[Ocfs2-users] OCFS2 FS with BACKUP Tools/Vendors

[Luis Freitas]

   We use Veritas Netbackup 6.0 (With MP7) to backup some export files on a OCFS2 filesystem, didnt have any issues so far but we didnt test it too much either.

   OCFS2 can be regarded as a regular file system, unlike OCFS1 which could not be accessed without a special version of cp and tar. But I doubt Veritas would directly support any issues we eventually find when backing up (or restoring) files from OCFS2. 

   If you really want support you might need to copy the files from OCFS2 with operating system commands to a ext3 filesystem and then copy from there. 

Regards,
Luis

--- On Thu, 4/2/09, Daniel Keisling <Daniel.Keisling at ppdi.com> wrote:

> From: Daniel Keisling <Daniel.Keisling at ppdi.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-users] OCFS2 FS with BACKUP Tools/Vendors
> To: "Bumpass, Brian" <brian.bumpass at wachovia.com>, ocfs2-users at oss.oracle.com
> Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 5:22 PM
> I use HP Data Protector.  OCFS2 is supported in v6.0.
> 
> 
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> 	From: ocfs2-users-bounces at oss.oracle.com
> [mailto:ocfs2-users-bounces at oss.oracle.com] On Behalf Of
> Bumpass, Brian
> 	Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 1:31 PM
> 	To: ocfs2-users at oss.oracle.com
> 	Subject: [Ocfs2-users] OCFS2 FS with BACKUP Tools/Vendors
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> 	
> 
> 	My apology up front if this has been discussed already.  
> I've
> reviewed the archives back to Nov. 2005 and found little of
> anything.
> 
> 	 
> 
> 	I need some information concerning support for OCFS2 by
> backup
> products.  Currently we use IBM/Tivoli's TSM tool.   
> They don't support
> OCFS2 filesystems.  And it looks like they have no intent
> to supporting
> the FS in next releases.    Note... They do support their
> own NAS FS,
> GPFS.  But this costs extra.
> 
> 	 
> 
> 	Additionally, the small testing I have done is that a file
> under
> an OCFS2 FS backs up and recovers quite nicely.    I have
> not tested
> using ACL-lists.  But don't really care about those.  
> This issue comes
> down to support.   
> 
> 	 
> 
> 	So... I guess what I am looking for is some indication of
> what
> the user community with OCFS2 and doing backups has been
> along similar
> issues.
> 
> 	 
> 
> 	Sorry... The environment being supported is SLES 10 SP2
> 64-bit
> on DELL & HP hardware.
> 
> 	 
> 
> 	Thanks in advance,
> 
> 	-B
> 
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