Logical Volume Snapshot Agent requires TSM 5.1.0 server Tested able to take snap shot of partitions in Fiber Channel Harddisk or current boot up partitions in local system.
Limitation of LVSA : TSM not able to backup current system boot up partition. TSM not able to backup partition where TSM client installed To best use of LVSA, install TSM client in system partition EX: C: TSM then able to take snap shot of all others non-boot up partitions including FC harddisk partitions The following not tested officially and not supported by TSM , Use as your own risk!!! LVSA should able to take snap shot of system partition if that system partition is not currently booting up the system. 1. A Duel boot system should able to backup the system partition that is not currently booting up from. WARNING: The following SETUP method may destroy all partitons in secondary harddisk in Windows XP environemnt, please do not try!! 2. Attach 2 hard disks with Windows XP installed together, boot up the system from one HD , and TRY TO take snap shot of the other, As I mention , do as your own risk. The problem here due to after booting up , Windows XP detect a new drive , but all partition in new drive is empty?? Tivoli Storage Management Function Verification Test , FVT Automation Project Lead Office:408-256-3312 Home:650-757-1661 Cell:415-218-7880 AIM:smartbluewong Dept Y0LA /Bldg 050-3 / Office 3A64 IBM SSG Division 46 John Bremer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 04/18/2002 07:31:53 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: online image backup Hi all, Just experimenting with this new 5.1 feature, using the Logical Volume Snapshot Agent (LVSA). First, when configuring the LVSA Configuration Wizard, I am not presented with the appropriate panels to configure this feature. The Wizard goes from the "Install" choice panel, directly to "Finish". Nothing seems to be installed, or change, however, I do get the success pop-up window (either LVSA is now installed, or LVSA is already installed, if I try again). Then at the GUI, I would expect to see the option to do LVSA at the backup window - as stated in the documentation: " To perform an online image backup, select Image Snapshot Backup from the drop-down list. " That option is not present in the dropdown list. So I go to the command line, and try "backup image c:" to which I am told, "Session rejected: Downlevel server code version" TSM Server 4.2.2 AIX 4.3.3 Win2K TSM 5.1 client API installed. Any ideas about what I am doing wrong. Are some things (all things?) not supported with 5.1 clients and 4.2 server? Thank you. John