Well I'm confused now... First you said the folder is bound to a management class with verexists=2. But then you said you have DIRMC MCNOLIMIT. I'm not sure how to reconcile these two seemingly contradictory statements. So I can only offer some additional guesses at this time...
This is probably not what you are saying... but "for the record", adding the DIRMC MCNOLIMIT after the fact will not help with the current existing backup versions. If you've been running all along with DIRMC MCNOLIMIT, but the folders are still bound to MC7YR, then something is overriding your DIRMC. Maybe there is a duplicate DIRMC in the options file, or a client option set is forcing DIRMC MC7YR. If an override is not occurring, then maybe your backup is using a different options file, or else you are using the classic scheduler and didn't restart it after adding the DIRMC to the options file. Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: [email protected] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 02/27/2009 11:49:38 AM: > [image removed] > > Re: Windows PIT Restore issues > > Kevin Boatright > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 02/27/2009 11:51 AM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > I did try creating a management class with the following settings > and specified the management class in the opt file using “DIRMC MCNOLIMIT” > Versions Data Exists nolimit > Version Data Deleted nolimit > Retain Extra Versions 90 > Retain Only Version 90 > > Could be that the MCNOLIMIT has not been bound to those folders. > > If I’m reading your article correctly, even with the current > settings (retain extra version = 30) it seems that I can only go > back 1-2 days before the folder will not be displayed in the GUI. > This makes sense since the versions data exist = 2. > > Thanks, > Kevin > > _____________________________________________ > From: Andrew Raibeck [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:30 AM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Windows PIT Restore issues > > > Yes, you are on the right track looking at the management class. > > See http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07963.html for my > explanation of why you see what you see. > > Best regards, > > Andy > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development > Level 3 Team Lead > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus > Internet e-mail: [email protected] > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: > http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/ > IBMTivoliStorageManager.html > > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. > The command line is your friend. > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 02/27/2009 > 11:16:45 AM: > > > [image removed] > > > > Windows PIT Restore issues > > > > Kevin Boatright > > > > to: > > > > ADSM-L > > > > 02/27/2009 11:18 AM > > > > Sent by: > > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > > Attempting to do a point in time restore on a windows 2003 server > > using the Gui client. If I go back more than one day, I do not see > > all of the folders in the root of the drive. I see four out of > > eight folders. > > > > TSM Client version 5.3.4.8 > > TSM Server version 5.3.4.2 > > > > Performing a point in time restore from the command line works fine. > > I can see all of the folders. > > > > I was thinking it may have something to do with the management class > > bound to the folders. > > > > select class_name from backups where node_name='NODENAME' and > > type='DIR' group by class_name > > > > CLASS_NAME > > ------------------ > > MC7YR > > > > > > MC7YR Management class details > > Versions Data Exists 2 > > Version Data Deleted 1 > > Retain Extra Versions 30 > > Retain Only Version 2600 > > > > > > Anyone seen this behavior? > > > > Thanks, > > Kevin
