You have to open up the client resource in the NetWorker administrator GUI and
in the savesets section, list out all the disks and DFS mount points you want
to back up on that client.
On 04 3, 2012, at 1:54 PM, Tim Mooney wrote:
> All-
>
> We've been backing up Windows systems to our (previous) UNIX and now
> Linux NetWorker servers for 15+ years. Our Windows admins are preparing
> to roll out Windows-based file services to replace our NetWare file servers,
> and we've encountered a warning that I don't understand.
>
> The warning is this:
>
> --- Successful Save Sets ---
>
> * wserv.ndsu.edu:All savefs wserv.ndsu.edu: succeeded.
> * wserv.ndsu.edu:K:\ 69435:save: DFS Junction/Mountpoint detected:
> files/directories under `K:\DFSRoots\home\' will not be backed up. To back up
> a DFS Junction/Mountpoint, specify the DFS Junction/Mountpoint as the saveset
> value.
> * wserv.ndsu.edu:K:\ 69435:save: DFS Junction/Mountpoint detected:
> files/directories under `K:\DFSRoots\shared\' will not be backed up. To back
> up a DFS Junction/Mountpoint, specify the DFS Junction/Mountpoint as the
> saveset value.
> wserv.ndsu.edu: K:\ level=full, 911 KB 00:02:03 14 files
>
>
> One of our Windows admins did some searching in Powerlink and turned up
> esg91909, "Error: 'Mountpoint detected' when performing backups", which
> basically says that NetWorker doesn't backup up mounted filesystems, and
> goes on to later state that "mountpoints are not crossed" on any platform.
> That's complete bunk; NetWorker will certainly cross mountpoints on UNIX &
> Linux systems, as long as we're talking about *local* volumes.
>
> I'm not a Windows guy, so I have to believe there's something going on
> here that I don't understand. Why is it warning me about DFS mountpoints
> on the Windows system? Is it that
>
> - DFS mountpoints work more like a symlink, in that the data actually
> resides elsewhere on the system but it's presented to the user or
> client system as if it was under K:?
>
> or
>
> - DFS mountpoints are considered non-local volumes, akin to an NFS mount
> on UNIX/Linux?
>
>
> Anyone care to clarify what's going on here?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
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