I've backed up & restored some servers sucessfully using WinPE - but NOT from 
following the published IBM TSM procedure. The procedure wasn't written by IBM 
just published by them. It's a bad sign that they couldn't even manage to put 
an email address for reporting feedback that actually works, emails bounce back 
when sent to it.
Iain



-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Egon Blouder
Sent: Fri 25/02/2005 20:24
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] WinPE Image backup problem
 
Hi,

I've successfully restored a box using a WinPE/BartPE.
Regarding the guide itself there are some questions I have. I'll open a separte 
thread.


Regards
..--


Iain Barnetson <Iain.Barnetson AT HALLIBURTON DOT COM> wrote:

>Andy, Kyle
>I can tell you that the procedure as it is now DOES NOT work. I have also 
>alerted IBM to this FACT.
>Iain
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Andrew Raibeck
>Sent: Fri 25/02/2005 18:50
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] WinPE Image backup problem
>
>Kyle, the procedure should work. The authors of the document work in TSM
>development and test, and have actually tested them before publication.
>
>It would help to see, in excruciating detail, exactly what you are doing,
>include actual copy & paste from the console (*complete*, everything) of
>what you are doing with TSM, along with any error log info that might be
>written.
>
>Make sure that the C: drive is not being used by anything else (i.e. that
>you are not CD'd into it from an OS prompt, for example).
>
>Regards,
>
>Andy
>
>Andy Raibeck
>IBM Software Group
>Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
>Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
>Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
>The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
>The command line is your friend.
>"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
>
>"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2005-02-25
>11:19:25:
>
>> Well I tried using the offline and online method with Windows 2000.
>> I get "can't lock volume" for the backup with offline.  I also get
>> "can't lock volume" for the offline restore after a good backup.  Is
>> that what you got Luc?
>>
>> Kyle
>>
>> TSM_User <tsm_user AT YAHOO DOT COM> wrote:
>> Luc, I will try the online image but the thing I wanted to do was
>> create an offline image of a Win2K3 server.
>>
>> Oh great one! (Andy R.), can you find out if the doc is wrong in the
>> fact that you can't use it to create an offline backup via WinPE. If
>> you can't then you can't I just want to know if I should do more
>> research to try and get this to work.
>>
>> Kyle
>>
>> Luc Beaudoin wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have a all opened with IBM for an issue with WINPE.
>>
>> But my problem is not the backup image part .. it's the restore image...
>>
>> For the backup they told me to use the ONLINE image backup procedure in
>> the document.
>>
>> Just follow thew procedure for the ONLINE BACKUP and it should work ....
>> Let me know if you are able to make the RESTORE IMAGE works ..
>>
>> If U have any questions , call me or e-mail me ....
>>
>> Luc Beaudoin
>> Network Administrator/TSM/SAN
>> Hopital General Juif S.M.B.D.
>> Tel: (514) 340-8222 ext:8254
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> TSM_User
>> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>> 2005-02-24 08:51 PM
>> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>>
>>
>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> cc:
>> Subject: WinPE Image backup problem
>>
>>
>> I have my test lab all setup to run through the steps in the "Tivoli
>> Storage Manager Recovery Techniques Using Windows Preinstallation
>> Environment (Windows PE)" guide. I'm using the TSM V5.3 client and my
>> WinPE CD is WinXP SP2.
>>
>> I issue the command "dsmc.exe backup image c: -imagetype=static
>> -asrmode=yes".
>> Communication with the TSM works and I enter the ID and password. Then
>> the backup fails with error message ANS1287E Volume could not be locked.
>I
>> received no other errors. I get objects inspected 1 objects backed up 0.
>>
>> I made sure to run diskpart to verify that there was a C: and that it
>was
>> the correct volume I want to backup and it was.
>>
>> Just to see what would happen I ran "dsmc.exe i c:" and it looks like it
>> is running that backup OK.
>>
>> Has anyone else tried the WinPE Image backup and gotten it to work? Has
>> anyone run into this problem?
>>
>>
>>
>>
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