To satisfy our Novell client  ( They know that such "fuzzy" backups may
or may not restore properly)
I am going to set up the Management Class for (Shrdynamic) as its copy
serialization. They
would like to at least try this.

If we have a Management Class already set up could I just edit the
dsm.opt file of
the Novell servers and enter the following

include GW:/.../*.db SPECIAL<<<<name of Mgmt class


Mgmt Class Name      SPECIAL
Default Mgmt Class ?     No
Description     Mgmt Class for open Files


PRODUCTION PRODUCTION SPECIAL STANDARD

Policy Domain Name     PRODUCTION
Policy Set Name     PRODUCTION
Mgmt Class Name     SPECIAL
Copy Group Name     STANDARD
Versions Data Exists     14
Versions Data Deleted     7
Retain Extra Versions     90
Retain Only Version     365
Copy Mode     MODIFIED
Copy Serialization     SHRDYNAMIC
Copy Frequency     1
Copy Destination     BACKUPPOOL
Table of Contents (TOC) Destination     -
Last Update Date/Time     2006-09-08 13:14:22.000000
Last Update by (administrator)     $$CONFIG_MANAGER$$
Managing profile     DEFAULT_PROFILE


If I can do this would I still have to validate and activate the
modified policyset?

Thanks

Mark Stapleton wrote:

From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Timothy Hughes
Hi Mark...Thanks  If I changed the Dynamic option in the backup copygroup in 
that management class that would effect ALL backups correct? Is there a way to 
just make
these 3 particular Novell servers do dynamic backup?

You would need to create a management class within the policy domain that the 
NetWare server resides in; that mgmt class would use DYNAMIC (or SHRDYNAMIC) as 
its copy serialization. (Don't forget to validate and activate the modified 
policyset.)

You would then need to use INCLUDE statements in the client option file to 
point the new mgmt class at the GroupWise files. Something like:

   include GW:/.../*.db NEWMGMTCLASS

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Mark Stapleton (mark.s AT evolvingsol DOT com)
Senior consultant