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Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide

Restoring a Disk In Case of Disk Loss

Tivoli Storage Manager can recover your files only if you can run the client. If the file system that contains the client is lost, you must reinstall the client before you can recover your files. If you also lose the file system that contains the operating system and communication software, you must recover them before you can connect to the server.

To protect yourself against these kinds of losses, you need to put together a set of installation media that you can use to restore your system to a state that lets you contact the server and begin recovering data. The installation media should contain:

  1. A bootable operating system that lets you perform basic functions.
  2. A correctly configured communication program that lets you establish communications with the server.
  3. A client with appropriate customized options files. You can use the command-line client to complete this task.

The communication package you use determines what files you need. Consult your operating system and communication software manuals to set up your installation media.

If you also have the Tivoli Space Manager installed on your workstation, your installation media should include the space manager command line client. For information about restoring migrated files, see Tivoli Space Manager for Unix Using the Hierarchical Storage Management Clients, GC32-0794.

Note: Your administrator can schedule restore operations which can be very useful when you need to restore a large number of files.


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