Ralph, Without knowing why or what your exact concerns are with the TSM database, it is hard to give you generic advice to follow.
Unless you are experiencing internal errors, diagnostic messages, or other oddities that clearly indicate there is something wrong with your TSM server, you do NOT need to do anything specific to 'verify' the database before upgrading your system. An Unload / Load would only reorganize your database. It does not 'clean' your database or verify that your database is 'clean'. The Unload / Load process has more of an effect on performance than space allocation. Search the list archives and you'll find differing opinions regarding short and long term benefit of an unload / load process. I don't think it's needed in your case. Please do NOT audit your database as was suggested below. Depending upon the size of your database, you may end up wasting a significant amount of time (days, weeks?). DB Audit is a 'computationally intensive' process (to put it mildly) and it is not clear that you'll see any benefit from doing so. There are very few cases where the blanket response of "audit your database" is appropriate. There are some known problems during upgrade from 4.2.x that depend upon your system and backup environment. The monthly FAQ posts answers to the general "how do I upgrade" question, and the list archive is another excellent source to search. Always read the README's, and always take a full database backup before upgrading your TSM environment. Glen Hattrup IBM - Tivoli Systems Tivoli Storage Manager Salak Juraj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/02/2004 09:44 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject AW: TSM DB cleanup 1) halt 2) dsmserv auditb regards juraj -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Levi, Ralph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Dienstag, 02. M�rz 2004 16:09 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: TSM DB cleanup I am running TSM 4.2.1 (upgrading in a month after our next disaster recovery test) and noticed that our DB is now 95% full. I don't want to have to expand it before the upgrade. Is there a utility that can be run to make sure it is "clean" ? Thanks, Ralph
