Re: Windows 5.5.0.4 client now available
Great to hear that this has resolved your Vista-related issues. On a related note: you also need 5.5.0.4 for Windows 2008 support. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. Good enough is the enemy of excellence. ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 2008-02-28 22:32:16: . We've been having Vista trouble, so I've been checking frequently to see if the promised V5.5.0.4 Windows client was available. It now is, and I've installed it on our test Vista system and it works OK. If you have Vista clients, you really need this. Versions 5.5.0.0 to 5.5.0.2 of the Windows Client can corrupt a Vista system when restoring the System State. Read the full IBM Flash at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss? rs=663context=SSGSG7dc=D600uid=swg21294711loc=en_UScs=UTF-8lang=enrss=ct663tivoli which promises 5.5.0.4 on Feb 29. They beat that by a day. Roger Deschner University of Illinois at Chicago [EMAIL PROTECTED] Academic Computing Communications Center ==I have not lost my mind -- it is backed up on tape somewhere.=
Re: IBMtape / kernel problem on SUSE 10?
Henry, If the driver you are looking for isn't available for your platform, then you might to compile it from source using the SRPM package that IBM provides. - HTH On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Henry Pan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good Morning Michael,Richard Johnny, Thanks for sharing your experience on IBMtape:). Would you please also advice what is the latest tape drivers set for SUSE 10 kernel 2.6 running on IBM z9 mainframe host for IBM Tape library TS3500 as well? Thanks in advance looking forward to hear from you Good w/e -- Warm regards, Michael Green
Re: Anybody using SANergy out there
Hello! We can't get it work on Sparc Solaris 10. There was a message about wrong OS version. But we have sanergyfsf_sol5.10_sparc_cd3.3.3.0.tar 28.02.08, 00:45, Ribeiro: I would like to know if you guys have ran into any problems, issues, etc Thanks! Ricardo Ribeiro TSM Architect (Distributed Storage Group) Charles Schwab Co., Inc BlackBerry 623-217-4139 Phone 602-977-4629 -- Яндекс.Почта - Проверьте почту с мобильного устройства: http://mail.ya.ru
z/os file system backup support
Good Morning, We have been using an ADSM/TSM windows server to backup up several MVS (aka z/os) open edition file systems for a number of years. A reseller told me that IBM was no longer selling this option. Is this no longer a supported option or do a just have an open system guy who is confused. Thanks len boyle
Re: Upgrade 5.2.3 to 5.5 directly
I did that on AIX on a test machine and everything worked as well as I expected (5.2.9 - 5.5.0). No, the DB will not auto upgrade itself, you'll need to run dsmserv upgradedb (spelling may be off there). I don't run TSM on Windows so Your Mileage May Vary on the upgrade. See Ya' Howard -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Muhammad Sadat Anwar Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:22 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Upgrade 5.2.3 to 5.5 directly Dear All, Can I upgrade from 5.2.3 to 5.5 Directly with the following info: 1- Windows 2003 enterprise edition with SP2 2- It is a single instance server 3- HP MSL 6060 with 2 drives Ultrium 2 4- Would the database upgrade itself? Kind Regards, Sadat
Re: z/os file system backup support
It is on my current serverpac order in ShopzSeries. Go to ShopzSeries and go to MVS: System Mgmt. and Security. MVS: System Mgmt. and Security Product Description Version Language 5698-A13 IBM TSM for z/OS - Server 5.05.00 English (US) 5698-A13 IBM TSM for z/OS - B/A Clnt 5.05.00 English (US) 5698-A13 IBM TSM for z/OS - API 5.05.00 English (US) -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Len Boyle Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:22 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: z/os file system backup support Good Morning, We have been using an ADSM/TSM windows server to backup up several MVS (aka z/os) open edition file systems for a number of years. A reseller told me that IBM was no longer selling this option. Is this no longer a supported option or do a just have an open system guy who is confused. Thanks len boyle
Re: Windows 5.5.0.4 client now available
There is also a fix in this version that I found that resolves those clients using journaling on more than one filesystem that do not have the last backup completion date updated. This seems to have also been fixed. Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 3:34 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Windows 5.5.0.4 client now available Great to hear that this has resolved your Vista-related issues. On a related note: you also need 5.5.0.4 for Windows 2008 support. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageMan ager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. Good enough is the enemy of excellence.
Re: z/os file system backup support
Hello Norman and Richard, My problem is not if the client is still supported. It is that we had ordered the client license against a windows ADSM/TSM server. And the operating server for the backups is running on windows. The question is do they still support using a windows server. In the past I would just go to the server ann letter and see if the client is still listed as a feature code. I have not yet found that information. Thanks len -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gee, Norman Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:10 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] z/os file system backup support It is on my current serverpac order in ShopzSeries. Go to ShopzSeries and go to MVS: System Mgmt. and Security. MVS: System Mgmt. and Security Product Description Version Language 5698-A13 IBM TSM for z/OS - Server 5.05.00 English (US) 5698-A13 IBM TSM for z/OS - B/A Clnt 5.05.00 English (US) 5698-A13 IBM TSM for z/OS - API 5.05.00 English (US) -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Len Boyle Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:22 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: z/os file system backup support Good Morning, We have been using an ADSM/TSM windows server to backup up several MVS (aka z/os) open edition file systems for a number of years. A reseller told me that IBM was no longer selling this option. Is this no longer a supported option or do a just have an open system guy who is confused. Thanks len boyle
TOR Limits?
Ref: Is there a limit to the number of TSM servers and/or reports that can be configured for TOR? I'm running 5.4.2.0 on a Windows2003 server, 7 TSM servers are defined with multiple reports/monitors for each. Nothing runs! The service is running, the reports/monitors are activated, but I don't get any automated reports/monitors. I can right-click and run them manually, so the userid/password is configured correctly. This used to run fine and I'm not sure at what point it stopped running. I have recently added 2 new TSM servers. Are there limits Yes, the built-in TOR scheduler has a limit of 62 combined reports and monitors. Unfortunately, an API for waitable event handles was used which has a limit of 64 handles and TOR is using 2 of those leaving 62 for reports and monitors. There is an easy workaround. Background TOR is comprised of 3 components - 1) The TSM management console provides the GUI to configure report and monitor settings and to run interactive reports. 2) The built-in scheduler, runs as a service and runs reports and monitors on schedule (this is where the 62 limit exists) 3) The TOR command line can be run directly and is what the GUI and scheduler invoke to create reports. Using the TSM management console you can create as many reports/monitors as you like for as many servers as you like. The limit of 62 comes from the built-in scheduler, not the GUI or the command line. Workaround To avoid this issue you can use a different scheduler such as the TSM scheduler or the built-in Windows scheduler to drive the TOR command line. An easy way to do this is to open a windows command prompt and issue: cd /d c:\program files\tivoli\TSM\console(or cd to wherever TOR is installed) tsmrept /type=list allreports.cmd allreports.cmd will now contain a list of all defined reports and monitors including the minimum information needed to invoke them from the command line. Here's an example showing different computers, tsm server instances, reports and monitors, -COMPUTER=comet -INSTANCE=tsm_server1 -TYPE=report -NAME=drm report -COMPUTER=comet -INSTANCE=tsm_server2 -TYPE=report -NAME=filespace report -COMPUTER=comet -INSTANCE=tsm_server3 -TYPE=report -NAME=daily report -COMPUTER=ss2 -INSTANCE=server1 -TYPE=report -NAME=node summary -COMPUTER=think2 -INSTANCE=server1 -TYPE=report -NAME=daily report -COMPUTER=think2 -INSTANCE=server1 -TYPE=monitor -NAME=hourly monitor Update each line to add the name of the TOR command line and any other options you want. Command line options are listed when you enter: tsmrept -? An important option to specify is -notifyrecipients=yes as the default is no which means that recipients will not have the report/monitor e-mailed to them. If you adjust allreports.cmd to look like the following - tsmrept -notifyrecipients=yes -COMPUTER=comet -INSTANCE=tsm_server1 -TYPE=report -NAME=drm report tsmrept -notifyrecipients=yes -COMPUTER=comet -INSTANCE=tsm_server2 -TYPE=report -NAME=filespace report tsmrept -notifyrecipients=yes -COMPUTER=comet -INSTANCE=tsm_server3 -TYPE=report -NAME=daily report tsmrept -notifyrecipients=yes -COMPUTER=ss2 -INSTANCE=server1 -TYPE=report -NAME=node summary tsmrept -notifyrecipients=yes -COMPUTER=think2 -INSTANCE=server1 -TYPE=report -NAME=daily report tsmrept -notifyrecipients=yes -COMPUTER=think2 -INSTANCE=server1 -TYPE=monitor -NAME=hourly monitor - then you can use an alternate scheduler to schedule the allreports.cmd file to run using whichever scheduling options you choose. You could of course schedule individual commands and/or divide up reports into any number of command files. Note that if you choose to use an external scheduler you can safely stop using the TOR scheduler. Just stop the tsmreptsvc service and set its startup type to manual to prevent it from running on system startup. The following technote describes the restriction of 62 reports / monitors, but what's listed above is a better workaround. http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663context=SSGSG7q1=operational+reporting+62uid=swg21201478loc=en_UScs=utf-8lang=en Appendix A in the following redbook provides an example using the windows scheduler. http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246774.pdf I hope this helps. Feel free to send me an e-mail if you need more information. Regards, Mike Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: z/os file system backup support
On Feb 29, 2008, at 1:44 PM, Len Boyle wrote: My problem is not if the client is still supported. It is that we had ordered the client license against a windows ADSM/TSM server. And the operating server for the backups is running on windows. The question is do they still support using a windows server. Len - I don't pretend to understand TSM licensing any more, given how far it's gone toward the ouija board boundary of reality. But B/A TSM clients in general connect to TSM servers in general, as stated in the client manual; and that certainly includes z/OS - Windows. And, given a client-server pair, there has to be licensing in play. Don't expect what you've found for licensing methodology in one release to carry over into another release. Having been able to look up a feature code in the past won't necessarily pertain to contemporary licensing. Look to the ADSM-L archives for recent discussions of licensing approaches per the release you're looking at: things constantly change in that arena. Richard
Expired data
Hi All, Is there way of calculating how much data expired for the last 24 hours? thanks, Daad - Instant message from any web browser! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA
Re: Forecasting Windows client workloads
You can obtain the total size from the Search Results window by selecting the modified files, right-click, hit Properties. Just be sure you only select modified files, not folders, otherwise the size and count will be inflated with the size/count of the folders' contents. -Ken Mueller -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Denier Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:16 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Forecasting Windows client workloads People who want TSM coverage for new systems at our site are asked to provide reasonably accurate estimates for the following: 1.Aggregate size of files on the system 2.Number of files on the system 3.Aggregate size of files that will be backed up each day 3.Number of files that will be backed up each day Nobody has a problem with number 1, but Windows administrators are constantly complaining about how difficult it is to obtain the other three. Some of them insist that it is impossible to obtain this information. So far, the least ugly option I have found for counting files on a volume is to open a command line window, change to the root folder, and execute the following command: dir /s | find File(s) The Search facility on the Start menu can search for files modified within a day, which should give a reasonable idea of what daily backups will look like. The result windows lists the modified files and reports the number of files. Size information is shown for each file listed, but the sum of the sizes is not calculated automatically, and the window seems to have been designed so that it is impossible to transfer the size information to another program. Are there better ways for Windows administrators to get the information we are asking for?
Re: Forecasting Windows client workloads
On Feb 29, 2008, at 4:16 PM, Thomas Denier wrote: People who want TSM coverage for new systems at our site are asked to provide reasonably accurate estimates for the following: 1.Aggregate size of files on the system 2.Number of files on the system 3.Aggregate size of files that will be backed up each day 3.Number of files that will be backed up each day Nobody has a problem with number 1, but Windows administrators are constantly complaining about how difficult it is to obtain the other three. Some of them insist that it is impossible to obtain this information. The Windows admins probably appreciate that the computation is made all the more difficult in that a variety of files on the system may not participate in the backups. To aid (and impress) them, consider using the Preview facility, introduced in TSM 5.3. See the TSM 5.3 Technical Guide redbook. Richard Sims
Re: Upgrade 5.2.3 to 5.5 directly
Thanks Howard ! Howard Coles wrote: I did that on AIX on a test machine and everything worked as well as I expected (5.2.9 - 5.5.0). No, the DB will not auto upgrade itself, you'll need to run dsmserv upgradedb (spelling may be off there). I don't run TSM on Windows so Your Mileage May Vary on the upgrade. See Ya' Howard -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Muhammad Sadat Anwar Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:22 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Upgrade 5.2.3 to 5.5 directly Dear All, Can I upgrade from 5.2.3 to 5.5 Directly with the following info: 1- Windows 2003 enterprise edition with SP2 2- It is a single instance server 3- HP MSL 6060 with 2 drives Ultrium 2 4- Would the database upgrade itself? Kind Regards, Sadat
