Re: [Networker] Question about VSS and 7.4.2

EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> wrote on 
05/06/2008 10:43:33 AM:

> EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> wrote on 
> 05/06/2008 04:02:08 AM:
> 
> > I don't had the time to test it, but if i interpret the doc's 
> > correctly only the VSS System State can be backed up without a 
license.
> > 
> > NetWorker 7.4 Service Pack 2 Release Notes P/N 300-005-511 REV A04 
Page 
> 9:
> > VSS licensing: A license is no longer required to back up the system 
> state on
> > Microsoft Windows.
> 
> We're gonna find out tonight, since I just took the "VSS:*=off" entry 
off 
> 3 of my servers that are backed up every night (differential), and a 
> couple that are backed up in FULL. :-)


  admndev006: F:\share              level=1,        15 KB 00:00:10     10 
files

  psfile1: P:\                      level=1,        25 MB 00:02:50    427 
files

  psfile2: VSS ASR DISK:\           level=full,   2649 KB 00:00:13     17 
files
  psfile2: VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\     level=skip,      0 KB 00:00:01      0 
files
  psfile2: VSS OTHER:\              level=full,      1 KB 00:00:09      1 
file
  psfile2: VSS USER DATA:\          level=full,      1 KB 00:00:09      1 
file
  psfile2: VSS SYSTEM SERVICES:\    level=full,     27 MB 00:00:08     36 
files
  psfile2: VSS SYSTEM BOOT:\        level=full,     22 MB 00:00:16     25 
files
  psfile2: D:\                      level=1,      1120 MB 00:06:23  45055 
files
  psfile2: C:\                      level=1,       405 MB 00:00:47    223 
files

  psfile3: P:\                      level=1,        60 KB 00:02:19     14 
files


These are a virtual clients, from a Win2003 cluster. Client is 7.4.2, as 
is server. Job is a differential (FULL on Fri, Level 1 all other 
weekdays). Client saveset is ALL. PSFILE1 and PSFILE2 are storage nodes, 
as is ADMNDEV006. PSFILE3 is just a cluster client.

So it certainly looks like VSS just works, without a license, and not just 
the System State (BTW ... with VSS, you don't use "SYSTEM STATE:"; you 
have to use "VSS SYSTEM BOOT:\"). But ..

it looks like I have 2 VSS licenses (at least, that's what I see in the 
NetWorker registrations), but I changed *4* clients last night (PSFILE1, 
PSFILE2, PSFILE3,ADMNDEV006). And I don't know why I don't see VSS 
messages for the other clients ... All the PS* clients have saveset ALL 
specified, so you'd think they would all have the same log ... in the 
Management Console, only PSFILE2 shows a client version (the correct 
7.4.2), the others are blank ..

Ah, the joys of a consistent NetWorker. :-)




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