ADSM-L

Re: Novell DB files skipped from Tivoli Incremental backups

2007-02-28 11:31:30
Subject: Re: Novell DB files skipped from Tivoli Incremental backups
From: Mark Stapleton <mark.s AT EVOLVINGSOL DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:27:14 -0600
Those files are GroupWise mail and database files, which will almost always 
change during a backup.
 
You can do dynamic backups if you're willing to live with the possibility that 
the resultant "fuzzy" backups may or may not restore properly. This is not a 
recommended procedure.
 
If that's not an option, you can one of three things:
  exclude the GroupWise data from backups
  shut GroupWise down, do the backups, and then bring GroupWise up via a batch 
file
  use an open file manager like St. Bernard to cache the open files during 
backups
 
--
Mark Stapleton (mark.s AT evolvingsol DOT com)
Senior consultant

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Andrew Raibeck
Sent: Wed 2/28/2007 10:06 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Novell DB files skipped from Tivoli Incremental backups



Off-hand, I would say to (a) check spelling of the parameter, and (b) make
sure the value is in the documented range. Also, (c) check the
serialization setting in the copy group to make sure it is SHRSTATIC
(DYNAMIC or SHRDYNAMIC *not* recommended, make sure you read the reference
info for these settings if you use them!!!!) If serialization is STATIC,
then the client will only try to back the file up once.

Of course, I can only guess; the actual contents of the dsm.opt file and
the output that complains about the option would have been helpful. ;-)

General unsolicited thoughts: I do not know what these files are, but if
this is a production database system, make sure that the traditional TSM
incremental backup method is sufficient for restoring the database files.
Also consider shutting down the database engine prior to the backup, and
restarting when the backup completes.

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.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2007-02-28
07:28:45 AM:

> Hello All,
>
> I am seeing the following messages appear in our TSM reporter activity
> log for a Novell client
> They are appearing during a Novell clients incremental backup everynite
> now.  When the Novell admin
> client tried loading the the changingretries pararmeter in the dsm.opt,
> dsmc rejected that as an
> invalid option. According to the Netware Install guide he should be able
> to boost the value
> in the changingretries parameter. Has anyone ran into this type issue
> before?
>
>     GWN:/NSP/OFUSER/USER2LS.DB' changed during processing. File
> skipped.(SESSION: 501511)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWN:/NSP/OFUSER/USER290.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 501523)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWN:/NSP/OFUSER/USER0ZB.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 501410)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWS:/SWSP/OFUSER/USER51S.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 502087)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWS:/SWSP/OFUSER/USER5IJ.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 502121)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWS:/SWSP/OFUSER/USER5TM.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 502068)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWN:/NSP/OFUSER/USER1G6.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 501442)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWS:/SWSP/OFUSER/USER4KE.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 502104)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWN:/NSP/OFUSER/USER29D.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 501523)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWN:/NSP/OFUSER/USER0ZG.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 501410)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWS:/SWSP/OFUSER/USER6GI.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 501616)
>     2007-02-28 00:51     ANE4037E     File 'GWS:/SWSP/OFUSER/USER52Y.DB'
> changed during processing. File skipped.(SESSION: 502087)
>
> TSM 5.3.4
> Novell 6.5 SP6
> Novell Groupwise
>
> Thanks for any help in Advance!