That's what I get when I trust my memory. I'm probably thinking about
the 5.1 instructions...

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Berbee Information Networks
Office 262.521.5627  

>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
>Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
>Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 11:01 AM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: Open file and image backups on Linux
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>Since when ????
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>You can use the IMAGETYPE=dynamic option !
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>>From the 5.2.x book:
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>dynamic
>Replaces the dependency on the copy serialization value in the 
>management class to perform an image backup without unmounting 
>and remounting the file system read-only. Use this option only 
>if the volume cannot be unmounted and remounted read-only. 
>Tivoli Storage Manager backs up the volume as is without 
>remounting it read-only. Corruption of the backup may occur if 
>applications write to the volume while the backup is in progress.
>In this case, run fsck after a restore. This option is valid 
>for AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux86, Linux IA64, Linux pSeries, 
>and Linux iSeries.
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>include.image /home MYMC imagetype=dynamic
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>You can only take image backups of Linux filesystems if you 
>can unmount the filesystem. This requirement will prevent you 
>from image backups of filesystems containing system files, 
>such as /, /var, /etc/, and /usr.
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>Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
>>Of Sandra
>>Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 10:33 AM
>>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>>Subject: Open file and image backups on Linux
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>>Dear All,
>>Please share your experience on taking open file backup and image 
>>backup on Linux (including system files).
>>
>>I have been going through documentation and manuals, but there are so 
>>many IFs and BUTs involved.
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>>My scenario is to take cold backup of Oracle 9i on Linux, which is 
>>fine, but with this I need to take entire system backup so that I can 
>>restore my server real soon in case of disaster.
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>>Please share practical implementations that you gurus are using !!!
>>
>>Thanking you!
>>This list has been a source of real good knowledge to me !
>>
>>Kind Regards
>>Sandra
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