Hi Chip: I'm going to mess around with that script that you sent me on our proxy server and see what results I get.
Here's a question for you: Say the script identifies a bunch of log files etc. that we would like to exclude from the backup. We always modify dsm.opt with includes/excludes when the agent resides on the client. DSM.OPT doesn't seem to be of much use with a VCB backup (I don't believe). Have you come across an easy way to tell the incremental VCB backup to exclude certain files/directories from being backed up? Thanks for any further suggestions. Danny Schmanny _______________________________________ From: "charles.b...@bhsala.com" <charles.b...@bhsala.com> To: "danny.schma...@lgca.org" <danny.schma...@lgca.org>, "ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> Subject: RE: [ADSM-L] VCB Incrementals: Is there a log of what is backed up? I use scripts (.cmd files) local to the VCB proxy server that TSM schedules on the TSM server call on. An example: cd c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient dsmc backup vm -vmlist=VCBclient1,VCBclient2 -vmbackuptype=file > tsmfile.txt Using the '> tsmfile.txt' allows me to view info about the backup. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Danny Schmanny Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 10:16 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] VCB Incrementals: Is there a log of what is backed up? Greetings All: When a backup TSM agent is loaded on a backup client, we can see the results of an incremental backup in a log file that is stored on the client (i.e. dsmsched.log). When we run a VCB incremental from the proxy server, there doesn't appear to be any log on the client of the files backed up (i.e. no dsmsched.log and no other pertinent log file that I can see). There also does not appear to be any log on the proxy server of the VCB incremental files being backed on the clients. How can we determine what is being backed up when VCB incrementals are run from the proxy server? We would like to determine if we need to exclude certain files/directories from being backed up. Do we have to resort to using Windows Explorer on the VM to see what is there? My supervisor does not like that as an answer and is thinking we are possibly missing a simpler solution. Any ideas on what we have possibly overlooked would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Danny Schmanny ----------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email message is privileged and confidential information and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named in the address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this information in error, please notify the sender and delete this information from your computer and retain no copies of any of this information. Thanks. Danny Schmanny
