ADSM-L

Re: ntuser.dat backup on Windows 2003

2004-05-10 17:52:54
Subject: Re: ntuser.dat backup on Windows 2003
From: "Stapleton, Mark" <mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 16:52:45 -0500
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Sims
>>Unfortunately, TSM does not yet support VSS ...
>
>Eh?  From the TSM 5.2.2 Windows client manual:
>
>  "Tivoli Storage Manager supports the Microsoft Volume Shadowcopy
Service
>(VSS)
>   on Windows Server 2003. Tivoli Storage Manager uses VSS to back up
all
>system
>   state components as a single object, to provide a consistent
point-in-
>time
>   snapshot of the system state. You can back up all system service
>components
>   (the default) or individual components."

VSS is supported for backing up system files, but not for backing up
open files. (At least, that's my understanding. We were talking
originally about ntuser.dat, which is not backed up as a system file.

--
Mark Stapleton