Either increase the maximum allowed mountpoints or put a line in the client DSM.OPT along the lines of resourceutilization 5 (5 works well with 2 mountpoints allowed)
See Ya' Howard > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Schneider, John > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ADSM-L] How does VCB backups handle resource utilization? > > Greetings, > We are running TSM 5.4.3.0 server on AIX 5.3ML5. The Lan-free VCB > proxy is running TSM client 5.5.0.6. > We are getting an unexpected result with our VMWare Consolidated > Backups. We are just starting to run these in volume, and we are > getting frequent messages: > > 09/10/08 00:02:06 ANR0539W Transaction failed for session 4448 for > node > EPCEMI11. This node has exceeded its maximum > number of > mount points. (SESSION: 4448) > > 09/10/08 00:02:06 ANR0539W Transaction failed for session 4449 for > node > EPCSTL11. This node has exceeded its maximum > number of > mount points. (SESSION: 4449) > > 09/10/08 00:02:07 ANR0539W Transaction failed for session 4439 for > node > EPCSGF01RO. This node has exceeded its maximum > number of > mount points. (SESSION: 4439) > > 09/10/08 00:02:07 ANR0539W Transaction failed for session 4444 for > node > EPCSGF01RO. This node has exceeded its maximum > number of > mount points. (SESSION: 4444) > > > The destination storage pool is a virtual tape library, which is why > mount points are involved. > > In the Lan-free proxy server running VCB, the Resourceutilization is > set > to 4, and the maximum mount points is 8. On the proxy clients > themselves, I understand they inherit the Resourceutilization of the > proxy server, so they would be 4 also. Their maximum mount points is > set to 2. When Resourceutilization is 4, aren't the maximum mount > points of 2 enough? According to the Performance Tuning Guide, > Resourceutilization of 4 should not allow more than one mounted tape. > > We aren't getting the error for all clients, just a fraction of them. > So maybe it is only happening for larger clients where the > Resourceutilization algorithm to mount another tape kicks in? We > could > always just jack the maximum mount points for the clients up and up > until the problem goes away, but I don't understand why the client is > trying to mount more than 2 tapes with Resourceutilization set to 4. > > > Best Regards, > > John D. Schneider > Lead Systems Administrator - Storage > Sisters of Mercy Health Systems > 3637 South Geyer Road > St. Louis, MO 63127 > Phone: 314-364-3150 > Cell: 314-750-8721 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > This e-mail contains information which (a) may be PROPRIETARY IN NATURE > OR > OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW FROM DISCLOSURE, and (b) is intended only > for the > use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or > the > person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are > notified > that reading, copying or distributing this e-mail is prohibited. If you > have > received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately.
