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Restoring a disk in case of disk loss

You can only recover your files if you can run the client. If the disk that contains the client is lost (from theft or hardware failure, for example), you must reinstall the client before you can recover your files. If you also lose the disk that contains the operating system and communication software, you must recover them before you can connect to the Tivoli® Storage Manager server.

About this task

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:

Procedure

  1. A startable 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 client command line interface to complete this task.

Results

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 IBM® Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management for UNIX and Linux User's Guide.

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