What he ment was problaby the fact that TSM doesnt "support" VSS when it comes to backing up normal files(aka open-file support).
With the introduction of VSS, there is now an option to use VSS to handle the open-file issue normally solved with products like OpenFile Manager from St Bernard, or Tivolis own Open-file support. Tivoli does however, as you clearly stated, use VSS to backup the systemstate object. Best Regards Daniel Sparrman ----------------------------------- Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervägen 6B 183 62 TÄBY Växel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51 Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2004-05-10 14:12 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: ntuser.dat backup on Windows 2003 ... >Unfortunately, TSM does not yet support VSS ... Eh? From the TSM 5.2.2 Windows client manual: "Tivoli Storage Manager supports the Microsoft Volume Shadowcopy Service (VSS) on Windows Server 2003. Tivoli Storage Manager uses VSS to back up all system state components as a single object, to provide a consistent point-in-time snapshot of the system state. You can back up all system service components (the default) or individual components." Richard Sims http://people.bu.edu/rbs