Re: Retrieve issue in nearly full filesystem - any ideas?

2007-06-27 Thread Copin, Christophe
Hi David, Keep in mind, that archive will follow (if ARCHSYMLinkasfile is not specified) symbolic links. So, retrieve command will recreate files instead of symlinks. Cordialement, Christophe Copin -Message d'origine- De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part

Re: Retrieve issue in nearly full filesystem - any ideas?

2007-06-27 Thread David McClelland
Merci Christophe, In this case, the retrieve script that I'm running only retrieves the database files, not the corresponding symbolic links - they get created outside of TSM later on. I'm (perhaps blindly) barking up the tree that the inode cache (controlled by the 'ninode' parameter) is

TDP Exchange

2007-06-27 Thread Mark Scott
Evening Currently looking at upgrading one of our TSM servers! There are even requests to replace it with another vendors software as there has not been a lot of satisfaction from the current infrastructure. We are running TSM 5.2 Level 6.0. We are looking at upgrading the

DMZ backup

2007-06-27 Thread Christian Svensson
Hi everyone, I got a server in DMZ that I want to do a file level backup on (Linux SUsE Enterprise 10 xSeries x86 box). The TSM Server I got is a Windows 2k3 x86 box with TSM 5.4.0.3 and the Client level is 5.4.1.0 I just wonder do I really need to open Port 1500 from DMZ to my TSM Server or

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Henrik Wahlstedt
Hi, Not to argue about the licensing... We could use the tools MS offer like WMIC, Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line to script CPU count. wmic /node:%1 cpu Etc.. wmic /node:%1 qfe where hotfixid='KB913648' wmic /node:%1 service where (caption like 'tsm%%') list brief wmic

Re: DMZ backup

2007-06-27 Thread Henrik Wahlstedt
Hi, Isnt CBMR advertisers Redbook aware?!?? Page 242 etc... http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg247505.html?Open //Henrik -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Svensson Sent: den 27 juni 2007 13:34 To:

Re: Dual interface TSM server

2007-06-27 Thread Richard Rhodes
I'm no expert in networking, but I do know that you have to be careful with multiple interfaces in that that they may not work as you expect. For example . . . are the client nodes on the same network as the TSM server? By network, I mean the network part of the ip address. If they are not

TSM library master on seperate instance in master/client configuration ??

2007-06-27 Thread Stefan Folkerts
Hi guy's, I am working with one of our customers to redesign some parts of their TSM environment. They currently have one TSM server on the pSeries platform server a fairly large amount of LAN clients and some lanfree storage agents for Oracle TDP's. Data is stored on a IBM 3584 library with 12

Re: Dual interface TSM server

2007-06-27 Thread Andy Huebner
I would use round robin DNS, put both addresses in DNS and let the luck of the draw spread the load. One problem you may have is you can only have one default gateway. All traffic outbound for a different network, as defined by your subnet mask, will use only on NIC. Should that NIC fail you may

Re: TSM library master on seperate instance in master/client configuration ??

2007-06-27 Thread Richard Rhodes
ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 06/27/2007 09:10:41 AM: What if we define a third instance (as a second instance on the new TSM server) that becomes the library master only? That's how we did it on the advice of many others from this list and our local IBM people. It's

Re: TSM library master on seperate instance in master/client configuration ??

2007-06-27 Thread Paul Zarnowski
I'd suggest that you do this. This is what we do here (we have 5 full servers and one shared library server with no nodes defined on it). I think this might even be a recommendation. I recall hearing this at a SHARE presentation years ago, and it works very well for us. It's not necessary to

Re: Dual interface TSM server

2007-06-27 Thread Paul Zarnowski
At 08:10 AM 6/27/2007, Richard Rhodes wrote: [...] you can get inbound traffic to the TSM server arriving on one nic and outbound traffic from the TSM server on the nic assigned to the default route. Yes, this is true. All outbound traffic will go out the default route. We do not view this

CIFS Backups for NAS Devices

2007-06-27 Thread Collins, Brenda
Good morning! Does anyone have good instructions on how to set up a CIFS backups for a NAS device? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! -- Medtronic Collins, Brenda Sr. Principle Systems Admin [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 763-514-4969 mobile: 763-218-9596

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Gill, Geoffrey L.
M$ offers a tool named MSINFO32 that returns a lot of information about a server. You can gather information from a remote server - provided you have enough rights on the remote machine. Ahhh, the ol don't have rights issue. Which is why I keep saying the best way to get the info is to build it

Re: copy storage pool reclamation

2007-06-27 Thread Allen S. Rout
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:54:24 -0400, Shawn Drew [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: This would happen if the copy storage pool volume was in a read-only or read-write state (as opposed to offsite or unavailable) It also happens at the tail of many offsite reclamations. Look in your actlog for offsite

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Matthew Warren
Hmm, there is always a scheduled TSM command that send's it's output to a file you have rights to look at later? On occaision for small adhoc tasks I have used the TSM scheduler to initiate a command on a client, when I've needed to do the same thing across a lot of nodes. as TSM administrator,

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Gill, Geoffrey L.
So what you are saying is I still have to manually restore hundreds of files from hundreds of systems to a location, and hopefully the file name is different on each one or it will overwrite it ever time I restore it, and then manually go through each file to get the info. Not to mention the fact

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Matthew Warren
Not quite. I'm a big one for scripting in either unix or windows environments. restore the files via script, rename each restored file before pulling the next one in. Extract the info you want from the file via script, and post into sqlDB / Excel file etc.. for later use / reporting The problem

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Allen S. Rout
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:19:44 +0100, Matthew Warren [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Hmm, there is always a scheduled TSM command that send's it's output to a file you have rights to look at later? On occaision for small adhoc tasks I have used the TSM scheduler to initiate a command on a client,

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread William Boyer
Instead of having to restore each *.LOG file every day, why not just code a POSTSCHEDULECMD that FTP's all the *.LOG files to a central server as nodename.dsm*.log Bill Boyer Life isn't about how fast you run, or how high you climb but how well you bounce - ?? -Original Message- From:

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Wanda Prather
Not to mention that it's just Too Silly. The client already reports back to the server what platform it is. It's not like the client doesn't know, or can't find out, the information that the server needs to have. W On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:19:44 +0100, Matthew Warren [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Schaub, Steve
OK, all the real-world TSM Admins agree that the client should provide the info that IBM demands. Who we haven't heard from are the IBM people - I'd like to hear from the developers why this cant/wont/hasn't been done. Any takers? Steve Schaub Systems Engineer, WNI BlueCross BlueShield of

Re: Dual interface TSM server

2007-06-27 Thread Mahesh Tailor
I realize you that you do not want to use EtherChannel, my question is why not? Asking for another couple of adapters and an extra couple of switch ports should not be a big deal these days. EtherChannel on AIX will do exactly want you want with single IP address and the TSM clients will not

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Kauffman, Tom
The KPMG type is dinging me for when I will get the revised spreadsheet back to him -- so I looked at it again -- and my brain broke. They want the count of _processor chips_ and the number of cores on each. The straight answer for the RS-6000 is I just don't know. We ordered some number of

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Kevin Boatright
Is there a different way they are licensing VMWare ESX host? Wonder how they will handle the VMware consolidated backup proxy agent with TSM??? Kevin _ From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 2:51 PM To:

AW: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Stefan Holzwarth
Some (dmz) servers have no ftp connection into our company network. And scripts at the clients are difficult to update. Regards Stefan Holzwarth -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von William Boyer Gesendet: Mittwoch, 27. Juni

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Gill, Geoffrey L.
Is there a different way they are licensing VMWare ESX host? Here's what I've been told by the so-called Deloitte experts that are doing our audit. 1 server, no matter how many hosts are on it and backing up, has a limited number of physical CPU's/cores. If it turns out to be 8 cores then even

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Stef Coene
On Wednesday 27 June 2007, Kevin Boatright wrote: Is there a different way they are licensing VMWare ESX host? For vmware, you need licenses for the box just like it's one big host. The number of guests is not important. Idem for tdp licenses. Stef

Multiple interface TSM CLIENT

2007-06-27 Thread Shawn Drew
The previous issue made me think of a tricky one I am having TSM Server - one gigabit NIC. Notes server with 5x100mbit NICs, each with a different IP Searches on similar issues typically refer to multihomed servers, or clients with nics on different networks. These nic's are actually on the

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Kauffman, Tom
And that's the claim for the RS-6000 environment, as well. Which (again) points out how stupid a per-cpu license is for a data backup/archiving product. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stef Coene Sent:

Re: Multiple interface TSM CLIENT

2007-06-27 Thread Kauffman, Tom
IIRC, if they're all on the same logical network (10.x.y.z) then TCP will use the lowest-numbered address to start sessions. To get what you want, you need to have all the nics on the same physical network (wire, that is) and put aliases for different logical networks on each nic -- and matching

Re: Dual interface TSM server

2007-06-27 Thread Richard Rhodes
ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 06/27/2007 02:48:59 PM: I realize you that you do not want to use EtherChannel, my question is why not? Asking for another couple of adapters and an extra couple of switch ports should not be a big deal these days. EtherChannel on AIX will

Re: Lost in TSM licensing

2007-06-27 Thread Stef Coene
On Wednesday 27 June 2007, Kauffman, Tom wrote: And that's the claim for the RS-6000 environment, as well. Which (again) points out how stupid a per-cpu license is for a data backup/archiving product. It's nice to have a 32 cpu p590 with an lpar with 1 cpu (hard limited to 10% of a cpu) and I

Re: Dual interface TSM server

2007-06-27 Thread Mahesh Tailor
Agreed - if you want to load balance across multiple interfaces, then use Link Aggregation [on the AIX end] and bonding on the network switch end. Using a non-link aggregated interface and to simply have fail-over then define one interface as primary and the other as backup. Mahesh Richard

unloaddb/loaddb

2007-06-27 Thread Gill, Geoffrey L.
I'm trying to reduce the assigned capacity of the DB since it is only 18% utilized but it looks like I've hit a roadblock. I'm thinking I need to run the uloaddb and loaddb to fix this but not totally sure. If so, as I read it, it sounds like the library needs to be changed to manual in order for

TDP for SQL restore question

2007-06-27 Thread Paul Dudley
I am currently trying to restore a database from our production server onto the E drive of a test server. I have previously been able to restore a database from our production server onto the D drive of the test server. The database is 40 Gb in size. When I have tried this previously the

Re: TDP for SQL restore question

2007-06-27 Thread Paul Dudley
Thanks for that clear and concise explanation. It appears that is exactly what is happening. After 40 - 45 minutes the actual restore part of it started and it has now restored 3 Gb of the database. Paul Dudley ANL IT Operations Dept. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager

Misleading errors

2007-06-27 Thread Josh Davis
Things I've run into today which took a little bit of tinkering because searching didn't come up with anything... ## During DSMSERV RESTORE DB, while using a manual library, if your DEFINE PATH for the drive is incorrect, TSM will report an error about the LIBRARY's path rather than