Unless your DBA leaves the gui open and one of your scheduled backups kicks off, using the incorrect settings in the opt file. Steve Schaub
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Remco Post Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 2:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Pointing FlashCopyManager.exe at a custom options file Hi Neil, we've opted to do the 'copy and overwrite' option files in a script that subsequently starts the GUI. The scripts are placed in the start menu and well, the exchange/sql admins see the difference, but the ease of use is such that there is very little to complain about. Op 19 feb. 2014, om 16:58 heeft Neil Schofield <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven: > I've got something of a revolt on my hands from our SQL DBAs when it > comes to the new Flash Copy Manager interface for TDP for SQL. > Fundamentally, their objections arise from an inability to specify the > name of a custom options file when launching the console. > > Previously, when managing multiple SQL Server instances in a Failover > Cluster the DBAs would have numerous shortcuts to TDPSQL.EXE with each > using the /TSMOPTFILE switch (along with /SQLSERVER ) to specify a > different options file on a shared disk. Unfortunately > FLASHCOPYMANAGER.EXE doesn't seem to allow the options file to be > specified in this way. > > IBM offer some advice to work around this limitation but this seems to > boil down to reverting to using the now deprecated TDPSQL.EXE or a > rather kludgy series of scripts to overwrite the default copy of the > options file with a custom version prior to launching the console: > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21597023 > > Neither of these is especially attractive and I wondered if anyone > else had a better way of coping with this scenario? The technote above > makes reference to reviewing this capability for future releases but > given this is now a year old and we've seen v7.1 arrive in the mean > time, I'm guessing they don't see it as a priority. > > Regards > Neil Schofield > Infrastructure Architect, Hardware Engineering Yorkshire Water > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Spotted a leak? > If you spot a leak please report it immediately. Call us on 0800 57 > 3553 or go to http://www.yorkshirewater.com/leaks > > Get a free water saving pack > Don't forget to request your free water and energy saving pack, it > could save you money on your utility bills and help you conserve > water. http://www.yorkshirewater.com/savewater > > The information in this e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, is > confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended > solely for the addressee only and are subject to the legal notice available > at http://www.keldagroup.com/email.htm. This email does not constitute a > binding offer, acceptance, amendment, waiver or other agreement, or create > any obligation whatsoever, unless such intention is clearly stated in the > body of the email. If you are not the intended recipient, please return the > message by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer. Any > disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on its contents > is prohibited and may be unlawful. > > Yorkshire Water Services Limited > Registered Office Western House, Halifax Road, Bradford, BD6 2SZ > Registered in England and Wales No 2366682 -- Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, Remco Post [email protected] +31 6 248 21 622 ----------------------------------------------------- Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm
