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recovering System Objects

2002-08-15 15:46:39
Subject: recovering System Objects
From: Marc Levitan <marc.levitan AT PFPC DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 15:30:32 -0400
When backing up a server for the first time, the System Objects are NOT
completely backed up.
Does anyone know why this is?  Is there a way to have it all backed up on
the first try?

It looks like you have to backup the system object more than once???
Here is some data from only 1 backup of the system objects.
Following is the data from a second backup.  Notice the size of the COMPDB,
EVENTLOG, and RSM all increase!
It is after the second backup that I was able to successfully restore the
system objects.

Total number of objects inspected:    7,527
Total number of objects backed up:    7,328
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:   504.75 MB
Data transfer time:                   69.29 sec
Network data transfer rate:        7,459.44 KB/sec
Aggregate data transfer rate:        652.23 KB/sec
Objects compressed by:                   30%
Elapsed processing time:           00:00:12
tsm> q systemobject
Session established with server
  Server Version 4, Release 2, Level 1.15
  Server date/time: 08/15/2002 08:06:14  Last access: 08/14/2002 15:54:01

             Size      Backup Date        Mgmt Class A/I File
             ----      -----------        ---------- --- ----
              376  08/14/2002 16:03:01    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\COMPDB
              376  08/14/2002 16:03:02    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\EVENTLOG
      138,902,044  08/14/2002 16:04:57    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\SYSFILES
        3,972,159  08/14/2002 16:07:09    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\REGISTRY
              392  08/14/2002 16:07:11    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRT\RSM

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

Total number of objects inspected:    7,539
Total number of objects backed up:    1,838
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:   141.17 MB
Data transfer time:                   30.65 sec
Network data transfer rate:        4,715.24 KB/sec
Aggregate data transfer rate:        309.93 KB/sec
Objects compressed by:                   41%
Elapsed processing time:           00:03:46
tsm> q systemobject
             Size      Backup Date        Mgmt Class A/I File
             ----      -----------        ---------- --- ----
            7,930  08/15/2002 08:09:24    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\COMPDB
            5,593  08/15/2002 08:09:25    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\EVENTLOG
      138,902,044  08/15/2002 08:11:19    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\SYSFILES
        4,022,582  08/15/2002 08:14:15    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\REGISTRY
           19,936  08/15/2002 08:14:17    DEFAULT     A  SYSTEM
OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\RSM
Thanks,
Marc Levitan
Storage Manager
PFPC Global Funds Services

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