Hey Andrew, how about we all put our request in this forum and you consolidate them to your management? I think my voice has a bit more of chance to be heard via this path then making a request to my IBM Partner account rep.
So I vote we have the option to NOT backup SYSTEMOBJECTS (the *.exe's, *.dll's, etc...) on the W2K platform. Thanks /gjs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Raibeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:36 AM Subject: Re: Exclude SYSTEM_OBJECT redux > Matt, > > This is a recognized requirement, though no delivery timeframe is > available yet. > > Taking this up with you rmarketing rep is a good idea. The more people > request it, the more likely it is to receive a higher priority. > > Regards, > > Andy > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS > Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. > The command line is your friend. > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > > > > "Matthew A. Bacchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 02/26/2002 15:18 > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Exclude SYSTEM_OBJECT redux > > > > Folks, > We are apparently in the minority due to the fact that we don't want to > backup > the SYSTEM_OBJECT on Windows 2000 on our clients. I have contacted Tivoli > support and know that my only option currently is to use the DOMAIN > statement > in the dsm.opt file to control this. Therefore I come to the community > and > ask what (if any) requests have you made of the developers for design > changes concerning this topic. > > I know some developers frequent this list, and if any of them care to > comment on this, I would love to have your input. I plan on talking > with Tivoli Marketing soon, asking for a design change to incorporate > a feature that will allow me to exclude the SYSTEM_OBJECT; so maybe > something like an option called EXCLUDE.SYSTEMOBJECT. It is my > opinion that this should be an option that could be set from a server > client > option set, so that each client dsm.opt file doesn't need to be > modified. This is a problem in my environment, as I have over 10,000 > clients total, and it's difficult to make changes that require user > action. > > When I spoke with Tivoli support about my problem, he mentioned that > when designing the capability to backup the system files, they were > required to take an 'all or nothing' approach. While this seems to be > true, they make it quite difficult for the user to choose the > 'nothing' route, much different from the philosophy TSM normally > espouses. > > OK, thanks for listening. I look forward to your comments. > > -Matt >