Re: Multiple node sessions active

2004-11-08 Thread Bill Dourado
Timothy, Yes I have encountered it before. Look in the client dsm.opt file for an an option resourceutil. On one of my clients it was set to 5. Multiple sessions can speed up operations especially restores. You can comment out the option if you want to. Bill Timothy Hughes [EMAIL

Re: Content Manager on Windows - backing up to multiple TSM Servers

2004-11-08 Thread Daniel Sparrman
Hi Eric You should be able to define multiple servers within the same dsm.opt file. Every entry should start with SERVERName your server. Like this: SERVERName Test1 TCPServeraddress 192.168.1.1 SERVERName Test2 TCPServeraddress 192.168.1.2 SERVERName Test3 TCPServeraddress 192.168.1.3 The

Archive going to the wrong TSM server!?!

2004-11-08 Thread Joni Moyer
Hello All! We are having issues directing archives to the proper TSM server. We have 3 different TSM servers defined on our Sun Solaris Oracle servers. They are being directed to a mainframe TSM server and 2 AIX 5.2 TSM 5.2.2.5 servers. Here is the following command that is being issued:

Re: Storage pool

2004-11-08 Thread andrew . young
Shukrie. Be aware that turning collocation off will cause the partially empty tapes to be merged into as few as possible. This will happen at the first storage pool reclamation after collocation is turned off. Hence that number of free tapes required in the storage pool will increase.

How would I check to see if files are on tape already?

2004-11-08 Thread Timothy Hughes
How would I check to see if files are on tape already? Using TSM. Thanks in advance

Antwort: How would I check to see if files are on tape already?

2004-11-08 Thread Christian Demnitz
q content vol_name or select * from contents (select xxx from contents where vol_name=xxx) and so on! but be carefully! takes very long time, shows every file on this tape! Christian Demnitz Timothy Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08.11.2004

Re: Antwort: How would I check to see if files are on tape already?

2004-11-08 Thread Timothy Hughes
I don't know what tape the files are on but I know the node? Sorry for the lack of Information. Thanks Christian Demnitz wrote: q content vol_name or select * from contents (select xxx from contents where vol_name=xxx) and so on! but be carefully! takes very long time, shows every file on

Antwort: Re: Antwort: How would I check to see if files are on tape already?

2004-11-08 Thread Christian Demnitz
ok, try this: select file_name from contents where node_name='xxx' Christian Demnitz Timothy Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08.11.2004 14:42 Bitte antworten an ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] An [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kopie Thema

Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: How would I check to see if files are on tapealready?

2004-11-08 Thread Timothy Hughes
Christian, Can enter this command on the server command line? Christian Demnitz wrote: ok, try this: select file_name from contents where node_name='xxx' Christian Demnitz Timothy Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08.11.2004 14:42 Bitte

Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: How would I check to see if files are on tapealready?

2004-11-08 Thread Christian Demnitz
Timothy yes, you can use this command on the tsm server command line! Christian Demnitz Timothy Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08.11.2004 15:15 Bitte antworten an ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] An [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kopie Thema

Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: How would I check to see if filesare on tapealready?

2004-11-08 Thread Timothy Hughes
Christian The command I am entering is select file_name form contents where node_name='Sprint800 Is this correct? It is taking very long is there another way to find these files? Thanks for your help! Christian Demnitz wrote: Timothy yes, you can use this command on the tsm server command

Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: How would I check to see if filesare on tapealready?

2004-11-08 Thread Christian Demnitz
Hi, I dont't know another way! Christian Demnitz Timothy Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08.11.2004 16:00 Bitte antworten an ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] An [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kopie Thema Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort:

Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: How would I check to see if filesare on tapealready?

2004-11-08 Thread Matthew Glanville
select file_name form contents where node_name='Sprint800 'Sprint800' probably wont work, it has lowercase in it. (not positive though) Try SPRINT800. But, I would narrow it down a bit more. First find what tape it may be on: select volume_name from volumeusage where node_name='SPRINT800' and

Re: How would I check to see if files are on tape already?

2004-11-08 Thread Richard Sims
On Nov 8, 2004, at 8:16 AM, Timothy Hughes wrote: How would I check to see if files are on tape already? Using TSM. That's a rather vague question...relative to what? If you mean that you back up to a disk storage pool and then migrate to tape, perhaps the easiest approach is to use Query Content

Re: Backup options

2004-11-08 Thread William Rosette
Hello TSM guru's I have a backup that is 224 GB database and is growing. It is a cold (brings down db) backup that lasts 4 hours due to collocation and running straight to tape, we have a multitude of issues why we cannot run a hot (keep db up) backup on this particular one. Still giving us 56

TSM Database architechture ??

2004-11-08 Thread Sandra
Dear All, Where and how do I learn about TSM database architechture?? When I see that you people give select queries to answer questions, I get a hisckup.. how do they know all that??? So please let me know too .. how do i go about learning that? Kind Regards, Sandra

Re: TSM Database architechture ??

2004-11-08 Thread Daniel Sparrman
Hi Sandra select * from tables will give you a list of all tables in the TSM database against which you can run queries. The result will containt remarks that explain what each table containts. Select * from columns will give you all table columns. For example, select * from columns where

Re: TSM Database architechture ??

2004-11-08 Thread Prather, Wanda
Here's a great place to start: www.redbooks.ibm.com Search for: SG24-6554 This is the TSM 5.1 Technical Guide. Appendix A is all about using SQL to search the TSM data base. It also tells you how to PRODUCE a list of all the tables/columns you can search. Good luck! Wanda Prather I/O, I/O,

Re: Backup options

2004-11-08 Thread asr
== In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], William Rosette [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It is currently running at 55.945 GB per hour going to tape (1 tape drive (collocate)), pretty good for tape drive speed. Disk would make the backup run faster with multi-streams. Cannot go to multi-tapes due to

Re: Backup options

2004-11-08 Thread Richard Sims
You didn't specify your tape technology, but I infer 3590. It may be time for 3592 in your shop, which will probably offer a higher absorption rate than any of the feeding components - which will beneficially move your bottleneck. Richard Sims

Re: Backup options

2004-11-08 Thread Daniel Sparrman
Allen, we have disk performing up to 280MB/s over 2 FC HBA against a FAStT900. You know the amount of tape drives you would need to match that speed? I'd say about 4-5 LTO-2 tape drives. No problems matching disk speed against tape speed. Only a matter of budget :) But I do agree with

Re: Backup options

2004-11-08 Thread William Rosette
Question on the disk vs tape speed. When you say the tape equals disk, does this also include recovery time. I've noticed disk is incomparable in recovery versus tape especially when you go to more then 1 tape, maybe because I live in the bottom SCSI world. Thanx Thank You, Bill Rosette Data

Re: Baltimore/WashDC/NorthernVA TSM User Group meets Nov. 18th...

2004-11-08 Thread Prather, Wanda
Oo, aren't we feeling a bit jaded!! Whattaya mean you don't have enough users? Grab one other person and go get a beer and declare it a meeting! -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Bullock Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 10:56

Re: TSM 5.3

2004-11-08 Thread Mark D. Rodriguez
Joe Crnjanski wrote: Does anybody know if TSM 5.3 beta or preview is publicly available. We received Power Point info on new 5.3 from our IBM contact. He said it's coming out in December. Thanks, Joe Crnjanski Infinity Network Solutions Inc. Phone: 416-235-0931 x26 Fax: 416-235-0265 Web:

Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: How would I checkto see if filesare on tapealready?

2004-11-08 Thread Timothy Hughes
Thanks Matthew, Christian and Richard for your replies! I found what I was looking for! Matthew Glanville wrote: select file_name form contents where node_name='Sprint800 'Sprint800' probably wont work, it has lowercase in it. (not positive though) Try SPRINT800. But, I would narrow it

Export failure

2004-11-08 Thread fred johanson
Sunday AM, after running 15 hours and transferring 2.5 of 4.5 million files, an EXPORT NODE failed with these messages. ANR8216W Error sending data on socket 435. Reason 32. (SESSION: 56255, PROCESS: 657) ANR0569I Object not processed for THEBEAST: type=Backup, file space=\\thebeast\d$,

Image error messages

2004-11-08 Thread fred johanson
A user has a large NAS like device on a WinNT machine. He installed what seems to be needed for IMAGE processing, but with the following results. 11/04/2004 10:13:45 ANS1259E The image snapshot operation failed during: tsmInitializeSnapshot. 11/04/2004 10:13:46 ANS1215E The snapshot cache

Re: Image error messages

2004-11-08 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fred johanson A user has a large NAS like device on a WinNT machine. He installed what seems to be needed for IMAGE processing, but with the following results. 11/04/2004 10:13:45 ANS1259E The image snapshot operation

Re: Export failure

2004-11-08 Thread Suad Musovich
Sounds like a network issue.. /usr/include/sys/errno.h: #define EPIPE 32 /* Broken pipe */ bit of a bummer. cheers, Suad -- ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/11/2004 09:27:01 AM: Sunday AM, after running 15 hours and transferring 2.5

Re: Export failure

2004-11-08 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fred johanson Sunday AM, after running 15 hours and transferring 2.5 of 4.5 million files, an EXPORT NODE failed with these messages. ANR8216W Error sending data on socket 435. Reason 32. (SESSION: 56255, PROCESS: 657)

Re: Image error messages

2004-11-08 Thread fred johanson
Sorry, there is a break between messages 2 and 3 where the owner changed the cache location. Only the last two messages are of interest. At 02:52 PM 11/8/2004 -0600, you wrote: From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fred johanson A user has a large NAS like device on

Re: Backup options

2004-11-08 Thread asr
== In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Daniel Sparrman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Allen, we have disk performing up to 280MB/s over 2 FC HBA against a FAStT900. You know the amount of tape drives you would need to match that speed? I'd say about 4-5 LTO-2 tape drives. No problems matching

Case of the shrinking database...

2004-11-08 Thread David Moore
Hello List - I'm running TSM 5.2.3 on z/OS 1.2. I've observed over the past week that my 26MB TSM database has shrunk from about 83% utilization to about 67% and counting. I've had two major events in the recent past: 1. I upgraded TSM from 5.1.9 to 5.2.3 on Sept. 26. 2. I have recently

J's and K's in 3494

2004-11-08 Thread Muthyam Reddy
** High Priority ** Greetings ALL, Soon we are going to expand our tape library(3494) with more slots after we run out of space with existing J' cartridges. We have got some(600) new K' cartridges of high capacity to use along with J'cartridges. I have been asked to use K'cartridges for offsite(I

Re: J's and K's in 3494

2004-11-08 Thread Steve Harris
Muthyam, Why add slots when you can upgrade your B1As to E1As and double your capacity or H1As and triple it? Second hand 3590 equipment is very cheap now that the 3592 has come out. Anyway. The way I used to do it was to explicitly assign tapes to management classes for onsite use and let

Re: Baltimore/WashDC/NorthernVA TSM User Group meets Nov. 18th...

2004-11-08 Thread Ben Bullock
Oh.. Does ~that~ constitute a meeting? Heck, we have a lot of ~those~ meetings ;-) -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prather, Wanda Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 9:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: Export failure

2004-11-08 Thread Richard Sims
Sounds like a network issue.. /usr/include/sys/errno.h: #define EPIPE 32 /* Broken pipe */ Possibly, but the common cause of EPIPE is simply the other end of the session breaking out of it abruptly (Ctrl-C, etc.).

Re: Backup options

2004-11-08 Thread Troy Frank
What's the structure of this database? A few large files, or lots of small files in a folder structure? Also, judging by the transfer speed you quoted, I'm guessing you're running LTO1 drives? If the db is lots of small files, then backing up to disk first would be faster. If it's only a few

Re: Archive going to the wrong TSM server!?!

2004-11-08 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Joni, I don't know why you are seeing this, but I have to wonder about your configuration. The fact that you are running archive shouldn't present a problem. Do you see a connection to a different server if you just run dsmc q se ? Try running: dsmc q systeminfo then examine the