Disk for the current TSM server is IDE/PATA in a RAID5 array internal to the machine - though the OS is on a (eep!) single IDE/PATA drive connected to the motherboard.
Kurt On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 13:19, David McClelland <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, another fun question for you Kurt, investigating some alternative lines > of simply migrating your current TSM server instance to new hardware: is the > disk upon which your current TSM database/recovery log/storage pool live > internal to your old server, or is it instead hosted upon external disk and > thus (potentially) relatively feasible to 'introduce' to your new hardware? > > /DMc > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt > Buff > Sent: 12 October 2009 21:09 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Migration for Windows-based installation > > So, what happens to all the tapes I have offsite at Iron Mountain, and > the archives I have stored in my basement vault, etc. > > I'll be perusing the archives as you suggest, but this isn't exactly > crystalline to me just yet. > > A complicating factor that I hadn't realized until I did a bit of > digging just now is that the current database holds references to a > *really* old set of 8mm (AIT2) tapes from a Spectralogic Treefrog that > we migrated from some years ago. > > Would the procedure you're suggesting clean that up? > > Kurt > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:10, Kelly Lipp <[email protected]> wrote: >> Start from scratch. Install TSM at the level you would like, move and >> configure the library. Point the clients at the new server and go. That >> first backup will necessarily be a full. Will take longer than usual, but >> easy. >> >> This method allows you go "clean up" your database. >> >> Keep the old server around until the data expires. >> >> Clearly, there are more details, especially since you are going to re-use >> the library on the new STORServer (oops, I mean TSM Server). The overall >> concept is sound. For sites of your size I like this method as it is simple >> and gets me a brand new, pristine database. This will become important next >> year when you migrate to TSM 6.2. Besides, a clean start is always a good >> thing. >> >> This topic has been covered earlier and in much more detail. You might >> peruse the archives to see what you can find. My name will show up along >> with others like Wanda who have been through this many times. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Kelly Lipp >> Chief Technical Officer >> www.storserver.com >> 719-266-8777 x7105 >> STORServer solves your data backup challenges. >> Once and for all. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Kurt Buff >> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 1:02 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Migration for Windows-based installation >> >> I'd prefer to be able to migrate server data as much as possible, >> including the diskpool, but if it it would be an incredibly difficult >> maneuver (or take inordinate amounts of time, say on the order of more >> than a 4-day weekend) and/or the downside of losing the diskpool is >> relatively minor, I could potentially live without it. >> >> I would also contemplate keeping the current TSM server version on the >> new machine and upgrading immediately after implementation if that >> would be of benefit. >> >> We back up fewer than 10 servers, but one is our Exchange 2003 server >> at roughly 200gb and is a full backup every night, and the other is >> our file server at over 2tb, though on a nightly basis it normally >> does around 25-50gb. >> >> Does that answer your question? >> >> Kurt >> >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:18, David McClelland <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Are you looking purely at a lift and shift hardware change here, or at a >>> clean installation of TSM Server (at 5.5.3 for example) and migrating >>> clients into the new instance? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> /David Mc >>> London, UK >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> Kurt Buff >>> Sent: 12 October 2009 18:54 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [ADSM-L] Migration for Windows-based installation >>> >>> All, >>> >>> We have a TSM server that's running out of steam, and nearing the end >>> of its expected reliable life. We have Version 5, Release 3, Level 4.6 >>> installed, with various levels of clients installed on our servers. >>> The server has 1gb RAM, roughly 2tb of disk storage, but it's old/slow >>> PATA, and the OS is Win2k Pro. Definitely not ideal. >>> >>> The tape robot is a Spectralogic T50, with two LTO3 drives and 25 >>> slots, out of which we expect to get much more life. >>> >>> We expect to replace the server with a new Dell server with 3tb of >>> SATA disk, 3gb RAM, Win2k3 (32bit), and use the current tape robot. >>> >>> I'd like to get to the newest in the 5.x series on the new server, >>> since the talk on this list about moving to 6.x indicates to me that >>> we'd be better off staying at 5.x for now. >>> >>> I've been casting about, and can't seem to find documentation on how >>> to migrate the setup to the new machine. >>> >>> Does anyone have a pointer to good documentation on doing this? >>> >>> Frankly, we've been given a quote by a VAR, and though the number of >>> hours they are quoting seem reasonable, the price they're asking to >>> work with us on this is beyond our budget. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2415 - Release Date: 10/12/09 >>> 04:01:00 >>> >> > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2415 - Release Date: 10/12/09 > 04:01:00 >
