Jeff

Could it be that the only change is that Novell compressed or decompressed the
files in question? If so, there is a setting in the dsm.opt file to control
whether the file is backed up again during an incremental if that is the only
change to the file. Back in the ADSM V2 days this control didn't exist and we
saw the symptoms that you have described.

Steve Branch
Phillips Petroleum
e-mail: swbranc AT ppco DOT com





Jeff Keen <JKeen AT CI.FLINT.MI DOT US> on 02/23/2000 01:21:56 PM

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 Subject: Multiple copies of files when there shouldn't be







AIX ADSM Server 3.1.2.40
Novell ADSM Client 3.1.0.7
Novell 4.11

I have 2 Novell servers that their backups have become quite long. They used to
run for only a couple of hours for the nightly incremental. Now they are running
in the morning when I come to work. I noticed while browsing the Web "Gooey" to
do a restore, that I have files with multiple copies that have the same modify
dates. These are the EXACT same files, size and timestamp. Why am I getting
these with the incremental. My COPY MODE= MODIFIED. Is this a known bug that
upgrading will solve? TIA for the help.

Jeff