Re: Can't cancel restartable restore

2014-04-15 Thread Richard Sims
You may not have tried 'cancel session 1067' to see if that does any good. TSM Expiration processing is supposed to clear defunct restartable restores, once they are restartable and have exceeded the Restoreinterval; but irregularities can prevail. Richard Sims

Re: How to move directories to different management class?

2014-02-09 Thread Richard Sims
, directories will show up in storage pool volumes if the client type is Windows, but not if Unix. Richard Sims

Re: : TSM Running out of Scratch Tapes

2013-07-09 Thread Richard Sims
in the leading content of the tape, to see if there is actually a standard label there, and compare that to what's on one of your good tapes. Perform an explicit labeling operation on one of the problem tapes and attempt to use it. Richard Sims

Re: : TSM Running out of Scratch Tapes

2013-07-08 Thread Richard Sims
, as if they are bad, but they are not. So, look into you hardware there. Richard Sims, still at Boston University On Jul 8, 2013, at 5:13 AM, Adeel Mehmood ad.mehm...@diyarme.com wrote: Dears , We are facing problem as the TSM scratch tapes are running out , also the tapes becoming

Re: : TSM Running out of Scratch Tapes

2013-07-08 Thread Richard Sims
. (I once unspooled a name-brand problem tape to see if it had a physical media problem - and actually found a factory splice!) Richard Sims

Re: How to store file on TSM server.

2013-07-05 Thread Richard Sims
back up a file. Richard Sims, Boston University

Re: How to store file on TSM server.

2013-07-05 Thread Richard Sims
guidance on such operations. It is usually best to perform 'dsmc query backup' in much the same manner as the anticipated restoral invocation in order to check out what will come back in a restoral. Richard Sims

Re: New guide for optimizing Tivoli Storage Manager performance

2013-04-17 Thread Richard Sims
' command. This is what is know in Unix as Resource Limits, where there is a ceiling, and there is a currently defined value which the process has chosen to use. See also APAR IC90127. Richard Sims

Re: Need help getting TSM Selective to work in a Powershell script

2013-03-14 Thread Richard Sims
In PowerShell, isn't the grave accent character its escape char? (http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Windows_PowerShell_1.0_String_Quoting_and_Escape_Sequences) Richard Sims On Mar 14, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Schaub, Steve steve_sch...@bcbst.com wrote: Del, Still getting an error: PS C

Re: SQL error

2013-03-12 Thread Richard Sims
operators and functions don't work on it. Contrastingly, in MySQL, ENUM is defined as a string object, where you can use LIKE. The inconsistencies can be maddening for DBAs, particularly when trying to change to a different database system. Richard Sims

Re: System backup failure in AIX machine

2013-02-25 Thread Richard Sims
of problems. Also have the TSM server administrator check the definition of the Node under which you are attempting the backup to assure it is not hampered. Richard Sims, at Boston University

Re: Info Center link for TSM 6.4 manuals?

2013-02-06 Thread Richard Sims
They seem to be having server problems… Trying to get to the 6.2 and 6.3 pages has the same problem, with Internal Server Error and Service Unavailable. Richard Sims On Feb 6, 2013, at 10:58 AM, Prather, Wanda wanda.prat...@icfi.com wrote: Anybody else have a working link for the 6.4

Re: Restoring for a specific date?

2013-02-03 Thread Richard Sims
be invalid in certain contexts and combinations. I don't work with that TDP, but you or someone more familiar with it may be able to deduce what the issue is in that regard. Richard Sims

Re: TSM for Mail (Exchange) and Retention Hold

2012-12-07 Thread Richard Sims
/ibmsyststorarchmana/ for a summary. Richard Sims

Re: Unexplained ANS1071E Invalid domain Name entered: errors

2012-09-12 Thread Richard Sims
will identify all problems, however.) And note in your dsm.sys that the exclude.fs statements trump the attempted Includes. Richard Sims still doing TSM stuff, too

Re: ane4042 with tsm 6.3 client for linux

2012-08-22 Thread Richard Sims
Gary - This is described in ADSM QuickFacts…something I had to deal with at my site. The essence is to have the following in effect at dsm ached start time: export LANG=en_US; export LC_ALL=en_US; Richard Sims

Re: Slow backup

2012-08-07 Thread Richard Sims
in the directory. Richard Sims

Re: extract errors on installation file '6.3.1.000-TIV-TSMALL-AIX.bin'

2012-07-23 Thread Richard Sims
in life is guaranteed). Richard Sims

Re: exclude not working

2012-07-10 Thread Richard Sims
Gary - Might this be a case where the backups are being run by a 'dsmc schedule' (rather than CAD) and the exclusions were added to the inclexcl.list file during the life of that scheduler process: if so, the process needs to be restarted to reabsorb all its governing parameters. Richard

Re: tsm linux clients and scheduler

2012-07-05 Thread Richard Sims
.) That will help avoid some anomalous behavior. Richard Sims

Re: ftp site for tsm client updates

2012-06-30 Thread Richard Sims
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage

Re: MGMT CLASS issue

2012-06-25 Thread Richard Sims
what management classes might be in play for active vs. inactive files. Presumably, 'ACTivate POlicyset' was run after the management class copy group retention value changes. Richard Sims, at Boston University

Re: Multiple dsmcads, multiple dsmwebcl logs?

2012-06-07 Thread Richard Sims
The ERRORLOGName option or DSM_LOG environment variable control directory location. Richard Sims at rainy Boston University

Re: Teaching Problem Solving?

2012-06-06 Thread Richard Sims
, with accompanying solutions? Have you sought a solution or at least perspective in a Web search? The key is to challenge people, in a good way, to do what they are supposed to do, and get out of the self-limiting habit of looking to others to always fix things for them. Richard Sims, at Boston University

Re: There are not enough scratch volumes available

2012-06-01 Thread Richard Sims
candidates once again. You should not check primary storage tapes out of a library except in dire circumstances, and then judiciously. Capacity planning monitoring should be in place to anticipate the need for more library resources in advance of exhaustion. Richard Sims

Re: Different treatment of ANS and ANE messages in the server activity log

2012-05-30 Thread Richard Sims
seeing any ANS messages in the Activity Log. This may be the result of a software error, if it is occurring. If ANS messages are appearing in the server Activity Log, I can see how they would be disregarded in severity level interpretation as being foreign matter. Richard Sims

Re: LTO3 and LTO4 tape classes

2012-04-18 Thread Richard Sims
Paul - I would avoid a spec of FORMAT=DRIVE as being non-specific when you want something specific, as in always be explicit in telling computers what to do, and not give them leeway in doing something unexpected. Richard Sims

Re: File serving with TSM for Space Management

2012-04-10 Thread Richard Sims
from users, we have an early morning job which forcibly migrates everything out of the file system to maximize free space. But don't let me discourage you from using HSM... :-) Richard Sims enduring at Boston University

Re: Another queer error message

2012-04-04 Thread Richard Sims
of more advanced TSM software attempting to access a lower level implementation using verbs not understood by the older client. Richard Sims

Re: TSM Export issue unavailable tapes causing the exports to suspend themselves

2012-03-06 Thread Richard Sims
The Activity Log should have messages for when the tapes went to Unavailable, thus suggesting a cause. If a Library Manager is involved, it may be having issues which need investigation. Richard Sims

Re: windows client t won't export or cancel

2012-02-17 Thread Richard Sims
Process cancellation problems usually involve hung I/O. Examine the receiving server for issues, where it may be waiting on a resource or have a capacity problem. Whereas it has happened multiple times, there should be some TSM or operating system logged problem indications. Richard Sims

Re: Expiration performance TSM 5.5 (request)

2012-02-16 Thread Richard Sims
to do that work in clumps. The situation may be one you won't find an answer for, unfortunately. Richard Sims

Re: File integrity check during reclamation?

2012-02-10 Thread Richard Sims
On Feb 10, 2012, at 6:53 PM, Robert A. Clark wrote: Has anyone seen any documentation from Tivoli, stating that a file integrity check (or CRC check) is performed during the reclamation process? Technote 1079385 says no.

Re: Help! Select statement syntax for legal reasons

2012-02-09 Thread Richard Sims
. Then perform 'query content' on each volume, output to a file per volume, which you can subsequently grep for containing the files of interest. Query Content is tailored and efficient, greatly reducing time and impact. Richard Simsnot a lawyer

Re: TSM ports on firewall

2012-02-08 Thread Richard Sims
Refer to the TSM Admin Guide manual and Client manual for full information on using firewalls with the product. You'll also find a lot of experiential information in the List archives.

Re: reclaim space in stgpool

2012-02-07 Thread Richard Sims
On Feb 7, 2012, at 12:19 PM, Tim Brown wrote: Appears to be related to de=duplication when using movedata ... See also http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27022203

Re: million files backup

2012-02-02 Thread Richard Sims
for collected notes for dealing with a lot of files. Richard Sims

Re: TDPExchange - Full Backup fails with TCP/IP Error

2012-01-20 Thread Richard Sims
Note that you only examined one side of the logging: review the TSM server Activity Log. There, you may well find a timeout for the session, which you can pursue. If the server is using default values, the timeout values are probably too low. Richard Sims

Re: ANR9999D Database error causing backupsets to fail

2012-01-20 Thread Richard Sims
That smells like APAR IC64940, which was supposedly included in the 6.2 release; but check with TSM Support. Richard Sims

Re: Drive and Path Definition

2012-01-19 Thread Richard Sims
of the library, using the same functionality that occurs when TSM restarts and checks the library. Richard Sims

Re: LTO4 Tape Volumes with diferent Estimated Capacity

2012-01-18 Thread Richard Sims
. The mailing list archives hold past discussions on many topics, where http://adsm.org/forum/showthread.php?16498-ESTIMATED-CAPACITY-OF-LTO4-s is like this one. Richard Sims

Re: How to determine what date a file was deleted from a client

2012-01-05 Thread Richard Sims
The client backup log will show when the file was Expired. See also DEACTIVATE_DATE in ye olde ADSM QuickFacts. Richard Sims

Re: How to force a process to cancel

2011-12-31 Thread Richard Sims
. Performing an unload operation (which can be initiated remotely) may get it unstuck: sometimes, a tape drive power cycle may be a more severe way of getting it out. An IBM CE is the final recourse in that scenario. Richard Sims

Re: Simple include (probably)

2011-12-22 Thread Richard Sims
to the Domains list. It is very unusual to have to use Include to have a file system participate in backups, given the standard methodology (which is to say, don't do that). Richard Sims

Re: Select Statement

2011-12-22 Thread Richard Sims
days as text files stored in HSM, which I can grep or analyze for historic information. The TSM accounting records are a further good source of historic statistical info on client sessions. Richard Simsstill plugging away at Boston University

Re: BA STGP question

2011-12-17 Thread Richard Sims
which arrived in the storage pool on the second day. Richard Sims

Re: 3494 library questions

2011-12-15 Thread Richard Sims
historically benefitted from having an embedded library manager, unlike SCSI libraries, and can do a lot without the need for a TSM Library Manager and that added complexity. Richard Sims

Re: Policy Option Sets relation to Domains

2011-12-15 Thread Richard Sims
policies. Richard Sims

Re: Problems backing up Linux client - missed filesystem

2011-12-12 Thread Richard Sims
. An option of virtualmountpoint / seems pointless. Richard Sims

Re: Restore a down server to another server

2011-12-01 Thread Richard Sims
Virtualnodename is an independent mechanism unrelated to the Set Access regimen. Virtualnodename inherently allows access to all files on the node. Richard Sims Sent from my iPad On Dec 1, 2011, at 2:45 AM, Robert Ouzen rou...@univ.haifa.ac.il wrote: Hello I had to restore a down client

Re: multi-threaded Exchange backups

2011-11-29 Thread Richard Sims
of the 1500 participants of the list, who can do nothing to provide the aid, and save space on the List Server which Marist graciously hosts. Richard Sims

Re: linux restore to different server

2011-11-29 Thread Richard Sims
See Restore or retrieve files to another workstation in the client manual. And always specify directory operations by having a slash (/) at the end of its name. Richard Sims

Re: dr tape process

2011-11-29 Thread Richard Sims
I would do UPDate STGpool ... ACCess=UNAVailable instead of marking it Destroyed. Also tryQuery CONtent A01869 COPied=No to see if the primary tape is missing some representation in the copy pool. Richard Sims

Re: Quick destroyed volume question

2011-11-29 Thread Richard Sims
; and it is the case that a volume in that (perhaps temporary) state does not mean that files on it cannot be copied (when that state is un-done for a Move Data, for example). I guess the thing to do is assess what the actual significance is of destroyed in this volume's case. Richard Sims On Nov 29

Re: Windows 2008 client ..TSM schedule won't run

2011-11-20 Thread Richard Sims
advising you to examine two key logs in this problem: the dsmwebcl.log produced by CAD, and especially the TSM server Activity Log, which contains the most important information about the schedule attempts. What is recorded in those logs at the schedule times? Richard Sims

Re: Windows 2008 client ..TSM schedule won't run

2011-11-20 Thread Richard Sims
Clientaction to perform, then check the TSM Activity Log to see what happened. If still no server-client communication, firewall adjustments may be needed. In this situation, changes to dsm.opt will have no remedial effect. Richard Sims

Re: Issue wit IBM Library

2011-11-18 Thread Richard Sims
. Richard Sims

Re: Windows 2008 client ..TSM schedule won't run

2011-11-16 Thread Richard Sims
the telnet should just sit there if the service is healthy. Richard Sims

Re: Internally pre-labeled tapes?

2011-11-15 Thread Richard Sims
Experience shows that vendors can't be depended upon to fully and accurately internally label magnetic media. It is best to do it yourself, and be assured of having reliable labels - and no ugly surprises that disrupt schedules. Richard Sims On Nov 15, 2011, at 1:08 PM, Shawn Drew wrote

Re: TSM 6.2.1 ANR2032E RESTORE DB: Command failed - internal ser

2011-11-13 Thread Richard Sims
On Nov 13, 2011, at 12:02 PM, darthlord wrote: ... ANR2032E RESTORE DB: Command failed - internal server error detected. You can always search the TSM Support page http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager for such error messages. Richard

Re: tsm services hung on red had linux

2011-11-11 Thread Richard Sims
changes, review their viability. Richard Sims

Re: dsmc in linux

2011-11-08 Thread Richard Sims
There is the DSM_DIR client environment variable as an opportunity. Richard Sims

Re: TSM Client 6.2.3.3 installtion issue

2011-10-26 Thread Richard Sims
before it can be removed, as part of a graceful transition. Richard Sims

Re: TDP for Databases 6.3 -- Documentation

2011-10-25 Thread Richard Sims
/tivolidoccentral/Tivoli+Storage+Manager and clicking on either the 6.2 or 6.3 Information Center links yields that error. The IBM Web people aren't testing what they put into production. Richard Sims

Re: tsm restores

2011-10-20 Thread Richard Sims
In Unix you have lots of flexibility, where you could pipe the output to a 'grep -v ANS1946W' to not see that message. Richard Sims

Re: Weird move nodedata with maxproc?

2011-10-11 Thread Richard Sims
you are getting a single thread. Richard Sims, at Boston University

Re: Check signals on Power vs. x86...

2011-10-07 Thread Richard Sims
computer systems... Richard Sims

Re: Ang: [ADSM-L] the production date of a cartridge

2011-10-01 Thread Richard Sims
at least every few years, to assure that the tape pack layers don't adhere to each other, and to validate that the data continues to be readable. Richard Sims

Re: Ang: [ADSM-L] the production date of a cartridge

2011-10-01 Thread Richard Sims
On Oct 1, 2011, at 10:13 AM, Mehdi Salehi wrote: Thanks Richard, and is there any way to determine the manufacturing date of a cartridge from its serial number or something like that? The best reference for your site is the invoice for when the tapes were purchased, as connected with the

Re: List of tapes needed for partial restore.

2011-09-23 Thread Richard Sims
as well that the media that data is physically present on can change by the time you initiate the operation - and can even change *during* the operation. Richard Sims

Re: Updating a script within a script

2011-09-23 Thread Richard Sims
Using Update Script is tedious and error-prone. The better approach is to manage your script as an OS file and then do DELete SCRipt ScriptName DEFine SCRipt ScriptName File=___ Richard Sims

Re: dsmserv.err not being written to

2011-09-22 Thread Richard Sims
It's not an issue: the server error log is for recording thread and process termination events. The Activity Log records hardware events, which supplements your operating system error logging and any product-specific SNMP monitoring that's occurring. Richard Sims

Re: Old problem?

2011-09-14 Thread Richard Sims
. Richard Sims

Re: Disk storage pool 100% utilized but NOT cached

2011-09-13 Thread Richard Sims
On Sep 13, 2011, at 10:22 AM, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU wrote: Why would a disk storage pool be 100% Utilized and only 34% migratable when I don't have Caching turned on? A considerable factor is that Pct Migr represents committed data. Richard Sims

Re: querying client backups from the server?

2011-09-09 Thread Richard Sims
from a computer of the same platform type to perform the dsmc query from a different site, if you know the subject client node password. Richard Sims On Sep 9, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Jim Davis wrote: Is there some way (SQL or otherwise) to get the effect of running 'dsmc query backup /some

Re: Sql query problem in tsm 6.2

2011-09-07 Thread Richard Sims
been chaotic. Richard Sims

Re: mailbox restore problem with TDP exchange 2010

2011-09-05 Thread Richard Sims
such as this. Richard Sims

Re: LARGE MS-SQL TDP backup keeps failing

2011-09-05 Thread Richard Sims
up 125GB before failing. I have greatly increased the server communication timeout (6000 seconds) guessing it is a timeout issue. Rather than guessing: Are there any TSM server messages relating to the attempted backup? This may be an Idletimeout issue. Richard Sims

Re: TSM Client Return Codes - Failed or partial failed

2011-08-31 Thread Richard Sims
to the return code from the client operation. Richard Sims at Boston University

Re: Query performance issue

2011-08-22 Thread Richard Sims
)=CURRENT_DATE and date_time (current_timestamp - 3 minutes) Add Order By if you want. Richard Sims On Aug 22, 2011, at 3:08 AM, Grigori Solonovitch wrote: Thank you very much Erwann, but it does not help. There is no visible improvement. Grigori G. Solonovitch -Original

Re: Query performance issue

2011-08-22 Thread Richard Sims
. Consider midnight to be a boundary exception. In any case, you should be asleep in bed at that time. :-) Richard Sims

Re: Ang: Re: [ADSM-L] Ang: Re: [ADSM-L] Help tracking down spurious Failed 12 errors

2011-08-17 Thread Richard Sims
are being backed up but never are (as in Linux LANG/locale conflicts). Richard Sims

Re: Windows 2000 client error

2011-08-17 Thread Richard Sims
Sounds like IC60649.

Re: Verifying IBM TSM Encryption types

2011-08-02 Thread Richard Sims
data twice, just as it can be subjected to multiple phases of processing performing compression in passing data. Richard Sims

Re: Verifying IBM TSM Encryption types

2011-08-01 Thread Richard Sims
TSM client encryption can be verified per IBM Technote 1303197. Tape drive encryption is a hardware topic addressed by the documentation for the particular drive model, as in recent 3592 model variants. Richard Sims

Re: How do you deal with the 7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012--9C450E1B7327-2P-1.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0 file

2011-07-22 Thread Richard Sims
be written, as specified by the SCHEDLOGName client option? (That client system's options file may need updating.) Richard Sims

Re: How to schudule job in TSM

2011-07-20 Thread Richard Sims
The vendor documentation is your friend. Refer to Appendix A in the client manual. On Jul 20, 2011, at 9:38 AM, lavan wrote: Hi All How to schedule backups in the TSM base client ? can someond guide to proceed further? thanks in advance. Velavan

Re: Archiving problem

2011-07-20 Thread Richard Sims
and filespace, to see if there's a type Arch. That's an odd filespace name. What's the OS and file system type? Richard Sims On Jul 20, 2011, at 6:33 PM, Hughes, Timothy wrote: Since we are on the subject of Archive how do you check the size of a Archive? Fileset ADOCGWS_10-30-2009

Re: Filespaces appearing for nodes that have never backed up

2011-07-18 Thread Richard Sims
where did it get this info from? Possibly, came from Set SERVERHladdress and Set SERVERLladdress values related to defining the client to perform storage agent functions, in LAN-free operations. You may find more info in logs on the Persimmon machine. Richard Sims

Re: Determing how much of a tsm server's data is active

2011-07-18 Thread Richard Sims
. By definition, the files on the client represent all the Active files in TSM storage where the activity is incremental backups. Richard Sims

Re: Nodes with different drive list under One Scheduler.

2011-07-13 Thread Richard Sims
the various TSM operations and processing options. You need a solid grounding in the product in order to effectively proceed in its use to safeguard client systems' data and recover it when necessary. Richard Sims

Re: Nodes with different drive list under One Scheduler.

2011-07-12 Thread Richard Sims
which is specific to its environment, given that computer disk complements can vary so much. And: In your backups, be certain that you really want a Selective backup rather than Incremental, to avoid bloating your TSM server storage pools. Richard Sims

Re: Nodes with different drive list under One Scheduler.

2011-07-11 Thread Richard Sims
Use the client DOMain option.

Re: EXPORTING clients

2011-07-08 Thread Richard Sims
TSM Support would be in order. Richard Sims

Re: How to manually delete data inside volumes

2011-07-08 Thread Richard Sims
but keeping its content around for a while, just in case some circumstance may require its resurrection. Again, that constitutes a singular copy, with attendant risks. I think those of us who have come to depend upon the date function of Delete Volhistory have found it reliable. Richard Sims

Re: Corruption

2011-07-08 Thread Richard Sims
on this problem. Richard Sims On Jul 8, 2011, at 2:29 PM, Leonard, Matthew wrote: After performing a database restore some time back, whenever tapepool reclamation runs the console shows the following error. ANR1331E Invalid frame detected. Expected magic 53454652 sequence number

Re: TSM and keepalive packets

2011-07-07 Thread Richard Sims
could have the firewall administrator disable timeouts. Richard Sims

Re: How to manually delete data inside volumes

2011-07-07 Thread Richard Sims
'DELete VOLHistory Type=Export ...'

Re: TSM and keepalive packets

2011-07-07 Thread Richard Sims
programmed into the servers at the socket level. (IBM did address this issue in the client environment, as per Technote 1109798.) You could try filing the issue with TSM Support as a problem report, but I suspect the response would be that the product is working as currently designed. Richard

Re: How to manually delete data inside volumes

2011-07-07 Thread Richard Sims
On Jul 7, 2011, at 1:35 PM, Rhuobhe wrote: ... I am reluctant o try 'DELete VOLHistory Type=Export ...' What is the correct syntax to identify one volume? I don't want to run that delete volhistory and delete all my exports The DELete VOLHistory command is not documented as having a

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