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Re: [Networker] Full backups not backing up unmodified files

2008-11-18 13:23:15
Subject: Re: [Networker] Full backups not backing up unmodified files
From: "Sitron, Aaron" <asitron AT ADVANTA DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:21:12 -0500
I'm sorry, the actual schedule is Full Friday, skip sat/sun.

-----Original Message-----
From: Francis Swasey [mailto:Frank.Swasey AT uvm DOT edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:36 AM
To: EMC NetWorker discussion; Sitron, Aaron
Subject: Re: [Networker] Full backups not backing up unmodified files

On 11/18/08 8:32 AM, Sitron, Aaron wrote:
> I recently was at a disaster recovery test and took October's set of
> month end fulls.  When we arrived at the site and started restoring,
> Networker was asking for tapes from the middle of the month.  The
files
> that were not on the tapes hadn't been modified for some time, but
> should Networker still back them up?
>
>   

Did those "month end fulls" run at level "Full" and did they run clean?

Yes, at level Full, NetWorker should back up every single file on the 
system.

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