Re: Snapshot backup for Novell client

2004-09-29 Thread -ray
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Timothy Hughes wrote: Hello, Is there anyone that has done a Snapshot backup? with a Novell client? From what I understand there are several ways this can be done. Any comments hints/suggestions Thanks in Advance! Novell client version 5.2.2 Netware OS 6.5 SP2

Re: Snapshot backup for Novell client

2004-09-29 Thread Jim Armstrong
Hi, We've been taking snapshot backups of Netware clients for couple of years now, on different flavors of Netware 5 and TSM 5.x Most of our Netware data runs in a Netware cluster, and is stored on HP disks (Compaq storageworks when we bought them) and the data is mirrored between two data

INCLUDE/EXCLUDE vs NO CLUE

2004-09-29 Thread Mark Strasheim
Hello together, i read the redbook and manpages several times, but i can't get i right. I want to exclude some directories und or some files, since this is a basic task it should be fairly simple, but i messed it up. Here is the list that i thought should work ... .

SV: INCLUDE/EXCLUDE vs NO CLUE

2004-09-29 Thread Niklas Lundstrom
Hello Skip the last \ at the exclude.dir statements. Like EXCLUDE.DIR *:\Exchsrvr Not EXCLUDE.DIR *:\Exchsrvr\ I always put the domain statement under the include/excludes, but I dont't know if it does any difference.. Remember that TSM reads the optfile from the botton to the top, so if you

restoring from an other node

2004-09-29 Thread Moulay rachid BOUSSETA
Hello, I would like recover a volume saved by a server A on a server B. here is the descritpion of the two servers: Server A: LTO 5383, two drives. Serevur B: LTO 3581, a drive. the two servers are the version 4.2. can you guide me in this operation, by giving me step by step howto make this? any

Re: Effects of password expiration when client is off

2004-09-29 Thread Lambelet,Rene,VEVEY,GLOBE Center CSC
Hi Ian, we use dsmcad together with Client POLLING, no problem at all, René LAMBELET NESTEC SA GLOBE - Global Business Excellence Central Support Center SD/ESN Av. Nestlé 55 CH-1800 Vevey

Re: INCLUDE/EXCLUDE vs NO CLUE

2004-09-29 Thread PAC Brion Arnaud
Mark, To make it sure your incl-excl list is OK, try to open a command line session and do a q incl to check if everithing is correct. Then, make it sure you've restarted TSM scheduler service ! Cheers. Arnaud **

Re: restoring from an other node

2004-09-29 Thread PAC Brion Arnaud
Hi Moulay, What are you exactly trying to achieve : disaster recovery from server A, or simply moving client data from one server to the other ? Arnaud ** Panalpina Management Ltd., Basle, Switzerland, CIT

Quick backup stgp question

2004-09-29 Thread Warren, Matthew (Retail)
Hallo, Just confirming behaviour I think I'm seeing; We just had a backup storagepool process pre-empted. At the end of the backup process, some of the threads report 'FAILURE', and hence our job script reports a failure. Running the backup stgp by hand immediatley afterwards, it finishes with

Re: restoring from an other node

2004-09-29 Thread Moulay rachid BOUSSETA
Hi, tnks for replaying, moving data from server A to Server B i have a backup server in a remote location non attached with WAN. my manager decide to restore everey day's backup of the main server into the backup server. i must restore the TSM database in the backup server, restore the config

Re: Quick backup stgp question

2004-09-29 Thread Stapleton, Mark
Yes. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Berbee Information Networks Office 262.521.5627 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warren, Matthew (Retail) Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 5:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Quick

Re: Quick backup stgp question

2004-09-29 Thread Warren, Matthew (Retail)
In that case, Would it be very hard as a TSM feature, to enable the ability to add more backupstgp processes to a running stgp backup on the fly, or cancel a process and have it's workload distributed to ther backup stgp processes, in order to free up tape drives for other uses during a busy day,

Re: restoring from an other node

2004-09-29 Thread hassan MOURTADI
Hi, I think you have to implement automatic copy backup from A to B. All data backup up will be moved automatically to the backup server. Hassan Administrateur SAP BC T : +212 22 54 94 24 M: +212 69 27 45 20 F: +212 22 54 94 07 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Réacheminé par Hassan

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Bill Smoldt
Mark, No, a VTL that worked in a SAN environment wouldn't need the same code as SANergy because there would be no need for a shared file system - access to the volumes would be shared, but sequential and locked during use by any node by the mount code. Having said that, I don't know if existing

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Johnson, Milton
A virtual tape library operates and connects just like a physical tape library in a SAN environment. The VTL, TSM server and your client are connected to the SAN so a LANFREE back-up works using TSM's LANFREE technology. Since the topology is conventional you should also be able to add a SAN

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Bill Smoldt
Sal, No, not too simplistic. The environment you seek is quite feasible using file devclass volumes and built-in TSM features. What isn't feasible today is using this as the primary means to move all IT data offsite for disaster recovery, unless you don't have a lot of data or you have free

Re: restoring from an other node

2004-09-29 Thread PAC Brion Arnaud
Moulay, Honestly, with your actual configuration, no network between both servers and only one drive for your backup server, I really doubt this will be possible without considerable efforts ... and even then, it would be a very time consuming task, quasi like if you would do a disaster recovery

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Bill Smoldt
Milton, After I wrote the last message, I noticed that FalconStor has certified TSM SAN clients with their product, which is used by EMC and other manufacturers. I was thinking that it would be more interesting to run the VTL software on the TSM server rather than add another piece of hardware,

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Johnson, Milton
Bill, I am presently implementing the S2100-ES and S2100-DS VTLs by Sepaton which are also TSM certified. While at present I am using them as directly fiber attached devices to my TSM server, I chose a VTL solution over a DASD solution because: (1) I wanted to preserve the ability to do a

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Curtis Stewart
Because there's software in the VTL that emulates tape drives. To TSM it's just another tape library. Curtis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark D. Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/28/2004 10:43 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Bill Smoldt
Thanks, Milton, looking forward to hearing all about it! I understand your constraints. Bill Smoldt STORServer, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johnson, Milton Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 7:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Lots of TDP_for_Oracle/ITSM for DBS messages in TSM activity log

2004-09-29 Thread Mike Hagery
Hello, TSM server AIX 5.2 and TSM-server 5.1.7.3 TDP_for_Oracle 5.x client-nodes (about 60 small databases) Since the amount of TDP-client nodes is increased we have lots of start and stop sessions in our server activity log and gives us problems by analysing other actions/problems. Our database

How to count the impact of TDP-clients on the database

2004-09-29 Thread Mike Hagery
Hello, AIX-server 5.2, and TSM-server 5.1.7.3. A lot of TDP for Oracle clients. I'm wondering what the impact is on the TSM-database for TDP_for_Oracle clients. In the actlog we only see start/stop messages, and the restores and back-ups are done within the TDP-interface. I was wondering if it is

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Eliza Lau
Milton, Sepaton is going to ship us a S2100-DS for testing with no commitment to buy. Can you share with us your experience? Is it worth 3 times the cost of setting up our own DASD. Is it as easy to implement as they claim and how is their support? As far as I know, compression will be

TDP for Domino query

2004-09-29 Thread Bill Dourado
Hi All, Just wondering.. With Lotus Domino Service(Lotus Domino Data) Window service stopped, is it possible to perform an archive of the transaction log ? Would any archiving actually take place ? Then would you be able to simply restart the Domino Service ? Windows Server 2003 TSM

Re: TDP for Domino query

2004-09-29 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Dourado With Lotus Domino Service(Lotus Domino Data) Window service stopped, is it possible to perform an archive of the transaction log ? Would any archiving actually take place ? Then would you be able to simply

Re: TDP for Domino query

2004-09-29 Thread Bill Dourado
I mean't the TDP for Domino archive of the transaction logs using the command : domdsmc archivelog Archive is the norm. T.I.A Bill Stapleton, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 29/09/2004 16:21 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager

Re: TDP for Domino query

2004-09-29 Thread Del Hoobler
Bill, I am not exactly sure what you are trying to do here, but you can run Data Protection for Domino commands even when the Domino Server is not running. As long as there are no problems, the ARCHIVELOGS command will work and it will back up the logs that are ready. Again, if there are no

Re: TDP for Domino query

2004-09-29 Thread Curtis Stewart
I think Domino has to be running to even launch the TDP. But, it's been a while since I've done this. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Dourado [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/29/2004 10:30 AM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Johnson, Milton
Eliza, This is what I did in an AIX environment: 1) Configure, or confirm the config of, the VTL it self (it comes from Sepaton configed to your specs): Network config, email config, dns config, number of drives, number/size of cartridges, etc. 2) Connect the Ethernet port to your network (used

Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Joni Moyer
Hello all! I am still locked out of adsm.org due to our company's smart filter, so I have to ask this question again... I deleted all filespace information for a node, but it will not delete the node due to the fact that it still thinks data is associated with the node. Any suggestions? Thank

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joni Moyer I am still locked out of adsm.org due to our company's smart filter, so I have to ask this question again... I deleted all filespace information for a node, but it will not delete the node due to the fact that it

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Eliza Lau
Thanks Milton, This is everything I need to set up the S2100-DS in TSM. I am one step ahead of the game. How is their support? Eliza Eliza, This is what I did in an AIX environment: 1) Configure, or confirm the config of, the VTL it self (it comes from Sepaton configed to your specs):

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Joni Moyer
Hi! The name of the server is node13. q occ node13 Results: ANR2034E QUERY OCCUPANCY: No match found using this criteria. q filespace node13 Results: Node Name Filespace FSID Platform FilespaceIs Capacity Pct Name Type Filespace (MB)

Re: virtual tape filesystem?

2004-09-29 Thread Prather, Wanda
Since we have TSM and a tape robot, is there a way to define some sort of virtual filesystem on tape so that I can easily move files from one server to another through this tape filesystem (since I don't have enough raw disk to accomplish the moves)? ?? What are you trying to accomplish,

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Ben Bullock
There is likely a filespace the node knows about but has not backed up, (hence the no occupancy). Run a delete file node13 * and then you should be able to delete the node. If not, it's gonna take IBM assistance. Ben -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joni Moyer q occ node13 Results: ANR2034E QUERY OCCUPANCY: No match found using this criteria. q filespace node13 Results: Node Name Filespace FSID Platform Filespace Is CapacityPct Name

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Guillaume Gilbert
Try del fi nodename * Sometimes there is a ghost filespace that hangs around. Guillaume Gilbert IT Specialist - TSM Infrastructure Services Delivery IBM Global Services Tel.: (514) 964-2795 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Joni Moyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Richard Mochnaczewski
Hi Joni, I had the same problem with a ghost filespace. Do what Guillaume suggests and you should be OK. Sometimes the filespace does not appear in the listing, but a del fi nodename * did the trick for me. Rich -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

TDP for Oracle on Linux - ANS0263E (RC2230

2004-09-29 Thread Sandra
Dear List, Here is another problem with me: TDP for Oracle on Linux. tdpoconf password or tdpoconf showenvironment commands giving error as under: ANS0263E (RC2230) Either the dsm.sys file was not found, or the Inclexcl file specified in dsm.sys was not found. I installed: BA Client TDP

Open file andimage backup on Linux issues?

2004-09-29 Thread Sandra
Dear List, Is there any issue with Image or open file backup on Linux? I have to show this to one of our clients visiting. I was not feeling well and could not go through the manual. Just wanted to know if it require any separeate snapshot volume for this purpose like Windows requires snapshot

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Joni Moyer
Hi all! I had actually already ran the delete filespace command and it just will not delete that remaining filespace /usr. I query occupancy again and there is still no data and I have issued the delete filespace command numerous times without any luck. It just will not delete the filespace. I

Re: Snapshot backup for Novell client

2004-09-29 Thread Timothy Hughes
Ray, Because of an open file and support issues We didn't proceed with the Snapshot backup project. -ray wrote: On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Timothy Hughes wrote: Hello, Is there anyone that has done a Snapshot backup? with a Novell client? From what I understand there are several ways this

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Richard Sims
On Sep 29, 2004, at 12:23 PM, Joni Moyer wrote: Hello all! I am still locked out of adsm.org due to our company's smart filter, ... How about the alternate sites: www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?adsm-l www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ?

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Richard Sims
Interesting problem. APAR IC39957 may pertain. Life with defects... Some things I would try: - Attempt 'dsmc del fi' from the client, and choose it by number, and see if that makes it go away. - Do 'SELECT * FROM VOLUMEUSAGE WHERE NODE_NAME='NODE13' and if that reveals any volumes, try

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread fred johanson
Joni, I had a similar problem on an earlier level of 5.1. First thing to try is an audit of the stgpool, either aud vol if on tape, or dsmserv audit diskstg (check the manual for correct spelling) if on disk. If you have to do it on a disk pool, drain it first, and the audit will fly. If that

Re: TDP for Oracle on Linux - ANS0263E (RC2230

2004-09-29 Thread Neil Rasmussen
Sandra, DP for Oracle uses the TSM API to connect to the TSM Server, because of this, the API is going to look in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin for the dsm.sys file - I am making the assumption that this is the reason for the error. You have two choices at this point, either create a dsm.sys

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Joni Moyer
Hi! That APAR is exactly what is occurring. I have run the select statement and there are no volumes associated with the data, but it will not delete the filespace. I can't go to the client because the client server doesn't exist any longer. I was doing maintenance deletions on old

Re: TDP for Oracle on Linux - ANS0263E (RC2230

2004-09-29 Thread Sandra
Great ! I will try this and will inform you. Now i m at home since i am not feeling well. But i am going to try this... anything else that I should try??? Sandra Neil Rasmussen wrote: Sandra, DP for Oracle uses the TSM API to connect to the TSM Server, because of this, the API is going to

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Mark D. Rodriguez
Milton, Do you realize that the TSM's LANFREE technology you are refering to is in fact Sanergy? TSM just gives you a limited use copy of Sanergy when yuo turn on the LANFREE stuff. That was why I questioned how you were going to do LANFREE without Sanergy. That clears that up. Thanks. Johnson,

Re: Node will not delete

2004-09-29 Thread Richard Sims
On Sep 29, 2004, at 1:36 PM, Joni Moyer wrote: Hi! That APAR is exactly what is occurring. I have run the select statement and there are no volumes associated with the data, but it will not delete the filespace. I can't go to the client because the client server doesn't exist any longer. I was

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Johnson, Milton
Their support is great. H. Milton Johnson -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eliza Lau Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library? Thanks Milton, This

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Johnson, Milton
Mark, No idea about TSM's LANFREE being a limited use copy of Sanergy. My understanding was that the big difference was in the client code so that the meta data goes over the LAN to the TSM server's DB and the actual backup data goes across the SAN directly to the SAN attached tape drive with

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johnson, Milton No idea about TSM's LANFREE being a limited use copy of Sanergy. It is not. My understanding was that the big difference was in the client code so that the meta data goes over the LAN to the TSM server's

Occupancy differences.

2004-09-29 Thread Ben Bullock
Here is a strange one: We all see differences between the q auditocc command and the Q occ command, but they are typically rather small. On this one host, where all it does is archive some data that resides on a NetApp, there is a significant difference. The occ

Re: Occupancy differences.

2004-09-29 Thread Ben Bullock
Well, I guess I will answer my own question It looks to be a display bug/limitation on the server, as when I grab the data from the occupancy table with a SQL command it looks right: tsm: TSMHOST3select physical_mb from occupancy where node_name like 'BOFS8-X' PHYSICAL_MB

Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a tape library?

2004-09-29 Thread Johnson, Milton
This is my understanding SANergy and TSM's LANFREE. H. Milton Johnson -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stapleton, Mark Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 2:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: direct attached disk (DAS) at a

Re: Occupancy differences.

2004-09-29 Thread Dwight Cook
occupancy #'s are real time auditocc #'s only update at audit license Dwight E. Cook Systems Management Integration Professional, Advanced Integrated Storage Management TSM Administration (918) 925-8045

help with lto cart problem - corrupted tape directory

2004-09-29 Thread Len Boyle
Good Evening I am seeing the following error on a lto gen 2 cart. Of course murphy says that this is a tape that we need for a restore. So the restore is taking forever. Which brings up several questions. 1) My fuzzy memory says that there was a special command for adsm/tsm to handle this

Re: help with lto cart problem - corrupted tape directory

2004-09-29 Thread Dave Canan
Len, please see my following post for your question: http://msgs.adsm.org/cgi-bin/get/adsm0409/94.html At 10:57 PM 9/29/2004 -0400, you wrote: Good Evening I am seeing the following error on a lto gen 2 cart. Of course murphy says that this is a tape that we need for a restore. So the