STORAGE POOL (PREVIEW)
started in the BACKGROUND at 09:11:16.
09:11:16 ANR1231I Restore preview of primary storage pool SP_ON_FILE
started as process 65.
09:11:16 ANR2110I RESTORE STGPOOL started as process 65.
09:11:17 ANR1255W Files on volume IWA807L4 cannot be restored
access mode is "unavailable" or "offsite".
09:11:17 ANR1255W Files on volume IWA850L4 cannot be restored
access mode is "unavailable" or "offsite".
09:11:52 ANR1234I Restore process 65 ended for storage pool SP_ON_FILE.
09:11:52 ANR0986I Process 65 for RESTORE STORAGE POOL (PREVIEW) running
in the BACKGROUND processed 1,931 items for a total
of 13,045,734 bytes with a completion state
of SUCCESS at 09:11:52.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 12, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Tivoli
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 1, 2013

    #PUBLISH

    Thank you for submitting the request. This is a recognized requirement and a solution appears to be desirable. This request is not in a committed release plan for this year,
    but the theme is aligned with our multi-year strategy, and will be a candidate for our future release. IBM’s plans may change and no commitment is made that a solution will be provided.

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