In addition to backing up and restoring the system object I also backup and
restore the SystemState using ntbackup.  This adds an additional step to my
restore process but has allowed me to consistently restore the registry and
related files.

Louis

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:stapleto AT BERBEE DOT COM]
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 1:12 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: W2K - System Object - Restore Problems


>from: Marc Levitan
>>I appreciate your help.
>>I guess what  I was asking was is there any documentation that states that
>>you should install the client into a new directory?
>>I have not seen any docs and we were able to restore before we tried using
>>Ghost.

From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Rob Schroeder
>I've never found that document of one exists.

\eep in mind, gentlemen, that TSM does not support bare metal restores
*officially*. There are those that have worked out the processes necessary
to make such restores work properly. (There are some who work for my company
that have done so.)

The basic thing to remember is that you cannot restore system objects while
the system objects are being used. You must build the initial OS (with their
system objects) in a non-default directory, restore the files and original
system objects from TSM, swap some files from point A to point B, and
reboot.

--
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Certified TSM consultant
Certified AIX system engineer
MCSE


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