"domain /var /home /etc" option in dsm.sys, ESX3 and TSM5.3

[antepante]

Hi all,

I want to a simple backup of a ESX3.01 server it self. I just want to backup /etc /home and /var. All this is placed on the same partition.

When I put "domain /etc /var /home" in dsm.sys i get "ANS1071E Invalid domain name entered: '/var'" for every entry when I do a inc command in dsmc.

If I use "domain all-local" everything works fine. How do I just include these directories in dsm.sys?

 

[chad_small]

domain statements go in the dsm.opt file not the dsm.sys.

 

[moon-buddy]

You mentioned that all of /etc /var /home are placed on the same partition. By saying this, are you referring that these folders are on one mount point only - all under / (root)?

To effectively backup only the ones you mentioned, enter this in dsm.opt NOT dsm.sys:

Backup "/var"
Backup "/etc"
Backup "/home/.../"

 

[antepante]

First, what options should be in dsm.sys and what goes to dsm.opt? If I read the documentation the domain option is valid in dsm.sys and dsm.opt. Right now I use dsm.opt as you suggested.

Secound, I get this error when I use the backup option:
ANS1036S Invalid option 'BACKUP' found in options file '/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.opt'
at line number : 16
Invalid entry : 'Backup "/var"'

I have tried without quotation marks around /var, got the same error. My goal is to limit TMS client to just backup these three directories. And I don't what to use domain all-local and exclude.dir. It must be a way to do this... or? Otherwise TSM will scan all files/dir and the compare them to the exclude list, that will use I/O from the ESX guests.

 

[antepante]

The domain option (in dsm.opt) seems only to work with mount points.
"domain / /var/log" works. But when I put /etc I got the error. How to I get around this?

 

[Harry_Redl]

Hi,

it can be in the dsm.sys and I would look for "virtualmountpoint" option, if you only want to backup that three directories ....

Hope it helps

Harry

 

[BBB]

You are correct, the domain option can only be used for real filesystems.

Use include/exclude options to narrow things down from there, or use virtualmountpoint like Harry suggested.

The domain option (in dsm.opt) seems only to work with mount points.
"domain / /var/log" works. But when I put /etc I got the error. How to I get around this?

 

[moon-buddy]

Sorry for the misleading post: I rechecked what I had and the location of the Include statement - and not backup - is in dsm.sys as below:

SErvername TSMServer1
COMMMethod TCPip
TCPPort 1500
TCPServeraddress 192.168.31.202
NOdename dir00
Exclude "/opt/tivoli/tsm/log/dsmsched.log"
COMMRESTARTDURATION 15
ERRORLOGRETENTION 5 D
MAXCMDRETRIES 6
RETRYPERIOD 10
SCHEDLOGNAME "/opt/tivoli/tsm/log/dsmsched.log"
ERRORLOGNAME "/opt/tivoli/tsm/log/dsmerror.log"
SCHEDLOGRETENTION 5 D
SCHEDMODE PROMPTED
PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE
INCLUDE /home
INCLUDE /var
INCLUDE /etc

This works for me.

 

[BBB]

Doesn't there need to be an exclude /.../* above those includes so only /home /var and /etc are backed up?

 

[antepante]

Backup /vmfs/.../*.vmx

Hi,

domain all-local and include filter works now. But I can't backup *.vmx files under /vmfs. Can't TSM backup files under /vmfs???

 

[gyuzik]

antepate,

the vmx files are typically open and you cannot back those up. you can look at vmware consolidated backup which utilizes a snapshot techique (similar to VSS).

to read more about it look at
http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=517935#517935
and
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vm_backup.pdf

 

[klausmanj]

Have you simply tried using:
dsmc i /var/"*" /etc/"*" /home/"*" on the command line? THis way you don't need to set the domain specifically for this?\.