When backing up a server for the first time, the System Objects are NOT completely backed up. Does anyone know why this is? Is there a way to have it all backed up on the first try?
It looks like you have to backup the system object more than once??? Here is some data from only 1 backup of the system objects. Following is the data from a second backup. Notice the size of the COMPDB, EVENTLOG, and RSM all increase! It is after the second backup that I was able to successfully restore the system objects. Total number of objects inspected: 7,527 Total number of objects backed up: 7,328 Total number of objects updated: 0 Total number of objects rebound: 0 Total number of objects deleted: 0 Total number of objects expired: 0 Total number of objects failed: 0 Total number of bytes transferred: 504.75 MB Data transfer time: 69.29 sec Network data transfer rate: 7,459.44 KB/sec Aggregate data transfer rate: 652.23 KB/sec Objects compressed by: 30% Elapsed processing time: 00:00:12 tsm> q systemobject Session established with server Server Version 4, Release 2, Level 1.15 Server date/time: 08/15/2002 08:06:14 Last access: 08/14/2002 15:54:01 Size Backup Date Mgmt Class A/I File ---- ----------- ---------- --- ---- 376 08/14/2002 16:03:01 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\COMPDB 376 08/14/2002 16:03:02 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\EVENTLOG 138,902,044 08/14/2002 16:04:57 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\SYSFILES 3,972,159 08/14/2002 16:07:09 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\REGISTRY 392 08/14/2002 16:07:11 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRT\RSM ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Total number of objects inspected: 7,539 Total number of objects backed up: 1,838 Total number of objects updated: 0 Total number of objects rebound: 0 Total number of objects deleted: 0 Total number of objects expired: 0 Total number of objects failed: 0 Total number of bytes transferred: 141.17 MB Data transfer time: 30.65 sec Network data transfer rate: 4,715.24 KB/sec Aggregate data transfer rate: 309.93 KB/sec Objects compressed by: 41% Elapsed processing time: 00:03:46 tsm> q systemobject Size Backup Date Mgmt Class A/I File ---- ----------- ---------- --- ---- 7,930 08/15/2002 08:09:24 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\COMPDB 5,593 08/15/2002 08:09:25 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\EVENTLOG 138,902,044 08/15/2002 08:11:19 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\SYSFILES 4,022,582 08/15/2002 08:14:15 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\REGISTRY 19,936 08/15/2002 08:14:17 DEFAULT A SYSTEM OBJECT\TSMOSDRTST\RSM Thanks, Marc Levitan Storage Manager PFPC Global Funds Services