Tivoli CLI Restore

AIX and Linux

1. Restore a single file to original location

   # dsmc restore </absolute/path/to/filename>

   ex: # dsmc restore /root/file.txt

2. Select files to restore to another location

   # dsmc restore </absolute/source/path>/* </absolute/destination/path>/ -pick -inactive (Note: The last slash in the restore directory is necessary.)

   pick> <choose the number of the file you wish to restore>

   pick> o

3. Point in time restore of a directory to original location

   # dsmc restore </absolute/path>/ -subir=yes -pitdate=<MM/DD/YYYY> -pittime=<HH:MM>

   ex: dsmc restore /var/ -subir=yes -pitdate=01/31/2017 -pittime=01:00

4. Point in time restore to another location

   # dsmc restore </absolute/path>/* </absolute/path>/ -subdir=yes -replace=yes -ifnewer -pitdate=<MM/DD/YYYY> -pittime=<HH:MM>

   ex: dsmc restore /var/* /mnt/var/ -subdir=yes -replace=yes -ifnewer -pitdate=09/15/2017 -pittime=13:00

Further Reading

1. IBM Tivoli v6.4 Knowledge Center - Restore
2. IBM Tivoli v6.4 Knowledge Center - Restore and Retrieve Processing Options
3. IBM Tivoli v6.4 Knowledge Center - Command Line Restore Examples