DB2 restore question

Hi!
Due to a unwanted batch input job we need to restore a R/3 system from prod to a sandbox system to have a reference system.
I have created a restore script with the brdb6brt tool to  do a redirected restore, and it is currently creating table spaces in the database.
We are running on AIX v5.2 and DB2 v8 FP 11.
We have a full DB backup on disk and incremental backups on a networker managed tape library.
My question is:
If you restore with the parameter "incremental", is it possible to mark the DB as restored and start the rollforward process without applying the incremental backups on tape?
The documentation for DB2 leaves some space for interpretation, and I don't have the time to do wrong for this 1.4 TB DB.
Here are the examples from the documentation:
"Notes:
After successful completion of step 1, and before completing step 3, the restore operation can be aborted by issuing:
   db2 restore db mydb abort
After successful completion of step 3, and before issuing all the required commands in step 4, the restore operation can be aborted by issuing:
   db2 restore db mydb incremental abort "
Will any of these commands abort the restore so  I need to restart the restore, or just exit the restore procedure so I can continue with rollforward.
BR Morten

Hi!
I will answer this post myself.
First read contetn in link: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v8/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/admin/t0006070.htm
In addition:
Here the description of the command parameters for the restore:
CONTINUE
Specifies that the containers have been redefined, and that the
final step in a redirected restore operation should be performed.
ABORT
This parameter:
Stops a redirected restore operation. This is useful when an
error has occurred that requires one or more steps to be
repeated. After RESTORE DATABASE with the ABORT option has
been issued, each step of a redirected restore operation must
be repeated, including RESTORE DATABASE with the REDIRECT
option.
Terminates an incremental restore operation before completion.
Therefore if you allready have issued the "RETSTORE DATABASE NBP
CONTINUE" without any error, then the restore is finished.
You cannot do a continue manually because you are in another session
then the script (Therefore you get the SQL2008N).
Best regards,
Steffen Stolz
SAP Global Support, DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows

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    First question, I'm sorry for never heard this problem, I would made a test in our test enviroment, After that, I would provide the result at here.
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