One more thing: A colleague suggested that you obtain the Process Explorer utility from the Sysinternals site (www.sysinternals.com). You can use it to see what might be keeping a handle open on the C: drive.
Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2005-02-25 11:50:33: > Kyle, the procedure should work. The authors of the document work in TSM > development and test, and have actually tested them before publication. > > It would help to see, in excruciating detail, exactly what you are doing, > include actual copy & paste from the console (*complete*, everything) of > what you are doing with TSM, along with any error log info that might be > written. > > Make sure that the C: drive is not being used by anything else (i.e. that > you are not CD'd into it from an OS prompt, for example). > > Regards, > > Andy > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. > The command line is your friend. > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2005-02-25 > 11:19:25: > > > Well I tried using the offline and online method with Windows 2000. > > I get "can't lock volume" for the backup with offline. I also get > > "can't lock volume" for the offline restore after a good backup. Is > > that what you got Luc? > > > > Kyle > > > > TSM_User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Luc, I will try the online image but the thing I wanted to do was > > create an offline image of a Win2K3 server. > > > > Oh great one! (Andy R.), can you find out if the doc is wrong in the > > fact that you can't use it to create an offline backup via WinPE. If > > you can't then you can't I just want to know if I should do more > > research to try and get this to work. > > > > Kyle > > > > Luc Beaudoin wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a all opened with IBM for an issue with WINPE. > > > > But my problem is not the backup image part .. it's the restore image... > > > > For the backup they told me to use the ONLINE image backup procedure in > > the document. > > > > Just follow thew procedure for the ONLINE BACKUP and it should work .... > > Let me know if you are able to make the RESTORE IMAGE works .. > > > > If U have any questions , call me or e-mail me .... > > > > Luc Beaudoin > > Network Administrator/TSM/SAN > > Hopital General Juif S.M.B.D. > > Tel: (514) 340-8222 ext:8254 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > TSM_User > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > 2005-02-24 08:51 PM > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > > > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > cc: > > Subject: WinPE Image backup problem > > > > > > I have my test lab all setup to run through the steps in the "Tivoli > > Storage Manager Recovery Techniques Using Windows Preinstallation > > Environment (Windows PE)" guide. I'm using the TSM V5.3 client and my > > WinPE CD is WinXP SP2. > > > > I issue the command "dsmc.exe backup image c: -imagetype=static > > -asrmode=yes". > > Communication with the TSM works and I enter the ID and password. Then > > the backup fails with error message ANS1287E Volume could not be locked. > I > > received no other errors. I get objects inspected 1 objects backed up 0. > > > > I made sure to run diskpart to verify that there was a C: and that it > was > > the correct volume I want to backup and it was. > > > > Just to see what would happen I ran "dsmc.exe i c:" and it looks like it > > is running that backup OK. > > > > Has anyone else tried the WinPE Image backup and gotten it to work? Has > > anyone run into this problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses.
