topic Re: OSSV 3 and the Archive bit in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/OSSV-3-and-the-Archive-bit/m-p/428#M46 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>According to the manual: </P><P>"A block-level incremental (BLI) backup recognizes that a file has changed based on a timestamp and checksum algorithm".</P><P>So i guess archive bit is not used in traditional BLI backup method in any version including v3.</P><P>About changelog minifilter driver it only says: </P><P>"Open Systems SnapVault scans the backup folder to identify the changed files".</P><P>IMHO this can be understood the similar way - that still timestamp is used.</P><P>Hope it helps.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:24:52 GMT chinchilla 2011-12-12T13:24:52Z OSSV 3 and the Archive bit https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/OSSV-3-and-the-Archive-bit/m-p/423#M44 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can anyone tell me if OSSV v3 uses the archive bit when backing up from windows.&nbsp; It looks as though versions 1 and 2 did, but has it changed in 3 with the changelog minifilter driver?&nbsp; I'm wondering if I can run a normall tape backup schedule aswell as ossv during the change over from tape.&nbsp; Thanks for any help</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:40:24 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/OSSV-3-and-the-Archive-bit/m-p/423#M44 THEDAVEYBOY 2025-06-05T06:40:24Z Re: OSSV 3 and the Archive bit https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/OSSV-3-and-the-Archive-bit/m-p/428#M46 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>According to the manual: </P><P>"A block-level incremental (BLI) backup recognizes that a file has changed based on a timestamp and checksum algorithm".</P><P>So i guess archive bit is not used in traditional BLI backup method in any version including v3.</P><P>About changelog minifilter driver it only says: </P><P>"Open Systems SnapVault scans the backup folder to identify the changed files".</P><P>IMHO this can be understood the similar way - that still timestamp is used.</P><P>Hope it helps.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:24:52 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/OSSV-3-and-the-Archive-bit/m-p/428#M46 chinchilla 2011-12-12T13:24:52Z