IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX and Linux Backup-Archive ...

Backing up AIX JFS2 extended attributesAIX Enhanced Journal File System (JFS2) provides backup processing for namedextended attributes (EA) for all file systems that support named extendedattributes. These extended attributes will automatically be backed up with eachobject that has extended attributes data, and no additional action is required.The only file system that supports named user extended attributes is JFS2, whenthe file system is defined with the v2 format. This support is provided for files anddirectories. Support is not provided for extended attributes on symbolic links.Displaying backup processing statusDuring a backup, by default Tivoli Storage Manager displays the status of each fileit attempts to back up. Tivoli Storage Manager reports the file’s size, path, filename, total number of bytes transferred, and whether the backup attempt wassuccessful. These are also recorded in the dsmsched.log file for scheduledcommands.The Web client and backup-archive client Java GUI provide a Task List windowthat displays information about files during processing. When a task completes, aBackup Report window displays processing details. Click the Help button in theBackup Report window for context help.On the backup-archive command line the name of each file is displayed after it issent to the server. The progress indicator shows overall progress. Informationalmessages might display as follows:Table 35. Client command line informational messagesInformational messageMeaningDirectory-->Indicates the directory that you back up.Normal File-->.Any file that is not a directory, symbolic link or special file.Special File-->Special files define devices for the system or temporary files created byprocesses. There are three basic types of special files: FIFO (first-in,first-out), block, and character. FIFO files are also called pipes. Pipes arecreated by one process to temporarily allow communication with anotherprocess. These files cease to exist when the first process finishes. Blockand character files define devices. Tivoli Storage Manager processes onlydevice and named pipe special files. Socket special files are notprocessed.Symbolic Link-->Indicates that Tivoli Storage Manager backs up a symbolic link.Updating-->Indicates that only the file meta data is sent, not the data itself.Expiring-->Indicates an object (file or directory) on the server that no longer existson the client is expired and made inactive on the server.Total number of objects inspected: As indicated. When using journal-based backup, the number of objectsinspected might be less than the number of objects backed up.Total number of objects backed up: As indicated.Total number of objects updated: These are files whose attributes, such as file owner or file permissions,have changed.Total number of objects rebound: See “Binding management classes to files” on page 237 for moreinformation.156 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX and Linux Backup-Archive Clients Version 6.1: Installation and User’s Guide