From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Levi, Ralph
>I know that client systemstate backups are not supported with Tivoli
>Storage Manager 5.1 but has anyone found a way around this ?  
>I am stuck
>on TSM 5.1 for a few more months but need to get systemstate backups
>from my W2K3 clients. 

There have been some discussions on the list concerning workarounds to
this situation. Here's one:

1. Insert the lines

  domain -systemobject
  postschedcmd c:\ssbackup.bat

in your client option file

2. Create a batch file (called ssbackup.bat for instance) at the root of
your C: drive that contains the lines

  del c:\ssbackup.bkf
  ntbackup backup systemstate /f "c:\ssbackup.bkf"

What this will do is

1) Exclude the system files from the standard backup, and
2) Run NTBACKUP to create a file that contains a backup of all the
system files. Your regular backup will then back up this file. (This
operation will take place after your client backup is complete.)

The reason to run NTBACKUP at the *end* of the client backup session
instead of the beginning is that it will occasionally hang. If this
happens before the backup starts, the backup will fail.

The beauty of using this workaround is that, if there is ever an issue
with successfully restoring the system files with this method, you can
get support from Microsoft (since NTBACKUP is their utility).

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Office 262.521.5627