Re: Error Initializing TSM Api on Windows

2003-07-25 Thread tsmadmin account for Excaliber Business Solutions
Hi I have the same error with windows 2003 server running TSM 5.1.6 client. This problem has also given us problems trying to create the Scheduler Service for TSM. Is there a problem with TSM client 5.1.6. Thks Sean -Original Message- From: Lawrence Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Backing up NAS file systems

2003-07-25 Thread andrewf
Hi, I am trying to get a feel for how long it might take check all the files for backup in a NAS (Network Attached Storage) file system as we have several NAS file systems with over 1,000,000 files in each. These file systems are currently being backed up using Legato and take forever! In the

Re: Wouldn't it be nice...

2003-07-25 Thread Gianluca Mariani1
Zlatko, the last two months meditating in a monastery in Tibet have been very helpful... IBM employees who participate to this list cannot but be grateful to all of you who understand why we do it. it's a reward that falls outside of business metrics. ;-) Cordiali saluti Gianluca Mariani Tivoli

Disaster Recovery Manager

2003-07-25 Thread Nicolas Savva
Hi to all, I am using TSM V5R1 Level5.0 on windows 2000 platform. For disaster recovery purposes, i am going to setup and configure DRM component. I have only one tape drive 3590 for EHPCT cartridges. Any ideas or materials that will help me to implement DRM setup? Thanks in advance Nick

Re: MacOS X bad performance?

2003-07-25 Thread Remco Post
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:00:55 -0400 Paul Zarnowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any MacOS X users out there who are using the 5.1.5.13 client? Are you seeing bad performance? We are seeing some systems incrementally backup in about 15 minutes, while others take 10 hours or longer. We do

SV: Wouldn't it be nice...

2003-07-25 Thread Flemming Hougaard
Oooosss didn't want to start a religious war... neither did I intend to seem ungrateful for the effort all of the guys from IBM (not just Andy) are contributing to this list! And if anyone is wondering... we do have a support contract with IBM - but never the less, as Lawrence mentioned

Re: Error Initializing TSM Api on Windows

2003-07-25 Thread Litster, Levon
I've seen this error with the 5.1.5 client a few times. I've been able to clear it by one of two methods, Firstly using the dsmcutil updatepw command to update the password for the scheduler service, instead of using the GUI to recreate the password. UPDATEPW - Generate encrypted TSM registry

Re: Solaris v5.2 client skipping files which should be backed up

2003-07-25 Thread Remco Post
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:04:36 -0500 Lee, Gary D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Solaris client v5.2 running under solaris 2.8. Tsm server v5.1.6.2 on solaris 2.8 (same physical machine). Files in the /opt filesystem are being skipped even though they are cliarly modified since last backup. Below is

Windows client error rc=106

2003-07-25 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi *SM-ers! One on of my Windows 2000 clients (version 5.1.6) I see the following errors: PrivIncrFileSpace: Received rc=106 from fioGetDirEntries: \\ff05002\d$ \Central Services\Resource Planning PrivIncrFileSpace: Received rc=106 from fioGetDirEntries: \\ff05002\d$ \Central Services\Technet

Re: Windows client error rc=106

2003-07-25 Thread Richard Sims
PrivIncrFileSpace: Received rc=106 from fioGetDirEntries: ... Anybody seen this error before? Eric - You can always check http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ADSM.QuickFacts which notes that this can be a permissions issue. Richard Sims, BU

Re: Deleteing a version of a backed up file

2003-07-25 Thread Richard Sims
If I have 5 versions of a file and want to delete/expire the 3rd copy, how can I do this with the TSM client? EXPIRE doesn't give me an option for a specific object. Nor should it, as the product is expected to conform to a rules/policy regimen to assure that data is there as everyone at the site

Re: Backing up NAS file systems

2003-07-25 Thread PINNI, BALANAND (SBCSI)
We have Unix NAS on Netapp Disks ... Most important is what is ur NIC Speed and what mtu level is it running ? What are your switch configurations. including mtu etc. What kind of media are using on NAS as well as on Unix Box? If answers to these question is provided I can answer your questions.

Re: Wouldn't it be nice...

2003-07-25 Thread Lawrence Clark
Ah, like everyelse IBM these days, they even do meditations offshore...:-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/25/03 02:47AM Zlatko, the last two months meditating in a monastery in Tibet have been very helpful... IBM employees who participate to this list cannot but be grateful to all of you who understand

Re: TDP Oracle config question

2003-07-25 Thread Conko, Steven
Does this mean the error is going to be produced every time we run the backup? Is this a known issue with TSM? Can we safely ignore it, then? -Original Message- From: Neil Rasmussen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TDP

Veritas vs TSM

2003-07-25 Thread Lawrence Clark
Anyone know of a good comparison source that was not produced by either vendor?

Re: Export order

2003-07-25 Thread Nicholas Cassimatis
Tab, How about putting in the tapes, 20 at a time (or however many you want to do) and perform a move nodedata from them to tapes in the library. Then check out the old tapes, put in a new set, and do the same thing. That way you control what tapes are needed, and when, and the usage of your

Re: Exclude all?

2003-07-25 Thread Nicholas Cassimatis
Henrik, You can create a special schedule for this client, using the objects parameter, to define just this one drive. Your define schedule would look something like this (add parameters as needed): tsm define schedule domain schedule type=client action=incremental objects=c:\backups\*

Oracle TDP Issues

2003-07-25 Thread Mike Cantrell
Greetings I upgraded to the Oracle TDP 5.2 because we are using Oracle 9. I also have an Oracle 8 instance and use the Oracle TDP v2. The Oracle TDP v2 works fine and the tdpo.opt is located /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin/. I can not get the tdpoconf password for v5.2 to set the password. I

Re: Oracle TDP Issues

2003-07-25 Thread Sean M English
I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly, you have to have PASSWORDACCESS set to PromptGenerate will not work. Regards, Sean Sean M. English Enterprise Storage Management IBM Global Services, SDC Charlotte, NC You can't change the wind, but you can adjust the sails.

Re: SV: Wouldn't it be nice...

2003-07-25 Thread Zlatko Krastev
Hi Flemming, please accept my apologies if it seemed I am criticizing you personally. In Bulgaria we have a saying I am saying it, my daughter. Have it in mind, my daughter in law. There are too many people on this list which are assuming this invaluable support for granted. My attempt was just

Consolemode in TSM 5.1.5

2003-07-25 Thread Luciano Ariceto
Hi, How can I run de console mode on TSM 5.1.5. ? I installed the the TSM Client on my desktop (running XP) but I could find any file called dsmadmc.exe Sorry about my basic question Thanks Luciano

Re: Veritas vs TSM

2003-07-25 Thread Prather, Wanda
There have been several good discussions on this list. Go to search.adsm.org and search on these 2 phrases: Need info on Tivoli v Backup Exec Would you buy TSM again -Original Message- From: Lawrence Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 10:39 AM To: [EMAIL

Re: Oracle TDP Issues

2003-07-25 Thread Mike Cantrell
I have tried passwordaccess prompt and I still get the same error. ANS0237E (RC2033) On dsmInit, the node is not allowed when PASSWORDACCESS=generate. The only reference is in the dsm.sys file. -Original Message- From: Sean M English [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003

Re: Consolemode in TSM 5.1.5

2003-07-25 Thread Prather, Wanda
When you install the client, the admin command line does NOT install by default. Put your install CD back in, and do a CUSTOM install. When you get to the screen that says select the product features you want to install, click the + sign next to CLIENT to expand the tree. You will see that the

Re: Oracle TDP Issues

2003-07-25 Thread Richard Sims
I have tried passwordaccess prompt and I still get the same error. ANS0237E (RC2033) On dsmInit, the node is not allowed when PASSWORDACCESS=generate. The only reference is in the dsm.sys file. In TSM, you need to be in the habit of looking beyond client-based options files and consider that

Re: Oracle TDP Issues

2003-07-25 Thread Theresa Sarver
Hi Mike; I am working on the exact same setup you are. I still have not got RMAN to work with the v5.2 TDP client - however, I do have the password portion working properly. I put everything in the same dsm.sys file, and then created separate dsm.opt files for each node. I've attached the

TSM Client for Sun

2003-07-25 Thread Jose Antonio Atala Olaechea
Hi, I have installed the TSM client for sun solaris, when I try to edit the file dsm.sys or dsm.opt I can see that these files are linked each other and when I modify one the other is afected. I need independence between these files in order to work with the tdp for oracle. somebody could

TSM 5.2 AIX 4.3.3

2003-07-25 Thread rh
Is TSM 5.2 supported on AIX 4.3.3? Is anyone running this setup? Thanks, R Hroblak ADP __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

Re: TSM 5.2 AIX 4.3.3

2003-07-25 Thread Andrew Raibeck
See http://www-3.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/storage-mgr/platforms.html for information on supported platforms. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: Wouldn't it be nice...

2003-07-25 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Thanks to everyone for your kind remarks. And Gianluca very eloquently expressed my own feelings. (Thanks Gianluca!) Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail:

Library client cannot allocate drives after drive upgrade.

2003-07-25 Thread Jason Lee
Hi all, I'm sharing a 3494 library between two linux (RH AS 2.1) boxes running TSM 5, Release 1, Level 5.4. Everything was working just great. One was acting as the library manager and the other was a library client. A couple of days ago we upgraded the 3590E drives in the 3494 to H drives. The

Re: Export order

2003-07-25 Thread Tab Trepagnier
Wanda, OK. Based on the first seven tapes out of 75, it appears that TSM asks for source tapes in order that they were FIRST WRITTEN, from old to new. Since there is no queryable field that reports first write date, if tapes are used in batches, as these were, then the LAST write date is a

Re: SV: Wouldn't it be nice...

2003-07-25 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Flemming, you are correct... it isn't just me. Del Hoobler is another substantial contributor to this list, and other IBMers participate from time to time as well. We all appreciate your and everyone else's generous comments. Speaking for myself, you are correct, my area of expertise is Windows,

Re: Export order

2003-07-25 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Tab, For better or worse, this is an undocumented facet of TSM operation (just like we don't document how we pick the management class to which directories are bound if more than one class happens to have the same longest RETONLY setting). It's not that *IBM* (the company) can't tell you the

TSM Server Version 4.1.6 and 5.1 Client

2003-07-25 Thread Hart, Charles
I understand that 4.1.x is EndOfService, but was wondering if anyone was using 5.1 clients with 4.1.6 Server? I ask because we are in the midst of upgrading 4.1.6 TSM servers and currently have one 5.1 server with 5.1.x clients. Our platform admins will be rolling out the client updates and I

Re: TSM Server Version 4.1.6 and 5.1 Client

2003-07-25 Thread Zlatko Krastev
We were using successfully till last month v5.1.5.7 clients on Windows 2000 Pro with v4.1.6 server on AIX 4.3.3. This configuration worked fine but your configuration might be different. Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Hart, Charles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL

Windows 2000 Domain Controller Authoritative Restore?

2003-07-25 Thread Jon Adams
From what I can tell, Tivoli says that we can do non-authoritative domain controller restores only. However, while they may not support it, what does anyone actually know about doing it? I don't want to look at another product just to backup my domain controllers while TSM works for everything

Drives work concurrently

2003-07-25 Thread Tao Jiang
Hi, TSMers' My LTO has two drivers/3583, I issued two command files to archive files simultaneously to Library/3580. set dsm_dir=c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient set dsm_opt=c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsm.opt set dsm_config=c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsm.opt pushd PATH

Re: Image Restore from Linux

2003-07-25 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: Stefan Holzwarth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it possible to do a restore of an imagebackup from an alternative plattform - e.g. Linux or from a WINPE (windows preinstallation environment) ? Since the backup consists of blocks and not of filesysteminformation it should be possible.

Re: Space reclamation

2003-07-25 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: Chandrasekhar, C.R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For auto reclamation you must have minimum two tape drives in your library. This is only partially correct. You can set up automated reclamation for one-drive libraries, but only for primary tape pools; see the relevant admin's guide for

Re: Can anyone help? (someone certainly needs help...)

2003-07-25 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: Patrick Boutilier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Perhaps this list should remove the Reply-To: header? This is the only list that I am on that replies to the list instead of the sender of the message. Uh, no, thanks. I fail to understand the purpose of any mailing list that doesn't

Re: Deleteing a version of a backed up file

2003-07-25 Thread Bill Boyer
The problem is that this is a TDP Informix backup. The full backup objects are always named the same so TSM versioning works just fine. This client wants to do a daily backup and keep them for a week. Then they want to do a weekly backup and keep them for 5-weeks. Then a monthly keeping that for a

Re: Windows 2000 Domain Controller Authoritative Restore?

2003-07-25 Thread Bill Boyer
The difference between a non-authorative restore and an authorative restore is that after restoring the System Object you run the NTDSUTIL utility to make the entire AD, or only a part of the tree authoritative. All this does in increase the replication ID for those objects by 10,000. When the

Re: Oracle TDP Issues

2003-07-25 Thread Bill Boyer
TDP agents are API clients and use the version of dsm.sys located in the /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin directory. What I normally do is create a link to the /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys file in the api/bin or api/bin64 directory. That way I only have to maintain a single copy of the

Re: Windows 2000 Domain Controller Authoritative Restore?

2003-07-25 Thread Jon Adams
I see. So no backup software will state that they will perform an authorative restore because it's up to us, after performing the restore, to execute the NTDSUTIL utility and do it Microsoft's way - the supported way. Thanks Bill! Have a great weekend. -Original Message- From: Bill

Re: TDP Oracle config question

2003-07-25 Thread David Longo
I don't think anyone answered today, you can sefely ignore. It's not a TSM issue, it's how RMAN works. David B. Longo System Administrator Health First, Inc. 3300 Fiske Blvd. Rockledge, FL 32955-4305 PH 321.434.5536 Pager 321.634.8230 Fax:321.434.5509 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL