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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)
Created by Guest
Created on May 17, 2016

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TSM unable to recover file space if directory has been changed to symbolic link

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If a directory is changed to a symbolic link on a zLinux server then TSM does not expire the director but continues to keep its backup as current. This causes a problem doing a restore because TSM client attempts to restore both the directory and the symbolic link and generates a duplicate error. This is very problematic when the whole file space is restored during a Disaster Recovery test because that restore fails.

Problem was encounter in migration from SLES 11 to SLES 12 where two directories were changed to symbolic links.

Need a resolution such that at recovery time the file space can be recovered. If the design of the backup/expiration process is not changed then we need a change to the recovery process where we can specify that we want the file space recovered as it existed on disk.

Ken

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Jan 29, 2021

    IBM has evaluated the request, and has determined that it can not be implemented at this time or does not align with the current multi-year strategy. This request may be resubmitted for consideration after 18 months from the date of submission. The request submitter will automatically be notified by email when the request qualifies for reconsideration and resubmission.

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