Logical Volume Snapshot Agent requires TSM 5.1.0 server
Tested able to take snap shot of partitions in Fiber Channel Harddisk or
current boot up partitions in local system.
Limitation of LVSA :
TSM not able to backup current system boot up partition.
TSM not able to backup partition where TSM client installed
To best use of LVSA, install TSM client in system partition EX: C:
TSM then able to take snap shot of all others non-boot up partitions
including FC harddisk partitions
The following not tested officially and not supported by TSM , Use as your
own risk!!!
LVSA should able to take snap shot of system partition if that system
partition is not currently booting up the system.
1. A Duel boot system should able to backup the system partition that is
not currently booting up from.
WARNING: The following SETUP method may destroy all partitons in secondary
harddisk in Windows XP environemnt, please do not try!!
2. Attach 2 hard disks with Windows XP installed together, boot up the
system from one HD , and TRY TO take snap shot of the other, As I mention ,
do as your own risk. The problem here due to after booting up , Windows XP
detect a new drive , but all partition in new drive is empty??
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Subject: online image backup
Hi all,
Just experimenting with this new 5.1 feature, using the Logical Volume
Snapshot Agent (LVSA).
First, when configuring the LVSA Configuration Wizard, I am not presented
with the appropriate panels to configure this feature. The Wizard goes
from the "Install" choice panel, directly to "Finish". Nothing seems to be
installed, or change, however, I do get the success pop-up window (either
LVSA is now installed, or LVSA is already installed, if I try again).
Then at the GUI, I would expect to see the option to do LVSA at the backup
window - as stated in the documentation:
" To perform an online image backup, select Image Snapshot Backup
from the drop-down list. "
That option is not present in the dropdown list.
So I go to the command line, and try "backup image c:" to which I am told,
"Session rejected: Downlevel server code version"
TSM Server 4.2.2 AIX 4.3.3 Win2K TSM 5.1 client API installed.
Any ideas about what I am doing wrong. Are some things (all things?) not
supported with 5.1 clients and 4.2 server?
Thank you. John
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