I don't use it for client sessions, but for server processes I find it very useful. Plus the TAPE MOUNT entries in the SUMMARY table are helpful for charting your drive/library usage. If I need client stats, I go to the accounting data or parse the activity log messages ORIGIN=CLIENT.
Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. "I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere." - ??? -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Discrepancy between "select * from summary" and dsmaccnt.log >I've seen something similar. I was trying to get some info from >summary to produce a report of when each node was last backed up. >The info I got via "select from summary where activity='BACKUP'" >seemed to be incomplete. I opened a problem with TSM support and was >informed that it's a known bug If memory serves me, the Summary table has been unreliable, and the subject of APARs, ever since it was introduced several years ago. With this track record, I have to wonder if it will ever be a reliable source of information. Richard Sims, BU
