Thanks Andy. I thought we were good - as I said, you reply/statement made me suddenly think/question it. The Windows person who set these up says it is considered a share the way she set it up, so it looks like a filesystem vs directory.
On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Andrew Raibeck <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Zoltan, > > Well, you would know if your backup wasn't working right because you would > only see the root of the directory getting backed up. If > \\somcifs.rams.adp.vcu.edu\ph is a file system (and not just a directory) > then you should not need the SUBDIR option. > > If the items in the OBJECTS list are file systems, then do not use the > SUBDIR option, as subdirectory traversal is always implicit in full file > system processing. In other words, in the context of full file system > incremental backup, the SUBDIR option is irrelevant. > > Examples (these assume you are not using the DOMAIN settings in the client > options file, of course): > > 1. Back up C:, E: and F: > > OBJECTS="C: E: F:" > > Note: Do NOT do this: OBJECTS="C:\* E:\* F:\*" OPTIONS=-SUBDIR=YES > > This is the equivalent of "dsmc incremental C: E: F:" > > 2. Back up C:\somedir1 and E:\somedir2, including subdirectories of those > directories: > > OBJECTS="C:\somedir1\* E:\somedir2\*" OPTIONS=-SUBDIR=YES > > This is the equivalent of "dsmc incremental c:\somedir1\* e:\somedir2\* > -subdir=yes" > > #2 is representative of the scenario under discussion in this thread, hence > my suggestion. > > Regards, > > Andy > > ____________________________________________________________ > ________________ > > Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | [email protected] > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links: > Product support: > https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/ > tivoli_storage_manager > > Online documentation: > http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7/ > landing/welcome_ssgsg7.html > > Product Wiki: > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli% > 20Storage%20Manager > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 2016-08-29 > 14:13:10: > > > From: Zoltan Forray <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: 2016-08-29 14:14 > > Subject: Re: Fine tuning INCLUDE/EXCLUDE and EXCLUDE.DIR > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Andrew Raibeck <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > 1. Schedule the incremental backup with OBJECTS="J:\IMAGENOW\SUBOB_OSM > \*" > > > OPTIONS=-SUBDIR=YES > > > > > > > Andy, > > > > Your above comment got me thinking we aren't doing certain backups > > correctly. > > > > We have a large CIFS server with 40+ TSM nodes/schedules defined to > backup > > the individual mount points/directories/user owned areas. In the > schedule, > > I have coded things like "OBJECTS="\\somcifs.rams.adp.vcu.edu\ph" but > not > > the OPTIONS=-SUBDIR=YES". This node has 1.7M objects and 1.4TB of > > backups.... > > > > I realize this sounds like a stupid question, but do I really need the > > "-SUBDIR=YES"? If so, I am missing lots of backups I need to fix right > > away? > > > > > > -- > > *Zoltan Forray* > > TSM Software & Hardware Administrator > > Xymon Monitor Administrator > > VMware Administrator (in training) > > Virginia Commonwealth University > > UCC/Office of Technology Services > > www.ucc.vcu.edu > > [email protected] - 804-828-4807 > > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will > > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social > > security number or confidential personal information. For more details > > visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html > > > -- *Zoltan Forray* TSM Software & Hardware Administrator Xymon Monitor Administrator VMware Administrator (in training) Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services www.ucc.vcu.edu [email protected] - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html
