TSM 5.4 for Linux: Restore Your Information

 

 

From a root prompt...

  • To restore a file to its original location:
    dsmc restore /home/user/my.file
     
  • To restore a file to a new name and location:
    dsmc restore /home/user/my.file /home/user/dir1/my.file.renamed

  • To restore a whole directory to its original location:
    dsmc restore /home/myhomedir/ -subdir=yes

  • To display a list of active and inactive backup versions of files to pick from a specific directory:
    dsmc restore "/home/myhomedir/projectDir/*" -pick -inactive
 

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