Hi Michel,
Thanx for your assistance. It continually frustrates me
that here is a product that out of the box requires the user (read
admin) to have another skill set ie SQL just so he can do reasonable
job.
An admin without the skill set to create SQL queries and alike
Hi all
This is my initSID.utl
I have a problem with TDP for SAP
I have set a BRBACKUPMGTCLASS xxx and a BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS yyy in my
initSID.utl.
When I start the save of the redo log files the first file is saved with
BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS yyy (this is true) but all the others are saved with
We are switching from TokenRing to Ethernet (100MB,full duplex) to do our
TSM Backups.
I did test with two 'TDP for Lorus Domino' clients but about 1/3 of the
Domino DB's backup are failing
with above error.
Funny thing is that I now get the same error also for 'TDP' clients NOT
backing up via
Answer 1 - Before transport, physically remove all the tapes by opening the
doors.
After installment, just put the tapes in the slots and perform a full
inventory. No checkin will be required.
Answer 2 - I certainly hope your IBM CE will perform the move. The CE should
also put the lib in place
Hi
First of all, you'll have to temporary install a tsm client for node FRED.
This can be done on any machine. Second, you will have to grant access to
other nodes to access FRED:s data. Then you can open those nodes TSM
client, and select Access Another User. Type in FRED, and you'll be able to
Hi everybody
TSM 3.7.4 (upgrading soon bA)
DRIVES SONY SDX-xxx
TAPES AIT1 or AIT2
Using DEVCLASS 8MMCLASS1
1) Which parameter do we have to use to make the
COMPRESSION made HARDWARE
2) Which Format to use, the default is DRIVE ...
BUT I think that it's remains not compressed. What
about AIT,
Hi
You should only have to set format to DRIVES, because the drives normally
compress as default. You can also use AITC, which means AIT compressed. You
don't have to set Estimated capacity, but if you want to do this, set it to
what the tape can hold with compression(think it's 100GB with
Hi,
We have problems to restore a database with a 3494 library:
ANR0900I Processing options file
/usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv.opt.
ANR8200I TCP/IP driver ready for connection with clients on port
1550.
ANR0200I Recovery log assigned capacity is 12276 megabytes.
George,
Switch on verbose in the dsm.opt.
Then examine output to see if you have specific or general problem.
George Lesho [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 02/14/2002 05:35:47 PM
Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:(bcc: John Naylor/HAV/SSE)
Hi,
We have problems to backup a NT Server via SAN with an Emulex LP8000
adapter to a 3494 library with 3590E1A tape drives. Has anyone tried
this? It is possible to access disks from the NT server via SAN and it
is possible to access the 3590E1A drives via an RS/6000.
Best regards,
Kirsten
Hi all!
I believe I heard about an issue with Qlogic adapters and SCSI address
assignments. For Qlogic adapters you cannot define fixed SCSI address
assignment (fixed relation between SCSI LUN's and FC World Wide Name). So if
another FC device is added to the host, your SCSI assignments are
Hi Kirsten,
couldn't find message ANR8476E in the 4.2 Message Manual.
But it might be that RESTORE DB only supports manual libraries
like UNLOADDB?
Kind regards
Thomas Rupp
Vorarlberger Illwerke AG
MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TEL:++43/5574/4991-251
FAX:++43/5574/4991-820-8251
Hi
The error you are getting is due to a bug in CLIB.NLM. First of all, you
should upgrade your TSM client to at least version 4.2.1.9(if i remember
correctly). We're running at level 4.2.1.23, and it works great.
Second of all, your Novell admins may be hesitant, but there are no other
choice
Hi
Perhaps I misunderstood you, but the Qlogic adapters are oem:ed by IBM, so
if you buy a IBM FC adapter, this is normally a Qlogic adapter.
And the FC attached 3584 uses SCSI address translation against WWN. We've
got this running today on AIX, and if you do a lsdev -C|grep rmt, you will
get
Hi
No Thomas, the dsmserv restore handles automated libraries, as long as the
devcnfg.out file exists, and that both drives and library are described in
this file.
Kirsten, is it the same machine HW you are trying to restore the database
to? If so, does both the volhist.out and the devcnfg.out
Daniel, Thomas,
This issue was posted here by me in december last year, after experiencing
the problem that the database couldn't be restored using libt=349X.
I was told by the guru's in this list that this was the situation since TSM
3.7, but a APAR was being developed at the moment.
In order
Hi Eric,
I just can second this! Just thinking of that kind of restore makes me
shudder! This should be much worse than a restore without collocation and
about the same like a restore with a multiplexed backup. And think about a
parallel restore of two, three or more clients, each competing for
Daniel,
That can be very so, but i was only referring to 3494 libraries.
Ilja G. Coolen
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ABP / USZO
CIS / BS / TB / Storage Management
Telefoon : +31(0)45 579 7938
Fax : +31(0)45 579 3990
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Note.
In our country, like Eric van Loon the Netherlands, i have never seen TSM
advertisements or marketing. Not even in the business literature. ..
Our country is in this sense same as netherlands
regards
Juraj from Austria
-Original Message-
From: Ilja G. Coolen [mailto:[EMAIL
Hi Kirsten
Have you had a look at your devcnfg file? Because the problem that is
described in your mail looks like it cannot define the 3590 drive. This is
probably because the devices in you machine (rmt0, rmt1 and so on) is not
the same as in the devcnfg file.
Do you have the possibility to
According to Jonathan Siegle, he had no problems restoring using automated
library. So this has nothing to do with the kind of library you are using.
Best Regards
Daniel Sparrman
---
Daniel Sparrman
Exist i Stockholm AB
Bergkällavägen 31D
192 79 SOLLENTUNA
Växel:
Hi Daniel,
the devconfig file is allright. It's possible to restore the
database with libtype=manual. There exists an APAR for this
problem. We'll open a design change request.
Thanks, Kirsten
-Original Message-
From: Daniel Sparrman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February
We are running 4.2.1.9. For 3494 libraries it is
necessary to define a manual library.
Best regards,
Kirsten
-Original Message-
From: Ilja G. Coolen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:40 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: AW: dsmserv restore db problem with
I am using this fibre card for both windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 ADV svr (connected
to a SAN). There are different drivers for Win2000 (but win2000 picks up the LP8000 -
you need to change this - use update driver and tell it to use Windows update). You
also require a different client to
Oliver - the message means that the node has the compression option set to
no. Update the node and set compression to client, which lets the dsm.opt on the
client
choose, or you clientoptionset, or set compression to yes which forces compression on.
Hope this helps,
--
Bill Colwell
Hi All,
I am pretty new to TSM administration and I am still confused about finding
out a tape status. We have had some tapes that have caused I/O errors in our
library and tape drives. I know that some of these tapes were checked out
but do not know how to ensure that they don't contain any
We use this fibre card with WinNT 4 SL6. I tried to use NTutil but
without success. Any hints?
Kirsten
-Original Message-
From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:20 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex
You are correct.
Another 2 cents:
long-term archive does not only consist of the sole problem to keep the
data safe for a long period of time.
Some other points are often overlooked, here only some of them:
- availabilty of system which the data can be restored on
(if you
Matching APARs. Note the dates and closed status. These are for 3.7 and
4.1.
Pretty confusing. Does someone have a newer APAR?
APAR= IC29523 SER=IN INCORROUT
DATABASE RESTORE WILL FAIL FOR 3494 LIBRARY
Are you on a private network (ie 10.x.x.x) or on a public network?
If you are on a private network, you are probably going to have to create a
dns (and reverse) entry on your external dns server for this system. This
can be a mail routing sever that excepts mail for any system on the private
This is not a flow chart but some things to do.
You can query cont to see if the tape has data on it. If it doesn't then
see if it is a DBbackup, look at volhistory.
If it does have data, then where is it? Query libv libx volume will show
if it is in a library. If yes, I then update vol xxx
-Sean-
You should be able to go straight to 4.2.1.23 from 4.1.2.0 on the client,
but check the
READMe's to be for certain! You do not need base code for a client
Regards,
Demetrius Malbrough
UNIX/TSM Administrator
-Original Message-
From: Sean M English [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Hello,
some time ago we created a new management class and invented a bad name
for it. I would like to get rid of this name. But I will have to contact
my users in advance so they change it in their include/exclude files. Now
my question: is there any way to find out which node uses this
Hey, Phillip! That sounds like a pretty solid process to get a handle on
your
tapes before it gets URGENT (users needing restored dirs/files)!!! I may
have
to implement something like that in our environment when I have some extra
time!
-Original Message-
From: Ford, Phillip
Both the adsm.backups and the adsm.archives tables have the CLASS_NAME
parameter...
You could probably do something like
select distinct node_name from adsm.backups where class_name='YOUR_BAD_NAME'
and do the same for adsm.archives...
-Original Message-
From: Gerhard Rentschler
I had the same problem last week and it turned out that my cable connection
from the exabyte to the server was not seeded correctly. Once I connected
correctly it my restore db worked for me.
Hope this helps.
Thank You,
Hana Taha
Systems Analyst
Parker Drilling
1401 Enclave Suite 600
Houston,
John,
To respond to your questions, please see responses below:
Christopher Young
-Original Message-
From: John Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 11:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: TSM support of STK library in SAN environment
Greetings,
Could you describe your layout abit:
ie:
- TSM Server connected to the SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN
- 3494 library connected directly to the SAN via Fibre (or connected via SCSI to TSM
Server)
- NT4 Server(s) connected to SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN
On the Win4
You need two archive management classes pointing to separate media pools:
BRBACKUPMGTCLASSxxx
BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS yyy zzz
- Original Message -
From:Gianni Garda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: TDP for SAP
Hi all
I have a problem with TDP for SAP
I have set a
* What will happens when someone delete the tsm_cache folder without
knowing it? Inside this folder threr are the basefile, the metafile and
the
client_cache_dbfilE
I tried this myself, it does no harm. The next backup will create
a new basefile instead of a subfile, that's all.
Hi Gerhard,
Try using on your server for example:
tsm_SERVER1show versions client1 \\verdi170\d$ \DOCUMENTS\ADICCONF.DOC
The output should be as follows
\\verdi170\d$: \DOCUMENTS\ADICCONF.DOC (MC: DEFAULT)
Active, Inserted 08/25/2001 14:50:36
ObjId: 0.1037
\\verdi170\d$: \DOCUMENTS\ADICCONF.DOC
Also check with the system programmers on the performance specifications for
VTAM, TCPIP and the TSM server started task. For compatibility mode check
the IPS/ICS members of parmlib and the service classificaitons in GOAL mode.
Also have them look at the BPX tasks. At this level of OS/390, TCPIP
Has anyone tried hooking an IBM3570 to an NT box for TSM?
A suggestion I was given, but TSM support I think, was after changing
ANYTHING on a drive...microcode...upgrades...whatever...always do an UPD
DRIVE command against each one. TSM communicates with the drives and keeps
track of the capabilities reported. All this does is refresh TSM's
information.
Check for memory leaks using AIX tools.
Its easy.
Balanand
-Original Message-
From: Kim Chunho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 10:36 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ANS1030E System ran out of memory
Hi !!! !!~~
I have got error message when run dsmc
Hi
I am doing a manual backup for /home/sybase/dumps directory but I don't want
to include any subdirectories underneath /home/sybase/dumps/
For example:
I do not want to backup /home/sybase/dumps/db
How can this be done?
Pls let me know
Thx
I think if you do a -subdir=no that will stop it from processing any
subdirectories...
Mark
-Original Message-
From: Selva, Perpetua [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 11:18 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TSM backups (manual - cmd line)
Hi
I am doing a
Hello all,
I have some Domino people trying to set up the TDP on their servers so we
can back them up. They seem to be having some trouble getting things to work
automated. They can connect via the GUI and back things up. Since I have
never seen/used it I don't have much knowledge of the product
Gary,
Not SQL, just SQL Queries. It's a much smaller knowledge set. Also, I
agree with the recommendation for learning some kind of scripting language.
Perl, shell script, C. Or shudder VB or Windows Scripting Host.
Anything you can use to automate your job creates time for personal growth,
Hi JackIt works perfect. All you have to do is to download the Atape driver for Magstar 3570 from ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/devdrvr/No problems there.Best RegardsDaniel Sparrman---Daniel SparrmanExist i Stockholm ABBergkllavgen 31D192 79 SOLLENTUNAVxel: 08 - 754 98
Put this option:
subdir=no
-Mensagem original-
De: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Em nome de
Selva, Perpetua
Enviada em: sexta-feira, 15 de fevereiro de 2002 13:18
Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Assunto: Re: TSM backups (manual - cmd line)
Hi
I am doing a manual backup
TSM v413.0 running on os/390
primarily backing up NT4.0 and ADSMv3.1.06
Situation:
We backup branch offices spread thru out the US. Each branch office has a primary
server and an exact duplicate server running the os and the apps (no user data).
Frequently, we will be notified
ahead of time
I thought the:
IBM 6227 was the Emulex 7000
and the
IBM 6228 was the Emulex 8000
--
Joshua S. Bassi
Sr. Solutions Architect @ rs-unix.com
IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark
Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM
Cell (415) 215-0326
-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
I attached my batch file that TSM executes as a schedule.
I do a full backup nightly. It is more data, but when restoring Domino mail it is 300%
easier. It takes my TSM standard expire trigger (in my case is 7 by default - but you
can put a different manager class on the NSF files)
Joe
Hello, all. We have a problem in restoring the udb restore to an
aix-tsm-client node.
The backup is previously taken on a different aix-client. Both with the
same version 4.1.2.0
tsm-server version is 4.2.1.9. (for example from aix102 db-backup to
aix401 db-restore).
We tried the options of
Many times! What is the problem?
--
Joshua S. Bassi
Sr. Solutions Architect @ rs-unix.com
IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark
Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM
Cell (415) 215-0326
-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
Coats,
Hello TSM'ers
Anybody successful in getting historical data from dsmaccnt log or a
backupset. We are trying to do some trending with old backup data (to see
the justification of new drives). I need to have what it would take for a
full restore of a client in Sep/01, Jan/02, and current.
Hi Pattie,
Im not aware of any updated list, but you can use the SELECT statement to
find out:
SELECT TABNAME FROM TABLES
You can use the following to find out what columns are in the table:
SELECT * FROM COLUMNS WHERE TABNAME='tablename'
where tablename is the name of the table you
Hi
There is a way that view holds.All Base tables names are stored in view.
I feel u need to look at view using select statements on line .
I will mail if I find it.
Balanand Pinni
-Original Message-
From: Patricia LeBlanc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:40
When you define the library to TSM, add a c to the devclass
definition, that will enable compression on the tape drive. Run 'help
def devc' for more info.
--
Joshua S. Bassi
Sr. Solutions Architect @ rs-unix.com
IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark
Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM
Cell
Um, for tape drives and stuff, I don't think the accounting log will help
much, unless you look at media wait times. What I would do is use the
dsmulog utility to write the dsmserv stdout to files, and implement a
cronned utility that keeps those files. I have my dsmulogs (roughly the
same
Joe, you can define a deviceclass with type=file, maxcap=512m.
Then you can generate the backupsets to the new deviceclass.
The backupset will be written to a one or more dynamically allocated
files on your sms managed disks. When the backup set is done you can
either FTP the files to the
Hi all,
I hope someone out there has the answer for this.
How do I increase the output field size for filespace_name so I can output
the filespace_name along with quantity and node_name?
Thanks
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Raibeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February
(From the ADMIN GUIDE)
To help you find what information is available in the database, TSM provides three
system catalog tables:
SYSCAT.TABLES
Contains information about all tables that can be queried with the SELECT
command.
SYSCAT.COLUMNS
Describes the columns in each table.
SYSCAT.ENUMTYPES
no problem... I just acquired use of af 3570 with two drives and tapes from
a system 34.
I was wanting to know if anyone had special hints, tricks, or info about
using it if possible
with TSM!
... thanks ... Jack
-Original Message-
From: Joshua S. Bassi [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:
We have TSM server 3.7.4.0 on AIX 4.3.3. Have some Netware clients
on Netware 5.1 SP3 and TSM client 4.1.0.0. Netware VOL1 is NSS volume
and set for Long File Names. Have been running fine for about a year in this
config. Have restored users files many times this last year.
Now have problem
SELECT * FROM COLUMNS ORDER BY TABNAME,COLNAME
Or use the ODBC interface and extract the information directly into an Excel
table.
-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Patricia LeBlanc
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:40 PM
To: [EMAIL
I did not completely answer the first question. The dual ported cards do
not perform as well as the single ported cards either. We discussed this
with SUN when we decided to go with the PCI single ported SUN provided
Qlogic cards. Basically, the chip that is on the card can really only
support
EMULEX requires specific driver levels on NT, the latest ones. Otherwise,
it will not work.
-Original Message-
From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 10:42 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000
Could
The estimate is just that an estimate. What actually happens is it uses
that value to calculate the %full when the tape is in a filling status.
Once one is full, then the number changes to that value.
-Original Message-
From: Michel David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday,
There is nothing special that you as a person have to do except make sure
your IBM people do it right.
1) You can open all the doors and just take the tapes out.
2) IBM will power down the library and deinstall/install it. Movers
move it.
3)Once IBM has reinstalled the library and
I am going to discuss this issue with SGI.
-Original Message-
From: Keith Kwiatek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:58 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Anyone have bare metal restore instructions for SGI's???
Does anyone have some good bare metal restore
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