It seems that as of version 4.2.1 the entire backup session is "Failed" if some objects fail to back up (for all client platforms). Whether it's abnormal or not is subject to debate. One advantage is that it is easier to spot files that are open during backup and take action (e.g. put them in the exclude list).
Dmitri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Wichmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 7:58 PM Subject: winNT client failure > I have a 4.2.1 WinNT2000 Client that is failing it's backup with a > return code of "4".. > > Is it just me or does it seem abnormal for the client to fail the backup > simply because it failed to backup a few files that were open at the > time of the backup? My understanding was that the backup would always be > *SUCCESSFUL* in this case. > > Looking through dsmsched.log It looks to me like a successful backup. > The only error I see is on three files (the rest is filled with > successful backups of files and system objects): > > 11/20/2001 20:06:06 ANS1228E Sending of object '\\sfloader\c$\Documents > and Settings\Administrator\NTUSER.DAT' failed > 11/20/2001 20:06:06 ANS4987E Error processing '\\sfloader\c$\Documents > and Settings\Administrator \NTUSER.DAT': the object is in use by another > process > 11/20/2001 20:06:07 ANS1228E Sending of object '\\sfloader\c$\Documents > and Settings\Administrator\ntuser.dat.LOG' failed > 11/20/2001 20:06:07 ANS4987E Error processing '\\sfloader\c$\Documents > and Settings\Administrator \ntuser.dat.LOG': the object is in use by > another process > 11/20/2001 20:06:17 ANS1228E Sending of object '\\sfloader\c$\Program > Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsmsched.log' failed > 11/20/2001 20:06:17 ANS4037E File '\\sfloader\c$\Program > Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsmsched.log' changed during processing. File > skipped. > 11/20/2001 20:06:25 ANS1802E Incremental backup of '\\sfloader\c$' > finished with 3 failure > > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS BEGIN > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Total number of objects inspected: 1,932 > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Total number of objects backed up: 1,848 > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Total number of objects updated: 0 > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Total number of objects rebound: 0 > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Total number of objects deleted: 0 > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Total number of objects expired: 3 > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Total number of objects failed: 3 > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Total number of bytes transferred: 235.51 MB > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Data transfer time: 1,357.36 sec > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Network data transfer rate: 177.67 KB/sec > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Aggregate data transfer rate: 167.58 KB/sec > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Objects compressed by: 0% > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Elapsed processing time: 00:23:59 > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS END > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 --- SCHEDULEREC OBJECT END BACKUP 11/20/2001 > 20:00:00 > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'BACKUP' failed. Return > code = 4. > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Sending results for scheduled event 'BACKUP'. > 11/20/2001 20:29:59 Results sent to server for scheduled event > 'STORAGELINK'. > > Gerald Wichmann > System Engineer > StorageLink > 408-844-8893 (v) > 408-844-9801 (f) >
