> if I mount my drive G as dirAB, using DISKPART, in C:\dirA\, TSM will
back
> up all the files in dirA, as normal, when it discovers dirAB it will
> create a filespace on the server.
> Will this filespace be called \\machine\dirAB or \\machine\G$ ?
Well, of course you can always try it yourself with a small test
environment and see what happens :-)
When TSM comes across C:\dirA, it will:
- back up any regular files and directories that exist under C:\dirA, as
usual
- back up the C:\dirA\dirAB junction point (but not its contents)
The mountpoint will be treated as a separate "file system" named
\\machine\dirA\dirAB
For example:
C:\>dir c:\dirA
Volume in drive C is Local Disk
Volume Serial Number is 2C38-B794
Directory of c:\dirA
2005-06-22 10:29 <DIR> .
2005-06-22 10:29 <DIR> ..
2005-06-22 10:29 <DIR> dirAA
2005-06-22 10:28 <JUNCTION> dirAB
2005-01-20 10:54 106 fileA
1 File(s) 106 bytes
4 Dir(s) 19,119,005,696 bytes free
C:\>dsmc incremental c:\dirA\ -subdir=yes
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface
Client Version 5, Release 3, Level 0.7
Client date/time: 06/22/2005 10:31:26
(c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2005. All Rights
Reserved.
Node Name: AMR-DESKTOP
Session established with server BABYLON5: Windows
Server Version 5, Release 3, Level 0.0
Server date/time: 06/22/2005 10:31:30 Last access: 06/20/2005 17:10:37
Incremental backup of volume 'c:\dirA\'
Directory--> 0 \\amr-desktop\c$\dirA [Sent]
Directory--> 0 \\amr-desktop\c$\dirA\dirAA [Sent]
Directory--> 0 \\amr-desktop\c$\dirA\dirAB [Sent]
Normal File--> 106 \\amr-desktop\c$\dirA\fileA [Sent]
Normal File--> 106 \\amr-desktop\c$\dirA\dirAA\fileAA [Sent]
Successful incremental backup of '\\amr-desktop\c$\dirA\*'
Total number of objects inspected: 5
Total number of objects backed up: 5
Total number of objects updated: 0
Total number of objects rebound: 0
Total number of objects deleted: 0
Total number of objects expired: 0
Total number of objects failed: 0
Total number of bytes transferred: 1.95 KB
Data transfer time: 0.00 sec
Network data transfer rate: 0.00 KB/sec
Aggregate data transfer rate: 0.97 KB/sec
Objects compressed by: 0%
Elapsed processing time: 00:00:02
C:\>dsmc query options domain
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface
Client Version 5, Release 3, Level 0.7
Client date/time: 06/22/2005 10:32:55
(c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2005. All Rights
Reserved.
Node Name: AMR-DESKTOP
Session established with server BABYLON5: Windows
Server Version 5, Release 3, Level 0.0
Server date/time: 06/22/2005 10:32:56 Last access: 06/22/2005 10:31:30
DOMAIN: Default ALL-LOCAL
\\amr-desktop\c$
\\amr-desktop\f$
SYSTEMOBJECT
\\amr-desktop\c$\dirA\dirAB
C:\>
> Also, how will an image backup deal with this mountpoint? Will it
traverse
> the directory to include the mounted filesystem in the image? I have my
> doubts but one never knows..
In answer to your question, no. Image backup is a physical backup of the
partition; it does not involve itself with the underlying directory
structure.
Regards,
Andy
Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2005-06-22
06:28:34:
> Thanks for that Andy,
>
> I need to be sure of this so bear with me -
>
> if I mount my drive G as dirAB, using DISKPART, in C:\dirA\, TSM will
back
> up all the files in dirA, as normal, when it discovers dirAB it will
> create a filespace on the server.
>
> Will this filespace be called \\machine\dirAB or \\machine\G$ ?
>
> Also, how will an image backup deal with this mountpoint? Will it
traverse
> the directory to include the mounted filesystem in the image? I have my
> doubts but one never knows..
>
> Regards,
> Matthew
>
>
>
>
> Andrew Raibeck <storman AT US.IBM DOT COM>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 21/06/2005 18:35
> Please respond to
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
>
> To
> ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc
>
> Subject
> Re: [ADSM-L] MountPoints within MountPoints
>
>
>
>
>
>
> TSM will back up the mount point (junction) and its attributes, but will
> not traverse into it. It will, however, treat the mounted volume as a
> separate file space and back it up.
>
> For example, suppose E: is mounted under C:\somedir\mp.
>
> When TSM backs up C:, it will back up C:\somedir, any files in
c:\somedir,
> and C:\somedir\mp. However, it will not traverse into C:\somedir\mp and
> back up those file.
>
> On the other hand, TSM will now treat C:\somedir\mp as a separate
volume.
> "dsmc query options domain" will list C:\somedir\mp among the volumes in
> the domain (assuming it has not been excluded from the domain).
>
> If you do not want C:\somedir\mp to be part of the backup domain, then
it
> can be excluded:
>
> domain -c:\somedir\mp
>
> 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 2005-06-21
> 04:04:45:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > We perform weekly image backups and daily incrementals of a large
> > fileserver, and there are plans to expand the disk available to this
> > server. We've been informed that when TSM finds a new mountpoint
within
> a
> > drive, TSM will perform a complete (full) incremental of the file
system
> > before it will continue with normal progressives.
> > This isn't an ideal solution so I was wondering if anyone can confirm
or
> > deny this?
> >
> > Many Thanks,
> > Matthew
> >
> >
> >
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