Re: 3570-B11 - I've gota be doing something wrong
Hello Jack, First confirm that your 3570-B11 library is not set at 'Manual' mode. Put it to 'Automatic' or 'Random' if you want your NT system to have a control on the library. Then, set the library configuration to 'Base', if you want to use both drives as a single library. Now it is set at 'Split' configuration. Both the setting can be changed from the 'operator panel' in front of the library assembly. Regards, Mahesh Prasad DCM Data Systems Limited New Delhi, India Coats, Jack Jack.Coats@BANKSTETo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RLING.COM cc: Sent by: ADSM:Subject: 3570-B11 - I've gota be doing Dist Stor Manager something wrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] DU 04/25/2002 02:39 AM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager I have a 'hand me down' 3570-B11, 2 drives, 20 slots, hanging off of an NT 4 system running TSM 4.1.3. This unit was previously being used on an AS400 within this company. I found 3 sets of drivers for NT on the IBM site, and I downloaded them. The only one that came near working is IBM Device Drivers 1.1.7.5 for the Magstar. Now my issues: 1) Is there some special option on the 3570 I need to use it with NT? 2) The system sees the drives, and the library. But it will not write on the tapes, or load tapes into the tape drives. 3) The library appears as a 'split' library, with 10 tapes allocated to each of the two tape drives, not like a shared library. I would like to use it as a single library with 12 slots. 4) The library has a bar code reader in it, but the drivers in NT don't seem to recognize it. ... These are my troubles. Any suggestions? .. Thanks ... Jack
Re: expiring object
Ok thanks. How then should I write my dsm.opt file when doing an Incremental backup with Archive Client knowing that TDP will allready backup the *.nsf and *.ntf files ? Should I put an exclude like this in the dsm.opt of the archive client: exclude *:\...\*.n?f And should I consider backuping other lotus file, like the notes.ini or other files ? thanks Mike ___ Michael REGELIN Ingenieur Informatique - O.S.O. Groupware Messagerie Centre des Technologies de l'Information (CTI) Route des Acacias 82 CP149 - 1211 Geneve 8 Tel. + 41 22 3274322 - Fax + 41 22 3275499 Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intraCTI.etat-ge.ch/services_complementaires/messagerie.html __ -Message d'origine- De : Del Hoobler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoye : mercredi, 24. avril 2002 14:59 A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: expiring object By the way, do you know what will happend if to backup trigger the same file and the two backup have different Management Class. Does the two of them apply to determine the expiration delay or is only one applying the expiration ? Mike, Each of the two objects is treated by the TSM Server as its own object. The TSM Server does not know about the relationship between the two objects. The client only knows. If the TSM Server has expired one of the two, the backup is no longer valid and TDP for Domino will not show that as a valid backup. Thanks, Del Del Hoobler IBM Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Leave everything a little better than you found it. - Smile a lot: it costs nothing and is beyond price.
Re: Consolidating TSM servers.
There is no way (AFAIK), to export/import the database information only, without exporting/importing the data. This is a major deficiency of TSM, which not only occurs when consolidating TSM servers, but also when consolidating TSM clients: When transfering a huge filespace from one client to another, you essentially run into the same problem, even if the TSM server remains the same. The ability to export/import the database information for - the whole TSM server - a specific client - a specific filespace of a specific node without exporting/importing the data itself, would help. Reinhard Daniel Sparrman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Hi The problem isn't moving only one TSM server, but consolidating two TSM servers into one. I have no problems moving the first TSM server(ADSM1) to the new hardware. However, I want to migrate the second TSM server(ADSM2) to the new hardware/TSM server(TSM1). There are two choices for doing this, either exporting all nodes using export node option. This will generate alot of tapes, as the smallest ADSM server has 200 nodes, 1500 tapes and a total storage of 30TB. However, I can choose not to export the copypools, which would make it about 15TB of data and 750 tapes. The other option is to do a export server. This command has a filedata= feature, and what I would like to do is to do a export server filedata=none, and then import this information into the new TSM server. The new TSM server will have access through ACSLS/3494 CU to all existing volumes from both old ADSM servers. Therefore, I wouldn't have to export all the filedata, only definitions. My question is, is it possible to do a export server filedata=none, and then import this information into the new server, connect both the 3494 and the STK9310 to the new server, and use the old volumes that contains data and already exists in the 3494/STK9310. This would save me 3-4 days, because that is what it would take to move 15TB of data from the 3494 to the 9310 using import/export commands. Or, do I have to do export/import of all filedata, because doing filedata=none, will only import node definitions, and not storage volume definitions? Best Regards Daniel Sparrman --- Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervägen 6B 183 62 HÄGERNÄS Växel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51 Don France (TSMnews) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2002-04-23 08:45 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: Consolidating TSM servers. If you stay on the same platform-OS, all you need to do is shutdown (old server) after a final DB backup, move the HW connections to the new server, restore DB, and you're finished. Remember to copy the dsmserv.dsk (filesystems for all TSM server files -- db, log, disk pool vols, logical volumes, path-names), as well as volhist, devcfg and dsmserv.opt; move/re-org filesystems *after* the move. Many other posts confirm this approach, have personally done it on AIX since v2 days. Regards, Don France Technical Architect - Tivoli Certified Consultant Professional Association of Contract Employees (P.A.C.E.) San Jose, CA (408) 257-3037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Daniel Sparrman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:59 PM Subject: Consolidating TSM servers. Hi Anybody out there know if it's possible to do a export server, without having to export all filedata, and then do a import and use the existing tapes. We have one STK 9310 and one IBM 3494. Each TSM server has a copypool and a primary tape pool in the different libraries. All equipment is SAN connected, so if I could first do a DB backup/restore to the new machine of one of the TSM servers, and then export everything except for the file data from the second TSM server to the new machine, it would be perfect. Doing a export server filedata=all, would create about 1500 new tapes, according to a export server preview=yes (about 31TB of data) and this would probbaly not work at all. So, anybody done this before? Best Regards Daniel Sparrman --- Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervägen 6B 183 62 HÄGERNÄS Växel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51 -- Reinhard MerschWestfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Zentrum fuer Informationsverarbeitung - ehemals Universitaetsrechenzentrum Roentgenstrasse 9-13, D-48149 Muenster, Germany Tel: +49(251)83-31583 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: +49(251)83-31653
Re: Consolidating TSM servers.
Hi The problem isn't moving only one TSM server, but consolidating two TSM servers into one. I have no problems moving the first TSM server(ADSM1) to the new hardware. However, I want to migrate the second TSM server(ADSM2) to the new hardware/TSM server(TSM1). There are two choices for doing this, either exporting all nodes using export node option. This will generate alot of tapes, as the smallest ADSM server has 200 nodes, 1500 tapes and a total storage of 30TB. However, I can choose not to export the copypools, which would make it about 15TB of data and 750 tapes. The other option is to do a export server. This command has a filedata= feature, and what I would like to do is to do a export server filedata=none, and then import this information into the new TSM server. The new TSM server will have access through ACSLS/3494 CU to all existing volumes from both old ADSM servers. Therefore, I wouldn't have to export all the filedata, only definitions. My question is, is it possible to do a export server filedata=none, and then import this information into the new server, connect both the 3494 and the STK9310 to the new server, and use the old volumes that contains data and already exists in the 3494/STK9310. This would save me 3-4 days, because that is what it would take to move 15TB of data from the 3494 to the 9310 using import/export commands. Or, do I have to do export/import of all filedata, because doing filedata=none, will only import node definitions, and not storage volume definitions? Best Regards Daniel Sparrman --- Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervägen 6B 183 62 HÄGERNÄS Växel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51 Don France (TSMnews) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2002-04-23 08:45 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: Consolidating TSM servers. If you stay on the same platform-OS, all you need to do is shutdown (old server) after a final DB backup, move the HW connections to the new server, restore DB, and you're finished. Remember to copy the dsmserv.dsk (filesystems for all TSM server files -- db, log, disk pool vols, logical volumes, path-names), as well as volhist, devcfg and dsmserv.opt; move/re-org filesystems *after* the move. Many other posts confirm this approach, have personally done it on AIX since v2 days. Regards, Don France Technical Architect - Tivoli Certified Consultant Professional Association of Contract Employees (P.A.C.E.) San Jose, CA (408) 257-3037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Daniel Sparrman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:59 PM Subject: Consolidating TSM servers. Hi Anybody out there know if it's possible to do a export server, without having to export all filedata, and then do a import and use the existing tapes. We have one STK 9310 and one IBM 3494. Each TSM server has a copypool and a primary tape pool in the different libraries. All equipment is SAN connected, so if I could first do a DB backup/restore to the new machine of one of the TSM servers, and then export everything except for the file data from the second TSM server to the new machine, it would be perfect. Doing a export server filedata=all, would create about 1500 new tapes, according to a export server preview=yes (about 31TB of data) and this would probbaly not work at all. So, anybody done this before? Best Regards Daniel Sparrman --- Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervägen 6B 183 62 HÄGERNÄS Växel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51
Re: Has anybody else seen anything like this ?
I guess we al know TSM F***s up the math big time. I have seen percetages of over 150% for pct idle/comm/mediaw in q node output On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:42:49 -0500 Bill Mansfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, look at aggregate transfer rate: 43 GB/Sec is pretty good. _ William Mansfield Senior Consultant Solution Technology, Inc Ochs, Duane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/24/2002 03:19 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Has anybody else seen anything like this ? Process starts with session # 51170 @ 10:35 and finishes @ 14:28. But it reports 201 hours in elapsed time. I have looked at the logs for the last two weeks and have not seen anything like this. TSM Client 4.2.1.26 NT 4.0 SP5 04/22/02 10:35:17 ANR0406I Session 51170 started for node NODE1 (WinNT) 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4952I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects inspected: 539 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4953I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects archived: 525 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4958I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects updated: 0 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4960I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects rebound: 0 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4957I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects deleted: 481 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4970I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects expired: 0 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4959I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects failed: 0 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4961I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of bytes transferred: 113.79 GB 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4963I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Data transfer time: 11,558.91 sec 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4966I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Network data transfer rate: 10,323.13 KB/sec 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4967I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Aggregate data transfer rate: 42,949,643.92 KB/sec 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4968I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Objects compressed by: 0% 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4964I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Elapsed processing time: 201:18:58 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANR0403I Session 51170 ended for node NODE1 (WinNT). Duane Ochs Systems Administration Quad/Graphics Inc. 414.566.2375 -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Remco Post SARA - Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum Amsterdamhttp://www.sara.nl High Performance Computing Tel. +31 20 592 8008Fax. +31 20 668 3167 I really didn't foresee the Internet. But then, neither did the computer industry. Not that that tells us very much of course - the computer industry didn't even foresee that the century was going to end. -- Douglas Adams
Re: 3570-B11 - I've gota be doing something wrong
IBM 3570 library need to set to base mode and RANDOM access mode in order for TSM server to use the barcode reader and library robotic arm to move tape around. Looking at the library from the front angle. the drive on the rear right is Drive 1 with element 16 , the drive on the rear left is Drive 2 with element 17 the slot 31 is the import/export slot Before config 3570 in TSM server , bring up TSM utility and go to device list make sure adsmcsci.sys is loaded, if not loaded, you may see //./tape? for all 3570 library or drives when define automated drive for 3570 in TSM server , make sure device name look like mt?.?.?.? instead of //./tape? 3570 library on AIX TSM server requires to use device driver Atape. but.. 3570 library on NT requires to use ONLY tsm device driver adsmcsci.sys(come with server ) to control the 3570 library . It means you do not need to download additional devices driver from IBM for TSM server operation unless you need to use 3570 for others non-tsm server operation or TSM restore backupset from local. PS: Jack: Please read additional e-mail from me which include step by step screen shot for setuping up 3570 on NT , thanks Tivoli Storage Management Function Verification Test , FVT Automation Project Lead Office:408-256-3312 Home:650-757-1661 Cell:415-218-7880 AIM:smartbluewong Dept Y0LA /Bldg 050-3 / Office 3A64 IBM SSG Division 46 Coats, Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED]@VM.MARIST.EDU on 04/24/2002 02:09:10 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:3570-B11 - I've gota be doing something wrong I have a 'hand me down' 3570-B11, 2 drives, 20 slots, hanging off of an NT 4 system running TSM 4.1.3. This unit was previously being used on an AS400 within this company. I found 3 sets of drivers for NT on the IBM site, and I downloaded them. The only one that came near working is IBM Device Drivers 1.1.7.5 for the Magstar. Now my issues: 1) Is there some special option on the 3570 I need to use it with NT? 2) The system sees the drives, and the library. But it will not write on the tapes, or load tapes into the tape drives. 3) The library appears as a 'split' library, with 10 tapes allocated to each of the two tape drives, not like a shared library. I would like to use it as a single library with 12 slots. 4) The library has a bar code reader in it, but the drivers in NT don't seem to recognize it. ... These are my troubles. Any suggestions? .. Thanks ... Jack
Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway
Hmm, may be I was wrong, I will contact TSM device support team to get the latest status of LTO drive and library requirement on TSM V4 and V5. Tivoli Storage Management Function Verification Test , FVT Automation Project Lead Office:408-256-3312 Home:650-757-1661 Cell:415-218-7880 AIM:smartbluewong Dept Y0LA /Bldg 050-3 / Office 3A64 IBM SSG Division 46 Bill Boyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]@VM.MARIST.EDU on 04/24/2002 12:03:51 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway They show up a GEN_DRIVE where? The TSMSCSI devices screen on the MMC console? OR when you DEF DRIVE them to TSM? There was an issue with the TSMSCSI driver not recognizing the drives as LTO, but they define correctly to TSM. You can also issue 'SHOW LIBRARY' in an admin session to display the device capabilities and such. I use this to make sure that TSM is communicating with the drives/library. Maybe the TSM Device Driver in the 4.2.2.0 maintenance level has the 'fix'. We got a special release from developement back in January when I did a client install on W2K and LTO. Bill -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway Thats correct Bill The drives show up as follows: GEN_DRIVE \\Tape0 GEN_DRIVE \\Tape1 I am going on site again tomorrow to try and make some sense of it. It still concerns me that the windows device manager says that the SDG is probably not working correctly. I am not sure whether I should just accept that as normal as someone suggested. Based on my findings tomorrow, I will post the symptoms is much more detail. Rgds John - Original Message - From: Bill Boyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 6:35 PM Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway I believe you're wrong. the \\.\Tapex means it is using a native Windows device driver and not the TSM SCSI device driver. Which is what he stated in the original email. He's using the IBM LTO device drivers, which is what the Admin book recommends. The Library itself will be managed with the TSMSCSI driver, but the drives use the IBM LTO device driver and show up and \\.\Tapex. If you were using the TSMSCSI driver the drives would be MTx.x.x.x format. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony Wong Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway Console as \\.\TapeX where X is a number. \\.\TapeX is a generic device driver As mention before, using generic device driver is not supported with TSM server on NTx. Since testing all available generic device drivers is time consuming and testing teams are no way to test all up-to-date generic device drivers against TSM server on NTx. IF customers need to use generic drvice driver for any reasons (RSM),use Microsoft OS certified device driver from the latest service pack. If Microsoft does not provide device driver for the deivce, try download latest certified device driver form the vender website. TSM testing team never use generic device against TSM with the following exception: 1. Restore backupset from local attached tape driver/libraries or SDG attached tape drive/libraries For more information about RSM , http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/devices/magstar.html#magscsi The following environments are not presently supported: Removable Storage Manager (RSM) - controlled libraries on Windows 2000 IBM Ultrium devices when library is controlled by RSM on Windows 2000 Again, not presently supported does not means it will not work. Tivoli Storage Management Function Verification Test , FVT Automation Project Lead Office:408-256-3312 Home:650-757-1661 Cell:415-218-7880 AIM:smartbluewong Dept Y0LA /Bldg 050-3 / Office 3A64 IBM SSG Division 46 James Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]@VM.MARIST.EDU on 04/24/2002 07:38:08 AM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway With the 3583 and TSM on Win2k, the drives use the IBM device driver located at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Win2000/ Once you've installed the driver and configured the drives to use this driver, you should be able to see the drives under the TSM Management Console as \\.\TapeX where X is a number. The library part can either be controlled by the Windows RSM or by the TSM device driver. James Thompson _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share
Re: expiring object
Mike, I wouldn't do it that way. A search on my laptop shows some NIF and NTF extensions. There may be others on a server. Instead, use exclude *.nsf exclude *.ntf Bill SmoldtSSSI STORServer, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Regelin Michael (CHA) Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: expiring object Ok thanks. How then should I write my dsm.opt file when doing an Incremental backup with Archive Client knowing that TDP will allready backup the *.nsf and *.ntf files ? Should I put an exclude like this in the dsm.opt of the archive client: exclude *:\...\*.n?f And should I consider backuping other lotus file, like the notes.ini or other files ? thanks Mike ___ Michael REGELIN Ingenieur Informatique - O.S.O. Groupware Messagerie Centre des Technologies de l'Information (CTI) Route des Acacias 82 CP149 - 1211 Geneve 8 Tel. + 41 22 3274322 - Fax + 41 22 3275499 Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intraCTI.etat-ge.ch/services_complementaires/messagerie.html __ -Message d'origine- De : Del Hoobler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoye : mercredi, 24. avril 2002 14:59 A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: expiring object By the way, do you know what will happend if to backup trigger the same file and the two backup have different Management Class. Does the two of them apply to determine the expiration delay or is only one applying the expiration ? Mike, Each of the two objects is treated by the TSM Server as its own object. The TSM Server does not know about the relationship between the two objects. The client only knows. If the TSM Server has expired one of the two, the backup is no longer valid and TDP for Domino will not show that as a valid backup. Thanks, Del Del Hoobler IBM Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Leave everything a little better than you found it. - Smile a lot: it costs nothing and is beyond price.
Re: Consolidating TSM servers.
Daniel, No, I don't believe there is any way to accomplish your specific request. I know of no supported method to move the file and volume metadata from one TSM instance into another without also moving the data. If your goal is to get to a single hardware platform, you can create a second instance of TSM on the new machine and leave the old data on the 3494. I expect, however, that your goal is to get all the clients into a single instance of TSM? If so, I believe you will have to move the files. Using the second instance will allow you to retire the old machine quickly, if that is important. But it's pay me now or pay me later. Bill SmoldtSSSI STORServer, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Sparrman Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 2:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Consolidating TSM servers. Hi The problem isn't moving only one TSM server, but consolidating two TSM servers into one. I have no problems moving the first TSM server(ADSM1) to the new hardware. However, I want to migrate the second TSM server(ADSM2) to the new hardware/TSM server(TSM1). There are two choices for doing this, either exporting all nodes using export node option. This will generate alot of tapes, as the smallest ADSM server has 200 nodes, 1500 tapes and a total storage of 30TB. However, I can choose not to export the copypools, which would make it about 15TB of data and 750 tapes. The other option is to do a export server. This command has a filedata= feature, and what I would like to do is to do a export server filedata=none, and then import this information into the new TSM server. The new TSM server will have access through ACSLS/3494 CU to all existing volumes from both old ADSM servers. Therefore, I wouldn't have to export all the filedata, only definitions. My question is, is it possible to do a export server filedata=none, and then import this information into the new server, connect both the 3494 and the STK9310 to the new server, and use the old volumes that contains data and already exists in the 3494/STK9310. This would save me 3-4 days, because that is what it would take to move 15TB of data from the 3494 to the 9310 using import/export commands. Or, do I have to do export/import of all filedata, because doing filedata=none, will only import node definitions, and not storage volume definitions? Best Regards Daniel Sparrman --- Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervdgen 6B 183 62 HDGERNDS Vdxel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51 Don France (TSMnews) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2002-04-23 08:45 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: Consolidating TSM servers. If you stay on the same platform-OS, all you need to do is shutdown (old server) after a final DB backup, move the HW connections to the new server, restore DB, and you're finished. Remember to copy the dsmserv.dsk (filesystems for all TSM server files -- db, log, disk pool vols, logical volumes, path-names), as well as volhist, devcfg and dsmserv.opt; move/re-org filesystems *after* the move. Many other posts confirm this approach, have personally done it on AIX since v2 days. Regards, Don France Technical Architect - Tivoli Certified Consultant Professional Association of Contract Employees (P.A.C.E.) San Jose, CA (408) 257-3037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Daniel Sparrman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:59 PM Subject: Consolidating TSM servers. Hi Anybody out there know if it's possible to do a export server, without having to export all filedata, and then do a import and use the existing tapes. We have one STK 9310 and one IBM 3494. Each TSM server has a copypool and a primary tape pool in the different libraries. All equipment is SAN connected, so if I could first do a DB backup/restore to the new machine of one of the TSM servers, and then export everything except for the file data from the second TSM server to the new machine, it would be perfect. Doing a export server filedata=all, would create about 1500 new tapes, according to a export server preview=yes (about 31TB of data) and this would probbaly not work at all. So, anybody done this before? Best Regards Daniel Sparrman --- Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervdgen 6B 183 62 HDGERNDS Vdxel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51
Re: TSM DB detailed description
Hi Dirk, I could use your pdf also. Pls be so kind and send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks - Wieslaw
Re: expiring object
you're right. thank's Am I not forced to use the \...\ parameter to look all the arborescence ? ___ Michael REGELIN Ingénieur Informatique - O.S.O. Groupware Messagerie Centre des Technologies de l'Information (CTI) Route des Acacias 82 CP149 - 1211 Genève 8 Tél. + 41 22 3274322 - Fax + 41 22 3275499 Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intraCTI.etat-ge.ch/services_complementaires/messagerie.html __ -Message d'origine- De : Bill Smoldt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : jeudi, 25. avril 2002 12:56 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: expiring object Mike, I wouldn't do it that way. A search on my laptop shows some NIF and NTF extensions. There may be others on a server. Instead, use exclude *.nsf exclude *.ntf Bill SmoldtSSSI STORServer, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Regelin Michael (CHA) Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: expiring object Ok thanks. How then should I write my dsm.opt file when doing an Incremental backup with Archive Client knowing that TDP will allready backup the *.nsf and *.ntf files ? Should I put an exclude like this in the dsm.opt of the archive client: exclude *:\...\*.n?f And should I consider backuping other lotus file, like the notes.ini or other files ? thanks Mike ___ Michael REGELIN Ingenieur Informatique - O.S.O. Groupware Messagerie Centre des Technologies de l'Information (CTI) Route des Acacias 82 CP149 - 1211 Geneve 8 Tel. + 41 22 3274322 - Fax + 41 22 3275499 Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intraCTI.etat-ge.ch/services_complementaires/messagerie.html __ -Message d'origine- De : Del Hoobler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoye : mercredi, 24. avril 2002 14:59 A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: expiring object By the way, do you know what will happend if to backup trigger the same file and the two backup have different Management Class. Does the two of them apply to determine the expiration delay or is only one applying the expiration ? Mike, Each of the two objects is treated by the TSM Server as its own object. The TSM Server does not know about the relationship between the two objects. The client only knows. If the TSM Server has expired one of the two, the backup is no longer valid and TDP for Domino will not show that as a valid backup. Thanks, Del Del Hoobler IBM Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Leave everything a little better than you found it. - Smile a lot: it costs nothing and is beyond price.
Re: expiring object
I found the solution: The directory separator character limits the scope of the search for the matching n characters and directories. If a pattern does not begin with a directory separator (or one does not follow the drive specification), a match all directories is appended to the pattern. For example, these patterns are equivalent: c:* c:\...\* Sincerly, ___ Michael REGELIN Ingénieur Informatique - O.S.O. Groupware Messagerie Centre des Technologies de l'Information (CTI) Route des Acacias 82 CP149 - 1211 Genève 8 Tél. + 41 22 3274322 - Fax + 41 22 3275499 Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intraCTI.etat-ge.ch/services_complementaires/messagerie.html __ -Message d'origine- De : Bill Smoldt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : jeudi, 25. avril 2002 12:56 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: expiring object Mike, I wouldn't do it that way. A search on my laptop shows some NIF and NTF extensions. There may be others on a server. Instead, use exclude *.nsf exclude *.ntf Bill SmoldtSSSI STORServer, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Regelin Michael (CHA) Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: expiring object Ok thanks. How then should I write my dsm.opt file when doing an Incremental backup with Archive Client knowing that TDP will allready backup the *.nsf and *.ntf files ? Should I put an exclude like this in the dsm.opt of the archive client: exclude *:\...\*.n?f And should I consider backuping other lotus file, like the notes.ini or other files ? thanks Mike ___ Michael REGELIN Ingenieur Informatique - O.S.O. Groupware Messagerie Centre des Technologies de l'Information (CTI) Route des Acacias 82 CP149 - 1211 Geneve 8 Tel. + 41 22 3274322 - Fax + 41 22 3275499 Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intraCTI.etat-ge.ch/services_complementaires/messagerie.html __ -Message d'origine- De : Del Hoobler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoye : mercredi, 24. avril 2002 14:59 A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: expiring object By the way, do you know what will happend if to backup trigger the same file and the two backup have different Management Class. Does the two of them apply to determine the expiration delay or is only one applying the expiration ? Mike, Each of the two objects is treated by the TSM Server as its own object. The TSM Server does not know about the relationship between the two objects. The client only knows. If the TSM Server has expired one of the two, the backup is no longer valid and TDP for Domino will not show that as a valid backup. Thanks, Del Del Hoobler IBM Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Leave everything a little better than you found it. - Smile a lot: it costs nothing and is beyond price.
Re: expiring object
In earlier versions of TSM, you did have to use the drive designation (or wildcard) and directory ... wildcard, but not in later versions. I don't remember where the changes occurred. Bill SmoldtSSSI STORServer, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Regelin Michael (CHA) Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: expiring object you're right. thank's Am I not forced to use the \...\ parameter to look all the arborescence ? ___ Michael REGELIN Inginieur Informatique - O.S.O. Groupware Messagerie Centre des Technologies de l'Information (CTI) Route des Acacias 82 CP149 - 1211 Genhve 8 Til. + 41 22 3274322 - Fax + 41 22 3275499 Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intraCTI.etat-ge.ch/services_complementaires/messagerie.html __ -Message d'origine- De : Bill Smoldt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyi : jeudi, 25. avril 2002 12:56 @ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: expiring object Mike, I wouldn't do it that way. A search on my laptop shows some NIF and NTF extensions. There may be others on a server. Instead, use exclude *.nsf exclude *.ntf Bill SmoldtSSSI STORServer, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Regelin Michael (CHA) Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: expiring object Ok thanks. How then should I write my dsm.opt file when doing an Incremental backup with Archive Client knowing that TDP will allready backup the *.nsf and *.ntf files ? Should I put an exclude like this in the dsm.opt of the archive client: exclude *:\...\*.n?f And should I consider backuping other lotus file, like the notes.ini or other files ? thanks Mike ___ Michael REGELIN Ingenieur Informatique - O.S.O. Groupware Messagerie Centre des Technologies de l'Information (CTI) Route des Acacias 82 CP149 - 1211 Geneve 8 Tel. + 41 22 3274322 - Fax + 41 22 3275499 Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intraCTI.etat-ge.ch/services_complementaires/messagerie.html __ -Message d'origine- De : Del Hoobler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoye : mercredi, 24. avril 2002 14:59 A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: expiring object By the way, do you know what will happend if to backup trigger the same file and the two backup have different Management Class. Does the two of them apply to determine the expiration delay or is only one applying the expiration ? Mike, Each of the two objects is treated by the TSM Server as its own object. The TSM Server does not know about the relationship between the two objects. The client only knows. If the TSM Server has expired one of the two, the backup is no longer valid and TDP for Domino will not show that as a valid backup. Thanks, Del Del Hoobler IBM Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Leave everything a little better than you found it. - Smile a lot: it costs nothing and is beyond price.
Re: TSM Database Location
Ilja We have some of our database volumes on the shark and I still mirror my db volumes. You mirror not only to protect from disk errors but also to protect from corruption. I believe that there was a discussion recently of someone who had a corrupted database volume. A shark will not protect you from that becky -Original Message- From: Ilja G. Coolen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 5:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM Database Location Well Jonathan, This is how we do it. We are running on an AIX box for starters. We have our 4 DB volumes on an separate filesystem. This is about 40GB in total having 20 GB extendable. We do not mirror the DB volumes, because the ESS provides all the redundancy we could need. No pain in case of disk crashes. No management burden. Leaves more resources to TSM. Our database has a 50% mutation daily, but we manage to keep up a 98% to 99% cache hit ratio. This high mutation level made us decide to do a full DB backup twice a day. We also do a daily reset of all the utilization values. All our disk storage pool volumes also are on the same ESS, but in different filesystems. These total to about 900 GB. We have 2 fibre channel connections directly attached to the ESS. No SAN yet. Both FC connections are based on redundancy and load-balancing using IBM's subsystem device driver (shipped with the ESS). The ESS disks look the same as local disks to an AIX box, so we simply put the ESS disks in AIX volume groups/logical volumes/file systems. Assumingin you know something about the ESS: Inside the ESS whe have defined our 4 (DB) disks on 4 different loops (2 ranks or 8 packs) so we have 2 hot-spare disks available for each DB volume. This also provides the best possible performance. So Jonathan. Put your primary DB volumes on an ESS, and you don't need any mirrors. Let us know what you decide to do. Have fun. greetings, Ilja Coolen. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Jonathan Siegle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Verzonden: woensdag 24 april 2002 17:03 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: TSM Database Location On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Ilja G. Coolen wrote: Hi, I'd suggest to move it to it's own filesystem placed on an redundant disk array, enjoying high performance and recoverability. We placed our database volumes on an ESS subsystem. Where you place it is your own choice. Just try to achieve redundancy. Did you put all primary/copy db volumes on the ESS? What kind of db cache hit are you getting? How are you talking to the ESS and how much other stuff is talking to the ESS while TSM is running? I am considering using the 2nd/3rd copy of the db for DRM purposes on an ESS. Have fun. Ilja G. Coolen _ ABP / USZO CIS / BS / TB / Storage Management Telefoon : +31(0)45 579 7938 Fax : +31(0)45 579 3990 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Intranet : Storage Web http://intranet/cis_bstb/html_content/sm/index_sm.htm _ - Everybody has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. - -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Brenda Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Verzonden: woensdag 24 april 2002 13:37 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: TSM Database Location We are just setting up a new TSM server. It appears to load the default database under /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin. Is it common practice to leave it there or to move it to it's own separate location? Any recommendations? Thanks, Brenda Jonathan Siegle Center for Academic Computing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Penn State University 814-865-5840University Park, Pa 16802
Re: Has anybody else seen anything like this ?
There is _no_ mistake in the math. There are (most likely) multiple streams going on. I have asked about this before and think I have it straighten out. Look at the aggregate and network rates. You probably have 4 streams at 10 MB/s each, for a total of 40 MB/s. Try using 'run q_ses_stats' (and q ses) during the backup. It will show any multiple streams. Look in the SUMMARY table to see the stats after the backup has run. This behavior is consistent with what I see for a small number (535) of large files (in 113 GB). Here's a good example where the aggregate exceeds the network: 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4952I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Total number of objects inspected: 81,678 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4954I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Total number of objects backed up: 665 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4958I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Total number of objects updated: 0 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4960I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Total number of objects rebound: 0 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4957I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Total number of objects deleted: 0 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4970I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Total number of objects expired:558 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4959I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Total number of objects failed: 0 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4961I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Total number of bytes transferred:54.93 GB 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4963I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Data transfer time: 3,067.39 sec 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4966I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Network data transfer rate:18,780.88 KB/sec 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4967I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Aggregate data transfer rate: 27,531.04 KB/sec 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4968I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Objects compressed by:0% 04/25/02 03:19:55 ANE4964I (Session: 1994, Node: UNXR) Elapsed processing time:00:34:52 Miles -- Miles Purdy System Manager Farm Income Programs Directorate Winnipeg, MB, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph: (204) 984-1602 fax: (204) 983-7557 If you hold a UNIX shell up to your ear, can you hear the C? - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 25-Apr-02 5:11:07 AM I guess we al know TSM F***s up the math big time. I have seen percetages of over 150% for pct idle/comm/mediaw in q node output On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:42:49 -0500 Bill Mansfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, look at aggregate transfer rate: 43 GB/Sec is pretty good. _ William Mansfield Senior Consultant Solution Technology, Inc Ochs, Duane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/24/2002 03:19 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Has anybody else seen anything like this ? Process starts with session # 51170 @ 10:35 and finishes @ 14:28. But it reports 201 hours in elapsed time. I have looked at the logs for the last two weeks and have not seen anything like this. TSM Client 4.2.1.26 NT 4.0 SP5 04/22/02 10:35:17 ANR0406I Session 51170 started for node NODE1 (WinNT) 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4952I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects inspected: 539 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4953I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects archived: 525 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4958I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects updated: 0 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4960I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects rebound: 0 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4957I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects deleted: 481 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4970I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects expired: 0 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4959I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of objects failed: 0 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4961I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Total number of bytes transferred: 113.79 GB 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4963I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Data transfer time: 11,558.91 sec 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4966I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Network data transfer rate: 10,323.13 KB/sec 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4967I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Aggregate data transfer rate: 42,949,643.92 KB/sec 04/22/02 14:28:47 ANE4968I (Session: 51170, Node: NODE1) Objects compressed
Re: TSM Database Location
Hello Becky Your are right Becky. Of course the shark doesn't protect me from corruption, but our database backups do make it possible to recover from a corruption. We are considering your advice though. It's not a bad idea to protect yourself from corruption. Protecting yourself for disk failures alone is only half the job. We'll get back on that. Ilja G. Coolen _ ABP / USZO CIS / BS / TB / Storage Management Telefoon : +31(0)45 579 7938 Fax : +31(0)45 579 3990 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Intranet : Storage Web http://intranet/cis_bstb/html_content/sm/index_sm.htm _ - Everybody has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. - -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Davidson, Becky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Verzonden: donderdag 25 april 2002 15:52 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: TSM Database Location Ilja We have some of our database volumes on the shark and I still mirror my db volumes. You mirror not only to protect from disk errors but also to protect from corruption. I believe that there was a discussion recently of someone who had a corrupted database volume. A shark will not protect you from that becky -Original Message- From: Ilja G. Coolen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 5:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM Database Location Well Jonathan, This is how we do it. We are running on an AIX box for starters. We have our 4 DB volumes on an separate filesystem. This is about 40GB in total having 20 GB extendable. We do not mirror the DB volumes, because the ESS provides all the redundancy we could need. No pain in case of disk crashes. No management burden. Leaves more resources to TSM. Our database has a 50% mutation daily, but we manage to keep up a 98% to 99% cache hit ratio. This high mutation level made us decide to do a full DB backup twice a day. We also do a daily reset of all the utilization values. All our disk storage pool volumes also are on the same ESS, but in different filesystems. These total to about 900 GB. We have 2 fibre channel connections directly attached to the ESS. No SAN yet. Both FC connections are based on redundancy and load-balancing using IBM's subsystem device driver (shipped with the ESS). The ESS disks look the same as local disks to an AIX box, so we simply put the ESS disks in AIX volume groups/logical volumes/file systems. Assumingin you know something about the ESS: Inside the ESS whe have defined our 4 (DB) disks on 4 different loops (2 ranks or 8 packs) so we have 2 hot-spare disks available for each DB volume. This also provides the best possible performance. So Jonathan. Put your primary DB volumes on an ESS, and you don't need any mirrors. Let us know what you decide to do. Have fun. greetings, Ilja Coolen. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Jonathan Siegle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Verzonden: woensdag 24 april 2002 17:03 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: TSM Database Location On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Ilja G. Coolen wrote: Hi, I'd suggest to move it to it's own filesystem placed on an redundant disk array, enjoying high performance and recoverability. We placed our database volumes on an ESS subsystem. Where you place it is your own choice. Just try to achieve redundancy. Did you put all primary/copy db volumes on the ESS? What kind of db cache hit are you getting? How are you talking to the ESS and how much other stuff is talking to the ESS while TSM is running? I am considering using the 2nd/3rd copy of the db for DRM purposes on an ESS. Have fun. Ilja G. Coolen _ ABP / USZO CIS / BS / TB / Storage Management Telefoon : +31(0)45 579 7938 Fax : +31(0)45 579 3990 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Intranet : Storage Web http://intranet/cis_bstb/html_content/sm/index_sm.htm _ - Everybody has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. - -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Brenda Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Verzonden: woensdag 24 april 2002 13:37 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: TSM Database Location We are just setting up a new TSM server. It appears to load the default database under /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin. Is it common practice to leave it there or to move it to it's own separate location? Any recommendations? Thanks, Brenda Jonathan Siegle Center for Academic Computing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Penn State University 814-865-5840University Park, Pa 16802
TSM and GEORM
I'm thinking about using GEORM to mirror my TSM database and logs onto another RS/6000 located at our disaster recovery location. But before I did this I thought I would see if anyone has done this. If so, I would like to know what pitfalls are before me? I'm worried that TSM database performance will suffer. I look forward to any information, good or bad, from anyone that has tried GEORM with TSM. Thanks, Rick -- Rick SaylorAustin Community College Voice: (512)223-1182 Senior Systems Programmer 9101 Tuscany Way Fax: (512)223-1211 Information Services Austin, Texas 78754
Update TSM
I am working on upgrading tSM 4.1.1.0 to 4.2.1.15. I've aix 4.3.3.0 platform. As I understand that I've to upgrade(migrate) to 4.2.1.0 level first and install upto 4.2.1.15 level. I'd like to know if you have any procedure or experience that can help me to accomplish this job. Thankyou.
Install Failure on TSM AIX 4.2.1.11 client-help! 3rd time sent
Enviro: H70 AIX 4.3.3 ML04 TSM server 4.2.1.10 Existing TSM client 3.7.3.0 I am attempting to install the TSM AIX client 4.2.1.11, and am getting the following unpacking error: I have re-downloaded the file 2 times now and ftp'd it over to the H70 (ftp -i etc., then binary). Can anyone shed some light how I might get around this?? Pre-install tasks for the TSM Backup/Archive Client completed. Mount volume 2 on /tmp/tsm.client/IP22367.tivoli.tsm.client.ba.aix43.32bit. Press the Enter key to continue. 0503-700 inurest: Error in restoring files 0503-037 inurest: Failure on system call to execute command /usr/sbin/restbynam e -S -xYAqf/tmp/tsm.client/IP22367.tivoli.tsm.client.ba.aix43.32bit -Z /tmp/inu tmpDtg97a/sorted.al. restore: 0511-107 Cannot read from pipe. There is an unpacking error. restore: 0511-708 There is an internal unpacking error: decode failure Ken Sedlacek AIX/TSM/UNIX Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Certified Specialist: RS/6000 AIX v4.3 Support IBM Certified Specialist: RS/6000 SP PSSP 3 Tivoli Certified Consultant - Tivoli Storage Manager v4.1
Re: Update TSM
I did something very similar two weeks ago: from TSM 4.1.2 upgrade to 4.2.1 and further to 4.2.1.15. Two remarks: - After installing 4.2.1 from CD, the DRM license certificate (drm.lic) was missing. I fetched it from an older 4.2.0 installation. - The fileset tivoli.tsm.devices.aix43.rte is still on level 4.2.1.0. A newer level of this fileset is contained in fix 4.2.1.13, but not in 4.2.1.15. So, if you want to have it, you will have to upgrade to 4.2.1.13 in between. You might also consider upgrading to 4.2.2.0, which I did on a different server on Tuesday (from 4.1.2 via 4.2.1.0 to 4.2.2.0). Besides the drm.lic issue, it went smoothly. Istiak Mahmud [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: I am working on upgrading tSM 4.1.1.0 to 4.2.1.15. I've aix 4.3.3.0 platform. As I understand that I've to upgrade(migrate) to 4.2.1.0 level first and install upto 4.2.1.15 level. I'd like to know if you have any procedure or experience that can help me to accomplish this job. Thankyou. -- Reinhard MerschWestfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Zentrum fuer Informationsverarbeitung - ehemals Universitaetsrechenzentrum Roentgenstrasse 9-13, D-48149 Muenster, Germany Tel: +49(251)83-31583 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: +49(251)83-31653
Re: Update TSM
You'll need to install 4.2.0.0 from the install CD first, and then apply the 4.2.1.0 PTF, and then the 4.2.1.15 PTF. I just moved from 3.7.4 to 4.2.1.13 with no (as of yet) problems. 1) Quiesce TSM 2) Do at least one full database backup (upgrades are one-way) (I did two -- I'm paranoid) 3) Shut down TSM 4) Install 4.2.0.0 5) Update to 4.2.1.0 6) Update to 4.2.1.15 7) probably want to reboot here, if you're using TSM device drivers 8) Start TSM and run through your Q/A process It took me about 5 hours, including the Q/A. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -Original Message- From: Istiak Mahmud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 9:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Update TSM I am working on upgrading tSM 4.1.1.0 to 4.2.1.15. I've aix 4.3.3.0 platform. As I understand that I've to upgrade(migrate) to 4.2.1.0 level first and install upto 4.2.1.15 level. I'd like to know if you have any procedure or experience that can help me to accomplish this job. Thankyou.
4.2.2.0 Problems
I too, have just upgraded a test Server to 4.2.2.0 (on AIX 4.3). Noticed two minor problems: 1) The query process of a Move Data command always shows (erroneously) a very large number of Unreadable Bytes. 2) The help command does not format output correctly. Seems to be eliminating CR/LF. Can anyone confirm these two problems before I open a PMR with IBM? Bob Price -Original Message- From: Reinhard Mersch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Update TSM I did something very similar two weeks ago: from TSM 4.1.2 upgrade to 4.2.1 and further to 4.2.1.15. Two remarks: - After installing 4.2.1 from CD, the DRM license certificate (drm.lic) was missing. I fetched it from an older 4.2.0 installation. - The fileset tivoli.tsm.devices.aix43.rte is still on level 4.2.1.0. A newer level of this fileset is contained in fix 4.2.1.13, but not in 4.2.1.15. So, if you want to have it, you will have to upgrade to 4.2.1.13 in between. You might also consider upgrading to 4.2.2.0, which I did on a different server on Tuesday (from 4.1.2 via 4.2.1.0 to 4.2.2.0). Besides the drm.lic issue, it went smoothly. Istiak Mahmud [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: I am working on upgrading tSM 4.1.1.0 to 4.2.1.15. I've aix 4.3.3.0 platform. As I understand that I've to upgrade(migrate) to 4.2.1.0 level first and install upto 4.2.1.15 level. I'd like to know if you have any procedure or experience that can help me to accomplish this job. Thankyou. -- Reinhard MerschWestfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Zentrum fuer Informationsverarbeitung - ehemals Universitaetsrechenzentrum Roentgenstrasse 9-13, D-48149 Muenster, Germany Tel: +49(251)83-31583 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: +49(251)83-31653
Re: Install Failure on TSM AIX 4.2.1.11 client-help! 3rd time sent
Hello, I can not find a 4.2.1.11 AIX client on the ftp server. Please post the cksum / sum of the fileset. I am sure that the restore -x -f tsm.client/IP22367.tivoli.tsm.client.ba.aix43.32bit will fail (restore in empty directory). Bye Rainer Tammer On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:07:35 -0400, Ken Sedlacek wrote: Enviro: H70 AIX 4.3.3 ML04 TSM server 4.2.1.10 Existing TSM client 3.7.3.0 I am attempting to install the TSM AIX client 4.2.1.11, and am getting the following unpacking error: I have re-downloaded the file 2 times now and ftp'd it over to the H70 (ftp -i etc., then binary). Can anyone shed some light how I might get around this?? Pre-install tasks for the TSM Backup/Archive Client completed. Mount volume 2 on /tmp/tsm.client/IP22367.tivoli.tsm.client.ba.aix43.32bit. Press the Enter key to continue. 0503-700 inurest: Error in restoring files 0503-037 inurest: Failure on system call to execute command /usr/sbin/restbynam e -S -xYAqf/tmp/tsm.client/IP22367.tivoli.tsm.client.ba.aix43.32bit -Z /tmp/inu tmpDtg97a/sorted.al. restore: 0511-107 Cannot read from pipe. There is an unpacking error. restore: 0511-708 There is an internal unpacking error: decode failure Ken Sedlacek AIX/TSM/UNIX Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Certified Specialist: RS/6000 AIX v4.3 Support IBM Certified Specialist: RS/6000 SP PSSP 3 Tivoli Certified Consultant - Tivoli Storage Manager v4.1
Re: 4.2.2.0 Problems
Thanks for your reply and it was very helpful. I am looking for a step by step instruction which I am trying to compile by myself. I am at the begining stage of my installation procedure. I am going to attach my procedure and a question file with this reply. I am hoping that I'll get your help on this. Thankyou. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/25/02 11:19AM I too, have just upgraded a test Server to 4.2.2.0 (on AIX 4.3). Noticed two minor problems: 1) The query process of a Move Data command always shows (erroneously) a very large number of Unreadable Bytes. 2) The help command does not format output correctly. Seems to be eliminating CR/LF. Can anyone confirm these two problems before I open a PMR with IBM? Bob Price -Original Message- From: Reinhard Mersch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Update TSM I did something very similar two weeks ago: from TSM 4.1.2 upgrade to 4.2.1 and further to 4.2.1.15. Two remarks: - After installing 4.2.1 from CD, the DRM license certificate (drm.lic) was missing. I fetched it from an older 4.2.0 installation. - The fileset tivoli.tsm.devices.aix43.rte is still on level 4.2.1.0. A newer level of this fileset is contained in fix 4.2.1.13, but not in 4.2.1.15. So, if you want to have it, you will have to upgrade to 4.2.1.13 in between. You might also consider upgrading to 4.2.2.0, which I did on a different server on Tuesday (from 4.1.2 via 4.2.1.0 to 4.2.2.0). Besides the drm.lic issue, it went smoothly. Istiak Mahmud [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: I am working on upgrading tSM 4.1.1.0 to 4.2.1.15. I've aix 4.3.3.0 platform. As I understand that I've to upgrade(migrate) to 4.2.1.0 level first and install upto 4.2.1.15 level. I'd like to know if you have any procedure or experience that can help me to accomplish this job. Thankyou. -- Reinhard MerschWestfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Zentrum fuer Informationsverarbeitung - ehemals Universitaetsrechenzentrum Roentgenstrasse 9-13, D-48149 Muenster, Germany Tel: +49(251)83-31583 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: +49(251)83-31653
Destroy old MagStar tapes?
Hi all. We have replaced our 3575 library with a 3583 LTO. I want to get rid of the old MagStar MP C-Format XL tapes. The data has been moved by TSM. But I'd like to ensure that the data is permanently destroyed. What's the best way to do this for 320 tapes? Are commercial services required? Thanks for any info! Doug Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 4.2.2.0 Problems
Hello, I have upgraded from 4.2.1.15 to 4.2.2.0 and noticed a new output of session query out of the web gui, which changed to q sess f=d making the output really unuseable for quick overview. Opened a PMR without success until now. Rolf Meyer On Thursday, 25. April 2002 17:19, you wrote: I too, have just upgraded a test Server to 4.2.2.0 (on AIX 4.3). Noticed two minor problems: 1) The query process of a Move Data command always shows (erroneously) a very large number of Unreadable Bytes. 2) The help command does not format output correctly. Seems to be eliminating CR/LF. Can anyone confirm these two problems before I open a PMR with IBM? Bob Price -Original Message- From: Reinhard Mersch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Update TSM I did something very similar two weeks ago: from TSM 4.1.2 upgrade to 4.2.1 and further to 4.2.1.15. Two remarks: - After installing 4.2.1 from CD, the DRM license certificate (drm.lic) was missing. I fetched it from an older 4.2.0 installation. - The fileset tivoli.tsm.devices.aix43.rte is still on level 4.2.1.0. A newer level of this fileset is contained in fix 4.2.1.13, but not in 4.2.1.15. So, if you want to have it, you will have to upgrade to 4.2.1.13 in between. You might also consider upgrading to 4.2.2.0, which I did on a different server on Tuesday (from 4.1.2 via 4.2.1.0 to 4.2.2.0). Besides the drm.lic issue, it went smoothly. Istiak Mahmud [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: I am working on upgrading tSM 4.1.1.0 to 4.2.1.15. I've aix 4.3.3.0 platform. As I understand that I've to upgrade(migrate) to 4.2.1.0 level first and install upto 4.2.1.15 level. I'd like to know if you have any procedure or experience that can help me to accomplish this job. Thankyou.
Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway
TSM server patch 4.2.1.15 or 5.1.0.1 adsmscsi.sys START supporting LTO library and LTO drive. Install on NT should be easy and quick , However, on W2K , Customer need to disable Microsoft RSM take control over the LTO library and LTO drive or TSM server will not work correctly, I will keep posting as soon as I find more information or documents related to this issue. Tivoli Storage Management Function Verification Test , FVT Automation Project Lead Office:408-256-3312 Home:650-757-1661 Cell:415-218-7880 AIM:smartbluewong Dept Y0LA /Bldg 050-3 / Office 3A64 IBM SSG Division 46 John [EMAIL PROTECTED]@VM.MARIST.EDU on 04/24/2002 11:00:45 AM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway Thats correct Bill The drives show up as follows: GEN_DRIVE \\Tape0 GEN_DRIVE \\Tape1 I am going on site again tomorrow to try and make some sense of it. It still concerns me that the windows device manager says that the SDG is probably not working correctly. I am not sure whether I should just accept that as normal as someone suggested. Based on my findings tomorrow, I will post the symptoms is much more detail. Rgds John - Original Message - From: Bill Boyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 6:35 PM Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway I believe you're wrong. the \\.\Tapex means it is using a native Windows device driver and not the TSM SCSI device driver. Which is what he stated in the original email. He's using the IBM LTO device drivers, which is what the Admin book recommends. The Library itself will be managed with the TSMSCSI driver, but the drives use the IBM LTO device driver and show up and \\.\Tapex. If you were using the TSMSCSI driver the drives would be MTx.x.x.x format. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony Wong Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway Console as \\.\TapeX where X is a number. \\.\TapeX is a generic device driver As mention before, using generic device driver is not supported with TSM server on NTx. Since testing all available generic device drivers is time consuming and testing teams are no way to test all up-to-date generic device drivers against TSM server on NTx. IF customers need to use generic drvice driver for any reasons (RSM),use Microsoft OS certified device driver from the latest service pack. If Microsoft does not provide device driver for the deivce, try download latest certified device driver form the vender website. TSM testing team never use generic device against TSM with the following exception: 1. Restore backupset from local attached tape driver/libraries or SDG attached tape drive/libraries For more information about RSM , http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/devices/magstar.html#magscsi The following environments are not presently supported: Removable Storage Manager (RSM) - controlled libraries on Windows 2000 IBM Ultrium devices when library is controlled by RSM on Windows 2000 Again, not presently supported does not means it will not work. Tivoli Storage Management Function Verification Test , FVT Automation Project Lead Office:408-256-3312 Home:650-757-1661 Cell:415-218-7880 AIM:smartbluewong Dept Y0LA /Bldg 050-3 / Office 3A64 IBM SSG Division 46 James Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]@VM.MARIST.EDU on 04/24/2002 07:38:08 AM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway With the 3583 and TSM on Win2k, the drives use the IBM device driver located at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Win2000/ Once you've installed the driver and configured the drives to use this driver, you should be able to see the drives under the TSM Management Console as \\.\TapeX where X is a number. The library part can either be controlled by the Windows RSM or by the TSM device driver. James Thompson _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
Re: Destroy old MagStar tapes?
If you plan to toss them. Use a strong electro magnet Should screw up the tracking (That's what we did with our old Magstar 3480/90 reel tapes.) Or what our tape librarian suggested a sledge hammer. We charged $1 a tape on our United Way activity day, Was a interesting Activity. (Made more money then the hole-in-one activity). If you plan to sell them (not sure what the market for used magstar tapes is) Have the vendor you sell them to certify the reformatting of the tape. Jim
TSM backup type (non TDP) for Oracle files
** Entertainment UK Limited Registered Office: 243 Blyth Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1DN. Registered in England Numbered 409775 This e-mail is only intended for the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. Unless stated to the contrary, any opinions or comments are personal to the writer and do not represent the official view of the company. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for your co-operation. ** Dear All, I am investigating a TSM backup strategy for Oracle databases (online and offline database backups). We do not have TDP as an option yet so I need to back up using traditional TSM methods. I am interested to hear what arguments there are in favor and against using either TSM incremental or archive backup types to ensure recoverability of the database. Some of the issues are:- Oracle archived redo (transaction logs) need to be backed up regularly throughout the day, other database files generally are backed up once per day or less frequently. In case of restore, point in time restore of all Oracle data files is required to ensure consistency between Oracle database files. Larger databases may have read only files (Oracle readonly tablespaces) which do not need to be backed up as regularly as the remainder of the database but must be available to be restored in a point in time restore Many databases also interface with external files e.g. video clips, image files which must be consistent with the database for point in time restore. If the main database files are backed up less often e.g. weekly the required restore process may require restoring all database files to point in time e.g. to last weekly backup and then restoring all database redo logs backed up since up to the recovery time required. Looking at the ADSM-L archives, many people seem to use TSM archive backup for Oracle databases if they are not using TDP, but I'm not sure why a dsmc incremental wouldn't be just as good as long as the versioning parameters (VEREXISTS, VERDELETED) were set appropriately. Also what are the recommendations of storage pool configuration for backing up databases and associated files. TIA George
Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean
AFAIK, you count all processors, TSM server and TSM clients. If you have a 2-processor Unix server and 10 1-processor NT clients, you have 12 processors. You them multiple by the right $ amount depending on whether you are regular or enterprise edition. _ William Mansfield Senior Consultant Solution Technology, Inc 630 718 4238 Zlatko Krastev [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/13/2002 05:19 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean Processors in which machine(s)? If this is only server processors it is little bit surprising to me (according to price book I look at processor costs less than 200 Euro). If it is for client processors as well the price goes too high. Could you be so kind to provide exact Tivoli description from the licensing document within the box. Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean Processor means the number of CPUs. For example if you have an RS6000 with 4 CPUs, that is 4 processors. The new pricing is based on the number of CPUs/processors in the machine. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Zlatko Krastev Sent: April 13, 2002 9:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean Hello *SMers, I still need to obtain an answer what is hidden behind the new processor term in Tivoli licensing scheme. It is not only in ISM but also in Monitoring, Configuration Manager, etc. After long reading of all announcement letters issued by IBM on 9.04 I still got not answer. The only light at the end of the tunnel was URL in one of them (http://www.tivoli.com/products/licensing/). The hope was dead when I looked at the page. There were two links (named Definitions for Tivoli Enhanced Value-Based Pricing (Word doc) updated 03-28-2002 and Definitions for Tivoli Value-Based Pricing (Word doc) updated 11-05-2001) but suprisingly they pointed to same URL . Those silly *!$%$!*es have put their licensing into a MS Word file (hello Gates, it's time for you to start using Lotus Domino). Moreover as you can expect the correct link was the one dated 11-05-2001. Trying to get answer soon I've filled the form at IBM's site both as web-site feedback and software inquiry. Even working very close with Software Division rep at IBM Bulgaria (here IBM does not have Tivoli dedicated person) I filled another form asking Tivoli rep to contact me. The only answer was from web feedback. When I calm down I would be able to laugh on this answer but right now I am out of my skin. Thank you for contacting IBM. In response to your inquiry for the Trivoli Licence agreement term for processor . and later pointed to toll-free number in U.S. Feeling this is not enough the letter continued with IBM Bulgaria's phone number but with one digit less. Yes, right, Trivoli !! It was written three times and all three were Trivoli. And in their database even the phone numbers are not correct. I suspect this man did not had any info about IBM Bulgaria's web site or he should make a mistake pointing the URL as well. So please, please, please, any of you who already got their ISM v5.1 sched some light what is processor in Tivoli terms. Or anyone reading this at Tivoli. I deadly need to make a quote for a customer (till day before yesterday :-(( ). I have all the prices but do not know how much processor licenses I have to put for ISM, APD and APR (IBM TSM, IBM TSM for Databases and IBM TSM for ERP). Thank you for the help. Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant
TSM Client Log File Help
Hello All, I have a few questions about TSM log files. I would like to have my TSM log files sent to another server each night. I know I can do this with a pre/post schedule command. But how can I rename the log files with the server name and the date. I'm sure I could write a batch file or something with certain commands. Any help would be great. Thanks Chad Gent e-mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
4.2.2.0 garbage help problem
Hi, My problem with garbage help problem on 4.2.2.0 is resolved. The problem is due to my lack of AIX knowledge. I installed TSM 4.2.2.0 from smitty from menu Install and Update from LATEST Available Software but I missed to upgrade current tivoli.tsm.msg.en_US.server fileset. I chose: Install and Update from ALL Available Software from smitty and installed this fileset for version 4.2.2.0 (mine was 4.2.1.13) and problem solved. Hope this helps everybody. Regards, Burak
Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway
The issue with adsmscsi doesn't recognize the Non-IBM LTO drives as LTO on the management console has been fixed in 4.2.1.11. This problem doesn't apply to IBM LTO drives. Adsmscsi does not support the IBM LTO drives (3580) and therefore \\.\tapex you see is the correct device name. And the device type on the MMC would be GENERIC instead of LTO. However, for the library (3583) on Win2K, you have 2 driver options - adsmscsi or IBM driver. With the IBM driver, you should see \\.\changerx whereas with adsmscsi, you will see lbx.x.x.x. Which device driver are you using for the library? The element addresses for the drives depend on which driver controls the library. Hunny Kershaw Internet Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tivoli Storage Manager - Device Driver Development Tel (408) 256-2828, T/L 276-2828 Quality Policy = Commit to Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Continual Improvement Bill Boyer bill.boyer@VERIZTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ON.NET cc: Sent by: ADSM: Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU 04/24/2002 12:03 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager They show up a GEN_DRIVE where? The TSMSCSI devices screen on the MMC console? OR when you DEF DRIVE them ) to TSM? There was an issue with the TSMSCSI driver not recognizing the drives as LTO, but they define correctly to TSM. You can also issue 'SHOW LIBRARY' in an admin session to display the device capabilities and such. I use this to make sure that TSM is communicating with the drives/library. Maybe the TSM Device Driver in the 4.2.2.0 maintenance level has the 'fix'. We got a special release from developement back in January when I did a client install on W2K and LTO. Bill -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway Thats correct Bill The drives show up as follows: GEN_DRIVE \\Tape0 GEN_DRIVE \\Tape1 I am going on site again tomorrow to try and make some sense of it. It still concerns me that the windows device manager says that the SDG is probably not working correctly. I am not sure whether I should just accept that as normal as someone suggested. Based on my findings tomorrow, I will post the symptoms is much more detail. Rgds John - Original Message - From: Bill Boyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 6:35 PM Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway I believe you're wrong. the \\.\Tapex means it is using a native Windows device driver and not the TSM SCSI device driver. Which is what he stated in the original email. He's using the IBM LTO device drivers, which is what the Admin book recommends. The Library itself will be managed with the TSMSCSI driver, but the drives use the IBM LTO device driver and show up and \\.\Tapex. If you were using the TSMSCSI driver the drives would be MTx.x.x.x format. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony Wong Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway Console as \\.\TapeX where X is a number. \\.\TapeX is a generic device driver As mention before, using generic device driver is not supported with TSM server on NTx. Since testing all available generic device drivers is time consuming and testing teams are no way to test all up-to-date generic device drivers against TSM server on NTx. IF customers need to use generic drvice driver for any reasons (RSM),use Microsoft OS certified device driver from the latest service pack. If Microsoft does not provide device driver for the deivce, try download latest certified device driver form the vender website. TSM testing team never use generic device against TSM with the following exception: 1. Restore backupset from local attached tape driver/libraries or SDG attached tape drive/libraries For more information about RSM , http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/devices/magstar.html#magscsi The following environments are not presently supported: Removable Storage Manager (RSM) - controlled libraries on Windows 2000 IBM Ultrium devices when library is controlled by RSM on Windows 2000 Again, not presently supported does not means it will not work. Tivoli Storage Management Function Verification Test , FVT Automation Project Lead Office:408-256-3312 Home:650-757-1661 Cell:415-218-7880 AIM:smartbluewong Dept Y0LA /Bldg 050-3 / Office 3A64 IBM SSG
3583 with San Data Gateway- latest Information
The following information come from our TSM device drvier developer. FOR TSM server 4.2.1.15 ( the latest fix) should contains adsmscsi.sys version 4.2.1.17 or later With this TSM server and device driver level W2K customer has 2 options 1. For customer need RSM and TSM server , use IBM native device driver and have RSM take control the changer , deveice name \\.\changer? and \\. \tape? will display in server utility For others IBM/non-IBM devices, use adsmscsi.sys ( make sure to exclude LTO control by adsmcsci.sys in the server utility) 2. FOR customer do not use RSM, disable RSM claim the changer and library and use adsmscsi.sys only , device name lbx.x.x.x and mtx.x.x.x will display in server utility For TSM 5.1.0 NTx customer only has 1 option 1. use only latest native driver for LTO for drive and library, server utility will display lbx.x.x.x and mt.0.0.0 ( YES) you will not see \\.\tape or \\.\changer even though native driver is in use. If need to use ADSMscsi.sys , then make sure to exclude LTO control by adsmcsci.sys in the server utility Again, I will keep posting up-to-date and make sure latest information is available to customer. Please feel free to reply for more comments , questions ^_^. Tivoli Storage Management Function Verification Test , FVT Automation Project Lead Office:408-256-3312 Home:650-757-1661 Cell:415-218-7880 AIM:smartbluewong Dept Y0LA /Bldg 050-3 / Office 3A64 IBM SSG Division 46
Re: TSM Client Log File Help
OK, now in a unix environment, I'm thinking specifically of an AIX one, you have the ability to create a .netrc file under an id such that it will perform specific actions upon an ftp session being initiated to a specific node. So I build scripts that do... #!/bin/ksh echo machine some_remote_machine $HOME/.netrc echo login id_on_that_remote_machine $HOME/.netrc echo password password_of_that_id_on_that_remote_machine $HOME/.netrc echo macdef init $HOME/.netrc echo prompt off $HOME/.netrc echo put /somepath/sched.log /somepath/$(hostname)$(date +%m%d%y)sched.log $HOME/.netrc echo bye $HOME/.netrc chmod 600 $HOME/.netrc ftp some_remote_machine rm $HOME/.netrc exit so just have your postschedcommand run the above script... Dwight E. Cook Software Application Engineer III Science Applications International Corporation 509 S. Boston Ave. Suit 220 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103-4606 Office (918) 732-7109 -Original Message- From: Gent, Chad E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM Client Log File Help Hello All, I have a few questions about TSM log files. I would like to have my TSM log files sent to another server each night. I know I can do this with a pre/post schedule command. But how can I rename the log files with the server name and the date. I'm sure I could write a batch file or something with certain commands. Any help would be great. Thanks Chad Gent e-mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: TSM Client Log File Help
I guess I should have mentioned that this client is an NT 4.0 client. The TSM server is Unix based. Chad -Original Message- From: Cook, Dwight E [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 2:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM Client Log File Help OK, now in a unix environment, I'm thinking specifically of an AIX one, you have the ability to create a .netrc file under an id such that it will perform specific actions upon an ftp session being initiated to a specific node. So I build scripts that do... #!/bin/ksh echo machine some_remote_machine $HOME/.netrc echo login id_on_that_remote_machine $HOME/.netrc echo password password_of_that_id_on_that_remote_machine $HOME/.netrc echo macdef init $HOME/.netrc echo prompt off $HOME/.netrc echo put /somepath/sched.log /somepath/$(hostname)$(date +%m%d%y)sched.log $HOME/.netrc echo bye $HOME/.netrc chmod 600 $HOME/.netrc ftp some_remote_machine rm $HOME/.netrc exit so just have your postschedcommand run the above script... Dwight E. Cook Software Application Engineer III Science Applications International Corporation 509 S. Boston Ave. Suit 220 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103-4606 Office (918) 732-7109 -Original Message- From: Gent, Chad E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM Client Log File Help Hello All, I have a few questions about TSM log files. I would like to have my TSM log files sent to another server each night. I know I can do this with a pre/post schedule command. But how can I rename the log files with the server name and the date. I'm sure I could write a batch file or something with certain commands. Any help would be great. Thanks Chad Gent e-mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean
Check the definitions (http://www.tivoli.com/products/licensing/enhanced-vbp-definitions.doc). For IBM Tivoli products, processors installed in servers require licensing. A server is a computer system that provides services to one or more clients and/or other devices over a network. Examples include, but are not limited to, file servers, print servers, mail servers, database servers, application servers, and Web servers. So the NT clients would not require Processor licenses (unless they are acting as a Server!) - but would require a Client license (A client is a computer system or process that requests a service of another computer system that is typically referred to as a server.) -Original Message- From: Bill Mansfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 12:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean AFAIK, you count all processors, TSM server and TSM clients. If you have a 2-processor Unix server and 10 1-processor NT clients, you have 12 processors. You them multiple by the right $ amount depending on whether you are regular or enterprise edition. _ William Mansfield Senior Consultant Solution Technology, Inc 630 718 4238
Re: TSM Database Location
I am a little confused here. What kind of corruption are you talking about? If corrupted data gets written to one mirror, won't it get written tothe other mirror too? Andy Carlson|\ _,,,---,,_ Senior Technical Specialist ZZZzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_ BJC Health Care|,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' St. Louis, Missouri '---''(_/--' `-'\_) Cat Pics: http://andyc.dyndns.org/animal.html On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Davidson, Becky wrote: Ilja We have some of our database volumes on the shark and I still mirror my db volumes. You mirror not only to protect from disk errors but also to protect from corruption. I believe that there was a discussion recently of someone who had a corrupted database volume. A shark will not protect you from that becky -Original Message- From: Ilja G. Coolen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 5:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM Database Location Well Jonathan, This is how we do it. We are running on an AIX box for starters. We have our 4 DB volumes on an separate filesystem. This is about 40GB in total having 20 GB extendable. We do not mirror the DB volumes, because the ESS provides all the redundancy we could need. No pain in case of disk crashes. No management burden. Leaves more resources to TSM. Our database has a 50% mutation daily, but we manage to keep up a 98% to 99% cache hit ratio. This high mutation level made us decide to do a full DB backup twice a day. We also do a daily reset of all the utilization values. All our disk storage pool volumes also are on the same ESS, but in different filesystems. These total to about 900 GB. We have 2 fibre channel connections directly attached to the ESS. No SAN yet. Both FC connections are based on redundancy and load-balancing using IBM's subsystem device driver (shipped with the ESS). The ESS disks look the same as local disks to an AIX box, so we simply put the ESS disks in AIX volume groups/logical volumes/file systems. Assumingin you know something about the ESS: Inside the ESS whe have defined our 4 (DB) disks on 4 different loops (2 ranks or 8 packs) so we have 2 hot-spare disks available for each DB volume. This also provides the best possible performance. So Jonathan. Put your primary DB volumes on an ESS, and you don't need any mirrors. Let us know what you decide to do. Have fun. greetings, Ilja Coolen. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Jonathan Siegle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Verzonden: woensdag 24 april 2002 17:03 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: TSM Database Location On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Ilja G. Coolen wrote: Hi, I'd suggest to move it to it's own filesystem placed on an redundant disk array, enjoying high performance and recoverability. We placed our database volumes on an ESS subsystem. Where you place it is your own choice. Just try to achieve redundancy. Did you put all primary/copy db volumes on the ESS? What kind of db cache hit are you getting? How are you talking to the ESS and how much other stuff is talking to the ESS while TSM is running? I am considering using the 2nd/3rd copy of the db for DRM purposes on an ESS. Have fun. Ilja G. Coolen _ ABP / USZO CIS / BS / TB / Storage Management Telefoon : +31(0)45 579 7938 Fax : +31(0)45 579 3990 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Intranet : Storage Web http://intranet/cis_bstb/html_content/sm/index_sm.htm _ - Everybody has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. - -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Brenda Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Verzonden: woensdag 24 april 2002 13:37 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: TSM Database Location We are just setting up a new TSM server. It appears to load the default database under /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin. Is it common practice to leave it there or to move it to it's own separate location? Any recommendations? Thanks, Brenda Jonathan Siegle Center for Academic Computing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Penn State University 814-865-5840University Park, Pa 16802
Re: TSM Client Log File Help
Chad, Use the %computername% environmental variable in your command file. That will plug in the name of the client for the file name. Ex.. C:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient ren dsmsched.log %computername%.log Matt Adams Tivoli Storage Manager Team Hermitage Site Tech Deloitte Touche USA LLP 615.882.6861 -Original Message- From: Gent, Chad E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM Client Log File Help I guess I should have mentioned that this client is an NT 4.0 client. The TSM server is Unix based. Chad -Original Message- From: Cook, Dwight E [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 2:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM Client Log File Help OK, now in a unix environment, I'm thinking specifically of an AIX one, you have the ability to create a .netrc file under an id such that it will perform specific actions upon an ftp session being initiated to a specific node. So I build scripts that do... #!/bin/ksh echo machine some_remote_machine $HOME/.netrc echo login id_on_that_remote_machine $HOME/.netrc echo password password_of_that_id_on_that_remote_machine $HOME/.netrc echo macdef init $HOME/.netrc echo prompt off $HOME/.netrc echo put /somepath/sched.log /somepath/$(hostname)$(date +%m%d%y)sched.log $HOME/.netrc echo bye $HOME/.netrc chmod 600 $HOME/.netrc ftp some_remote_machine rm $HOME/.netrc exit so just have your postschedcommand run the above script... Dwight E. Cook Software Application Engineer III Science Applications International Corporation 509 S. Boston Ave. Suit 220 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103-4606 Office (918) 732-7109 -Original Message- From: Gent, Chad E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM Client Log File Help Hello All, I have a few questions about TSM log files. I would like to have my TSM log files sent to another server each night. I know I can do this with a pre/post schedule command. But how can I rename the log files with the server name and the date. I'm sure I could write a batch file or something with certain commands. Any help would be great. Thanks Chad Gent e-mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. - If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited.
TSM 4.2.2.0 Major Problem
We installed TSM 4.2.2.0 on AIX 4.3.3 ML10 this afternoon. When we started dsmserv, new sessions were being created every 3 to 5 seconds. We called support after about 900 were showing up in the q ses. They did not have a clue as to what the problem was. We backed out to 4.2.1.11. Memory was growing because of these bogus sessions. They have 64 bytes sent and 4 bytes received, no node type or name, TCP/IP commmethod. This was a test to see how many sessions TSM could create, I guess. Paul D. Seay, Jr. Technical Specialist Naptheon, INC 757-688-8180
Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean
Tim, thanks for the clarification. I was thinking of TSM clients in the generic sense, not the license sense. Does anybody have a clear sense of how existing environments VBP license's are migrated to the new scheme? _ William Mansfield Senior Consultant Solution Technology, Inc Rushforth, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/25/2002 02:16 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean Check the definitions (http://www.tivoli.com/products/licensing/enhanced-vbp-definitions.doc). For IBM Tivoli products, processors installed in servers require licensing. A server is a computer system that provides services to one or more clients and/or other devices over a network. Examples include, but are not limited to, file servers, print servers, mail servers, database servers, application servers, and Web servers. So the NT clients would not require Processor licenses (unless they are acting as a Server!) - but would require a Client license (A client is a computer system or process that requests a service of another computer system that is typically referred to as a server.) -Original Message- From: Bill Mansfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 12:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean AFAIK, you count all processors, TSM server and TSM clients. If you have a 2-processor Unix server and 10 1-processor NT clients, you have 12 processors. You them multiple by the right $ amount depending on whether you are regular or enterprise edition. _ William Mansfield Senior Consultant Solution Technology, Inc 630 718 4238
Re: Consolidating TSM servers.
Daniel, is there any specific reason not to consolidate using two TSM server instances within one very powerful box. From what I've learned from this list others are splitting a server when database becomes too large for performance and manageability reasons. You can still use same STK silo or 3494 from both instances. How large are the databases if they hold metadata for those 31TB? Have you evaluated the possibility so consolidated instance to become too huge and for any reasons you to be forced to split it? The simple question to not so simple answer - AFAIK you cannot import only the database and use the volumes. The complex answer - have you evaluated any other options or you are forced to go that way? Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Consolidating TSM servers. Hi Anybody out there know if it's possible to do a export server, without having to export all filedata, and then do a import and use the existing tapes. We have one STK 9310 and one IBM 3494. Each TSM server has a copypool and a primary tape pool in the different libraries. All equipment is SAN connected, so if I could first do a DB backup/restore to the new machine of one of the TSM servers, and then export everything except for the file data from the second TSM server to the new machine, it would be perfect. Doing a export server filedata=all, would create about 1500 new tapes, according to a export server preview=yes (about 31TB of data) and this would probbaly not work at all. So, anybody done this before? Best Regards Daniel Sparrman --- Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervägen 6B 183 62 HÄGERNÄS Växel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51
Re: TSM Client for Linux
you probably have something in your dsmerror.log when you try to do a incrementalhere's my etr: Abstract:LANS1149E No domain available for incremental backup User keyword: Status: Closed Responsible: Type:Software Problem Severity:3 CPU device type: 3745 CPU serial number: 2301526 Component ID:5697TSMCL APAR: Release: 210 Created: 02/04/25 Updated: 02/04/25 Contact name:Tim Williams Company name:FRITO LAY INC Customer ID: 3562300 Owner IGN user ID: FRTO13 Owner IGN account ID:FRTO Contact method: Electronic Primary telephone: (972) 376-7774 Alternate telephone: Electronic delivery ID: FRTO13 Electronic account code: FRTO -FRTO13FRTO-5697TSMCL - 02/04/25-15:38- ** For IBM Use Only * In RETAIN use CR CA to complete the call. * * The use of CC will not notify the originator of a response! * RESPOND ELECTRONICALLY. Route = 5697TSMCL. Abstract: LANS1149E No domain available for incremental backup We went from Linux Redhat 7.0 to 7.2 when we went to 7.2 we starting using ext3/jfs The default of domain all-local does not seem to be invoking... so we got: ANS1149E No domain available for incremental backup we only have 2 local file systems: / and /boot so I added domain / and /boot in the dsm.sys (or options file) and then incremental backups started to work ok... what's going on here? Thanks Tim x Hello Tim, We don't officially support the ext3 filesystem until V5.1. However the V4.2 client will operate against this filesystem in toleration mode. To make this work you have to do explicit things as you have found. To get full support for this fs as nornal you will need to run the V5.1 client on this machine. Thanks, x. -FRTO13FRTO-5697TSMCL - 02/04/25-16:07- Reason For Closure: Thanks. This to close/complete. upgrade works -Original Message- From: Jesse Sanaseros [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 4:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM Client for Linux Please help. I've just installed the TSM Client 4.2.1 on Linux 7.2. I used the Setup Wizard to created the dsm.opt file and manually edited the dsm.sys file. I registered the node with the Server. TSM Server 4.1 is running on AIX 4.3.3. When I run the GUI to start the initial backup there are no directories listed under Local. Please help, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Thanks. Jesse Sanaseros Information Services Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean
I seem to recall seeing somewhere (Maybe on this list?) that Tivoli is still wrestling with that question. I may be wrong, but what I'm seeing so far leads me to believe that if we were to go out and license TSM for our shop NOW, without benefit of upgrades and Passport Advantage -- we wouldn't be able to cost-justify it. Even if there were NO alternative. I won't know for sure until I see some intelligible documentation on the pricing (I should point out that I have yet to see anything *useable* on TSM pricing for the 4.x series beside what you provided a while back . . . certainly nothing from Tivoli or IBM). Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -Original Message- From: Bill Mansfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean Tim, thanks for the clarification. I was thinking of TSM clients in the generic sense, not the license sense. Does anybody have a clear sense of how existing environments VBP license's are migrated to the new scheme? _ William Mansfield Senior Consultant Solution Technology, Inc Rushforth, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/25/2002 02:16 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean Check the definitions (http://www.tivoli.com/products/licensing/enhanced-vbp-definit ions.doc). For IBM Tivoli products, processors installed in servers require licensing. A server is a computer system that provides services to one or more clients and/or other devices over a network. Examples include, but are not limited to, file servers, print servers, mail servers, database servers, application servers, and Web servers. So the NT clients would not require Processor licenses (unless they are acting as a Server!) - but would require a Client license (A client is a computer system or process that requests a service of another computer system that is typically referred to as a server.) -Original Message- From: Bill Mansfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 12:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Tivoli licensing - what processor mean AFAIK, you count all processors, TSM server and TSM clients. If you have a 2-processor Unix server and 10 1-processor NT clients, you have 12 processors. You them multiple by the right $ amount depending on whether you are regular or enterprise edition. _ William Mansfield Senior Consultant Solution Technology, Inc 630 718 4238
Re: Subfile backup - extra files in subfilecachepath
My mistake. I was missing an exclude.subfile statement to exclude al files first! -Original Message- From: Rushforth, Tim Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 4:51 PM To: ADSM-L (E-mail) Subject: Subfile backup - extra files in subfilecachepath I'm just starting to test out subfile backup... My include is include.subfile d:\data\outlook\*.pst This directory contains only one file. There are no other include.subfile (q inclexcl shows no others). On an incremental of just the directory above, the subfilesache directory contains 3 files after the backup - the db, a meta, and the base file. When an incremental of the entire workstation is run, the subfilecache directory contains 169 files! (all extra meta and base files). TSM client is 4.2.1.20 - Server 4.2.0. So it seems like multiple files are being included in the subfile backup. How does one tell what files are being included in the subfile backup? This has happened on 2 different machines (which is all I've tried it on so far!) Has anyone run into this? Thanks, Tim Rushforth City of Winnipeg
TSM Client for Linux
Please help. I've just installed the TSM Client 4.2.1 on Linux 7.2. I used the Setup Wizard to created the dsm.opt file and manually edited the dsm.sys file. I registered the node with the Server. TSM Server 4.1 is running on AIX 4.3.3. When I run the GUI to start the initial backup there are no directories listed under Local. Please help, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Thanks. Jesse Sanaseros Information Services Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Technical comparisons
There are a couple (new) white papers on the Tivoli site... one's pretty good (Achieving Cost Savings...), and has no do not duplicate notices; the other is pretty weasel-ly, was commissioned to a consulting group *and* has do not duplicate notices on it --- AND it's not all that good, except for high-level management that are clue-less about storage management ROI details!!! http://www.tivoli.com/products/solutions/storage/storage_related.html#white I have been sharing copies of the good one with IT director types (and the NT-platform admin types that think BrightStor is a good solution). There's another one I liked, also; the Disk to Disk Data File Backup and Restore... targets SANergy, but has an outstanding build-up from local tape drive to network-based (and, ultimately, SAN-based) backup/restore strategies. It's listed with the Technical Briefs at the above link. Don France Technical Architect - Tivoli Certified Consultant Professional Association of Contract Employees (P.A.C.E.) San Jose, CA (408) 257-3037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Jolliff, Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 6:12 AM Subject: Technical comparisons Does anyone have a link to some detailed white paper sort of comparisons between TSM and the leading competitors in storage management? I have a customer specifically asking for comparisons between Veritas and Tivoli - and the most recent google search turned up several marketing pieces from Veritas and one Gartner comparison on old versions of ADSM/TSM (version 3.x).. Surely someone else has already invented this wheel?
Re: Big Restores?
1. Turn OFF client and admin schedules; 2. Turn OFF any real-time virus scan (on the destination client); 3. If you're doing restore to Windows platform, use -DIRSONLY option, to restore just the directories, first -- after first pass, then restore the -FILESONLY -- using PIT restore options, in both cases; 4. Use command-line client, AND consider using CLASSIC restore (eg, specify -PICK option) so the server will sort consolidate tape mounts; 5. Run multiple restore sessions from separate high-level directories, up to the number of tape drives available for the task. Monitor network pipe on both ends, ensure it's full of data (remove any bottlenecks observed, such as other apps like lfcep.exe). Expect to get 5-10 GB per hour with large file server; best case, maybe up to 15 GB/Hr. Don France Technical Architect - Tivoli Certified Consultant Professional Association of Contract Employees (P.A.C.E.) San Jose, CA (408) 257-3037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Schreiber, Roland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:55 AM Subject: Big Restores? Hello, how can I generally perform big restores(e.g. we have DIRMC)??? Any suggestions?? Regards, Roland
Re: Big Restores?
Some additional considerations: If DIRMC is being used, you shouldn't need to restore the directories first. Concurrent restores of high-level directories might offer some performance benefits, but there is no guarantee that one of the restore operations won't end up waiting on a tape in use by another restore operation. If restoring multiple volumes, though, you could launch concurrent restores for each volume and get some performance benerit, provided that you have a pure collocation by file space environment. TSM 5.1 offers multi-session restore capability (requires 5.1 server and client) if (a) you are doing a no query restore, and (b) the data is on sequential media (like tape). Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. Good enough is the enemy of excellence. Don France (TSMnews) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/25/2002 15:30 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: Big Restores? 1. Turn OFF client and admin schedules; 2. Turn OFF any real-time virus scan (on the destination client); 3. If you're doing restore to Windows platform, use -DIRSONLY option, to restore just the directories, first -- after first pass, then restore the -FILESONLY -- using PIT restore options, in both cases; 4. Use command-line client, AND consider using CLASSIC restore (eg, specify -PICK option) so the server will sort consolidate tape mounts; 5. Run multiple restore sessions from separate high-level directories, up to the number of tape drives available for the task. Monitor network pipe on both ends, ensure it's full of data (remove any bottlenecks observed, such as other apps like lfcep.exe). Expect to get 5-10 GB per hour with large file server; best case, maybe up to 15 GB/Hr. Don France Technical Architect - Tivoli Certified Consultant Professional Association of Contract Employees (P.A.C.E.) San Jose, CA (408) 257-3037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Schreiber, Roland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:55 AM Subject: Big Restores? Hello, how can I generally perform big restores(e.g. we have DIRMC)??? Any suggestions?? Regards, Roland
Re: TSM Client for Linux
I think you have to reboot the client. On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Jesse Sanaseros wrote: Please help. I've just installed the TSM Client 4.2.1 on Linux 7.2. I used the Setup Wizard to created the dsm.opt file and manually edited the dsm.sys file. I registered the node with the Server. TSM Server 4.1 is running on AIX 4.3.3. When I run the GUI to start the initial backup there are no directories listed under Local. Please help, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Thanks. Jesse Sanaseros Information Services Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED]
