An experiment last night leads me to believe (N=1) that a renamed VM will take a full backup even if you rename its filespace to match its new VM name.
David -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Schneider, Jim Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 4:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM/VME renames >From the manual (p.104): If you rename a VM, and you select this option >[incremental forever], the schedule backs up the renamed VM. I do not know if it takes a full backup again. Jim Schneider -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ehresman,David E. Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 1:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM/VME renames My vmware admin is planning to rename a number of VMs to conform to a new naming standard. Can I avoid new FULLs of the renamed VM by renaming the filespace associated with that VM to match the new name? Or will info in the CTL file force a FULL backup anyway? David ********************************************************************** Information contained in this e-mail message and in any attachments thereto is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your systems, notify the sender immediately, and refrain from using or disclosing all or any part of its content to any other person.
