You can use it WITH a mksysb tape, use the mksysb tape to restore OS, TSM Client and settings. (rootvg) and use the backupsets to restore all the other vg's and it's data.
I think nothing can replace a mksysb, it's bootable, all the software in the rootvg, all settings and users ect. ideal. Greetings, Maurice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Sharpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 2:57 PM Subject: Re: Backupsets > Hmmmm..... > > Light bulb just popped on over my head..... > > Maybe a Backupset can replace the use of a mksysb tape? Not to do a bare > metal restore of course, but if you can do a minimal OS install from CD, > install TSM client, then do a Backupset restore? > > I'll have to try that out... > > Robin Sharpe > Berlex Laboratories > > > > "Maurice van 't > Loo" > <maurice@COMPARE To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > .MYWEB.NL> cc: (bcc: Robin Sharpe/WA/USR/SHG) > Subject: > 10/05/01 05:48 Re: Backupsets > AM > Please respond > to "ADSM: Dist > Stor Manager" > > > > > > > > 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.
