Well I'm confused now...

First you said the folder is bound to a management class with verexists=2.
But then you said you have DIRMC MCNOLIMIT. I'm not sure how to reconcile
these two seemingly contradictory statements. So I can only offer some
additional guesses at this time...

This is probably not what you are saying... but "for the record", adding
the DIRMC MCNOLIMIT after the fact will not help with the current existing
backup versions.

If you've been running all along with DIRMC MCNOLIMIT, but the folders are
still bound to MC7YR, then something is overriding your DIRMC. Maybe there
is a duplicate DIRMC in the options file, or a client option set is forcing
DIRMC MC7YR.

If an override is not occurring, then maybe your backup is using a
different options file, or else you are using the classic scheduler and
didn't restart it after adding the DIRMC to the options file.

Best regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development
Level 3 Team Lead
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html


The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/27/2009
11:49:38 AM:

> [image removed]
>
> Re: Windows PIT Restore issues
>
> Kevin Boatright
>
> to:
>
> ADSM-L
>
> 02/27/2009 11:51 AM
>
> Sent by:
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
> I did try creating a management class with the following settings
> and specified the management class in the opt file using “DIRMC
MCNOLIMIT”
> Versions Data Exists           nolimit
> Version Data Deleted          nolimit
> Retain Extra Versions         90
> Retain Only Version            90
>
> Could be that the MCNOLIMIT has not been bound to those folders.
>
> If I’m reading your article correctly, even with the current
> settings (retain extra version = 30) it seems that I can only go
> back 1-2 days before the folder will not be displayed in the GUI.
> This makes sense since the versions data exist = 2.
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
> _____________________________________________
> From: Andrew Raibeck [mailto:storman AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:30 AM
> To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Windows PIT Restore issues
>
>
> Yes, you are on the right track looking at the management class.
>
> See http://www.mail-archive.com/adsm-l AT vm.marist DOT edu/msg07963.html for 
> my
> explanation of why you see what you see.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Software Group
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development
> Level 3 Team Lead
> Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
> Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
> http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/
> IBMTivoliStorageManager.html
>
>
> The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
> The command line is your friend.
> "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/27/2009
> 11:16:45 AM:
>
> > [image removed]
> >
> > Windows PIT Restore issues
> >
> > Kevin Boatright
> >
> > to:
> >
> > ADSM-L
> >
> > 02/27/2009 11:18 AM
> >
> > Sent by:
> >
> > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> >
> > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
> >
> > Attempting to do a point in time restore on a windows 2003 server
> > using the Gui client.  If I go back more than one day, I do not see
> > all of the folders in the root of the drive.  I see four out of
> > eight folders.
> >
> > TSM Client version 5.3.4.8
> > TSM Server version 5.3.4.2
> >
> > Performing a point in time restore from the command line works fine.
> > I can see all of the folders.
> >
> > I was thinking it may have something to do with the management class
> > bound to the folders.
> >
> > select class_name from backups where node_name='NODENAME' and
> > type='DIR' group by class_name
> >
> > CLASS_NAME
> > ------------------
> > MC7YR
> >
> >
> > MC7YR Management class details
> > Versions Data Exists           2
> > Version Data Deleted          1
> > Retain Extra Versions          30
> > Retain Only Version             2600
> >
> >
> > Anyone seen this behavior?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin