[gpfsug-discuss] mmbackup file selections

[IBM Spectrum Scale]

Hi Paul,

If you run mmbackup with "DEBUGmmbackup=2", it keeps all working files even
after successful backup. They are available at MMBACKUP_RECORD_ROOT
(default is FSroot or FilesetRoot directory).
In .mmbackupCfg directory, there are 3 directories:
	updatedFiles  : contains a file that lists all candidates for backup
	statechFiles  : cantains a file that lists all candidates for meta
info update
	expiredFiles  : cantains a file that lists all candidates for
expiration


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From:	"Paul Ward" <p.ward at nhm.ac.uk>
To:	"gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org"
            <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
Date:	01/18/2022 11:56 AM
Subject:	[EXTERNAL] [gpfsug-discuss] mmbackup file selections
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Hi, I am trying to work out what files have been sent to backup using
mmbackup. I have increased the -L value from 3 up to 6 but only seem to see
the files that are in scope, not the ones that are selected. I can see the
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Hi,

I am trying to work out what files have been sent to backup using mmbackup.
I have increased the -L value from 3 up to 6 but only seem to see the files
that are in scope, not the ones that are selected.

I can see the three file lists generated during a backup, but can’t seem to
find a list of what files were backed up.

It should be the diff of the shadow and shadow-old, but the wc -l of the
diff doesn’t match the number of files in the backup summary.
Wrong assumption?

Where should I be looking – surely it shouldn’t be this hard to see what
files are selected?


Kindest regards,
Paul

Paul Ward
TS Infrastructure Architect
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T: 02079426450
E: p.ward at nhm.ac.uk
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