Not really, With a backupset, you can restore a client without a TSM server. So, it could be very handy to restore a stand-alone TSM server or to make a backupset from your most important clients and put the tapes in a safe, so you can restore the clients even without the server. (you need a single 3570 drive too, to connect to the client).
To restore the database of TSM, you can use jl. export node. Than you put all the client data and database pages of that client on tapes, and you can read it back to the TSM server. You can also do this with the policies and client schedules. Perhaps an export all had saved you a lot of risk. If you use an export don't forget to print out the volume history, you shall need the names of the tapes. Greetings, Maurice van 't Loo Compare Computers The Netherlands ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pothula S Paparao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 9:56 AM Subject: Re: Backupsets > Hi floks, > Why i wanted to know more about backupset ? > > Our setup : AIX4.3.3 , TSM 4.1.4.2 , 3575 Auto library. > Recently i had a problem with Expire inventory . contacted IBM support (one > to many). They suggested to apply fix 4.1.4.2, I have done it. Still > expiration problem persists. One fine day my TSM server crashed. I tried to > up the server and It never listen to me. Finally , i had to restore most > recent backup. But, TSM keep crashing every day at mid night. I asked IBM > support to escalate this problem (expiration and corrupted DB pages) to > L2/L3, It took weeks time. They suggested me to AUDIT DB with fix=yes. > nope. they again come up with UNLOADDB/LOADFORMAT/LOADDB.......after few > days....... They asked me to EXPORT/IMPORT all nodes . Even this didnot > worked out. After all this, they said its a known bug and asked us to find > good copy of DB (which we dont have) or rebuild TSM from scratch. > Yes, we have dicided to rebuild from scratch. (no other option) > > so *SMers, I would like to know more about backupset. i know little about > it. can i create a backupset for each node and check out those tapes > outside. rebuild TSM from scratch with leftover tapes. Later, check in > those tapes having backup sets and make use of them with newly built TSM > server. This way i may not loose much data except API related DB2 backups. > Guys!!!!!!!! As im not clear on this option , i request you to give me more > detailed information about this. > > Your reply in this regard is highly appriciated. > Thanks in advance. > Regards > Sreekumar.
