John, have a look at the "automount" option in the TSM client manual.
Best regards, Andy 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 2009-03-02 18:28:28: > [image removed] > > Backup of NFS filesystem fails to automount. > > Schneider, John > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 2009-03-02 18:31 > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Greetings, > > We are trying to backup a filesystem that is an automounted NFS. The > automount is not happening; as you can see it only backs up the > directory. If I issue 'cd /mnt/mksysb' down to the directory the > automount works. I can run the schedule then and the scheduler sees and > backs up the files. > > So why doesn't the TSM scheduler process cause automounter to mount the > files? > > 03/02/09 01:00:08 > ------------------------------------------------------------ > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Schedule Name: NIM_MASTER_NFS > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Action: Incremental > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Objects: /mnt/mksysb > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Options: -subdir=y -compression=n > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Server Window Start: 01:00:00 on 03/02/09 > 03/02/09 01:00:08 > ------------------------------------------------------------ > 03/02/09 01:00:08 > Executing scheduled command now. > 03/02/09 01:00:08 --- SCHEDULEREC OBJECT BEGIN NIM_MASTER_NFS 03/02/09 > 01:00:00 > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Incremental backup of volume '/mnt/mksysb' > 03/02/09 01:00:09 Successful incremental backup of '/mnt/mksysb' > > 03/02/09 01:00:10 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS BEGIN > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects inspected: 1 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects backed up: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects updated: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects rebound: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects deleted: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects expired: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects failed: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of bytes transferred: 0 B > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Data transfer time: 0.00 sec > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Network data transfer rate: 0.00 KB/sec > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Aggregate data transfer rate: 0.00 KB/sec > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Objects compressed by: 0% > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Elapsed processing time: 00:00:02 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS END > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Best Regards, > > John D. Schneider > Lead Systems Administrator - Storage > Sisters of Mercy Health Systems > Email: john.schnei...@mercy.net > > > This e-mail contains information which (a) may be PROPRIETARY IN NATURE OR > OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW FROM DISCLOSURE, and (b) is intended only for the > use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or the > person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are notified > that reading, copying or distributing this e-mail is prohibited. If you have > received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately.
