Hello Rick, very welcome and very useful information. I found the 'Cluster Database' as a 256 KB object in 'SystemState' as you said. However, there's a quorum disk as well with some '*hive*' files. According to our Windows admin, these don't need to be backed up.
Thanks again and best regards, Rainer > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Rick Adamson > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Windows server 2008 cluster db backup > > In 2008 the cluster config and cluster db are backed up via VSS, as a > part of the systemstate. We are just now moving to 2008 so I haven't > done any testing with it yet to see how/if TSM has a recommended > solution. However, seeing that it is part of the SS you should be able > to test it by running a backup and then either querying the components > of the system state (or use the GUI) to see if it is present. > > On another note: > Many opinions are that in most cases there is little need to restore > the > clusterdb from backup since 2008 clusters use the Majority Node Set > model. This means that instead of the cluster config & db being on a > quorum drive each node of the cluster has its own copy locally, as > well > as backup copies stored with a "tmp" file extension. When a node is > recovered or rebuilt and re-joined into the cluster the surviving > nodes > provide the new node a copy of the current database (following the > process in links below). > > Simply stated a copy of the db (and "tmp" backups) are located locally > on every node of the cluster. > > This may help: > > http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2008/01/20/7176982.aspx > > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224999 > > Hope this helps you out... > ~Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > Rainer Holzinger > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ADSM-L] Windows server 2008 cluster db backup > > Hi all, > > > > I'm running a MX cluster on two Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise servers. > > TSM B/A client 5.5.2.12 is installed on both. > > How do I backup the MS clusterdb? > > > > Thanks and best regards, > > Rainer > > > > -------------------------------- > > RHo-Consulting > > Rainer Holzinger > > Bachstr. 10 > > D-93105 Tegernheim > > phone: +49 9403 969174 > > mobile: +49 162 2807 888 > > email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > This e-mail is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not > the intended recipient, please notify the sender IMMEDIATELY; you > should > not copy the e-mail or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents > to any other person. > > > > VIRUSES: > > Although there have been taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and > attachments are free from any viruses, the recipient should at its > sole > discretion take the necessary measures to ensure that the received > messages are actually virus free.
