From a different workstation, you can restore or retrieve files you have already backed up from your own workstation. You must know the Tivoli® Storage Manager password assigned to your node.
To restore or retrieve files to another workstation, use the virtualnodename option to specify the node name of the workstation from which you backed up the files. The virtualnodename option cannot be set to the hostname of the workstation. You can use the virtualnodename option when you start Tivoli Storage Manager or you can add the virtualnodename option to your client user options file dsm.opt. Use the virtualnodename option on the dsmj command if you are borrowing the workstation of another user and you do not want to update their client user-options file.
Tivoli Storage Manager prompts you for the password for your original node. After you enter the correct password, all file systems from your original workstation appear in the Restore or Retrieve window. You can restore or retrieve files as if you were working on your own workstation.
Important: When you use this method to access files, you have access to all files backed up and archived from your workstation. You are considered a virtual root user.
dsmc restore -virtualnodename=nodeone "/home/monnett/projx/*"If you do not want to restore or retrieve the files to the same directory name on the alternate workstation, enter a different destination.
The considerations for retrieving files are the same as restoring files.