Joshua,

I think you may have just re-phrased my question.

The TSM Admin. Guide (Chapter 12 (sub-head How TSM Selects Files for Policy 
Operations)) speaks of being able to;
1) "request a full incremental backup"
or
2) "request a partial incremental backup"

The book sez;
1) when requesting a "full incremental backup" the mode (modified/absolute) is 
checked.
2) when requesting a "partial incremental backup", no mention of mode is made.  
I assume it is not even checked.

Ken
khoracek AT incsystem DOT com


>>> jbassi AT IHWY DOT COM 08/09/2002 12:46:57 PM >>>
What exactly do you mean 'partial' backup?  Do you mean the standard TSM
incremental backup?  If so that would be in the copygroup mode
parameter.  But of course from the GUI or the CLI, your users can still
request a full backup without changing this parameter on the server.


--
Joshua S. Bassi
IBM Certified - AIX 4/5L, SAN, Shark
eServer Systems Expert -pSeries HACMP
Tivoli Certified Consultant - ADSM/TSM
Cell (415) 215-0326

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
KEN HORACEK
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:36 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Incremental Backup (full/partial)

Hi fellow listers,

So here I am, "Reading the Fine Manual", and it sez; an Incremental
Backup can either be "full" or "partial"..
How can I tell if my backup(s) are requesting a "full" or "partial"
backup?

Ken
khoracek AT incsystem DOT com