Re: TSM Recovery log is pinning since upgrade to 5.5.5.0 code

2011-05-17 Thread Cheung, Richard
to fill too soon after it reached 80%. I'm running 5.5.5.2 and it's still filling to 80% multiple times a night. Kind regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: zondag 15

Re: TSM Recovery log is pinning since upgrade to 5.5.5.0 code

2011-05-14 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi The worry about this is I had a PMR opened for this issue on my servers, which are currently at 5.5.4. I was advised it's a known issue, refer to APAR IC64438, and the recommended fix is to go to 5.5.5.0 So is 5.5.5.0 also having this issue with the log pinning? I also believed this was

Re: Ang: Re: Ang: Windows servers with a kazillion files and Win2K8...

2011-03-01 Thread Cheung, Richard
So are you saying you would use FastBack to disk, then disk to tape ? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of ADSM-L Sent: Tuesday, 1 March 2011 7:19 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Ang: Re: Ang: Windows servers with

ACL on NFS file system, Linux Platform

2011-01-31 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi there Anyone know if there is a version of the TSM Client for Linux x86/x86_64 which can support ACL for backing up a NFS File System?? I have a document for TSM v6.1 which says it is not supported - wondering if there is a higher version that supports it, or alternatively, anyone out

Re: TDP 6.1.3.0 For Exchange 2007

2011-01-17 Thread Cheung, Richard
What about support for Exchange 2010 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of ? ? Sent: Monday, 17 January 2011 11:18 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TDP 6.1.3.0 For Exchange 2007 :-) 10X! It worked.

Re: best backup method for millions of small files?

2009-04-30 Thread Cheung, Richard
When you 'copied' the directory, did the DATE of the directory change?? Thats probably why it didn't back anything new up.. And thats why incrbydates shouldnt be relied upon always - should always do normal incremental backups as well -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager

Backup NetApp CIFS filer

2009-04-29 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi there I am doing some testing to backup a NetApp CIFS filer via TSM - I have a dedicated front end machine running windows, where I have configured the dsm.opt file to backup the filer as a network object Eg in dsm.opt DOMAIN ALL LOCAL DOMAIN \\CIFS-Sharename\path And thats all working

Re: best backup method for millions of small files?

2009-04-29 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi there Try the following: - install and configure multiple TSM Journal Instances for different parts of the file system - run multiple concurrent backup jobs - run /incrbydate backups during the weeknights, combined with normal incrementals on weekends -Original Message- From:

Re: best backup method for millions of small files?

2009-04-29 Thread Cheung, Richard
What are the nightly deltas on these millions of files? What do they total in size? You still would want to run a TSM journal on them in some way... -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Mehdi Salehi Sent: Thursday, 30 April 2009

recovering from failed disk storage pool volumes

2009-04-05 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi there I have had a few volumes in a disk storage pool go down as a result of hardware failure.The pool contains staging data for backups of a number of nodes prior to migrating to tape. There was not sufficient time for this data to have been copied to the corresponding copypool either.

TSM in Windows systems Path length

2009-03-11 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi there Seeking some clarifications on this one as there seem to be a bit of mixed information... Is there a TSM LIMIT to the path length of a folder/file structure it backs up - note: TSM LIMIT - not WINDOWS LIMIT?? Eg if a Windows system has a path length limit of say 30,000 characters,

Splitting Server - moving existing data

2009-01-21 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hello there I am about to commission at least two new TSM Library Client servers into my TSM storage server farm. I would like to offload some nodes from an existing server onto these new servers. Is it possible to move, or migrate a bunch of nodes, and their associated data, from one TSM

query what data binded against what management class

2009-01-21 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hello.. Is it possible to run a command that can show me, for a specific node, what data has been backed up within that node, and against what management class this data is binded against? Conversely, is it possible to do a command that lists how much data is binded against all

Re: Backupset media goes to Copypool too?

2008-12-29 Thread Cheung, Richard
2008 3:39 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Backupset media goes to Copypool too? On Dec 26, 2008, at 9:10 PM, Cheung, Richard wrote: Hi... So if i wanted these to be kept offsite AND onsite, do I need to issue a manual copy command? The following is speculation, but I'll

Re: Backupset media goes to Copypool too?

2008-12-28 Thread Cheung, Richard
to Copypool too? On Dec 26, 2008, at 9:10 PM, Cheung, Richard wrote: Hi... So if i wanted these to be kept offsite AND onsite, do I need to issue a manual copy command? The following is speculation, but I'll bet a beer at SCIDS that the premise is valid. If you want two backup sets, run

Backupset media goes to Copypool too?

2008-12-26 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi all Just a quick query to round out the year... Lets say I have two media pools, a on-site tape pool called LTO, and the offsite copy of this LTO pool called COPYPOOL. If I have generated a backup set into my standard LTO media pool, will these tapes which are holding the backup set then

Re: Backupset media goes to Copypool too?

2008-12-26 Thread Cheung, Richard
: [ADSM-L] Backupset media goes to Copypool too? This question was answered on Wednesday. See http://www.mail-archive.com/adsm-l@vm.marist.edu/msg79579.html On Dec 26, 2008, at 8:39 AM, Cheung, Richard wrote: Hi all Just a quick query to round out the year... Lets say I have two media pools

backupset location

2008-12-23 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi all Just a quick query to round out the year... Lets say I have two media pools, a on-site tape pool called LTO, and the offsite copy of this LTO pool called COPYPOOL. If I have generated a backup set into my standard LTO media pool, will these tapes which are holding the backup set then

Re: TSM database on NETAPP

2008-12-17 Thread Cheung, Richard
At an architectural level, is it a good idea to have your TSM databases on something like the NetApp??? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Sam Sheppard Sent: Thursday, 18 December 2008 2:29 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject:

Volume query

2008-12-15 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hello.. I have a query about some volumes in my library.. One of them is listed as below: Volume Name: S01553L3 Storage Pool Name: COPYPOOL Device Class Name: LTO Estimated Capacity: 667.0 G Scaled Capacity Applied: Pct Util: 0.0 Volume Status: Full Access: Offsite Pct.

SQL command to query Sessions with MediaWait or Idle

2008-12-04 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hello all I am trying to figure out an effective way to get alerted if a backup job is idle or not proceeding due to a MediaWait state. I want it to have the smarts to maybe only alert me if it finds the same successive node has been in the same MediaWait state for a predetermined period (eg

Taking Permanent Offsite Copy before deletion

2008-12-01 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi all I have a few nodes which have been decommissioned as production systems in my environment and therefore no longer exists. I want to delete them from within TSM as well as delete any filespaces associated with them - so the data is no longer consuming space in the production tape storage

Re: Taking Permanent Offsite Copy before deletion

2008-12-01 Thread Cheung, Richard
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) CDW Berbee System engineer 7145 Boone Avenue North, Suite 140 Brooklyn Park MN 55428-1511 763-592-5963 www.berbee.com -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:02 PM

Re: TSM systemstate backups or NTBACKUP

2008-11-27 Thread Cheung, Richard
There are a lot of issues with VSS backups for system state - even apply the 3 VSS fixes you need to apply does not guarantee you will get a 100% reliable system state backup. My recommendation is to apply the hotfixes for sure, BUT also to set up a ntbackup schedule task on your server to run a

using different media for permanent offsite copies

2008-11-18 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi all Need to know if this is feasible as an idea.. We are about to move to a LTO4 media library instead of LTO3s - by replacing the remaining LTO3 drives we have with LTO4s... by marking the existing LTO3 tapes all 'read only' and putting in LTO4 media for write operatons etc, eventually our

Re: using different media for permanent offsite copies

2008-11-18 Thread Cheung, Richard
for permanent offsite copies What kind of library do you have? (What you are suggesting usually works just fine.) On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:31 AM, Cheung, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hi all Need to know if this is feasible as an idea.. We are about to move to a LTO4 media library instead

deleting filespaces / inactive files and primary storage size

2008-11-14 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hello I have been analysing the size of my Primary Storage and Copy Storage, analysing the kind of backups I have been doing for different nodes and the kind of data being retained. Basically I have found at least 40TB of data in the Primary storage which really is not needed, and have approval

Re: How to delete volumes??

2008-11-10 Thread Cheung, Richard
Richard, I have always been not 100% crystal clear on this If one does a 'delete filespace', does the data on the tapes remain there until the next expiration or reclamation process runs? Conversely, a delete volume would do it pretty well instantly, right? -Original Message-

reclamation

2008-11-10 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hi.. I have done some checks on my system on the Number of tapes to be reclaimed in my main tape pool, and discover the following: No of tapes awaiting reclamation at 99% utilized = 86 No of tapes awaiting reclamation at 80% utilized = 51 No of tapes awaiting reclamation at 70% utilized =

Re: reclamation

2008-11-10 Thread Cheung, Richard
: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 2:56 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] reclamation Hi.. I have done some checks on my system on the Number of tapes to be reclaimed in my main tape pool, and discover

Re: reclamation

2008-11-10 Thread Cheung, Richard
is: upd stg tapepool recl=99 reclaimpr=X (where x=number of reclaim processes to start). -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 2:56 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] reclamation

Re: Re: reclamation

2008-11-10 Thread Cheung, Richard
] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 3:38 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Re: reclamation I am using a SQL query to query how many tapes to be reclaimed at a certain level Select count(*) from volumes where (stgpool_name='tapepool' and upper(status)='FULL

Re: Re: reclamation

2008-11-10 Thread Cheung, Richard
Bronder Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2008 9:57 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Re: reclamation Cheung, Richard wrote: Just to clarify - is that command going to permanently alter my stgpool reclaim thresholds?? Or is that the command to do a manual reclamation? Why doesnt

command to query how much data is stored

2008-11-10 Thread Cheung, Richard
What is the command to show how much data is currently stored in a storage pool - eg tapepool? Not for any specific individual nodes - just at a pure 'how much data is in a storage pool' level? html body font face=arial color=#808080 size=-2img alt=Santos Logo

Re: Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data

2008-11-05 Thread Cheung, Richard
? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: den 5 november 2008 01:00 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data It is a 3584 SCSI library. I am running a Library Manager - Library Client

Re: Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data

2008-11-04 Thread Cheung, Richard
it is in the library, not find it and revery back to 'unavailable'. I had two of these last week Jeff -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: 04 November 2008 09:53 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Unavailable Tapes

Re: Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data

2008-11-04 Thread Cheung, Richard
- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: 04 November 2008 09:53 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data Hello.. I have a number of tapes showing as access=unavailable in the system. I have tried

Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data

2008-11-04 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hello.. I have a number of tapes showing as access=unavailable in the system. I have tried to change the state to readwrite to see if it would work (maybe some kind of read / load issue) but that didn't work. I have then tried to change the state to readonly, and do a 'move data' command to

Re: Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data

2008-11-04 Thread Cheung, Richard
@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data What type of library? Andy Huebner -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 7:10 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-03 Thread Cheung, Richard
@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] How to stop data from expiring On Nov 2, 2008, at 11:23 PM, Cheung, Richard wrote: ... Today is Monday.. I have just been told that I need to keep the backup for /etc from Saturday until further notice due to a business requirement ... It sounds like

Re: Result Code -99 - Job Failed

2008-11-03 Thread Cheung, Richard
on Result Code -99 at the TSM Support Page, http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageMan ager.html On Nov 3, 2008, at 2:25 AM, Cheung, Richard wrote: Hello.. Have recently upgraded most of my nodes to v5.5.1. I am now seeing a lot of Failed - Result Code -99

Re: Result Code -99 - Job Failed

2008-11-03 Thread Cheung, Richard
timeframe. [RC] -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 11:25 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Result Code -99 - Job Failed Hello.. Have recently upgraded most of my nodes to v5.5.1

How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-02 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hello I would like to know how to stop data from a specific filespace within a node from being expired based on that node's copygroup membership Eg lets say I have a node called ABC against CopyGroup called 'Nightly' which says keep 7 versions. Within the node ABC it has paths /home /etc /bin

Result Code -99 - Job Failed

2008-11-02 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hello.. Have recently upgraded most of my nodes to v5.5.1. I am now seeing a lot of Failed - Result Code -99 in the operational reporting I receive daily. A check of the dsmerror.log shows no real major problems - cant find much on what -99 mean... anyone have any ideas? Richard html

Re: WIndows2003 VSS errors

2008-10-21 Thread Cheung, Richard
Do the following: Obtain hotfixes from Microsoft KB articles KB934016, KB940349, KB951568 Apply these hotfixes - applicable for Windows 2003 SP2 and above. In windows dsm.opt files, put in a line TESTFLAGS VSSSYSTEMPROVIDER So dsm.opt may look like: PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE