> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Preston de Guise
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:27 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Don't mix your skips
>
> Hi Patti,
>
> On 11/06/2009, at 07:14 , Clark, Patti wrote:
>
> > Now comes the gotcha - ClientDef2 has the directive skips. When the
> > Full backup runs on the first Saturday, the saveset skips
> by directive
> > are entered as "Full" backup levels shown by mminfo even
> though it is
> > skipped. The next day for months 2 and 3 of the quarter,
> the level 3
> > backups scheduled for the first Sunday containing the itemized
> > savesets
> > doesn't back anything up that did not change between Saturday and
> > Sunday.
> >
> > So, skipped savesets receive the "level" of the backup executed and
> > impacts the level schedule. My /orabu saveset was itemized for a
> > level
> > 3 backup this past Sunday. First database backup runs after
> > ClientDef1's incremental backup Friday-Saturday completing prior to
> > ClientDef2's backup with the skip directive. Second database backup
> > runs Saturday-Sunday. Only the second database backup
> appears on tape
> > from the level 3 backup performed on Sunday. I am missing
> the entire
> > backup of the first database backup.
>
>
> I generally recommend the following:
>
> -> Skip is for files
> -> Null is for directories
>
> In the issue you've encountered, if you change your browse times to
> points between backups, you should still be able to see the files/
> directories that "disappear" after new backups with skips.
>
> However, if you use null instead of skip for these
> exclusions, you'll
> be able to see the entire filesystem as you would expect for
> browsable
> recoveries.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Preston.
>
> --
> Preston de Guise
>
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
I'll have to run a test with NULL to see what happens. I can assure
you, changing the browse time will not help here. The data was created
after the incremental backup completed on Friday. The backup on
Saturday is a scheduled skip. The backup on Sunday did not pick up the
files. They are not on tape.
Patti
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