Does a "selective" backup count as an absolute/unqualified Incremental backup?
Regards Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Richard Sims > Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2007 11:22 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Point in time restore problem > > On May 22, 2007, at 10:24 PM, Paul Dudley wrote: > > > We perform incremental backups each night and occasional archive > > backups > > on our mail server (which is linux OS) > > > > I am currently performing a point in time restore via the GUI for an > > account on that mail server. The point in time is last Friday morning. > > However the restore seems to be restoring everything that was ever > > backed up in that account. > > > > At the time the account was 500 Mb in size - I am restoring this > > account > > to another location on the server and so far it has restored 1.8 Gb of > > data. > > > > Why is this happening? > > > > Why is it restoring files that were deleted or moved months ago? > > Paul - > > That manifestation is documented in the Admin Guide, under "How IBM > Tivoli Storage Manager Selects Files for Policy Operations": > "Incremental > Backup", where that can happen if an unqualified Incremental backup > is not done often enough for a file system. Point-in-time restorals > can be "interesting". > > Richard Sims ANL - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person.