Hi Zoltan,

> Speaking of the journal, the docs say you should occasionally run a
> backup without the journal, just to make sure nothing is missed.
> How do you do this?

See the "-nojournal" option.

In general, I would also recommend using Open File Support with VSS as the
snapshot provider. For Windows 2003 systems, be sure that the COM+ and VSS
hotfixes listed as pre-requisites in the client requirements document are
installed. This document can be found by going to the URL in my sig and
looking at in the "Featured links" section of that page.

Best regards,

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

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 2011-08-24
10:27:06:

> From: Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> Date: 2011-08-24 10:29
> Subject: Poll: What Windows client features do you install by default
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> I would like to get some idea of what features of the Windows client
> do you install, by default, when doing a brand-new client install.
>
> Folks here are just starting to realize the benefits of using the
> Journaling feature (yeah, I know, it is not a new feature - I have
> been trying to get folks to use it but until recently when more
> clients with millions of objects have been complain about 12-hour
> elapsed times to backup 20K files, they are now realizing the benefit).
>
> So, do you automatically/by default install the:
>
> A - Journaling
> B - Open File Support
> C - Both
> D - Neither
>
> Speaking of the journal, the docs say you should occasionally run a
> backup without the journal, just to make sure nothing is missed.
> How do you do this?
>
> Zoltan Forray
> TSM Software & Hardware Administrator
> Virginia Commonwealth University
> UCC/Office of Technology Services
> zforray AT vcu DOT edu - 804-828-4807
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