Re: backing up just a few directories?
Hi, I tried putting a non-mount point in the domain line, but the client didn't like that. Recommendations? You can use the virtualmountpoint option on unix clients. Place the following option in dsm.sys: virtualmountpoint /etc and then define /etc as a domain in dsm.opt: domain /etc This will only backup your /etc directory. -- Viele Gruesse, Dirk Kastens Universitaet Osnabrueck, Rechenzentrum (Computer Center) Albrechtstr. 28, 49069 Osnabrueck, Germany Tel.: +49-541-969-2347, FAX: -2470
Re: backing up just a few directories?
Specify the directories in the command line, e.g.: dsmc i /dir1/ /dir2/ /etc/ -subdir=yes etc. You can define a separate schedule for the machine and put the directories in the OBJECTS field of the schedule, e.g.: def schedule standard special objects=/dir1/ /dir2/ /etc/ options=-subdir=yes Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. Good enough is the enemy of excellence. ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 2007-07-18 10:06:49: I have a few systems I'd like to add to TSM but only backup a few directory hierarchies. These aren't always mount points (for example, the /etc directory under the / mount point.) Does TSM really not have a way for me to define just back up X without worrying about anything else on that mount? I know I can do a exclude /.../* include /etc/.../* but then I get all the directories backed up all over /. I could append exclude.dirs for the larger hierarchies (/lib, /usr, etc.) but that seems awkward too. I feel like I'm going at this problem the wrong way, but I haven't found a right way. I tried putting a non-mount point in the domain line, but the client didn't like that. Recommendations? Thanks, Dave
Re: backing up just a few directories?
On Jul 18, 2007, at 1:06 PM, Dave Mussulman wrote: I have a few systems I'd like to add to TSM but only backup a few directory hierarchies. These aren't always mount points (for example, the /etc directory under the / mount point.) Does TSM really not have a way for me to define just back up X without worrying about anything else on that mount? I know I can do a exclude /.../* include /etc/.../* but then I get all the directories backed up all over /. I could append exclude.dirs for the larger hierarchies (/lib, /usr, etc.) but that seems awkward too. I feel like I'm going at this problem the wrong way, but I haven't found a right way. I tried putting a non-mount point in the domain line, but the client didn't like that. Recommendations? Get familiar with TSM facilities to be able to choose from the possibilities it provides. If you want to always backup up just /etc, then define that as a VIRTUALMountpoint and then code it on the DOMain statement. Then, / etc will become a TSM filespace. Another possibility: The dsmc Incremental command accepts a file system, directory, or file, so you could instead specify that as the OBJects value of a client schedule (OBJects=/etc/). Richard Sims
Re: backing up just a few directories?
Take a look at the virtual mountpoint feature on the Backup Archive Client Installation and User's Guide. On 7/18/07, Dave Mussulman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a few systems I'd like to add to TSM but only backup a few directory hierarchies. These aren't always mount points (for example, the /etc directory under the / mount point.) Does TSM really not have a way for me to define just back up X without worrying about anything else on that mount? I know I can do a exclude /.../* include /etc/.../* but then I get all the directories backed up all over /. I could append exclude.dirs for the larger hierarchies (/lib, /usr, etc.) but that seems awkward too. I feel like I'm going at this problem the wrong way, but I haven't found a right way. I tried putting a non-mount point in the domain line, but the client didn't like that. Recommendations? Thanks, Dave -- Helder Garcia
Re: backing up just a few directories?
For Dave: Try using the virtualmountpoint. This allows just what you want. It telss tsm to treat the specified directory tree as if it were a real mountpoint. Good luck. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University phone: 765-285-1310 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Mussulman Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 1:07 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: backing up just a few directories? I have a few systems I'd like to add to TSM but only backup a few directory hierarchies. These aren't always mount points (for example, the /etc directory under the / mount point.) Does TSM really not have a way for me to define just back up X without worrying about anything else on that mount? I know I can do a exclude /.../* include /etc/.../* but then I get all the directories backed up all over /. I could append exclude.dirs for the larger hierarchies (/lib, /usr, etc.) but that seems awkward too. I feel like I'm going at this problem the wrong way, but I haven't found a right way. I tried putting a non-mount point in the domain line, but the client didn't like that. Recommendations? Thanks, Dave
