Installation and User's Guide

SnapshotfsidleretriesSee “Include options” on page 395 for more information about include.fs.Use the snapshotfsidleretries option to specify the number of additional times theLVSA should try to achieve the snapshot file system idle wait time before theonline image backup or open file support operation fails.This option is only valid if OFS or online image backup has been configured, andthe LVSA has been selected as the snapshot provider.While the snapshot provider gives a point-in-time image of the volume, it does notguarantee that there is no disk related activity while the snapshot is taken. Thismight lead to an image backup that requires you to run chkdsk before the imagebackup is accessed. A message indicates that a chkdsk is necessary when youaccess the volume after the restore. In the case of OFS, a file might not be able tobe read. If the file cannot be read, a warning of the file read problem appears inthe dsmerror.log as a failed backup file, and the file is backed up during the nextincremental backup.For an online image backup, use the snapshotfsidleretries option with the backupimage command, the include.image option, or in your dsm.opt file. Place theinclude.image statement containing the snapshotfsidleretries value in your dsm.optfile.For open file support operations, use the snapshotfsidleretries option in yourdsm.opt file or the with the include.fs option.If the value you specified with the snapshotfsidlewait option cannot be satisfied inthe number of retries you specify with the snapshotfsidleretries option, thesnapshot and the image backup fails. If this occurs, you must adjust thesnapshotfsidlewait and snapshotfsidleretries values until the snapshot is successful.You can also use the presnapshotcmd and postsnapshotcmd options to temporarilyquiesce applications until the snapshot starts. You can also use the Preferenceseditor to specify these options.Supported ClientsThis option is valid for the Windows 32-bit clients only. The Tivoli StorageManager client API does not support this option. The server can also define thisoption.Options FilePlace this option in the client options file (dsm.opt). You can set this option on theImage-Snapshot tab of the Preferences editor.Syntax►► SNAPSHOTFSIDLERetries retrynumber ►◄ParametersretrynumberSpecifies the number of additional times the LVSA should try to achieve the470 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide