Hi Joerg,
I am happy to help. Here's the information to answer your question:
VSSPOLICY * * COPYFULL TSM VSS_FULL_TSM_MC
If I can provide more detail, I will post. For now, I think this
information answers the immediate question. Angela
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Angela Robertson
IBM Software Group
Durham, NC 27703
aprobert AT us.ibm DOT com
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 08/12/2013
08:03:59 PM:
> "J. Pohlmann" <jpohlmann AT SHAW DOT CA>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> 08/12/2013 08:03 PM
>
> Please respond to
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> To
>
> ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
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> cc
>
> Subject
>
> Re: [ADSM-L] DP for SQL 6.4 Copyfull MC binding
>
> Thanks Angela. What about the VSSPOLICY specification?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joerg Pohlmann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of
> Angela Robertson
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 16:48
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] DP for SQL 6.4 Copyfull MC binding
>
> Here is some information that might help. There's more information than
you
> asked for, but I hope you find the additional detail helpful.
>
> Legacy backups use INCLUDE/EXCLUDE statements in the Data Protection for
SQL
> options file. For the examples provided in the following tables, grouped
> statements are intended to be used together. For example:
>
> \...\full*
> \...\full*\*
>
> and
>
> \...\file\f1*\*
> \...\file\f1*
> \...\f1\file*
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Object matches for backuptype |Specification
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all objects |\...\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements with |\...\full*
|
> |all type of backups |
|
> |(full, diff, log, group, file, set) |\...\diff*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for include and exclude |\...\full*
|
> |statements with all type of backups |\...\full*\*
|
> |(full, diff, log, group, file, set) |
|
> | |\...\copyfull*
|
> | |\...\copyfull*\*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\diff*
|
> | |\...\diff*\*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\log*
|
> | |\...\log\...\*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\group*
|
> | |\...\group\...\*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\file*
|
> | |\...\file\...\*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\set*
|
> | |\...\set\...\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements with |\...\g1\group*
|
> |file (f1) and group (g1) |\...\f1\file*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for include statements with |\...\group\g1*\*
|
> |file (f1) and group (g1) |\...\group\g1*
|
> | |\...\g1\group*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\file\f1*\*
|
> | |\...\file\f1*
|
> | |\...\f1\file*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements with |\...\g*\group*
|
> |group or file object names beginning|\...\f*\file*
|
> |with g or f |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for include statements with |\...\group\g*\*
|
> |group or file object names beginning|\...\group\g*
|
> |with g or f |\...\g*\group*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\file\f*\*
|
> | |\...\file\f*
|
> | |\...\f*\file*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements same |\...\*\group*
|
> |as \...\group* or \...\file* (there |\...\*\file*
|
> |is no equivalent for include |
|
> |statements) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
>
>
>
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |backuptype object with database |Specification
|
> |matches |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all objects with |\...\Db1\...\*
|
> |database name Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all objects with |\...\Db*\...\*
|
> |database name Db1 beginning with Db |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Ambiguous |\...\*\...\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\full*
|
> |full, diff, copyfull objects with |\...\Db1\copyfull*
|
> |database name Db1 |\...\Db1\diff*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\full*
|
> |statements using full, diff, |\...\Db1\full*\*
|
> |copyfull objects with database name |
|
> |Db1 |\...\Db1\copyfull*
|
> | |\...\Db1\copyfull*\*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\Db1\diff*
|
> | |\...\Db1\diff*\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\...\log*
|
> |log, group, file, set objects with |\...\Db1\...\group*
|
> |database name Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\...\log*
|
> |statements using log, group, file, |\...\Db1\...\log*\...\*
|
> |set objects with database name Db1 |
|
> | |\...\Db1\...\group*
|
> | |\...\Db1\...\group*\...\*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\Db1\...\file*
|
> | |\...\Db1\...\file*\...\*
|
> | |
|
> | |\...\Db1\...\set*
|
> | |\...\Db1\...\set*\...\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\g1\group*
|
> |all group or file object names (g1, |\...\Db1\f1\file*
|
> |f1) with database name Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\group\g1*
|
> |statements using all group or file |\...\Db1\group\g1*\*
|
> |object names (g1, f1) with database |\...\Db1\g1\group*
|
> |name Db1 |
|
> | |\...\Db1\file\f1*
|
> | |\...\Db1\file\f1*\*
|
> | |\...\Db1\f1\file*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\g*\group*
|
> |all group or file object names |\...\Db1\f*\file*
|
> |beginning with g or f with database |
|
> |name Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\group\g*
|
> |statements using all group or file |\...\Db1\group\g*\*
|
> |object names beginning with g or f |\...\Db1\g*\group*
|
> |with database name Db1 |
|
> | |\...\Db1\file\f*
|
> | |\...\Db1\file\f*\*
|
> | |\...\Db1\f*\file*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\*\group*
|
> |\...\Db1\...\group* or file* (there |\...\Db1\*\file*
|
> |is no equivalent for include |
|
> |statements) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\...\full*
|
> |\...\Db1\full* |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\...\full*
|
> |statements using \...\Db1\full* |\...\Db1\...\full*\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements using|\...\*\full*
|
> |\...\full* |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude and include |\...\*\full*
|
> |statements using \...\full* |\...\*\full*\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements using|\...\*\*\group*
|
> |\...\group* (there is no equivalent |
|
> |for include statements) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for exclude statements using|\...\*\g1\group*
|
> |\...\g1\group* (there is no |
|
> |equivalent for include statements) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Ambiguous |\...\*\...\log*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Nothing (typeInfo missing) |\...\Db1\set*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
>
>
>
> For the following table, use the following guidelines:
> If you use using only exclude statements with only \meta\, all objects
> (including data) are excluded.
> If you are using only exclude statements with only \data\, errors
occur.
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Meta and data object matches |Specification
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta or data objects|\...\meta\...\*
|
> | |\...\data\...\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta full objects |\...\meta\...\full*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all data full objects |\...\data\...\full*
|
> | |\...\data\...\full*\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta group object |\...\meta\...\g1\group*
|
> |names (g1) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all data group object |\...\data\...\group\g1*
|
> |names (g1) |\...\data\...\group\g1*\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta group object |\...\meta\...\g*\group*
|
> |names beginning with g |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all data group object |\...\data\...\group\g*
|
> |names beginning with g |\...\data\...\group\g*\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Same as \...\meta\...\group* |\...\meta\...\*\group*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Nothing (qualifiers missing) |\...\meta\*\...\data\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
>
>
>
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Meta and data object with database |Specification
|
> |matches |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta or data objects|\...\meta\...\Db1\...\*
|
> |with database name Db1 |\...\data\...\Db1\...\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta objects with |\...\meta\...\Db1\full*
|
> |database name Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for full objects matching |\...\data\...\Db1\full*
|
> |all data objects |\...\data\...\Db1\full*\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta objects with |\...\meta\...\Db1\...\log*
|
> |database name Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all log objects matching|\...\data\...\Db1\...\log\...\*
|
> |all data objects |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all group matching all |\...\meta\...\Db1\...\group*
|
> |meta objects |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for group matching all data |\...\data\...\Db1\group\...\*
|
> |objects |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta object names ( |\...\meta\...\Db1\g1\group*
|
> |g1) with database name Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all data group object |\...\data\...\Db1\group\g1*
|
> |names (g1) with database name Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta object names |\...\meta\...\Db1\g*\group*
|
> |beginning with g with database name |
|
> |Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all data group object |\...\data\...\Db1\group\g*
|
> |names beginning with g with database|
|
> |name Db1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Same as \...\meta\...\Db1\...\group*|\...\meta\...\Db1\*\group*
|
> |(No equivalent for data objects) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Same as \...\meta\...\full* (No |\...\meta\...\*\full*
|
> |equivalent for data objects) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Same as \...\meta\...\group* (No |\...\meta\...\*\*\group*
|
> |equivalent for data objects) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Same as \...\meta\...\g1\group* (No |\...\meta\...\*\g1\group*
|
> |equivalent for data objects) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Ambiguous |\...\meta\...\*\...\log*
|
> | |\...\data\...\*\...\log*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Nothing (qualifiers missing) |\...\meta\*\...\data\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
>
>
>
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Server matches |Specification
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all objects from all |SQL*\...\*
|
> |servers beginning with SQL |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all objects from all |SQL2012\...\*
|
> |server instances with host SQL2012 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all objects from server |SQL2012\INST1\...\*
|
> |SQL2012\INST1 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all objects from all |SQL2012\INST*\...\*
|
> |servers beginning with SQL2012\INST |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Same as SQL2012\...\* |SQL2012\*\...\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta or data objects|SQL2012\INST1\meta\...\*
|
> |from server SQL2012\INST1 |SQL2012\INST1\data\...\*
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta or data objects|SQL2012\*\meta\...\*
|
> |from all named server instances with|
|
> |host SQL2012 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all meta or data objects|SQL2012\...\meta\...\*
|
> |from all server instances with host |
|
> |SQL2012 |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
> |Example for all objects from server |SQL2012\meta\...\*
|
> |default instance (if no instance |SQL2012\data\...\*
|
> |name matches ??ta) |
|
>
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Angela Robertson
> IBM Software Group
> Durham, NC 27703
> aprobert AT us.ibm DOT com
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 08/12/2013
> 06:25:30 PM:
>
> > "J. Pohlmann" <jpohlmann AT SHAW DOT CA>
> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
> >
> > 08/12/2013 06:25 PM
> >
> > Please respond to
> > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
> >
> > To
> >
> > ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> >
> > cc
> >
> > Subject
> >
> > [ADSM-L] DP for SQL 6.4 Copyfull MC binding
> >
> > We are thinking of upgrading our DP for SQL environment to 6.4 so that
> > we can take advantage of the copyfull type of backup. We would like to
> > bind
> a
> > long-term retention MC to the copyfull backup, however the DP for SQL
> > Installation and User's Guide (GC27-4010-10) does not cover this (page
> > 3 states that different MCs can be bound to full and copyfull
> > backups). If
> we
> > are going to use VSS backups, then we expect that VSSPOLICY statements
> will
> > do the MC binding. On page 43 at the revision bars, there is a
> > statement that only FULL or a * can be used for the backup type, where
> > a * will
> cause
> > a FULL backup to be taken. However on p 91 an example of VSSPOLICY
> > shows FULL and INCR type of backups. There is no INCR type of backup
> > for SQL (there is for DP for Exchange). Page 253 only shows FULL
> > backup type examples for VSSPOLICY.
> >
> >
> >
> > If we were to use a COPYFULL with legacy backups, what would the
> > include pattern be for the include statement to assign a long-term
> retention MC?
> > Page 254 (at the top) only shows the include pattern for the
> > previously supported legacy backup types.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please help with the settings.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Joerg Pohlmann
> >=
>
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