[gpfsug-discuss] Q: backup with dsmc & .snapshots directory

[Luis Bolinches]

I usually exclude them. Otherwise you will end up with lots of data on the TSM backend. 

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> On 27 Feb 2017, at 12.23, Hans-Joachim Ehlers <service at metamodul.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> short question: if we are using the native TSM dsmc Client, should we exclude the "./.snapshots/." directory from the backup or is it best practise to backup the .snapshots as well. 
> 
> Note: We DO NOT use a dedicated .snapshots directory for backups right now. The snapshots directory is created by a policy which is not adapted for TSM so the snapshot creation and deletion is not synchronized with TSM. In the near future we might use dedicated .snapshots for the backup.
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> Hajo
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