Follow-up to my other response to your query: To answer your question directly, I forget when the attribute update was introduced, but this behavior has been there for a very long time, at least as far back as version 4 if not before then.
Best regards, Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [email protected] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 2011-06-20 09:04:09: > From: Rick Adamson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 2011-06-20 09:07 > Subject: Re: EMERGENCY QUESTION: RESTORE ONLY PERMISSIONS? > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > Great info Andy. What version did this approach start with, as in the > past I have been experienced that when our security department changes > ACLS (Win) on a file server TSM historically has re-backed up all files > associated with the change, but I haven't checked it in some time to see > if it still happens. > > > ~Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Andrew Raibeck > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 5:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] EMERGENCY QUESTION: RESTORE ONLY PERMISSIONS? > > Just to clarify: > > - When a file is backed up, it's "simple" or "basic" attributes are > backed > up with that file. > > - During incremental backup, if only the basic attributes change, then > the > entire file is not backed up again. Rather, just the attributes are > updated for the active backup version. The attributes for older backup > versions are not changed. > > - This behavior applies not only to Unix and Linux, but to Windows as > well. > > Best regards, > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development > Level 3 Team Lead > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS > Internet e-mail: [email protected] > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: > http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_ > Storage_Manager > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 2011-06-17 > 17:15:09: > > > From: Remco Post <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: 2011-06-17 17:17 > > Subject: Re: EMERGENCY QUESTION: RESTORE ONLY PERMISSIONS? > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > > > On 17 jun 2011, at 21:32, john d wrote: > > > > > Do not think you are correct on TSM only keeps one version > permission > - I > > > > It depends, for unix file systems the simple permission bits are > > kept in the database, only one version. That's why, when only the > > permissions change, TSM will only update the file, not back it up. > > > > For windows and unix extended ACLs, those are stored with the file > > in the storage pool, and multiple versions are kept. > > > > > believe it would keep IAW the policy settings. Can you show the > link > > > which you are getting this info from. Thanks > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, > > > > Remco Post > > [email protected] > > +31 6 248 21 622
