how about EXPORT SERVER to help you ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Woodward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:29 AM Subject: TSM server migration steps
> I'm just about to move our two TSM servers (v4.2.2.0) to new W2K server boxes, before upgrading to TSM v5.2, and have written up a detailed process on what needs to be done to move the TSM server to new machines. > > I was hoping someone could look over the process I have written up and check if there are any mistakes or omissions that need correcting. These are the detailed steps I have written (FYI - some command options are specific to our site): > > Migrating TSM to a new server > > Old Server > 1. Migrate all disk storage pools to tape > a. UPDATE STGP BACKUP HI=0 LO=0 > b. UPDATE STGP BACKUPCOLL HI=0 LO=0 > c. UPDATE STGP ARCHIVE HI=0 LO=0 > d. UPDATE STGP ARCH-S2S HI=0 LO=0 > > 2. Record size of storage pool volumes > a. QUERY STGP F=D (print results) > b. QUERY VOL DEVC=DISK F=D (print results) > > 3. Note configuration of of library, devclass, drives and paths, licenses > a. QUERY LIBRARY F=D (print results) > b. QUERY DEVC F=D (print results) > c. QUERY DRIVE F=D (print results) > d. QUERY SYSTEM (print results) > e. QUERY LICENSE (print results) > > 4. Backup TSM database > a. BACKUP DB DEVCLASS=LTOARC TYPE=FULL SCRATCH=YES > b. Record volume name database is saved to > > 5. Note size of database and recovery log volumes > a. QUERY DBVOL F=D (print results) > b. QUERY LOGVOL F=D (print results) > > 6. Copy DSMSERV.DSK, DEVCONFIG.OUT, VOLHIST.OUT and DSMSERV.OPT to new server > > New Server > 7. Install TSM base server code on new server > 8. Register licences > 9. Attach the libraries and SAN drives from the old server to new server (Navisphere) > 10. Install TSM device driver > > 11. Start TSM and define the DATABASE and LOG volumes to the same size a s on the old server > a. DEFINE DBVOL <VOLNAME> FORMATSIZE=<ORIGINAL SIZE IN MB> > b. Repeat for all database volumes > c. DEFINE LOGVOL <VOLNAME> FORMATSIZE==<ORIGINAL SIZE IN MB> > d. Repeat for all recovery log volumes > > 12. Define LIBRARY, DRIVES, DEVCLASS and paths as they were on original server > e. Servers > i. DEFINE SERVER TIVOLI_DR COMMMETHOD=TCPIP HLADDRESS=xx.xxx.xxx.xxx LLADDRESS=1502 NODENAME=TIVOLI_HO PASSWORD=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SERVERPASSWORD=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > f. Libraries > i. DEFINE LIBRARY ATL LIBTYPE=SCSI DEVICE=LB0.1.0.5 SHARED=NO (check device number against device drive information) > ii. DEFINE LIBRARY ATLARC LIBTYPE=SCSI DEVICE=LB2.0.0.5 SHARED=NO (check device number against device drive information) > > g. Drives > i. DEFINE DRIVE ATL DRIVE0 DEVICE=MT0.2.0.5 ELEMENT=256 ONLINE=Yes > ii. DEFINE DRIVE ATL DRIVE1 DEVICE=MT0.8.0.5 ELEMENT=257 ONLINE=Yes > iii. DEFINE DRIVE ATL DRIVE2 DEVICE=MT0.10.0.4 ELEMENT=258 ONLINE=Yes > iv. DEFINE DRIVE ATL DRIVE3 DEVICE=MT0.12.0.4 ELEMENT=259 ONLINE=Yes > v. DEFINE DRIVE ATLARC DRIVE4 DEVICE=MT2.1.0.5 ELEMENT=1 ONLINE=Yes > vi. DEFINE DRIVE ATLARC DRIVE5 DEVICE=MT2.2.0.5 ELEMENT=2 ONLINE=Yes > > h. Device classes > i. DEFINE DEVCLASS LTO DEVTYPE=LTO FORMAT=DRIVE MOUNTLIMIT=DRIVES MOUNTWAIT=60 MOUNTRETENTION=0 PREFIX=ADSM LIBRARY=ATL > ii. DEFINE DEVCLASS LTOARC DEVTYPE=LTO FORMAT=DRIVE MOUNTLIMIT=DRIVES MOUNTWAIT=60 MOUNTRETENTION=0 PREFIX=ADSM LIBRARY=ATLARC > iii. DEFINE DEVCLASS OFFSITE DEVTYPE=SERVER MAXCAPACITY=5242880K MOUNTLIMIT=6 MOUNTRETENTION=5 PREFIX=TSM SERVERNAME=TIVOLI_DR RETRYPERIOD=10 RETRYINTERVAL=30 > 13. Stop TSM > > 14. Copy DSMSERV.OPT and VOLHIST.OUT to TSM server directory > i. COPY DSMSERV.OPT.FILE "C:\PROGRA~1\TIVOLI\TSM\SERVER1\DSMSERV.OPT" > > 15. Restore TSM database > j. "C:\PROGRAM FILES\TIVOLI\TSM\SERVER\DSMSERV" -k "Server1" RESTORE DB todate=TODAY > > 16. Start TSM server when restore is complete > > 17. Restore disk storage pool volumes using details from (2b) > k. DEFINE VOLUME <stgpname> <"volume path and name"> FORMATSIZE=<size in MB> > l. Repeat (a) for each disk volume > > 18. Test server and client operations > > Also, with our TSM environment we have our two TSM servers communicating to each other for DR purposes. Our main TSM server keeps a copy of all our backup data on our secondary TSM server located at our DR site. When upgrading to TSM 5.2, if I only upgrade one server at a time (namely our DR server first), can a TSM 4.2 server communicate properly with a TSM 5.2 server for server to server operations? > > Thanks in advance > > Gordon > > > -- > > This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.
