Do you have separate dsm.opt files for the cluster node and for the cluster group as described in the docs? Use 'dsmc -optfile=<cluster dsm.opt> instead of 'dsmc -virtualnodename' and it should work just fine. I've done it before and had no problems. Only because dsm.opt is stored on shared disk I use first virtualnodename to restore the option file itself. And because each cluster group may failover to the other node independently set it with separate nodename&dsm.opt. Example local disks C:, D:; cluster Group1 - F:, G:; Group2 - H: nodeA in c:\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsm.opt on server 1 nodeB in c:\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsm.opt on server 2 Group1 in f:\dsm.opt or g:\tsm\dsm.opt or somewhere on drives f:,g: Group2 in h:\dsm.opt
Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: TSM 4.1.1 on MS Windows 2K Cluster No. I get "ANS1084E No files have previously been backed up for 'drive:*'". I did modify the dsm.opt for the cluster resource name. By default, the dsm.opt (as opposed to a dsm_custom.opt) is read by the DSM or DSMC utilities, so it must be changed to enable the correct node ID to restore from, if other than the default node. I can't think of another way to request a restore from a "virtual" node, such as a cluster resource. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 8:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM 4.1.1 on MS Windows 2K Cluster From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jon Adams > Though I have successfully implemented the TSM Client solution on our > clustered servers, I do not appear to have the ability to restore them via > GUI. From the GUI, any cluster shared resources DO NOT appear anywhere. > Obviously, it's difficult to restore something you can't see. I > have indeed > verified that the client has been getting it's daily backups and that the > file spaces do exist on the server. > > If anyone can shed some light on this, I would really appreciate it. Can you see the backups if you run the backup from the command-line interface, like this: dsmc restore <drive>:\foo\bar\* -subdir=yes -pick If you're after point-in-time restores, the line is dsmc restore <drive>:\foo\bar\* -subdir=yes -pick -ina (Gotta love that pick option!) >From the closing-the-barn-door-after-the-horse-gets-out department, did you ever successflly run test restores on a periodic basis? -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE
