Mark, Us too....
We run a TSM server 5.1 on RedHat 7.2 with 2.4.9-31 kernel without any problems. Sal > We run TSM server 5.1.6.5 on RedHat 7.2 with 2.4.9-31 kernel without any > problems. > > > Mark Farber wrote: > > Hi TSM'rs > > > > Being a Linux bigot, I managed to convince a new client to opt for a Linux TSM > > server over Windows. I am now starting > to wish I had just gone for Windows. Unless you can help I might have to. Here's the > problem. > > > > Server Version 5.2.0.2 on Redhat 9 > > Client Version 5.1.6.2 on Redhat 7.3 > > > > The TSM server has no tape library or drive but is totally file based (400GB using > > software raid0) > > > > Client backups are done via the crontab using "/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmc > > incr" > > > > The server just hangs during a client backup operation.....nothing in the activity > > report. Eventually the client times > out but unfortunately the "dsmc incr" stays in the process queue. The next day, cron > dutifully fires off another backup > and so it goes. Eventually after a call from a frustrated customer, I have to start > the server manually and run the > backup manually. (Seriously not good!!) > > > > Also, if a backup is running and you happen to do one too many "q act" requests, > > the server hangs. > > > > By the way, only the TSM application hangs, not Linux itself. > > > > Has anyone experience with Linux TSM server and seen similar problems? > > > > Regards > > Mark > >
