Hi,
There are two LTO pools in this TSM server, one primary and the other
copy. I cannot explain why the two stg pools have different number of
records in CONTENTS table:
primary pool: POOL1
copy pool: POOL2
- All disk-based stg pools and volumes are empty. They have been migrated
to POOL1
- no
At least our complains here could be a good feedback to IBM that their
product has not been successful in this version. I would be happy to use it
again if the subtle so-called bugs are addressed.
Similar experience with Admin Center 6.3, but this time in manage servers
section nothing is listed under the select action menu. I played with the
GUI and clicked on other links in the portal with no hope then the
drop-down menu appeared! Although I have added TSM servers, when I come
back to the
,
Rather use different CAD or *dsmc shced -options' for TDP.
Sami
When command line fails, try Google.
2012/6/16 Mehdi Salehi ezzo...@gmail.com:
Hi,
I have configured TSM client scheduler with CAD and server can
successfully prompt the client to backup files and directories. Can
Hi,
I have configured TSM client scheduler with CAD and server can successfully
prompt the client to backup files and directories. Can the existing CAD be
used to control the TDP SQL schedule as well?
Regards,
Mehdi
Tiago,
The storage pool needs reclamation. Set the storage pool reclamin value
to something lower than 100%. If you are using DRM, reclamation would be
painless (as it generates new tapes using primary stg pool, not offsite
tapes). Otherwise it would ask to get the volumes back from offsite.
Hi,
Two drives from two separate libraries are defined in the lanfree
configuration of a node:
drive1 from devclass1 and library1
drive2 from devclass2 and library2
maxnummp is 2 to use both drives concorrently.
Is this a valid configuration? I mean does TSM server care to send parts of
a
Thanks Steven
Hi,
Is there a standard SLA to draw a line between the duties of OS
admins/operators and TSM admin/operators? Many TSM admin duties like TSM
server maintenance, tape libraries, DRM, ... are evident. But some tasks
like verifying backups could be the point of dispute. Maybe it is dependent
upon
Thanks Neil, it works if copystg is set to blank.
But what I understand from the following excerpt is that autocopy=none
should be enough:
(Reference: TSM 6.2 Problem Determination Guide)
*If the storage pool is set for simultaneous-write operations*, the
“Copy Storage Pool(s):” value references
Thank you
Hi,
Can a TSM client (BA or TDP) be configured to use multiple tape drives
concurrently? A filesystem with tens of Terabytes of incremental data
should be backed up which evidently takes lots of hours with a single LTO4
drive. Say there are enough ports/paths/ISLs available to support at least
two
The problem is that changes are not gradual. Files are actually monthly
backups coming from other backup software like Acronis, BackupExec and even
native MS SQL backup files (yes, it is weird!) . I don't think journal
could help a lot, because there are not many files, but some large ones.
Thanks all.
Could better deduplicaion ratio be one of justifications to migrate
BackupExec systems to TSM? Actually half of our systems use non-TSM
solutions and we (TSM guyes) would like to entice them to a single solution
for the whole enterprise. You know everybody resist change!
Hi,
Can a VTL like TS7650G be presented to more than one backup servers (like
TSM and BackupExec) simultaneously? If yes, will this affect deduplication
ratio? Please compare it with the case if all systems send their backups to
a single solution: TSM+VTL.
Thank you,
Mehdi
Hi,
In this newly-setup TSM for VE 6.3 environment all building blocks
(vCenter, data mover, ESX hosts, VM guests and TSM server) have Gigabit
Ethernet explicitly set to 1000 full duplex. But VM full backup or restore
operations from vCenter plug-in send data up to 100Mbs. LANfree has not
been
Hi,
- OS: AIX 6.1
- mksysb of the operaring system exists
- no backup of TSM binaries, DB2 instance, etc.
- data on disk storage pool can be ignored. tape volumes contain main
backups
- .dbv backup of TSM database exists.
Can this backup be restored to a newly installed TSM server?
Thank you
Hi,
Is it possible to vault archive data stored in a ProtecTIER VTL
electronically? What I understand is that VTL electronic vaulting makes
sense for active data pools, not for archive data which is inherently large
and also cannot be located in an active data pool. Please correct me if I
am
Hi,
There is a library with Fibre Channel LTO4 drives defined into a 6.2.1 TSM
server in AIX 6.1. The library has failed and a there is no standby library
over there at least for a couple of days, or probably weeks. In this
situation the client needs to restore some data from the cartridges. Is it
Thanks Remco,
VTL needs disk space to provide virtual cartridges and my concern is the
availability of this disk space. You are right! Backup data availability
could be addressed in higher levels like TSM copypools, but I am looking
for inherent disk availability features in IBM VTLs'
Hi,
What is the recommended method for disk availability in VTLs? Do IBM VTLs
support host-based mirroring, I mean something like LVM in VTL layer, not
the copy services between disk subsystems?
Thank you,
Mehdi
Thanks
Hi,
TSM server grumbles that cannot mount media, but the actual problem stems
from the library: When I try to move cartridges manually via the web-based
tool of this TS3310, I get this message: Illegal request. Picker is full!
If you re-IPL the library, the problem will be vanished temporarily,
Hi,
Can 3592 cartridges be ordered with jewel cases such that each tape
cartridge is placed in separate plastic covering? (like feature code 8000
for LTO cartridges).
Thanks
Hi,
Is there any way to determine the age of a cartridge? We know the purchase
date, but it does not necessarily mean that the cartdige has been
manufactured around the same date. Maybe it has been stored for a long time
before we get it. To be more precise, we have thousands of 3592 cartridges
.
Best Regards
Daniel
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Thanks Richard,
and is there any way to determine the manufacturing date of a cartridge from
its serial number or something like that?
Hi,
Electronic vaulting for backup data is possible by active data pools and
equipments like TS7650G. The question is how to vault archive data which are
not inherently permitted in active data pools?
Thank you,
Mehdi
Thanks Steven, would you please explain more how you vault archive data?
Mehdi
Hi,
Is there any way to prevent b/a clients from backing up files bigger than a
specific value in TSM? Say always files smaller than 10 MB are backed up.
Thank you,
Mehdi
Hi,
After audit library:
ANR8941W The volume from slot-element 4098 in drive LTODRIVE0 (/dev/rmt0) in
library LIB3310 is
blank.
But the volume is not only labeled, but has data:
Volume Name Storage Device Estimated
Pct Volume
Thanks Daniel,
Yes, what TSM database shows means that the volume contains data. We found
this problem when a client tried to restore their data, but part of it was
unavailable! As the data is not critical, we have not implemented backup
pool. Means backup data loss :(
Hi Steven,
The volume cannot be labeled:
ANR8816E LABEL LIBVOLUME: Volume TS0045 in library LIB3310 cannot be labeled
because it is currently defined in a storage pool or in the volume history
file.
Audit library reports the volume as blank.
Hi,
TDP for VMware can beautifully backup the whole virtual machine (full and
incremental). We are in the phase of evaluating this software for purchase.
Can TDP for VMware backup a partition individually? Compare it with Acronis
that can backup both VM and parition.
Thank you,
Mehdi
the
référence in mind.
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Objet: [ADSM-L] TDP for VMware and partition backup
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Hi,
TDP for VMware can beautifully backup the whole
Hi,
Can TDP for VMware be used in conjunction with other data protection agents
like TDP for SQL and Exchange? Let say services like SQL server and Exchange
are on virtual machines and TDP for VM protects them in block-level. The
question is that how to bring more intelligence to data restore,
ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu wrote on 08/08/2011
07:29:49 AM:
From: Mehdi Salehi ezzo...@gmail.com
To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu
Date: 08/08/2011 07:31 AM
Subject: TDP for VMware+ other TDPs
Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu
Hi,
Can TDP for VMware be used in conjunction
This piece of software helps VMware environments a lot. Maybe block-level
incremental backup of VMs eliminates most of the need for traditional
backups in virtual machines:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3qlzlhr
Mehdi
Hi
The question is how to use TDP for SQL in a VMware environment. As the data
is multi-terabyte, LAN-free is necessary.
Is NPIV a supported method to present SAN resources to VMware clients? A
friend says that tape access is not possible and I wonder if SANergy is
supported or not.
Thank you,
Thank you all for sharing your ideas and experiences. To continue the
discussion, let me pose a couple of more precise questions:
- In VMware guests, tape access via NPIV is not supported, but it might
work. Correct?
- In VMs, storage agent (and so lan-free backup) is not supported by IBM,
but it
@ Stefan:
If SANergy or GPFS work in VMware guests, TDP for SQL can do a lan-free
backup to disk.
Hi,
I need your help to defeat some Acronis lovers is a technical discussion.
Any tips or web links to demonstrate the value of TBMR against Acronis would
be appreciated. In my opinion, the value of TBMR is obvious, because the
company has TSM already implemented, but you know sometimes it is
Hi,
Can the TSM database be managed from remote DB2 control centers (GUI)?
Thanks.
Hi,
I have two HSM questions:
- Is HSM for Unix included in TSM b/a client?
- What is the way to backup an HSM-managed filesystem? The illusion for me
is that HSM data is not fixed, some of it might be on tape today, but based
on the configurations and actually the need for data, at another time
Thank you, Paul. And is it included in b/a client in Unix systems?
Hi,
Is is technically feasible to put the tablespace of a database on an
HSM-managed filesystem? For example, if there are some rarely-accesed huge
tables, is it possible/feasible to define their tablespace(s) on a disk
space that can be migrated to tape by HSM?
Thank you,
Mehdi
Hi,
Is the concept of bare machine recovery applicable for z/OS and other
mainframe operating systems like zLinux?
Thank you,
Mehdi
Hi Steve,
- You mean IBM has no TSM-based solution for DB2 for z, VSAM, DASD backups?
- Does the upcoming TSM for z/OS media backups only USS data?
Thank you.
This question still remains unanswered:
Is there anyway to backup DB2 for z/OS into a TSM-based solution?
Thank you.
How much performance degradation would there if encryption is on? Although
it is the duty of drive itself (I suppose), it might have negative influence
on backup and even restore performance?
Can TSM for MVS backup DASDs like image backup of open systems? I would be
grateful if you send me references to study more about TSM for z/OS. I have
admin guide and admin reference, but not much conceptual information in it.
Thank you.
Hi,
Has IBM any plan to release TSM 6 for MVS?
Thank you.
This implicitly means that we should use TSM 6.2 for open systems and have a
separate island for MVS based on TSM 5.5.
Does the incompatibility between FCP and FICON have any issue with library
sharing between TSM for AIX and TSM for MVS? Let's say TSM 6.2 for AIX is
defined as library manager and
An open TSM server can very happily work with a z/OS TSM client.
There are TSM version 6 clients for z/OS, just not the server.
Maybe that client is just for Unix System Services. What I mean is a full
support LAN-free backup for DB2 on z.
Thank you.
Hi,
Tape volumes canned be accessed if there is no TSM database. If happens,
restoring the database and gaining access to data seem to be very difficult
(at least for me ;) ). Do you think encryption feature of tape drives has
any value in TSM environments?
Thank you,
Mehdi
Hi,
When we backup files to TSM, number of versions makes sense in paramteres
like VEREXISTS, VERDELETE and so forth. How does the versioning concept
apply for filesystem backups and backups coming from TDP?
Databases have their own full and incremental backups, so how to combine
these concepts
Hi,
A copy stg pool is associated with LIBLTO of LTO5 type. Say there is another
library in this TSM server of 3592 type named LIB3592. Can I generate DR
tapes using LIB3592? I mean source is LTO but destination is 3592?
Thanks
Hi,
There are different kinds of servers and their corresponding teams in a
company: Windows-based, Linux-based, AIX and mainframe. Who should normally
design/dictate backup policies for a central TSM?
One of our clients uses Acronis for Windows bare/metal. Although we have
implemented TSM over there, they are sticking to their old solution and
ridiculously send the output of Acronis (which are large images) to TSM.
They deny the snapshot image of B/A client and even Fastback orCristie
Thanks a lot.
Thank you.
We have only one version of Atape for AIX systems:
Atape.driver 12.0.7.0 COMMITTED IBM AIX Enhanced Tape and
Medium Changer Device
Driver
I have setup LAN-free backup, but sometimes the storage agent causes
reservation conflict. The only way to remove this conflict is the following
command on storage agent:
# chdev -l rmt0 -a reserve_type=persistent
and then
# chdev -l rmt0 -a reserve_type=reserve_6
Here a library manger controls
Thank you Steven, but the case is different here, that's why I created
another thread. Please forget the downlevel library manger issue.
Here is more information:
TSM server (library anager): TSM 6.2.2 on AIX 6.1
LAN-free client: Storage Agent 6.2.1 + BA Client 6.2.1 on AIX 6.1
Library: TS3310
Hi,
What is the difference between reserve_6 and persistent reservation
types for tapes? How to prevent reservation conflict when more than one AIX
host share a SAN-attached tape drive/library?
# lsattr -Rl rmt0 -a reserve_type
reserve_6
persistent
Thank you,
Mehdi
That's cool!
Now our old TSM 5.3 is the library manager of a TSM 6.2 and it works
perfect.
Both are on AIX.
Cheers,
Mehdi
Thank you Kurt,
The production system is TSM 5.3 that should be replaced by 6.2 gradually.
There is currently one tape drive, so impossible to have dedicated libraries
for old and new system.
As older version cannot be the library manager, what do you think if new TSM
becomes library manager
Hi,
Can an old TSM server like TSM 5.3 be the library manager server of a TSM
6.2 server?
Tape library is IBM TS3310 with LTO4 drives
library manager server: AIX 5.3 + TSM 5.3
library manager client: AIX 6.1 + TSM 6.2
Thank you,
Mehdi
Thank yo Christian. It helped a lot.
Hi,
What would be the feature(s) we lose if we select TBMR ( and not select
CBMR) in an environment that is intended to be fully TSM-based. Which one do
think is a better choice?
Thank you,
Mehdi
Maybe this is more clear-cut:
How can ten z/OS systems connect to a TS3500 library that has ten TS1130
drives and one 3592-C06 control unit? How is the MPIO mechanism?
P.S:
3592-C06 control unit has only four 4Gbps FICON ports for z/OS hosts
path failover feature is available in the library.
Hi,
Some zOS systems are connected to a FICON switch like SAN40B.
A TS3500 library has a single control unit that is connected to above
switch.
The library has multiple drives and therefore, many backup/restore
operations can be performed concurrently.
Has the control unit the ability to balance
- If I were you, I would order a TS3310 instead of TS3200. Both are
midrange, could be customized to fall into the same price category, but by
TS3310 you will not lose the potential to add more LTO5 drives and storae
slots in future:
TS3200: Max 4 drives and 48 tape cartridges
TS3310: Max 18
Hi,
When you update a library by shared=yes, it cannot be changed back to
shared=no (the command syntax only supports yes). What is the reason?
Thanks,
Mehdi
Hi,
Drives are LTO4, devclass is ULTRIUM4C, but all Full volumes are between
800GB to 1TB. Is it normal? It seems TSM does not use compression.
Mehdi
No compression before data gets to the drive. I will check with other kinds
of data.
Thank you.
What is the tape drive model? Data transfer rate of LTO4 drives is about
120MB/s, so three drives can carry 3 x 120 = 360 MB/s. (This can be higher
with LTO5 or new IBM tape drives). I don't know your SATA disk
configuration, but you might not gain performance by three parallel
migration
Thank you, Rick.
Not precisely planned, but might be export method.
Hi,
When I configure LTO4 media by IBM e-config it forces me to use 0 for
sixth character. I have LTO4 volumes like 100015 in TSM and you see that the
sixth character is not 0. I cannot explain that.
Thank you,
Mehdi
IBM TS3310 + LTO4 drives
Hi,
Can TSM 5.4 and 6.2 co-exist on the same AIX box temporarily for migration
purpose? Any conflict in service names or...?
Thank you,
Mehdi
Hi,
Can bare metal recovery with fastback be lan-free?
Regards,
Mehdi
Hi,
To how much extent a TS3500 HA is high available? Is it wise to consider
another library for a multi-platform and critical environment that already
has a TS3500 with high availability frame and redundant library manager?
Thank you,
Mehdi
I am talking just about the production site, not DR. In case of disaster,
the library and its redundant will be disappeared if placed in one site.
Hi,
How TSM for databases license is registered, if not by reg lic command?
From TSM Administrator's Guide:
You cannot register licenses for components that are licensed on the basis
of processors (for example, Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail, Tivoli Storage
Manager for databases, Tivoli Storage
Are the tuning parameters like queue_depth the same? Maybe the two disk
configurations are physically identical, but AIX treats them differently.
Mehdi
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance
Hi everyone,
TS7740 virtualization engine performs some functions of TSM like backup to
disk and migrate to tape, keeping an inventory of physical cartridges, etc.
Can TS7740 be used to help TSM for z/OS? It seems to me that this
visualization solution is designed for environments with no TSM? And
Hi everyone,
Can SFPs of Brocade switches like SAN80B be used in Brocade FC switch
modules in blades? More specifically, please have a look at the following
IBM features:
-8 Gbps SW SFP Transceiver (FC: 2801) used for SAN24B, 40B, 80B, ...
-Brocade 8 Gb SFP+ Short-wave Optic Transceiver (FC:
Hi,
It is always recommended to separate tape and disk traffic in TSM
environments. How about when adapters are NPIV logical HBAs? Does it make
sense to assign two logical adapters (one for disk and another for tape)
from a single adapter port to an AIX partition? The adapter is an 8Gb/s FC
or a
Hi,
IMO SCSI reset command should not harm disk traffic if disk and tape are
connected to separate NPIV adapters. Actually they are separate physical
adapters except that they share the same medium for their own FC frames in
lower levels. Needless to say that SCSI is an upper layer protocol.
Initialization shortly means software labeling. Initialized tapes do not
need to be labeled by TSM. They cat just be used as empty labeled cartridges
when checked in.
Hi,
How should we protect TSM FastBack itself? Does it have DB backups like TSM?
Does it support clustering for more availability?
Thank you,
Mehdi
Depends on the record type.
For example, type=dbbackup deletes db backups physically. If the destination
device class is 'file, you can see the backup files will be removed from
their path (except the last one).
Another example is STGNEW or STGDELETE. If records of these types are
deleted from
GPFS FAQs indicates that virtual SCSI is supported. Can I mix physical and
virtual AIX systems in a cluster for LAN-free backup? (talking about
feasibility, not performance).
Thank you,
Mehdi
Hi,
A Linux/AIX logical partition on IBM POWER systems has only virtual SCSI
adapters. Can this partition use TSM LAN-free backup in any way? (tape,
GPFS, SANergy,...)
How about if the client uses NPIV? If yes, is NPIV virtualization completely
transparent to TSM/SAN equipments?
Regards,
Mehdi
Hi everyone,
stg1 has stg2 as copy pool and they are synced. If you set the copystg of
stg1 to null, why stg2 still has copy data of stg1? Why doesn't TSM
delete/expire the copy data?
Thanks
Hi,
how to cancel a session with media wait in a manual library? can sess does
not work. TSM keeps the waiting session even if you restart the client node.
(TSM server 5.3 in AIX 5.3) The session will die after the 60 minutes of
timeout.
Thanks
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