Zoltan, Thanks for your reply, but here's what I thought: After it builds a list of files to backup, it then traverses/sweeps the tree(File System) to do the actual backup. At this time if it finds a new file in its path, it will back it up. If the file is placed in that path after TSM has gone past that File System Structure it will not go back to back it up since it has no knowledge of that file. The reason for my explaination is that we have seen many files whose modified time is much later than the Backup Start time and it is still backed up. Let me know your thoughts.
Rajesh -- On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 11:12:48 Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU wrote: >As far as I know, once it builds the list of files to backup, those are >the only ones it backs-up. > >Think about it....someone/program could be creating new files constantly. >Would you expect TSM to constantly rescan a system ? On a very busy >system, it could run forever if it did this ! > >The same is true about files deleted after the backup starts. For >instance, we backup our mail systems and always get TSM messages about >files missing. This is caused by the mail file being deleted after TSM >built its list of what to backup ! It went to back it up but the mail user >deleted the file before TSM got around to backing it up. > > > > > >Rajesh Oak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >11/08/2002 10:35 AM >Please respond to rajeshoak > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Backup Question > > >My customer asked me this simple question: >Does TSM only backup files that existed at the start of the backup or does >it pick up files created during the backup as well? > >I have tried to explain how the backups work but if anybody can give me >their 2 cents I would really appreciate it. > >Rajesh Oak > > >__________________________________________________________ >Outgrown your current e-mail service? Get 25MB Storage, POP3 Access, >Advanced Spam protection with LYCOS MAIL PLUS. >http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus > > > > __________________________________________________________ Outgrown your current e-mail service? Get 25MB Storage, POP3 Access, Advanced Spam protection with LYCOS MAIL PLUS. http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus
