Thanks for the tip, Matthew! I just attempted the restore after renaming
the filesystem from '/' to '/rescue', and the 'dsmc image restore /rescue
-incremental -deletefiles' command still returns the following message once
the image has restored and it attempts to begin reconciling against the
incremental backup.
ANS4004E Error processing '/rescue': destination file or directory is write
locked
Thanks,
-- Adam
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Matthew Glanville <
matthew.glanville AT kodak DOT com> wrote:
> Here's one to try, not sure if it will work..
>
> On the TSM server, before you restore,
>
> TSMSRV:> rename filespace <nodename> / /rescue
>
> Then on the client just: dsmc restore /rescue
>
> rename it back when it is done.
> Matthew Glanville
>
>
>
> From:
> "Stackwick, Stephen" <Stephen.Stackwick AT ICFI DOT COM>
> To:
> ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> Date:
> 09/11/2014 10:37 AM
> Subject:
> Re: Attempt to Restore Root ('/') Filesystem from TSM Image Backup With
> Incremental Changes Produces Error ANS4004E
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>
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> I can't help with your question, but that is one slick operation!
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> > Behalf Of J. Adam Craig
> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 10:23
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: [ADSM-L] Attempt to Restore Root ('/') Filesystem from TSM
> Image
> > Backup With Incremental Changes Produces Error ANS4004E
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am currently in the process of developing / testing a strategy to
> utilize TSM's
> > image backup functionality for bare metal system restores. On my test
> box, I
> > have six EXT4 filesystems with image backups sent to TSM as
> > follows:
> >
> > # dsmc backup image / -snapshotproviderimage=LINUX_LVM # dsmc backup
> > image /boot # dsmc backup image /home -
> > snapshotproviderimage=LINUX_LVM # dsmc backup image /opt -
> > snapshotproviderimage=LINUX_LVM # dsmc backup image /tmp -
> > snapshotproviderimage=LINUX_LVM # dsmc backup image /var -
> > snapshotproviderimage=LINUX_LVM
> >
> >
> > The test system is also on a regular incremental backup schedule, and
> so,
> > after submitting the image backups for all filesystems, I add / modify /
> delete
> > a few files on each filesystem and then run a successful incremental
> backup
> > as follows:
> >
> > # dsmc incr
> >
> >
> > I then "hose" the box by booting into a live environment and
> re-formatting
> > each of the six filesystems afresh to EXT4. Within this same live
> > environment, I have the TSM 7.1.0.3 client installed (the same version
> as I
> > used to send the image and incremental backups to TSM from the system I
> > now wish to restore).
> >
> > With the TSM client installed and configured in the live environment, I
> > confirm that I can see that the image backups are available to restore:
> >
> > Image Size Stored Size FSType Backup Date Mgmt Class A/I
> Image
> > Name
> > ---------- ----------- ------ ------------------- ---------- ---
> > ----------
> > 1 16.00 GB 16.00 GB EXT4 09/08/2014 09:08:19 DEFAULT A /
> > 2 500.00 MB 500.00 MB EXT4 09/08/2014 09:00:07 DEFAULT A
> /boot
> > 3 8.00 GB 8.00 GB EXT4 09/08/2014 09:11:40 DEFAULT A
> /home
> > 4 8.00 GB 8.00 GB EXT4 09/08/2014 09:21:55 DEFAULT A /opt
> > 5 8.00 GB 8.00 GB EXT4 09/08/2014 09:24:18 DEFAULT A /tmp
> > 6 160.00 GB 160.00 GB EXT4 09/08/2014 09:27:01 DEFAULT A /var
> >
> >
> > Satisfied that all is well, I now mount the now freshly-formatted root
> > ('/') filesystem to the '/rescue' directory in my live environment, and
> attempt
> > to restore it from the image. Since I have incremental backups that
> include
> > various additions, changes, and deletions to the filesystem, I've
> elected to
> > restore the filesystem as follows:
> >
> > [root@livecd ~]# dsmc restore image / /rescue -incremental -deletefiles
> IBM
> > Tivoli Storage Manager Command Line Backup-Archive Client Interface
> > Client Version 7, Release 1, Level 0.3
> > Client date/time: 09/10/2014 18:53:18
> > (c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2014. All Rights
> > Reserved.
> >
> > Node Name: *******.***.***.***
> > Session established with server ****: Linux/x86_64
> > Server Version 6, Release 3, Level 4.200
> > Server date/time: 09/10/2014 14:53:46 Last access: 09/10/2014
> 14:53:37
> >
> >
> > Restore Image Function Invoked.
> >
> > ANS8048W Warning! Performing image restore of the Linux file system '/'
> to
> > an alternate destination '/rescue' is not recommended as this may result
> in
> > duplicate UUIDs leading to failed mounts after a successful restore.
> >
> > Continue (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y
> > ***************************** WARNING
> > ******************************** Restoring a file system or raw
> > logical volume will replace any data that currently resides there and
> all file
> > system parameters. Are you sure you want to replace
> > File System/Volume: '/rescue'? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y Restoring
> > 17,179,869,184 [Done]
> >
> > Restore processing finished.
> > Restoring 4,096 / --> /rescue/ [Done]
> >
> > Total number of objects restored: 2
> > Total number of objects failed: 0
> > Total number of bytes transferred: 16.00 GB
> > Data transfer time: 195.00 sec
> > Network data transfer rate: 86,036.95 KB/sec
> > Aggregate data transfer rate: 79,144.66 KB/sec
> > Elapsed processing time: 00:03:31
> > ANS4004E Error processing '/': destination file or directory is write
> locked
> >
> >
> > As can be seen, the image restore completes successfully, but when TSM
> > attempts to reconcile the subsequent changes reflected by the later
> > incremental backup, error ANS4004E is issued. I have tested to confirm
> > whether or not the mounted '/rescue' directory is writeable, and it is.
> >
> > Is it possible that the TSM client application is exercising some sort
> of
> > protection that prevents the restore feature from recovering a root
> ('/')
> > filesystem from backup? If so, that certainly would be understandable,
> but is
> > there an override for scenarios, such as the one above, when that really
> is
> > what I want to do? What am I missing?
> >
> > Also, for the record, it is worth mentioning that if I don't pass the '-
> > incremental -deletefiles' options, the restore completes successfully
> and I
> > can then mount the other filesystems within the '/rescue' directory and
> > recover them from their respective image backups. Upon exiting the live
> > environment and attempting to boot the system, I am greeted by a
> > successful boot to the system in the state it was in when the image
> backups
> > were made, and from what was a completely hosed box, which is precisely
> > what I'm after. However, I'd love to be able to include changes up to
> the
> > latest incremental backup as part of my bare metal restore operation.
> >
> > Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > -- Adam
> > ______________________
> > *J. Adam Craig*
> > UNIX & Windows Operating Systems Engineer VCU Computer Center
> > 804.828.4886
> >
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