ADSM-L

Re: Export Node problem

1995-07-06 16:30:56
Subject: Re: Export Node problem
From: Bill Colwell <BColwell AT CCLINK.DRAPER DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 20:30:56 GMT
In <bitnet.adsm-l%ADSM-L%95070614110321 AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>, SHS AT 
sddpc.sannet DOT gov (Sam Sheppard) writes:
>I am trying to implement an offsite backup strategy for data backed up
>by ADSM from a couple of Netware servers. At the same time, we would
>like to implement compression and collocation on thes clients.
>Scenario so far is as follows:
>
>  1. Moved these clients to a new domain which directed backups to a
>     new disk pool which specified a next pool of cart with collocation
>     enabled.
>
>  2. Turned compression on after applying the appropriate maintenance.
>
>  3. Turned on MODE=ABS to cause a full backup to the new storage pools.
>
>  4. Executed the following EXPORT command:
>
>     EXPORT NODE nodename FILED=BACKUPA DEV=devclass
>
>I assumed that the full backup would have placed all active backup
>versions in the new storage pool.  However, after running for some 45
>minutes to an hour, the first tape and subsequent tapes mounted as input
>are coming from the old storage pool (no collocation) until the process
>was cancelled.  I would not have expected any input from the old storage
>pool to have occurred with BACKUPA specified.  Have I missed something?
>I'm thinking now that I will have to delete the filespaces and start
>over with just the new pools.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Sam Sheppard                   San Diego Data Processing Corporation
>SHS AT SDDPC.SANNET DOT GOV           5975 Santa Fe St.
>IBMMAIL.USBTNVTN               San Diego, Ca. 92109
>(619)-581-9668

After step 3, did you activate the policyset?

If I wanted all files to be backed up again, I would use the command line
client in 'selective' mode like this -

dsmc sel c:\* -subdir=y

Bill Colwell
C. S. Draper Lab
Email: BColwell AT draper DOT com
Voice: 617-258-1550
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