Hi, Imre Csatlos wrote:
> Is yout client backing up the whole file system or just specific files? > Like 'dsmc inc "/bla/bla/my*files.txt` They are making a backup of the whole file system like 'dsmc i /bla' > Also you can try umount and fsck for those file system, but I suspect the > problem is somewhere in the > backup file specifications. We are certainly going to ask them to do a fsck, but I also suspect that the * in the file names is causing this. > If all the other files are backed up apart from those "missing" files, then > the backup is successfull afterall. :) Yes, you're right. All the other files in the file system are backed up so we do have a good backup of this file system. We just want to get rid of those error messages. Thanks for your reply. Kind regards, Alexander > > Regards, > Imre Csatlos > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander Verkooyen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 2002. december 19. 15:11 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Client tries to backup non-existing files > > Hi all, > > I have a rather bizarre problem. > > One of our customers tries to backup a > file system on a Solaris 5.8 system > using a 4.1.2.0 TSM client. > > Our server is 4.2.3.1 on AIX 4.3.3.0 > > Every night the backup fails because > the client is unable to backup hundreds > of files. The log file is filled with > messages like these: > > 12/19/02 04:43:43 ANS1228E Sending of object '/bla/bla/file' failed > > Every night the client complains about the same files. > > And now for the bizarre part: According to our > customer these files have been removed from > the client some time ago. They are no longer present > on the disks of the system. And yet the client > tries to backup them (and because they are not there > any more it fails). > > I found one strange thing about these ghost files: > Their names contain an * > > For example: my*file.txt > > Has anybody seen this before? I can't find anything in > the FAQ or the archives about a similar problem. > > Regards, > > Alexander > -- > ----------------------------------------------- > Alexander Verkooijen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Senior Systems Programmer > SARA High Performance Computing -- ----------------------------------------------- Alexander Verkooijen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Senior Systems Programmer SARA High Performance Computing
