Re: Duplicate Novell excludes?

2006-03-08 Thread Timothy Hughes
Thanks Richard Andrew! Andrew Ferris wrote: Hi Timothy, I don't know about your first question. The second one about the client complaining about duplicated excludes is new in 5.3 clients. I get that when the excludes in the client's DSM.opt file match excludes in a server-side Client

Re: TSM 5.3 web gui

2006-03-08 Thread Patrick Boutilier
Aaron Becar wrote: Try this! http://www.tsmmanager.com Windows only. :-) snip

DSMCAD on Unix Clients

2006-03-08 Thread David E Ehresman
What are the pro/cons on running dsmcad vs dsmc sched to start the TSM scheduler on unix boxes running the TSM 5.3 client?

Journaling/Linux

2006-03-08 Thread Gill, Geoffrey L.
All indications from searching manuals seem to indicate Journaling is not available on anything except Windows clients. If this is true why hasn't IBM moved this utility into other platforms? It's not like came out this year. I've got a Windows box with over a million files that is moving to

Re: Journaling/Linux

2006-03-08 Thread Patrick Boutilier
Gill, Geoffrey L. wrote: All indications from searching manuals seem to indicate Journaling is not available on anything except Windows clients. If this is true why hasn't IBM moved this utility into other platforms? It's not like came out this year. I've got a Windows box with over a million

Re: Cann't start backup schedule on Linux

2006-03-08 Thread Patrick Boutilier
Richard van Denzel wrote: If you do an update of the TSM Client software some of the links get lost. I deviced a script for myself to get them straight again. Contents of the script (makelinks) is below: Or just force install the RPM again. :-) #!/bin/bash cd /usr/bin ln -s

Re: TSM 5.3 web gui

2006-03-08 Thread Bos, Karel
Hi, Sure TSMMANAGER is only for Windows. Have you ever heard Unix people complaining about the lack of a GUI? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Boutilier Sent: woensdag 8 maart 2006 20:56 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re:

Re: Cann't start backup schedule on Linux

2006-03-08 Thread nghiatd
I doesn't see dsmc schedule service when I implement ps -ef |grep dsmc command. Nghiatd - Original Message - From: Sandeep Jain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 2:47 PM Subject: Re: Cann't start backup schedule on Linux Hi, what's the

Re: Cann't start backup schedule on Linux

2006-03-08 Thread Sandeep Jain
Try giving dsmc schedule /dev/null 21 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nghiatd Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:30 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Cann't start backup schedule on Linux I doesn't see

Re: LAN FREE Backup

2006-03-08 Thread Stefan Folkerts
Ben, I have heard it's not about the amount of data but the type of adapters you are using. I think recent Emulex FC adapters can mix tape/disk data but for instance Qlogic FC adapters don't do so well mixing tape and disk. I guess if you want multi path failover to you tape drives (some

Re: Cann't start backup schedule on Linux

2006-03-08 Thread Richard van Denzel
I always start it from inittab like this: dsm:2345:respawn:/usr/bin/dsmc sched -quiet /dev/console 21 Or you could try using dsmcad to start the schedule by adding MANAGEDSERVICES WEBCLIENT SCHEDULE To the dsm.sys file. You the only need to start dsmcad like this: 1) Add the line

Re: Cann't start backup schedule on Linux

2006-03-08 Thread nghiatd
additionally, I see nohup.out file in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin but I receive a error message : /bin/nice : dsmc : no such file or directory when I type : more nohup.out - Original Message - From: nghiatd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Wednesday, March 08,

Re: Novell server backup

2006-03-08 Thread Tom Anstey
I have also seen this with certain environments with large numbers of Apple Macintosh files (in addition to certain anti virus products). Tom On 7 Mar 2006 at 16:31, Troy Frank wrote: The only thing I've personally seen that does that is using tsm compression. For some reason, turning TSM

linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Dirk Kastens
Hi, TSM 5.3.2.3 server TSM 5.3.2.0 client on redhat linux I start the dsmcad process with the rc.d script from the technote. The problem is that the schedule only works once. After the backup is finished the client scheduler stops but never gets called again, although the dsmcad process is

Re: Cann't start backup schedule on Linux

2006-03-08 Thread Sandeep Jain
This seems to system is not able to find dsmc command So try /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmc schedule /dev/null 21 What's the result now...? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nghiatd Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 2:10 PM

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Richard van Denzel
Dirk, Always start dsmcad from inittab like this: Cad:2345:once:/usr/bin/dsmcad Be sure to have an entry MANAGEDSERVICES WEBCLIENT SCHEDULE in the dsm.sys file. Works for me (approx. 15 Linux systems in TSM). Met vriendelijke groet, With kind regards, Richard van Denzel. -Original

Re: Cann't start backup schedule on Linux

2006-03-08 Thread Richard van Denzel
If you do an update of the TSM Client software some of the links get lost. I deviced a script for myself to get them straight again. Contents of the script (makelinks) is below: #!/bin/bash cd /usr/bin ln -s /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm dsm ln -s /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmc dsmc ln

Re: ndmp limitations

2006-03-08 Thread Bos, Karel
Hi, NDMP in ITSM did work for us for up to 2,5 TB (one filespace). Problems that we had: - Only one back-up stream per filespace. With the largest filespace being 2.5 TB and the backup medium being LTO1, it took a while for the full dump to complete. - No copy pool support; - On tape error, the

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Dirk Kastens
Hi, Richard van Denzel schrieb: Always start dsmcad from inittab like this: Cad:2345:once:/usr/bin/dsmcad The technote describes how to start dsmcad as a service and it works. But it doesn't matter how I start dsmcad. The problem is the same. Be sure to have an entry MANAGEDSERVICES

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Richard van Denzel
You don't really need the WEBCLIENT option, but it helps if you would be able to use the web client interface (e.g. http://ip-address:1581. Are there errors in dsmerror.log or any info in dsmsched.log? What Linux are you running, what client version, what server version on what platform? Met

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Dirk Kastens
Richard van Denzel schrieb: Are there errors in dsmerror.log or any info in dsmsched.log? What Linux are you running, what client version, what server version on what platform? It's all in my first post :-) TSM 5.3.2.3 server on AIX TSM 5.3.2.0 on redhat linux (redhat 8) There are no errors in

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Richard van Denzel
A little browsing on ftp.software.ibm.com tells that 5.2.4.x is the last supported client version for RH8. Maybe there's your problem. Met vriendelijke groet, With kind regards, Richard van Denzel. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Adelheid Lau
Hi, could it be, that there ist a firewall on the client? when if so, then you have to assign a TCP/IP-port for dsmcad for example port number 2100, in dsm.sys you have to add WEBPORTS 2100 0 and in the firewall you have to open the port 2100 Regards Adelheid Lau Dirk Kastens wrote: Hi,

Re: LAN FREE Backup

2006-03-08 Thread David McClelland
Rubie, I have 3 clients to put on LAN FREE backup, but 2 of them cannot have more than 2 HBA's, what route should I go? I personally am not so keen on them, but you could consider dual-headed HBAs with two ports per card (e.g. Emulex LP1000DC -

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Richard van Denzel
If that would be the case than the backup's should never be made. According to Dirks mail only the first time works. Met vriendelijke groet, With kind regards, Richard van Denzel. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adelheid Lau

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Dirk Kastens
Richard van Denzel schrieb: A little browsing on ftp.software.ibm.com tells that 5.2.4.x is the last supported client version for RH8. Maybe there's your problem. Maybe. But I wonder why the first scheduled backup is running. And when I don't use dsmcad but dsmc sched instead, everything is

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Richard van Denzel
This can still be related to the not supported version. If the dsmc sched is working for you maybe this is the way to go. Otherwise downgrading the TSM client could be an option. Met vriendelijke groet, With kind regards, Richard van Denzel. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor

Re: Client versions and TSM 5.2.6.4/5.3

2006-03-08 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi Wanda! Where did you find a 5.1.8 client for Windows NT? The newest I can find is 5.1.7.0... Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prather, Wanda Sent: dinsdag 7 maart 2006 19:51

ASR woes part 2 - system state/services restore

2006-03-08 Thread Paul van Dongen
Hello TSMers, A few weeks ago, I posted a message describing the trouble I had using ASR on W2K3. I return here to say that after a long battle, which included embedding device drivers into the Windows install disk , the process is running almost OK now. I ran into a nasty

Re: Use of 3590J's and 3590K's in TSM

2006-03-08 Thread David E Ehresman
I may be missing something, but where do you tell TSM what type of tape you are using? What would happen if you just started adding K's? I may need to add J's just to see... If you have drives that support Ks then you can mix Js and Ks. You don't need to tell TSM. It will just use which ever

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Bob Talda
There is one other possibility... We are working with IBM on a very similar sounding problem impacting the 5.3.2.x client for Macintosh, which, for the first time, uses a dsmcad process to invoke schedule backups. Hence, the possible link to Linux Here, the problem is that the generated

Re: ndmp limitations

2006-03-08 Thread John Bremer
Greetings, We've been using TSM with NDMP for over a year, and while we want our customers to use our service rather than Legato (the predecessor), there are some limitations: (1) There are situations where TSM (or NetApp/NDMP) does not translate certain file/path names properly, and TOC builds

Re: Client versions and TSM 5.2.6.4/5.3

2006-03-08 Thread Prather, Wanda
Apologies. Typo. The last patch was 5.1.7.8, not 5.1.8. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:38 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Client versions and TSM 5.2.6.4/5.3 Hi

Administration Center tutorials

2006-03-08 Thread Thomas Denier
I have been attempting to view the tutorials at: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp I have tried a couple so far and found them unusable. In some cases, text runs off the edge of the display area. In other cases, two blocks of text overlay each other. My browser is

Re: ndmp limitations

2006-03-08 Thread Jason Lee
On Mar 8, 2006, at 7:25 AM, John Bremer wrote: Greetings, We've been using TSM with NDMP for over a year, and while we want our customers to use our service rather than Legato (the predecessor), there are some limitations: (1) There are situations where TSM (or NetApp/NDMP) does not translate

Re: schedule issue

2006-03-08 Thread Vats.Ashok
I am looking into TSM admin. guide to define a admin schedule to run backup to copy pool. I want to start the schedule on Wednesday and run ii every day until Sunday and don't run on Monday Tuesday. I was wondering if TSM allows it to do it and also what would be my period. Appreciate any

Re: schedule issue

2006-03-08 Thread Richard Sims
On Mar 8, 2006, at 11:49 AM, Vats.Ashok wrote: I am looking into TSM admin. guide to define a admin schedule to run backup to copy pool. I want to start the schedule on Wednesday and run ii every day until Sunday and don't run on Monday Tuesday. I was wondering if TSM allows it to do it and

Re: schedule issue

2006-03-08 Thread Choudarapu, Ramakrishna (GTI)
Ashok, Please refer to SCHEDStyle=enhanced in Admin's Reference. Regards, Rama -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vats.Ashok Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:49 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] schedule issue I

Re: ndmp limitations

2006-03-08 Thread Ben Bullock
We are dipping out toes in the NDMP pool for some of our largest Qtrees. There are some pros and cons, and I believe someone earlier today mentioned a few and I agree with them. In my mind, the biggest CON in using NDMP is the inability to make copypool duplicates. This suddenly

Re: ndmp limitations

2006-03-08 Thread Prather, Wanda
...- We can't use NFS mounts because we lose the ACLS. We ~could~ backup the ACLS separately and reapply them to restored files, but operations balks that creates too much room for error in these days of SOX/HIPPA regulations. Curious, having been burned with the ACL issues before: How would one

Re: ndmp limitations

2006-03-08 Thread Ben Bullock
How? UmI'm not really sure, but I am told that there are some 3rd party products out there you can buy that will capture the Windows ACLs that can then be reapplied. I think a while back on this listserv someone put out a link to some product that claimed to have that

Re: TSM 5.3 web gui

2006-03-08 Thread Allen S. Rout
On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 01:33:21 -0600, Roger Deschner [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: In looking at this implementation, I am left to wonder, What's in this for me? Sounds like putting it up is quite a bit harder than it is worth. I'm exasperated by the GUI efforts too, but I think that's a little too

Re: linux dsmcad problem

2006-03-08 Thread Allen S. Rout
On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:32:41 +0100, Dirk Kastens [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Maybe. But I wonder why the first scheduled backup is running. And when I don't use dsmcad but dsmc sched instead, everything is fine. Your reported log message says 'waiting to be contacted by server'. does that mean

Re: TSM 5.3 web gui

2006-03-08 Thread Aaron Becar
Try this! http://www.tsmmanager.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/8/2006 8:12:04 AM On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 01:33:21 -0600, Roger Deschner [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: In looking at this implementation, I am left to wonder, What's in this for me? Sounds like putting it up is quite a bit harder than it is

Re: schedule issue

2006-03-08 Thread Vats.Ashok
I am running tsm 5.3 got the following error tsm: TESTTSM02define sch DB_BACKUP type=admin schedstyle=enhanced cmd=backup db devclass=LTO type=f ull scratch=yes dayofweek=Wednesday Tuesday Thursday ANR2020E DEFINE SCHEDULE: Invalid parameter - TUESDAY. ANS8001I Return code 3.

Re: schedule issue

2006-03-08 Thread Mark Stapleton
ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 03/08/2006 12:23:24 PM: I am running tsm 5.3 got the following error tsm: TESTTSM02define sch DB_BACKUP type=admin schedstyle=enhanced cmd=backup db devclass=LTO type=f ull scratch=yes dayofweek=Wednesday Tuesday Thursday

Re: schedule issue

2006-03-08 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Per the reference info for DAYOFWEEK for the DEFINE SCHEDULE command: Enhanced Schedule Specifies the days of the week on which to run the schedule. You can either specify multiple days separated by commas and no intervening blanks, or WEEKDAY, WEEKEND, or ANY. ... Andy Raibeck

Duplicate Novell excludes?

2006-03-08 Thread Timothy Hughes
Hello all, I am seeing the following errors in the clients log for Novell servers. I believe these logs can be excluded, But not sure as I am not that familiar enough with Novell. I do know that there is some type of dsrepair utility that can run on a Novell server for troubleshooting. Node:

Re: Duplicate Novell excludes?

2006-03-08 Thread Richard Sims
On Mar 8, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Timothy Hughes wrote: Also, Can someone please explain this to me. I don't find any of these duplicate entries in the dsm.opt file as this error message states. ... Duplicate include/exclude option 'EXCLUDE sys:\system\sys$log.err' found while processing the client

Re: Duplicate Novell excludes?

2006-03-08 Thread Andrew Ferris
Hi Timothy, I don't know about your first question. The second one about the client complaining about duplicated excludes is new in 5.3 clients. I get that when the excludes in the client's DSM.opt file match excludes in a server-side Client Option Set. It's probably easier to take them out of

Suad Musovich/New Zealand/IBM away until Monday 13th March

2006-03-08 Thread Suad Musovich
I will be out of the office starting 09/03/2006 and will not return until 13/03/2006. I am away from the office until Monday 13th March. Pls contact Rik Foote for any urgent enquiries.