Thanks for the explanation Andy - it makes sense. I am doing the auditing with FIX=YES, so we should get another backup. I am hoping this is not a very pervasive problem - I have not hit any other "damaged" files yet.
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, Andrew Raibeck wrote: > Hi Andy, > > When a volume is audited with FIX=NO, damaged files are marked as such, > but not deleted. In this case, damaged files are not automatically > eligible for backup again just by virtue of being damaged. Consider the > possibility that the "damage" could be temporary, such as if the drive on > which the audit was performed was dirty; and that once the drive is > cleaned, another audit will show the file as being fine. > > When a volume is audited with FIX=YES, then the damaged files will be > deleted. If the damaged file is deleted AND it is the active version, then > it will be eligible for backup the next time the client backup runs. If > the damaged file is an INACTIVE version, then that by itself will not > trigger another backup of the file (but of course the file could be backed > up again if it has changed on the client system since the last time the > file was backed up). > > Regards, > > Andy > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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. > > > > Andy Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 04/08/2004 08:55 > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > To > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc > > Subject > Files Marked Damaged by Audit Volume > > > > > > > If an active file is marked damaged by audit volume, is the file backed > up at the next opportunity? > > We have a situation where at least one tape that had undiscovered > damaged files was copied to a copypool tape. Those files are not > recoverable at this time. We are contemplating a full audit on all the > volumes in the onsite pool, but need to know if the files marked damaged > will be backed up again. > > Thanks for any info. >