Other questions: Do you play any shell games with include-exclude lists or options files (related to my earlier question about different opt files being used by scheduler)?
Are the files deleted before the backup runs? Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html 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 01/06/2009 12:01:58 PM: > [image removed] > > Windows temp directory inadvertently excluded..sort of > > Shawn Drew > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 01/06/2009 12:03 PM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > I'm trying to track down exactly why the c:\temp directory wasn't backed > up on 2 Windows servers, and only these 2 Windows servers > > OS: Win2003 > TSM: 5.3.4 > > - When trying to restore some data in the C:\Temp directory (On both > servers), we found that the directory structures were all backed up, but > none of the files were. > - The logs show the directories being updated/backed up, but no files > - The q inclexcl doesn't show anything to indicate why these files might > be excluded > - The GUI backup doesn't have any "X's" or that > "circle-with-line-through-it" symbol which typically denotes exclusions > - running "dsmc i c:\temp" DOES back up the files, but then get expired > when the scheduled nightly backup runs. > - The only thing I noticed that makes this different from the other hosts. > In the dsm.opt there are 2 options: > include.fs c: FILELEVEL=dynamic > include.fs d: FILELEVEL=dynamic > > I think these are remnants from trying to troubleshoot snapshot issues. I > can't imagine why this would exclude the temp directory. I'm removing > these lines tonight to see what happens. > > Any ideas? > > Regards, > Shawn > ________________________________________________ > Shawn Drew > > > This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for > the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error, > please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord > with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, > is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the > integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) > not therefore be liable for the message if modified. Please note that certain > functions and services for BNP Paribas may be performed by BNP > Paribas RCC, Inc.
