restore W2K client server

[gsavy]

Hello

Have you try to restore a w2K client with TSM ?

I don't have any BMR or DR module/agent, just TSM 5.2.2 client and server

I 've got a test server for this, but I'm uanble to restore this server. In fact it's nearly good, but all the profiles are not restored.

I gues it's a registry issue

So I'm wondering where is the issue: Is the registry backup allright and how to check it, or the issue is in the registry restore process ?


Did you experimented this kind of issue.



My test and restore procedure is the following

W2K +SP3 (same trouble with SP4)
TSM client 5.2
integrate to Domain
log into with 2 profiles from the domain (for test)
Full Backup of the client

Crash

W2K +SP3
TSM
Restore System disk, don't reboot, restore SystemObject and then reboot

The computer is ok, in the domain, but the 2 profiles have disappeared. (they exist on disk in c:\my doc, but not in registry)

Thanks for your help.

 

[comtec17]

Do you have C:\adsm.sys included in your include list?

 

[gsavy]

No, no specifically for this directory. But it is included in the backup.

Does this directory, should be specifically written in the dsm.opt or in the client option at the server level ?

Thanks for your help

 

[comtec17]

From the command line (NOTE: Only restore system objects

dsmc restore C:\adsm.sys\registry\<nodename>\machine\ c:\winnt\system32\config\ preservepath=none

dsmc restore C:\adsm.sys\registry\<nodename>\users\default c:\winnt\system32\config\
Replied YES to replace system objects and rebooted

 

[gsavy]

I must do it from the command line ?

It's not working from the GUI ? in the Redbook procedure it seems to be possible.In fact the result is not good :-(

Is it normal that the structure of the adsm.sys dir is different than yours ?
c:\adsm.sys\w2kreg\registry\machine
c:\adsm.sys\w2kreg\registry\name

In your second line, why do you restore only \users\default and not all \users dir ?

Thanks very much

 

[comtec17]

Is is not just default, restore all your users. I have found that the command line is the only way to restore it correctly

 

[gsavy]

Ok thanks but in my case I'm still unable to restore my test server.

I'll open a call at tivoli support.