> Is there an updated Faq that addresses the unix client JBB?

No, not at this time.

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

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html

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 2006-05-18
06:30:20:

> Andy,
>
> Thanks for the pointer to the JBB Faq. I realize you were addressing a
> Windows question when you replied, but for us unix customers the Faq
> appeares to be dated and incorrect, namely:
>
> "What platforms and TSM client versions is Journal Based Backup
> available
> for?
>
> Journal Based Backup is currently only implemented on the Windows
> platform and will
> runs on any supported 32-bit version of Windows NT/2000/XP/2003.
>
> It does not work on non-NT based versions of Windows (Win95, Win98,
> WinMe).
>
> Journal Based Backup was introduced in TSM Windows 32-bit client
> version 4.2.2.
>
> As of this writing, the most up to date version of this function is TSM
> client version 5.2.2."
>
> Is there an updated Faq that addresses the unix client JBB?
>
> David
>
> >>> storman AT US.IBM DOT COM 5/17/2006 3:56:09 PM >>>
> I would recommend going to the web site in my sig, and searching on
> "journal based backup faq". That should yield an FAQ for journal-based
> backup that you will find informative.
>
> We do not have any such tools for general release to create or delete
> files as you ask. However, it should not be too difficult to script up
> something that can use simple operating system commands like "copy" or
> "echo" to rapidly generate large numbers of files.
>
> Simple example (assumes you have a test file called "c:\testfile") from
> a
> Windows OS prompt to create 5 files in a directory called c:\testdir:
>
> md c:\testdir
> for /l %a in (1,1,5) do @copy c:\tsm\baclient\dsm.opt
> c:\testdir\testfile%a
>
> As for deleting the files, if you contain them within a directory (or
> manageable number of directories) with no other production files, you
> can
> use the the operating system's "rd" or "del" commands to remove the
> files.
>
> In general, though, I would advise that you use the information in the
> FAQ
> to get started. Among other things, it includes tools to help you
> determine whether jbb is a fit for a particular system without
> actually
> having to install and run jbb.
>
> 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
>
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
> http://www-306.ibm.
> com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html
>
>
> 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 2006-05-17
> 12:13:06:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to test journal based backup and incr backup
> > extensively. Does anybody know of a really fast tool that
> > creates/deletes millions of (temp) files and folders so that the
> > journal is filled?
> > Has anybody already some specific conseption in mind on how to to
> > that? Would IBM kindly release such a tool to the public?
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
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