Hi
I would like to know if any has setup INFORMIX to backup to ADSM/TSM ?
My question is how did you set up the management class for the Informix
logical and physical
logs to be backed up to ADSM using the onbar function.
How does ADSM store the logs in the server ?
How to delete the logs when
Has anyone successfully moved a TSM server from one platform to another,
copying the database via BACKUP DB and RESTORE DB commands? We are looking
at moving from AIX (RS-6000) to HP (N-Class) in this way, but IBM are
suggesting that this won't work as the TSM database might be
Well sorry about bothering you someone commented that one out of the dsm.sys
while I ws testing..!@$#@!%
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From: Seay, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 28 February 2002 22:28
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: lanfree not lan free
Did you specify LANFREEENABLE in
Hi
You can do one thing however.
You can backup MKSYSB your OS and then use the DEFINE REVOCERYMEDIA command
to define the new mksysb volumes in TSM.
Then associate one or more machines with your recovery media.
example
Define recmendachassociation %youre tape% %youre node name%
If you move
Here is what i Recomend about Bufpoolsize.
It depends on youre amount of system memmory and can vary a bit.
SYSTEM MEMMORY (MB) RECOMENDED BUFFER POOL SIZE (KB)
32 2048
48 3072
64
Hello,
Yesterday we got some undocumented messages in
our server (4.2.1.11, AIX 4.3.3) activity log.
One of clients (4.2.1.20, Windows NT) finished
it's backup and then these messages appeared:
02/28/02 10:42:34 ANR0984I Process 282 for CONVERT ARCHIVE started in
the
but when i do a export of my Information store, to a pst files, does the
Exchange haft to read the Entire IS for eatch PST Files, dosn´t that take a
long time. and my backup could be running forever.
Kvedja/Regards
Petur Eythorsson
Taeknimadur/Technician
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX
Tivoli
we got the same messages in our environment (TSM Server on OS/390)...
it would be nice if someone can shed some light into this ...
--
regards / Mit freundlichen Gruessen
Joachim Stumpf
Datev eG
Nuremberg - Germany
Alexander Verkooyen [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Freitag, 1. März 2002, 12:16:01,
Hi Burak!
Remember that TSM reads the exclude and include statements from the bottom
up, so change it into:
Include c:\adsm.sys\...\* NTCLASS
Include d:\...\* NTCLASS
Exclude *\...\*
Domain c: d:
Kindest regards,
Eric van Loon
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
-Original Message-
From: Burak
Hi,
I want to backup registry of Windows NT but nothing else in drive c:
I am using following options but it also backups the directory structure (not
files)
How can I only backup registry (c:\adsm.sys directory) and nothing else?
Regards,
Burak
Domain c: d:
Exclude *\...\*
Include
Bu this does not prevent tsm client to process all directories in drive C:?
What can be the solution?
Regards,
Burak
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Hi,
I will try the following steps to configure the IBM 3583-L18 (2 drives LVD) library
attached to Intel server (Windows 2000 server SP2) via SCSI. The HBA (Host Bus
Adapter) is the Adaptec 29160LP LVD.
Any review is very welcome.
1) I install the IBMUltrium.Win2k.exe downloaded from IBM
Info store question:
Yes, the exmerge does have to read from the Info Store (if that's what you
meant by IS) for each PST.
Time Frame question:
No, not at all. Actually the Exmerge utility goes very fast. We have a 6.5gb
DB and that takes about 20-25 minutes to do a Exmerge on it. Also, you do
Hi,
I solved my problem with 3583 LTO library and cleaning cartdridge problem by
checking-in the cartdridges to library with following command.
regards,
burak
checkin libvolume 3583lib status=cleaner cleanings=45 search=bulk
checklabel=barcode
The dsm.sys file needs the lanfree parameters enablelanfree yes...
Side note. I have seen SHAREDM between client and Agent perform better
than TCP in this regards. We eliminated the loop-back and the CPU
utilizations we got for four tape streams was a major reduction like from
55% to 15%
Hi everybody,
our performance problem has been resolved.
We had to apply the latest maintenance for
bos.mp.4.3.3.79
bos.rte.libc.4.3.3.81
bos.net.tcp.server.4.3.3.78
bos.net.tcp.client.4.3.3.78
devices.common.IBM.atm.rte 4.3.3.77
and now the backups run fine again.
What did I learn?
Always
This has been bugging me for a long time as well since it means I have to
use cron to automate the TSM daily processing rather than TSM's own
scheduler for administrative commands. I'd rather schedule TSM daily
processing inside TSM to make it easier for customers to see everything TSM
related
Hi Burak!
Try changing Exclude *\...\* into Exclude Exclude ?:\...\* or maybe even
better c:\...\*
Kindest regards,
Eric van Loon
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
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From: Burak Demircan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 13:57
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
Burak,
I'd try:
Domain c:
Exclude *\...\*
Presuming you only want the registry - which I have not tested - and
presuming that you aren't backing up any other files on c: or d:.
Including anything would mean adding exclude.dir commands to exclude the
directory structures from backup.
Please
Bob,
the issue of 'it won't work' doesn't preclude you from trying it! It
should work since the platforms are both UNIX (handling tape read/write
sim.).
Otherwise you'd unloaddb to a file and then move the file to the new
platform -- maybe preferable anyway to re-optimize the database...
Joe,
I'd add that you need to consider a safety valve of leaving out 1/2 to 1 gb
of your log space so you have something to add if (when) you do someday run
out of log space. If you run out of log space -in rollforward logging- your
TSM server will stop until you either extend the log (hence
Hi,
Yes you are right but it does not prevent backing-up the file structure and
consuming database. I mean:
Even if I had exclude c:\...\* in option file, all the file system structure
(names of folders) are sent
to TSM and saved to TSM database. This does not mean that it backs-up the files
joseph_wholey_030102.xls
Regards,
Joe Wholey
TGA Distributed Data Services
Merrill Lynch
Phone: 212-647-3018
Page: 888-637-7450
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
joseph_wholey_030102.xls
Description: MS-Excel spreadsheet
you work too hard
Even if TSM did support scripting
it would have to be a much more robust scheduler
best daily practices (high level)?
move all backup data that came in to tape and clear disk for the next
night...
next but not before...make the vault copy ba stg
next after that but not before a db
Joe,
I think you sent your time sheet to the wrong destination!
-Original Message-
From: Wholey, Joseph (TGA\MLOL)
Sent: Fri 3/1/2002 9:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc:
Subject: my timesheet
What the.
Are you hiring??
Gabriel C. Wiley
ADSM/TSM Administrator
AIX Support
Phone 1-614-308-6709
Pager 1-877-489-2867
Fax 1-614-308-6637
Cell 1-740-972-6441
Siempre Hay Esperanza
Marc Lowers
Marc.R.Lowers@GSTo:
Sorry about that... wrong distribution list.
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From: Marc Lowers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:21 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: my timesheet
you work too hard.
Here is a possibility:
Create a TSM client macro (plain text file) named, say, C:\BACKUP.MAC. The
contents of this file would be:
BACKUP REGISTRY
INCREMENTAL D: E:
(The second line is an example of how you would back up other drives,
although you could omit them if all you want is the
HI, since our library is full and we need to keep the data we have
(Exchange a years worth 30gb a night) a! (sorry- it has become
the bane of our existence), I have been using an overflow location,
Taperoom We were running SSM up to now but our demo license has run out
and
FYIthe hardware engineer replaced the picker assembly and upgraded the
microcode levels for the library/tape drives. This seemed to make the library
run somewhat better. But finally, he replaces the picker assembly card,
reinstalled the library microcode, and it's hangin' in there.I
This solves my most of the problems but what happens if a temp folder
is created starting with a latter of a? This is not a big problem
but I think IBM should do to solve it. You can not directly give an option
to backup only one individual folder and no folder or file.
PS: Following
10 or 20 Exchange IS restores in progress at the same time not being
unusual???
I would worry about why you have to do that!
The e-mail support group shold be able to do the restores themselves with
the TDP GUI - and it shows the progess.
-Original Message-
From: Wholey, Joseph
Server upgrade.
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From: Rushforth, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:07 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TDP monitoring
10 or 20 Exchange IS restores in progress at the same time not being
unusual???
I would worry about why you have
I tried this out very briefly and ran into 3 bugs (nohting serious but I
decided to wait a while for any other bugs to be flushed out before using
this in production)
1. IC32620
If schedule managed by CAD the TSM SCHEDULE service will always be set to
start up as MANUAL. The CAD that manages the
EXMERGE is not nirvana either. It does not handle inbox processing rules or
the public folders. Do a search on Google for EXMERGE and read some of the
issues.
I fully understand why MS does not support bricklevel restore. Exchange is
just not robust enough for enterprise computing yet.
When is TSM 4.2.1.10 going to be released to the public TSM ftp site?
I understand from a previous e-mail on this form, it was available on a
password access site.
Thanks
Joel E. Tait
Canada Customs Revenue Agency
Information Technology Branch
Technology Operations and Client Support
For AIX patch 4.2.1.10 is already released as of 02/01/02...
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/serv
er/AIX/
Regards,
Demetrius
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From: Tait, Joel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:40 AM
To: [EMAIL
Morning, *SMers!
These NT 4.0 TSM 4.1.2.20 nodes have been backing up for years to policy
domain WINNTADSM (generic-not describing the application installed on the
node but only the platform). Now we have a need to change the retention for
all nodes by APPLICATION (SQL,OnDemand, etc) that meet
Just to be sure.
This can be done with the server online. I must confess im a bit rusty in
Exchange.
Kvedja/Regards
Petur Eythorsson
Taeknimadur/Technician
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX
Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional
Microsoft Certified System Engineer
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I figured it out, but still open for suggestions! I will just update the
node to point to the new domain!!!
Thanks,
Demetrius
Burak,
then you'll have to code at least:
exclude.dir c:\
exclude.dir d:\
If you try that, again pls. advise.
Steffan
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From: Burak Demircan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 5:59 AM
Subject: Re: include/exclude for Windows NT
But, of course, that is the purpose of the script.
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From: Williams, Tim P {PBSG} [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: Server-side scripting: not supported?
Even if TSM did support scripting
it would have to
E.J,
Burak had it correct. Your right in saying that the program logic reads from
the bottom to the top but physically it needs to be the way he wrote it. I
would not suggest doing this because your not defining what you need to
define first.
The flow should go like this:
1.) Define drive
I'm one level back, but try on a server, admin command line
help anrmsg# like help anr4392i
tsm: ADSMhelp anr4389i
---
ANR4389I Expiration process cancelled.
Explanation: The CANCEL EXPIRATION command was issued and
Yes Petur, the Exmerge can run either or. You will most likely want to do
this while the servers exchange services are running.
We are in the midst of creating a new scheduled *.cmd file that does this
M-F then on the following Monday, it deletes entire directory and starts the
process all over
hi hi hi :)
It seems yore not doing your disaster recovery :)
Kvedja/Regards
Petur Eythorsson
Taeknimadur/Technician
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX
Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional
Microsoft Certified System Engineer
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Nyherji Hf Simi TEL:
Thanks for your help Tony
You saved my ass :)
Kvedja/Regards
Petur Eythorsson
Taeknimadur/Technician
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX
Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional
Microsoft Certified System Engineer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nyherji Hf Simi TEL: +354-569-7700
Borgartun
There is also a place in Kansas City called Media Recovery--
1-816-333-9800.
Seay, Paul
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EON.COM cc: (bcc: Lisa Cabanas/SC/MODOT)
35 hour week! i need to get a job like that
Pétur Eyþórsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]@VM.MARIST.EDU on 03/01/2002 11:26:43 AM
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I suppose working at Merrill Lynch explains the bankers hours
;)
-Original Message-
From: Wholey, Joseph (TGA\MLOL) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:16 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: my timesheet
joseph_wholey_030102.xls
Regards,
Joe Wholey
TGA
He must have his users well trained...
(We need to have accidents like this more often - give everyone something
to smile about!)
Nick Cassimatis
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Today is the tomorrow of yesterday.
Thanks Del for your advice!
Del Hoobler wrote:
This sounds like IC31171 Go here to get the latest TSM API (421) to fix
it
(This is the entire client package, and so you may want to just install
the TSM API runtime from that download)
hi,
no it does show up as private.
adsm q libv
Library Name Volume Name StatusLast Use Home
Element
--- - - ---
-
DLTLIB02 ARCHIVE001 Private Data 2
DLTLIB02
If TSM won't let you write a new DB backup to it, TSM must think there is
still valid data on it, yes?
Try:
select volume_name, date(date_time),type from volhistory where volume_name
like 'DB%'
-Original Message-
From: Wolfgang Rest [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01,
Heck, 4.2.1.11 is out.
-Original Message-
From: Malbrough, Demetrius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:00 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TSM 4.2.1.10 Release to public
For AIX patch 4.2.1.10 is already released as of 02/01/02...
Steffan must not have to deal with auditors.
-Original Message-
From: ARhoads [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:17 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Server-side scripting: not supported?
But, of course, that is the purpose of the script.
- Original
When running the Exchange full backup via a schedule, a C:\WINNT4\system32\cmd.exe
window pops up on the client that is getting the Exchange full backup. Any way to
stop that, or get it to run in
the background?
Thanks, Joe
-Original Message-
From: Rushforth, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL
To see a list of tapes to pull out of library do:
q media * stg=POOLNAME days=X wherestate=mountablein
Where POOLNAME = your tape poll name. For X in days=, I would
start high, say 7 days. THis will showe you tapes in this stgpool
that are mountableinlibrary and haven't been accessed in 7
You can use an immediate client action to run OS commands within a TSM
script. You just have to setup the TSM client and scheduler, with
schedmode prompted, on your AIX system if you haven't done so already.
Here's a couple examples:
Sleep script (this script takes the number of seconds as a
Bob,
Don't bother. I can tell you from experience that it won't work, and
Tivoli support will tell you it isn't supported. BTW, export/import isn't
supported either, although it may work.
We are in the middle of a migration from AIX to HP (L2000 server). Tried
the same thing. The problem
so you would actually do a * and not specific tapes? I did 7 and there is
50 tapes at this time. I went all the way to 28 and got 11. I guess I have
to determine on my own what is best.
thanks
Paul
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From: David Longo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday,
Yes, it's easier using the days= than having to do specific tapes
one at a time. You got the idea, after a while you will know about
what days value to start with.
The other way is to not use the days on the move media and just
cancel the process when you have enough tapes out. Using the
-Original Message-
From: Robin Sharpe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 1:40 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Server Migration - AIX to HP
...
BTW, export/import isn't supported either, although it may work.
...
Is this from a Support call?
The
Need more info Sean. In order for Onbar to play with TSM, a shared library
is needed. Tivoli previously gave you one in ADSM Ver 3.1 but dropped the
shared library for later distributions when it found it could sell a stand
alone product (thus put some more coins in their pocket) called TDM for
OK, a little deeper...
we have 5 groups of stg areas, basically...
Since TSM doesn't give you a good way to control (wait=yes is good with
move data, but there's
nothing for, say, migration) the movement from disk to tape we HAVE to use
move data commands...
We have over 100 disk vols.
We
-Original Message-
From: Williams, Tim P {PBSG} [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 2:41 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Server-side scripting: not supported?
OK, a little deeper...
we have 5 groups of stg areas, basically...
Since TSM doesn't give you a
Policy domains. That way you won't have to use a bunch of includes. Now,
that said, if only bits of the overall data are different on each system,
then management classes will work better. If all the data on a system is
retained one way, and all the data on another client is managed
To All,
I run a monthly script which gathers utilization information. When it ran this
month i noticed that
the number from the auditocc.backup_mb query were lower than expected. Upon
investigation
I found something strange, when I run a q auditocc vs. a select * from
auditocc the number are
The number from the select is showing primary storage and copy, the q
auditocc lists total - add backup_mb and backup_copy_mb to get backup
storage used in the q auditocc.
-Original Message-
From: Tim Melly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 3:44 PM
To: [EMAIL
So is this supposed to be the new standard time schedule for all TSMers.
Aaron
-Original Message-
From: Wholey, Joseph (TGA\MLOL) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 6:16 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: my timesheet
joseph_wholey_030102.xls
Regards,
Joe Wholey
How ever you want to slice it? It works.
-Original Message-
From: Remeta, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:01 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Exchange TDP 2.2 Restore Question
Tony, this is from the TDP for Exchange help file:
The Exchange
The DB Backup command allways backups to a scratch media
I see in your volhist that your tape is private not scratch
Do like this:
Checkout the tape
Delete the volume
Relabel the tape as DB_DO and check in as scratch in one operation
/regards Daniel Larsson
I think this is what you want:
Select * from actlog where left(message,10)='ANR2565I'
Regards,
Al
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We just exported/imported a ton of stuff from W2K to AIX TSMSERVER with no
problems on Magstar Tape. The issue is the drivers between platforms may
not be recording the data the same way. Magstar, that is not a problem.
-Original Message-
From: Robin Sharpe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
We have the backup running just fine and the backups table finds the stuff
We implemented the virtualmountpoint But, the restore cannot find the
files Anyone else experienced this problem It acts like it cannot find a
match between the virtual mount point and the filespaces
Paul D Seay, Jr
Tony, if your exmerging your IS to pst files that 6.5gb db could balloon due
to the fact you will be loosing single instance storage...
fyi.
Mark
-Original Message-
From: Consiglio, Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 8:08 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
Really, you need more vacation days.
-Original Message-
From: Marc Lowers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:21 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: my timesheet
you work too hard.
Confidentiality Note: The information transmitted is intended only for the
Hey Andrew, how about we all put our request in this forum and you
consolidate them to your management?
I think my voice has a bit more of chance to be heard via this path then
making a request to my IBM Partner account rep.
So I vote we have the option to NOT backup SYSTEMOBJECTS (the *.exe's,
I asked this question last week, but no responses... I thougt I'd try
again... :-)
/gjs
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From: mrkirra2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:52 AM
Subject: How does client open files for backup?
How does the Windows NT
Yes, that was from Tivoli support, although if you push hard enough you
could probably get some help. But this is what they told me:
You can try exporting the server from AIX and importing it on HP-UX. It
might work, but is not supported.
Maybe they meant a full import/export -- server and all
In our case, it was a combination of company policy and $$$. We have a
global contract with HP through our parent.
We were looking to expand our library (ATL P3000) because we had overflowed
it. I looked into upgrading it to a P6000 (basically another P3000 bolted
on with a pass-through port),
Corporate parents redefine the word control freaks.
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From: Robin Sharpe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:55 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Server Migration - AIX to HP
In our case, it was a combination of company policy and $$$. We
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