Correct. You can do a VM full backup with the basic client, without TSM/VE. For incremental forever you need the VE license.
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Alverson Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:36 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM for VE 7.1.1 upgrade question OK now that I have put a copy of the LIC file into the BACLIENT directory it looks like the GUI is working now (it gives me the incremental forever option). I guess maybe this is a feature it will only show you if it sees the license file? I have one of my co-workers downloading from the PPA now but that will take a while. Thanks everyone for the help. Tom On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 6:31 PM, Tom Alverson <tom.alver...@gmail.com> wrote: > That APAR only talks about the license file problem. My problem is > the GUI is stuck in the "Periodic Full - Full" mode with no other > options in the pull down menu. Will the fix described in the APAR address > this issue? > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Alexei Kojenov <kojen...@us.ibm.com> > wrote: > >> Tom, >> >> This is a known issue and we are working on it. See APAR IT04554. The >> local fix suggests: >> >> 1 - Run custom install of the 7.1.1.0 TSM for Virtual Environments >> install suite from PPA, Choose to only install the TSM for Virtual >> Environments enablement file. >> >> As an alternative, you can uninstall the product completely and then >> install 7.1.1. >> >> Let me know if this resolves the issue. >> >> Alexei Kojenov >> TSM Client Development >> >> >> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 10/22/2014 >> 12:20:11 PM: >> >> > From: Tom Alverson <tom.alver...@gmail.com> >> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >> > Date: 10/22/2014 12:21 PM >> > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM for VE 7.1.1 upgrade question Sent by: >> > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> >> > >> > OK I ran the TSM for VE install and now everything is at 7.1.1 >> > level. I still have the same issue with the only option being >> > "Periodic Full - Full" for the backup type in the GUI. I started >> > a backup of a random >> VM >> > and instead of failing right away it looks like it is backing up >> > something. Does upgrading to 7.1.1 force all backups to do a fresh >> initial >> > full backup?????? >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Tom Alverson >> > <tom.alver...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > I think I might go ahead and try the TSM for VE 7.1.1 update now >> > > as I >> have >> > > my doubts as to whether tonight's scheduled backup will work how >> > > it is >> now. >> > > >> > > >> > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:26 AM, David Ehresman < >> > > david.ehres...@louisville.edu> wrote: >> > > >> > >> Are you sure you included the VM feature when you upgraded the >> > >> B/A >> client? >> > >> >> > >> FYI, if you do the VME upgrade to 7.1.1.0 first, it will >> automatically >> > >> upgrade the B/A client as well. >> > >> >> > >> David >> > >> >> > >> -----Original Message----- >> > >> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On >> Behalf >> Of >> > >> Tom Alverson >> > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:11 AM >> > >> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >> > >> Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM for VE 7.1.1 upgrade question >> > >> >> > >> I have a number of data movers set up with Baclient 7.1.0 and >> > >> TSM for >> VE >> > >> 7.1.0 that are working OK but I wanted to update them to 7.1.1. >> > >> The >> main >> > >> reason is the many "failures" I get when it does not back up VM >> > >> "Templates" >> > >> (backup of templates is disabled but 7.1.0 still counts these as >> > >> "failures"). >> > >> >> > >> The issue I ran into is that I update just the Baclient (so far) >> > >> to >> 7.1.1 >> > >> and ran the GUI to do a test backup. Now that data mover only >> > >> offers "Periodic Full - Full" as the backup type (not greyed out >> > >> but no >> other >> > >> choice). On the other servers the choice is greyed out and set to >> > >> "Incremental Forever - Incremental". When I try a test backup >> > >> with >> the >> > >> "Periodic Full - Full" setting on the upgraded server it fails >> > >> with >> the >> > >> error: >> > >> >> > >> ANS9395E The filespace has been migrated to the incremental >> > >> forever >> model >> > >> >> > >> Is this caused by the update of Baclient to 7.1.1 or is there >> > >> some >> other >> > >> configuration error? >> > >> >> > >> Tom >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >