I don't know if anyone is backing up a Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS) server with TSM but I'd be interested to know if anyone is using Single Instance Storage (SIS) in conjunction with it.
We've got a RIS server that runs the Single Instance Storage Groveler service and is backed up daily with TSM. However I've come across an IBM technical article (ref. 1177720) that suggests that we may not be able to recover the data from our TSM backup. Having spoken to IBM Support, they pretty much confirm it. I don't like the work-around of using NTBACKUP as it requires a lot more space, and sort of defeats the object of having an enterprise backup infrastructure. This leaves me the DCR route. There's a Microsoft KB article (263027) relating to this that says "Your backup program does not need to understand SIS-linked files but it should understand NTFS file system reparse points." Before I submit the DCR, does anybody know where we are with support for reparse files. I know there have been problems with HSM stub files, but I thought reparse files were fundamentally supported by the (latest) TSM client? Regards Neil Schofield Yorkshire Water Services Ltd. Visit http://www.yorkshirewater.com/yourhome/garden.html to pick up some water saving tips for your garden this spring. YORKSHIRE WATER - WINNER OF THE UTILITY OF THE YEAR AWARD The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available at http://www.keldagroup.com/email.htm Yorkshire Water Services Limited Registered Office Western House Halifax Road Bradford BD6 2SZ Registered in England and Wales No 2366682
