AHA......now I understand.........and assume IBM is working towards
resolving this "issue"!



From:
Remco Post <r.post AT PLCS DOT NL>
To:
ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date:
10/29/2010 01:01 PM
Subject:
Re: [ADSM-L] Linux ext4 filesystems - is anyone using them for devt=file
storage?
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>



Hi,

On 29 okt 2010, at 18:02, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU wrote:

>>>> They will support servers using ext4 for file storage.  (But not for
> client backups yet).
>
> Huh?  What do you mean by "client backups"?

no, as a filesystem supported and recognized by dsmc. To fully support all
features of the filesystem, like extended attributes, the client must know
how to access those. Also, the client must be able to recognize sparse
files and backup and restore those correctly.


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