Thanks Angela. All very intuitive. I just wanted to be sure. Regards,
Joerg Pohlmann -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Angela Robertson Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 08:40 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] DP for SQL 6.4 Copyfull MC binding Hi Joerg, I am happy to help. Here's the information to answer your question: VSSPOLICY * * COPYFULL TSM VSS_FULL_TSM_MC If I can provide more detail, I will post. For now, I think this information answers the immediate question. Angela ---------------------------------------------------------------- Angela Robertson IBM Software Group Durham, NC 27703 [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 08/12/2013 08:03:59 PM: > "J. Pohlmann" <[email protected]> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > 08/12/2013 08:03 PM > > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > To > > [email protected], > > cc > > Subject > > Re: [ADSM-L] DP for SQL 6.4 Copyfull MC binding > > Thanks Angela. What about the VSSPOLICY specification? > > Thanks for your help. > > Regards, > > Joerg Pohlmann > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Angela Robertson > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 16:48 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] DP for SQL 6.4 Copyfull MC binding > > Here is some information that might help. There's more information > than you > asked for, but I hope you find the additional detail helpful. > > Legacy backups use INCLUDE/EXCLUDE statements in the Data Protection > for SQL > options file. For the examples provided in the following tables, > grouped statements are intended to be used together. For example: > > \...\full* > \...\full*\* > > and > > \...\file\f1*\* > \...\file\f1* > \...\f1\file* > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Object matches for backuptype |Specification | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all objects |\...\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements with |\...\full* | > |all type of backups | | > |(full, diff, log, group, file, set) |\...\diff* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for include and exclude |\...\full* | > |statements with all type of backups |\...\full*\* | > |(full, diff, log, group, file, set) | | > | |\...\copyfull* | > | |\...\copyfull*\* | > | | | > | |\...\diff* | > | |\...\diff*\* | > | | | > | |\...\log* | > | |\...\log\...\* | > | | | > | |\...\group* | > | |\...\group\...\* | > | | | > | |\...\file* | > | |\...\file\...\* | > | | | > | |\...\set* | > | |\...\set\...\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements with |\...\g1\group* | > |file (f1) and group (g1) |\...\f1\file* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for include statements with |\...\group\g1*\* | > |file (f1) and group (g1) |\...\group\g1* | > | |\...\g1\group* | > | | | > | |\...\file\f1*\* | > | |\...\file\f1* | > | |\...\f1\file* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements with |\...\g*\group* | > |group or file object names beginning|\...\f*\file* | > |with g or f | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for include statements with |\...\group\g*\* | > |group or file object names beginning|\...\group\g* | > |with g or f |\...\g*\group* | > | | | > | |\...\file\f*\* | > | |\...\file\f* | > | |\...\f*\file* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements same |\...\*\group* | > |as \...\group* or \...\file* (there |\...\*\file* | > |is no equivalent for include | | > |statements) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > > > > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |backuptype object with database |Specification | > |matches | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all objects with |\...\Db1\...\* | > |database name Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all objects with |\...\Db*\...\* | > |database name Db1 beginning with Db | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Ambiguous |\...\*\...\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\full* | > |full, diff, copyfull objects with |\...\Db1\copyfull* | > |database name Db1 |\...\Db1\diff* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\full* | > |statements using full, diff, |\...\Db1\full*\* | > |copyfull objects with database name | | > |Db1 |\...\Db1\copyfull* | > | |\...\Db1\copyfull*\* | > | | | > | |\...\Db1\diff* | > | |\...\Db1\diff*\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\...\log* | > |log, group, file, set objects with |\...\Db1\...\group* | > |database name Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\...\log* | > |statements using log, group, file, |\...\Db1\...\log*\...\* | > |set objects with database name Db1 | | > | |\...\Db1\...\group* | > | |\...\Db1\...\group*\...\* | > | | | > | |\...\Db1\...\file* | > | |\...\Db1\...\file*\...\* | > | | | > | |\...\Db1\...\set* | > | |\...\Db1\...\set*\...\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\g1\group* | > |all group or file object names (g1, |\...\Db1\f1\file* | > |f1) with database name Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\group\g1* | > |statements using all group or file |\...\Db1\group\g1*\* | > |object names (g1, f1) with database |\...\Db1\g1\group* | > |name Db1 | | > | |\...\Db1\file\f1* | > | |\...\Db1\file\f1*\* | > | |\...\Db1\f1\file* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\g*\group* | > |all group or file object names |\...\Db1\f*\file* | > |beginning with g or f with database | | > |name Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\group\g* | > |statements using all group or file |\...\Db1\group\g*\* | > |object names beginning with g or f |\...\Db1\g*\group* | > |with database name Db1 | | > | |\...\Db1\file\f* | > | |\...\Db1\file\f*\* | > | |\...\Db1\f*\file* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\*\group* | > |\...\Db1\...\group* or file* (there |\...\Db1\*\file* | > |is no equivalent for include | | > |statements) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements using|\...\Db1\...\full* | > |\...\Db1\full* | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude and include |\...\Db1\...\full* | > |statements using \...\Db1\full* |\...\Db1\...\full*\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements using|\...\*\full* | > |\...\full* | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude and include |\...\*\full* | > |statements using \...\full* |\...\*\full*\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements using|\...\*\*\group* | > |\...\group* (there is no equivalent | | > |for include statements) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for exclude statements using|\...\*\g1\group* | > |\...\g1\group* (there is no | | > |equivalent for include statements) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Ambiguous |\...\*\...\log* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Nothing (typeInfo missing) |\...\Db1\set* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > > > > For the following table, use the following guidelines: > If you use using only exclude statements with only \meta\, all objects > (including data) are excluded. > If you are using only exclude statements with only \data\, errors occur. > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Meta and data object matches |Specification | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta or data objects|\...\meta\...\* | > | |\...\data\...\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta full objects |\...\meta\...\full* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all data full objects |\...\data\...\full* | > | |\...\data\...\full*\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta group object |\...\meta\...\g1\group* | > |names (g1) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all data group object |\...\data\...\group\g1* | > |names (g1) |\...\data\...\group\g1*\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta group object |\...\meta\...\g*\group* | > |names beginning with g | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all data group object |\...\data\...\group\g* | > |names beginning with g |\...\data\...\group\g*\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Same as \...\meta\...\group* |\...\meta\...\*\group* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Nothing (qualifiers missing) |\...\meta\*\...\data\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > > > > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Meta and data object with database |Specification | > |matches | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta or data objects|\...\meta\...\Db1\...\* | > |with database name Db1 |\...\data\...\Db1\...\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta objects with |\...\meta\...\Db1\full* | > |database name Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for full objects matching |\...\data\...\Db1\full* | > |all data objects |\...\data\...\Db1\full*\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta objects with |\...\meta\...\Db1\...\log* | > |database name Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all log objects matching|\...\data\...\Db1\...\log\...\* | > |all data objects | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all group matching all |\...\meta\...\Db1\...\group* | > |meta objects | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for group matching all data |\...\data\...\Db1\group\...\* | > |objects | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta object names ( |\...\meta\...\Db1\g1\group* | > |g1) with database name Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all data group object |\...\data\...\Db1\group\g1* | > |names (g1) with database name Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta object names |\...\meta\...\Db1\g*\group* | > |beginning with g with database name | | > |Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all data group object |\...\data\...\Db1\group\g* | > |names beginning with g with database| | > |name Db1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Same as \...\meta\...\Db1\...\group*|\...\meta\...\Db1\*\group* | > |(No equivalent for data objects) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Same as \...\meta\...\full* (No |\...\meta\...\*\full* | > |equivalent for data objects) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Same as \...\meta\...\group* (No |\...\meta\...\*\*\group* | > |equivalent for data objects) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Same as \...\meta\...\g1\group* (No |\...\meta\...\*\g1\group* | > |equivalent for data objects) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Ambiguous |\...\meta\...\*\...\log* | > | |\...\data\...\*\...\log* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Nothing (qualifiers missing) |\...\meta\*\...\data\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > > > > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Server matches |Specification | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all objects from all |SQL*\...\* | > |servers beginning with SQL | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all objects from all |SQL2012\...\* | > |server instances with host SQL2012 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all objects from server |SQL2012\INST1\...\* | > |SQL2012\INST1 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all objects from all |SQL2012\INST*\...\* | > |servers beginning with SQL2012\INST | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Same as SQL2012\...\* |SQL2012\*\...\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta or data objects|SQL2012\INST1\meta\...\* | > |from server SQL2012\INST1 |SQL2012\INST1\data\...\* | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta or data objects|SQL2012\*\meta\...\* | > |from all named server instances with| | > |host SQL2012 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all meta or data objects|SQL2012\...\meta\...\* | > |from all server instances with host | | > |SQL2012 | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > |Example for all objects from server |SQL2012\meta\...\* | > |default instance (if no instance |SQL2012\data\...\* | > |name matches ??ta) | | > |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Angela Robertson > IBM Software Group > Durham, NC 27703 > [email protected] > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 08/12/2013 > 06:25:30 PM: > > > "J. Pohlmann" <[email protected]> > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > > > 08/12/2013 06:25 PM > > > > Please respond to > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > > > To > > > > [email protected], > > > > cc > > > > Subject > > > > [ADSM-L] DP for SQL 6.4 Copyfull MC binding > > > > We are thinking of upgrading our DP for SQL environment to 6.4 so > > that we can take advantage of the copyfull type of backup. We would > > like to bind > a > > long-term retention MC to the copyfull backup, however the DP for > > SQL Installation and User's Guide (GC27-4010-10) does not cover this > > (page > > 3 states that different MCs can be bound to full and copyfull > > backups). If > we > > are going to use VSS backups, then we expect that VSSPOLICY > > statements > will > > do the MC binding. On page 43 at the revision bars, there is a > > statement that only FULL or a * can be used for the backup type, > > where a * will > cause > > a FULL backup to be taken. However on p 91 an example of VSSPOLICY > > shows FULL and INCR type of backups. There is no INCR type of backup > > for SQL (there is for DP for Exchange). Page 253 only shows FULL > > backup type examples for VSSPOLICY. > > > > > > > > If we were to use a COPYFULL with legacy backups, what would the > > include pattern be for the include statement to assign a long-term > retention MC? > > Page 254 (at the top) only shows the include pattern for the > > previously supported legacy backup types. > > > > > > > > Please help with the settings. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Joerg Pohlmann > >= >=
