It would be truely nice if one could create the full backup the same way
that the backup set is created. No net traffic, no months worth of
incrementals.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rushforth, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 2:02 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Monthly Full backups
We have some users who want to do full monthly backups and keep these
separate from the normal backups (ie. do a backup once a month and keep for
1 year).
We do this via the Archive, but it has it's limitations:
- must specify each drive letter/ file system
- can't archive all of the WIN2K System Ojbects
What I would love is if the Archive had an option to use the Domain
Statement.
Also, If Backup Sets could use an existing Storage Pool instead of requiring
a separate Tape for each Node - then simply schedule a monthly command to
generate a backup set (no network traffic required) - this also does not
support all of the WIN2K Sysetm Objects.
Tim Rushforth
City of Winnipeg
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Caupain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 10:06 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Monthly Full backups
Hello,
I also make monthly full backups.
I made another management class with a copymode of ABSOLUTE!
Then I made an admin command schedule to make the absolute management class
the default.
I scheduled this admin command to run at the end of the month.
Then I just run my normal INCREMENTAL backup schedules. They now make full
backups.
After completion I run another admin command schedule to make the old
management class the default.
Jerry
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I am working on doing something similar. I hate the way a selective works,
having to name all file systems etce etc. So I made another management
class in the same policy that has copymode of ABSOLUTE. I am going to
schedule a command instead of a backup. The command will be basically
DSMC.exe incremental -OPTFILE=dsmfull.opt . THe DSMC.EXE has to have full
path qualification. The dsmfull.opt is a copy of my normal option file with
the new management class being defined in the INCLUDE/EXCLUDE statements. I
added an
INCLUDE ?:\...\* FULLMGMCLASS at the top. I have tested the line command
and it works. I am now setting it up to test it as a scheduled event. My
first attempt failed but I know it can work. It is similar to what we do to
handle our DB2 backups which are scheduled through an external scheduler,
(it schedules scripts to initiate backups using a different mgm class).
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Forgosh, Seth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 2:14 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Monthly Full backups
Due to a failed server and the length of time required to restore it, my
management has "requested" that we implement monthly full backups of all
"critical" servers. How would I go about doing that? Any input would be
greatly appreciated.
Seth Forgosh
