The IP address is stored on the server in its arp table. You haven't said
what plateform your server is on (NT, AIX, whatever) so, you have to
flush your arp table, specific *to* your platform, then re-aquire the new
NIC. The easiest way to re-aquire is simple to ping the client; that will
Hi All,
I would like to be able to retrieve the filesize etc. for the backupped
files for a client through the TSM server (dsmadmc).
I know this is possible through the client. But for automation sake it's in
my opion better to let the server generate such listings.
Is there anyone who knows
Nope - that info is hidden from the SQL administrator interface.
Cheers
Christo
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Hi All,
I would like to be able to retrieve the filesize etc. for the backupped
files for a client through the TSM server (dsmadmc).
I know
Norbert,
Post the contents of your dsm.opt and tdpo.opt. May be something in those
that is causing the problem. But for trouble shooting, you should see what
messages are being posted in the Tsm server's activity log as well as the
error logs on the client system. The TSM Server activity log
No, we don't have a SAN now. IBM is trying to sell us one. I am just looking
into ways to incorporate it into our existing configuration before making
a recommendation to my boss. Our Exchange database is about
40G. It is being backed up directly to tapes through the LAN to FC 3590E
tape
Wait until TSM version 5 is available (end of April) as that will allow you
to do LAN free to disk as well as Tape under the same licence. Therefore
you will be getting SANErgy for cheap. This will allow you to backup your
SAN attached nodes to disk and then migrate the data to tape when the
We have some big Netware (running Groupwise) servers that the admins
will backup/upgrade os/restore using DLT tape instead of TSM. The
problem is that they claim the arhive bit is set off, so TSM backs all
the files up on the next incremental. Has anyone else experienced
this? Is there a neat
Hi All -
Does anyone have a script that will send out an email alert if the TSM
server goes down.
I am running AIX 4.3.0
TSM 3.7.4
Thanks!
Marc Levitan
Storage Manager
PFPC Global Fund Services
I am interested in a script that mails an alert if the TSM server goes down
as well.
Thank You,
Hana Taha
Systems Analyst
Parker Drilling
1401 Enclave Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77077
281-406-2486
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Sent:
On which Platform.
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From: Taha, Hana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:40 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: script to see if TSM Server is down
I am interested in a script that mails an alert if the TSM server goes down
as well.
Thank
AFAIK
dsmstat is a process that uns alongside dsmc and holds dsmc's hand when it
scan NFS mount point to make sure it doesnt 'hang' if the NFS mountpoit is
broken. If the mountpoint is not responding my understanding was dsmstat
manipulates the situation so dsmc can carry on.
I found this out
if [[ `ps -ef | grep -c /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/rc.adsmserv` -lt 1 ]]; then echo
down; fi
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System Manager
Farm Income Programs Directorate
Winnipeg, MB, CA
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ph: (204)
Oh, Sorry.
AIX 4.3
Thank You,
Hana Taha
Systems Analyst
Parker Drilling
1401 Enclave Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77077
281-406-2486
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From: PINNI, BALANAND (SBCSI) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:43 AM
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Here is what I do (crude, but it works). I do this from a box that TSM
is not running on, in case not only TSM crashes, but the whole box
crashes:
#!/usr/bin/ksh
ADMIN=userid
ADMINPASS=passwrd
ADSMPATH=/usr/bin
$ADSMPATH/dsmadmc -id=$ADMIN -password=$ADMINPASS q proc /tmp/proc.out
temp=`grep
I knew I forgot something - Gigabit Ethernet.
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Sr. Solutions Architect @ rs-unix.com
IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark
Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM
Cell (415) 215-0326
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#!/bin/sh
ps -ef|grep dsmserv|grep -v grep
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
mail -s WARNING: TSM is down! root - EOF
Please investigate...
EOF
fi
Shawn L. Bierman
Unix Technical Support Analyst II
Methodist Healthcare
Information Systems
(901) 516-0143 (office)
(901) 516-0043
I wrote this one for the scheduler but you can modify the grep for the
server process...
#!/bin/ksh
#check to make sure TSM scheduler running
cd /usr/local/bin
SCHED=$(ps -aef | grep -v grep | grep -v tsmsched.scr | grep sched)
echo ${SCHED} | while read -r SCHEDULER_RUNNING
do
case
If you have packaged IBM solution NSM it comes with a script named isitup.
The script does advanced checking to see if the server is up.
Otherwise, here is something simple for Unix ksh.
#
dsmadmc -id=xxx -pass=xxx 'quit'
# Whether the server is up or down it will return you to the
Mine is similar, but I found that q drive rarely hangs in a busy
system. This follows a series of ping to check if the network connection
is up (someone else gets called then).
If operations gets notified by the server checker, they have an icon on
their workstation which leads them to an ssh
I have a potential customer running a 2.8 TB SQL Server database on an
8-way NT server. What can I realistically expect to achieve in maximum
backup throughput using TDP for SQL Server?
Assume the 4-way Solaris TSM server has 8 AIT-2 tape drives dedicated to
getting this backup performed
Hello all,
Running TSM 4.2.1.9 on a SUN E6000 with Solaris 8 in 64-bits mode.
We run Veritas Volume Manager and File System as a Disk Mgr.
We have two options for our TSM DB and LOG
a) Use RAW partitions (Vertias VM partitions)
b) Use File Systems (Veritas FS)
FYI Our DB is
Is there a command I can use in a TSM server script to provide a sleep or a wait
function?
Thanks
Joe
Actually, even if it's not it's own filesystem, if you use the
virtualmountpoint option it'll pretend it's a mountpoint and this solution
will still work.
Alex Paschal
Storage Administrator
Freightliner, LLC
(503) 745-6850 phone/vmail
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From: Nicholas Cassimatis
This is my question.
when TSM RUns it gives out summary at end i.e network xfer rate.
Does this depend on quantity of data being sent or its ir respective of data
being sent across pipeline.
Because I see it speed is proportional to quantity of data being sent but
as per summary and as per my
All of the TSM code is on a local filesystem.
Just TSM client activity hangs.
Of course df will hang as well.
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From: David Longo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 11:59 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: NFS MOUNTS
Does the NFS server in
The network xfer rate is based on the amount of data sent across the
network (including retries) compared to the time that data was transferring.
The time while TSM is thinking and deciding what files from client to send
and some other overhead time is not counted.
The Aggregate xfer rate is the
just say
ps -ef|grep dsmserv|grep -v grep
if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
mail -s text [EMAIL PROTECTED] `echo TSM is down `
Or use Unix third party pager service to send the text.With pager cmd.
Else use patrol.
Balanand Pinni
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From: Taha, Hana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:
Thank you to all who replied!
Marc Levitan
Storage Manager
PFPC Global Fund Services
I just tested a problem brought to me by one of my clients. They have one
3494 library shared by four TSM Servers. Using 4.2.1 TSM, properly
configured with different 3494 Categories, it is possible for one TSM
server to steal a volume that is checked in to another TSM server. This
behavior is
I recently inherited an ADSM server connected to a DLT library.
Can someone tell me how to query a DLT library for volumes in different
statuses, e.g., volume present in library but not checked in? (I'm
accustomed to using mtlib for my 3494, but mtlib does not work for the
DLT.)
Regards,
Alan
We need to make sure nothing else uses a manangement class before we
delete it and need to get a list of
all the manangement classes that are in use on the tapes. (we know what
is active on the server)
Is there a way I can list out all the unique management classes and
what node uses them as
Most commands have a wait to complete function WAIT=YES. What is your
problem you are trying to solve?
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From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 1:17 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: sleep style command in scripts
Is there a
*SMers..
In the very near future I will need to put together a software and hardware
proposal for data retention of approximately 50 years due to FDA
regulations encompassing the medical industry.
My main question would be the type of media to use currently that has any
kind of magneto
I am not going to tell you which way to do it. But, basically, I would
think you would want to use TSM buffers before Veritas FS caching, so I
would go with raw if it will work. It also gets into mirroring your log and
database will be faster depending on your disk solution.
If you were using
Thanks to all, especially Del Hoobler, who helped with my last MS SQL TDP
problems. Everything seems to be working as designed..
I am having a problem with the license though. At random times, the number
of licensed MSSQL clients needs to be increased. It claims now that 4 are
in use, but
What are the categories used?
I would imagine if it didn't do it in 3.7.3 it won't in 4.2.1 I know what
we had in 3.1 transferred fine to 4.1.2
Becky
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From: Orville L. Lantto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 1:51 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For a quick Friday afternoon response:
There has been some discussion on this from time to time.
In one respect it boils down to this:
You can do the research on media and how long it lasts etc.etc.
But, the main point of having long term stuff is being able at some
future point, to retrieve
Yes and no. Once a tape is ejected from the library, when it is reinserted,
it is anybody's game because it does not belong to a specific TSM server.
It is in FF00 status. So, if you do a checkin command with a range,
search=yes, another TSM Server could get it. This is why I do checkin
HI *SM'ers,
same is possible in Germany by Guide Share Europe (GSE). We have a working
group called Storage Management or System Managed Storage, formerly only
OS/390 Storage Software, but now also for Themes like SAN and (one day
extra) for Tivoli Storage Manager. Please visit www.gsenet.de.
Our
Hot Diggety! Ward, Stuart was rumored to have written:
In the very near future I will need to put together a software and hardware
proposal for data retention of approximately 50 years due to FDA
regulations encompassing the medical industry.
Look at NASA. I've talked with various of their
This is the beauty of TSM. It can move the data from one set of volumes to
another over time. You just have to ask it to do so. Meaning you do not
have to worry about the media problem. What you have to worry about is the
application that reads the data, the OS that the data was created on,
I currently have 4 TSM servers sharing one 3494 ,one version 4.1.4 and
three using 3.7
I have each using seperate private categories and scratch categories
I have each using specific ranges of tapes.
I run checkin scratches each day for a specific range for each server.
Seay, Paul [EMAIL
Del has given you the same analysis that I would have. I would arrive at
the same numbers. Remember though that Del is talking about actual data
backed up at 50MB/sec. So if your actual data in the database is 60% then
the total time would be adjusted accordingly down from 16+ hours.
The TSM Servers are defined with categories (Private,Scratch):
One: 310,311
Two: 320,321
Three: 330,331
Four: 340,341
The Server option 3494Shared is set to Yes.
Library Shared is set to no.
Platform is AIX 4.3.3.9
Davidson, Becky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The volume which was stolen was checked in to another TSM server with
that server's scratch category code (verified by mtlib). Yes, this is
very disturbing!
Orville L. Lantto
Datatrend Technologies, Inc. (http://www.datatrend.com)
121 Cheshire Lane #700
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Email: [EMAIL
It sounds like L2 is talking about the Journal feature, which is available
only on the Windows platforms.
You might want to try the -incrbydate option on your daily backups, that
will avoid the long download of info from the TSM server. I've seen this
cut backup times by 80%. You still need to
I'm currently supporting over 1500 clients (1250 PC's + 250 servers) off of
a single 3466 Netstore box (that's an RS6000 with AIX and TSM server running
on it, plus 3494 tape library). Database size utilized is about 62 GB.
I'm about to push my luck and add another 500 PC clients to this. I
I had to do something similar a couple of years back. But after exhaustive
research the best practices are very expensive and require additional
personnel to make sure all the steps are followed.
First: You need a starting media, 12 years ago it was 9-track tape, which
under the best conditions
Most unpanaca like. I naively assumed that the dual copy would merge
backup streams from multiple nodes within collocation limits.
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William Mansfield
Senior Consultant
Solution Technology, Inc
Andy Carlson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I have heard of databases of 160 GB and 8000 clients, but the end-game is
how much can a 3466 handle and how long you can afford to wait for a backup
of the database to complete.
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From: Warner, Alan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 6:03 PM
To:
I am beginning to think Tivoli Development has a bug where they are not
clearing the buffer out in the lmcpd interface code or something similar.
The way it works is it gives you 100 tapes at a time. I have heard of this
problem where some mainframe tapes got swallowed as well. I would open a
To provide you a direct answer to your question:
I have found good experience with the IBM 3995 Optical Jukebox. I
believe the shelf life on optical media is 100 years.
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IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark
Tivoli Certified Consultant-
Hi James,
this is a good idea. I will do this. After I have the massage, I will reply
the group.
Thanks
Norbert
with kind regards / mit freundlichen Gruessen
Norbert Martin
High End Storage Consultant
DISK / TAPE / SAN / TSM
Mobile:+49-170-2234111
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First, did you stop/restart the scheduler on the TSM Clients after the
downtime and after each configuration change? If not, try that before
reading on. My understanding (consistent with past reading and
experience) is that 'dsmc' won't pick up changes unless/until it's
restarted, and won't
Hopefully, the culprit will respond directly, but I'll kick in what I know
of them.
There is a large US company that is backing up some 30,000 desktop clients
to TSM. They use 10 NT Servers to handle this load. That breaks down to
3000 clients/system. So, yes, it can be done. I don't know
Dear TSM Gurus,
We are running TSM Version 4.1 on AIX 4.3.3, both Server and client.
We have one node that for some reason has started taking a lot longer to
complete its backup than any of the other similar nodes.
When examining various log files we have found that the process seems to stop
The two sessions you see starting up initially are probably the thread that
queries the server, and the thread that starts searching the filesystems.
= On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:33:15 +1100, John Nawotka [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
We have one node that for some reason has started taking a lot
The bottleneck here is going to be the 6MB/sec tape drives or the disk in
the NT server, probably. I believe there is a way to do multi-streaming
capability on SQL server, multiple streams to the same or more than one
drive, but I have not read the documentation in a month or so. I will let
you
You can checkin all the J tapes as Private (not Scratch), and define them
to the storage pool you want them assigned to. This works fine for Primary
pools, but isn't so fun for copy pools, as you're constantly checking the
tapes back in.
Nick Cassimatis
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Today is the tomorrow
Greetings, all.
We've got a major system here at UF we're about to do some upgrading on. The
folks who are closest to the upgrade are asking some questions about recovery
times in the Worst of Cases. I've had to tell them I can't really predict how
long the restore would take, in practical
The select @@servername returned lowercase pc1162. The DBA had some
difficulty changing it to uppercase due to replication subscriptions or
some
such, but after he did up date it, it now works. Does this mean that TDP
SQL cannot handle mixed case server names? (That last question is just
Allen,
Thank you for your advice.
I'll take a look around the actual filesystems (as you suggest).
Regards
John
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: TSM on AIX 4.3.3 goes to sleep
The two sessions
The password key which is located in the registry at
HKLM\software\ibm\adsm\backupclient\nodes\W7\adsm is removed
when the scheduler service is started. The scheduled log contains:
03/15/2002 18:11:11 Querying server for next scheduled event.
03/15/2002 18:11:11 Node Name: W7
03/15/2002
The tradeoff there is loss of data integrity on disk files.
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William Mansfield
Senior Consultant
Solution Technology, Inc
Robert Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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03/13/2002 03:42 PM
Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor
The other thing associated with that redbook is some C code for adsmpipe,
which allows piping data through the api to TSM. You can make backups
without putting the data on disk.
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William Mansfield
Senior Consultant
Solution Technology, Inc
Thomas A. La Porte
select filespace_name,filename,file_size from contents where
node_name='YOURNODE'
Or you can query the backups table to get different data:
select filespace_name,hl_name,ll_name,backup_date from backups where
node_name='YOURNODE'
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William Mansfield
Senior
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