Versions data deleted
Short question, because I'm not shure: Does versions data deleted=0 mean: If file is deleted its backup version is also immediately deleted during next backup/expiration - despite the duration-setting for retain only backup version? Kind regards Stefan Holzwarth
Re: Versions data deleted
On Jun 13, 2007, at 7:12 AM, Stefan Holzwarth wrote: Short question, because I'm not shure: Does versions data deleted=0 mean: If file is deleted its backup version is also immediately deleted during next backup/expiration - despite the duration-setting for retain only backup version? Yes. The zero means keep no versions. In retention specifications, the most severe is the one which prevails. Richard Sims
Storage Pool Parameter: Migration Delay question
Hi Everyone, I would like to have 30 days of data retained within the cdlb_aix (onsite cdl) storage pool before it gets migrated to the tape_aix pool (onsite physical tape). I have defined the migration delay parameter to be 30 and I just want to make sure that I understand what I have defined. Will the data remain in cdlb_aix for 30 days unless the pool hits its 90% full mark? And do I have to run a migration job to move the data from cdlb_aix to tape_aix? Or will it automatically move to cdlb_aix after 30 days? Thank you in advance! Storage Pool Name: CDLB_AIX Storage Pool Type: Primary Device Class Name: LTO2_CDLB Estimated Capacity: 10,240 G Space Trigger Util: Pct Util: 0.5 Pct Migr: 6.0 Pct Logical: 100.0 High Mig Pct: 90 Low Mig Pct: 50 Migration Delay: 30 Migration Continue: Yes Migration Processes: 1 Reclamation Processes: 1 Next Storage Pool: TAPE_AIX Reclaim Storage Pool: Maximum Size Threshold: No Limit Access: Read/Write Description: CDLB AIX Storage Pool Overflow Location: Cache Migrated Files?: Collocate?: No Reclamation Threshold: 50 Offsite Reclamation Limit: Maximum Scratch Volumes Allowed: 50 Number of Scratch Volumes Used: 3 Delay Period for Volume Reuse: 0 Day(s) Migration in Progress?: No Amount Migrated (MB): 0.00 Elapsed Migration Time (seconds): 0 Reclamation in Progress?: No Last Update by (administrator): LIDZR8V Last Update Date/Time: 06/11/07 13:16:13 Storage Pool Data Format: Native Copy Storage Pool(s): Continue Copy on Error?: CRC Data: No Reclamation Type: Threshold Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ANR8355E-I/O error has brought the tape from Read Write to Unavailable
Hi all, I encountered an error on the tape while doing a TDP for Exchange backup. The error was ANR 8355E I/O error reading label for volume A000122. After the unsuccessful backup finished, some of the tapes that were mount during the backup has changed from readwrite to unavailable. I have update all the unavailable tape to read write status and run the back up but still I encountered the ANR8355E error and the tapes again change the status to unavailable. This issue happened last 3 days, when I received an intermittent unsuccessful backup of TDP for Exchange due to error ANS1315E (RC15) Unexpected Retry request. It has brought me to check the volume for the storage pool and found that some of tapes were in unavailable and read only status. After I updated the status and ran again the backup the above issue occurred. Version of : TSM 5.2.9 on AIX version 5.2 Client on Windows Server 2003 Ent Edition SP2 Storage Agent 5.2.9 TSM for Mail5.2.1.0 TSM API 5.2.5 Tape library IBM ULT3580-TD2 SCSI Sequential device with driver version 6.0.4.2 The issue above is only happen on one client. Others client backup work successfully. Appreciate your help. Thanks, Regards, Zareyna Salim No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 9:42 PM
Re: Storage Pool Parameter: Migration Delay question
On Jun 13, 2007, at 7:58 AM, Joni Moyer wrote: Will the data remain in cdlb_aix for 30 days unless the pool hits its 90% full mark? Basically. The server counts the number of days from the day that the file was stored in the storage pool or was last retrieved by a client, whichever is more recent. The NORETRIEVEDATE server option can be used to factor out the last retrieved date. And do I have to run a migration job to move the data from cdlb_aix to tape_aix? Or will it automatically move to cdlb_aix after 30 days? Automatic migration will occur if space is needed, per the high migration threshold; but you can initiate migration as you see fit, as in preventing congestion and delays during daily client backups, which is the worst time for a migration. And, by all means, assure that your overall processing can afford a 30 day MIGDelay storage pool commitment. Richard Sims
Re: ANR8355E-I/O error has brought the tape from Read Write to Unavailable
On Jun 13, 2007, at 8:17 AM, zareyna salim wrote: I have update all the unavailable tape to read write status and run the back up but still I encountered the ANR8355E error and the tapes again change the status to unavailable. Experienced causes of that message are in http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ ADSM.QuickFacts . You don't say whether you labeled the tapes, via 'LABEl LIBVolume' or the dsmlabel command or per the AUTOLabel library definition. That's the most common missing ingredient. A shared library where the non- TSM sharer has overwritten the TSM tape is worse. Richard Sims
Re: ANR8355E-I/O error has brought the tape from Read Write to Unavailable
Doing a HELP 8355 from the TSM admin command line gives a suggestion that the PATH statements do not correctly point to the right drive(s). Possibly the DEVICE= specified in the PATH isn't the correct DRIVE of the ELEMENT= you specified. Most libraries and TSM today support the ELEMENT=AUTODETECT for the DEFINE DRIVE command. Then the element is determined whtn the DEF PATH is issued. Bill Boyer Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of zareyna salim Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:18 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: ANR8355E-I/O error has brought the tape from Read Write to Unavailable Hi all, I encountered an error on the tape while doing a TDP for Exchange backup. The error was ANR 8355E I/O error reading label for volume A000122. After the unsuccessful backup finished, some of the tapes that were mount during the backup has changed from readwrite to unavailable. I have update all the unavailable tape to read write status and run the back up but still I encountered the ANR8355E error and the tapes again change the status to unavailable. This issue happened last 3 days, when I received an intermittent unsuccessful backup of TDP for Exchange due to error ANS1315E (RC15) Unexpected Retry request. It has brought me to check the volume for the storage pool and found that some of tapes were in unavailable and read only status. After I updated the status and ran again the backup the above issue occurred. Version of : TSM 5.2.9 on AIX version 5.2 Client on Windows Server 2003 Ent Edition SP2 Storage Agent 5.2.9 TSM for Mail5.2.1.0 TSM API 5.2.5 Tape library IBM ULT3580-TD2 SCSI Sequential device with driver version 6.0.4.2 The issue above is only happen on one client. Others client backup work successfully. Appreciate your help. Thanks, Regards, Zareyna Salim No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 9:42 PM
Re: Storage Pool Parameter: Migration Delay question
You have to set Migcontinue to No and it should work the way you want. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joni Moyer Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:58 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Storage Pool Parameter: Migration Delay question Hi Everyone, I would like to have 30 days of data retained within the cdlb_aix (onsite cdl) storage pool before it gets migrated to the tape_aix pool (onsite physical tape). I have defined the migration delay parameter to be 30 and I just want to make sure that I understand what I have defined. Will the data remain in cdlb_aix for 30 days unless the pool hits its 90% full mark? And do I have to run a migration job to move the data from cdlb_aix to tape_aix? Or will it automatically move to cdlb_aix after 30 days? Thank you in advance! Storage Pool Name: CDLB_AIX Storage Pool Type: Primary Device Class Name: LTO2_CDLB Estimated Capacity: 10,240 G Space Trigger Util: Pct Util: 0.5 Pct Migr: 6.0 Pct Logical: 100.0 High Mig Pct: 90 Low Mig Pct: 50 Migration Delay: 30 Migration Continue: Yes Migration Processes: 1 Reclamation Processes: 1 Next Storage Pool: TAPE_AIX Reclaim Storage Pool: Maximum Size Threshold: No Limit Access: Read/Write Description: CDLB AIX Storage Pool Overflow Location: Cache Migrated Files?: Collocate?: No Reclamation Threshold: 50 Offsite Reclamation Limit: Maximum Scratch Volumes Allowed: 50 Number of Scratch Volumes Used: 3 Delay Period for Volume Reuse: 0 Day(s) Migration in Progress?: No Amount Migrated (MB): 0.00 Elapsed Migration Time (seconds): 0 Reclamation in Progress?: No Last Update by (administrator): LIDZR8V Last Update Date/Time: 06/11/07 13:16:13 Storage Pool Data Format: Native Copy Storage Pool(s): Continue Copy on Error?: CRC Data: No Reclamation Type: Threshold Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Confidentiality Note: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom or which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please delete this material immediately. Please be advised that someone other than the intended recipients, including a third-party in the Seligman organization and government agencies, may review all electronic communications to and from this address.
Re: Fw: How to Incorporate a CDL into TSM environment?
The VTL is a Sepaton S2100-ES and yes it is disk only. I don't see the benefit that a tape backed system would bring, how does that really differ from a physical tape ATL with TSM providing a DISKPOOL front end? Fewer tape-head-hours: I understand your confusion, there was no way to reduce the required tape-head-hours, but with a VTL if I need 30 physical tape drives then I configure the VTL as having 45 virtual drives, more than enough. There is no price difference for configuring my VTL as having 1 tape drive or 64 tape drives. Off topic: Configuration Based Pricing: I pray Sepaton will not start, and other vendors will not continue, a pricing scheme based up how you configure the software you PURCHASED. What's next, you have to may extra to your OS vendor for each file system you create? Thanks, H. Milton Johnson -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen S. Rout Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:41 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Fw: How to Incorporate a CDL into TSM environment? On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:16:27 -0400, Johnson, Milton [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Why a VTL? With us we found that when we out grew our physical library we would have to have to buy over 30 physical drives in order to be able to do backups, restores, cut off-site tapes and reclaim on/off site tapes in the time allowed. That amounted to some serious money, more than our VTL costs. I'm interested in the details on this. The VTL is disk-only, or is it tape backed? I'm confused about how you need fewer tape-head-hours when you virtualize processes. - Allen S. Rout
Re: ANR8355E-I/O error has brought the tape from Read Write to Unavailable
Hi there, Previously the backup ran successfully until we change the active server to passive server on 25 May. Since then we receive intermittent backup unsuccessful due to ANS1315E RC15 Unexpected Retry request and had made the tape status change to unavailable.The paths were define correctly as there was no problem with the backup only after 25 May. Thanks, Regards, Zareyna Salim -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Boyer Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:32 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] ANR8355E-I/O error has brought the tape from Read Write to Unavailable Doing a HELP 8355 from the TSM admin command line gives a suggestion that the PATH statements do not correctly point to the right drive(s). Possibly the DEVICE= specified in the PATH isn't the correct DRIVE of the ELEMENT= you specified. Most libraries and TSM today support the ELEMENT=AUTODETECT for the DEFINE DRIVE command. Then the element is determined whtn the DEF PATH is issued. Bill Boyer Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of zareyna salim Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:18 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: ANR8355E-I/O error has brought the tape from Read Write to Unavailable Hi all, I encountered an error on the tape while doing a TDP for Exchange backup. The error was ANR 8355E I/O error reading label for volume A000122. After the unsuccessful backup finished, some of the tapes that were mount during the backup has changed from readwrite to unavailable. I have update all the unavailable tape to read write status and run the back up but still I encountered the ANR8355E error and the tapes again change the status to unavailable. This issue happened last 3 days, when I received an intermittent unsuccessful backup of TDP for Exchange due to error ANS1315E (RC15) Unexpected Retry request. It has brought me to check the volume for the storage pool and found that some of tapes were in unavailable and read only status. After I updated the status and ran again the backup the above issue occurred. Version of : TSM 5.2.9 on AIX version 5.2 Client on Windows Server 2003 Ent Edition SP2 Storage Agent 5.2.9 TSM for Mail5.2.1.0 TSM API 5.2.5 Tape library IBM ULT3580-TD2 SCSI Sequential device with driver version 6.0.4.2 The issue above is only happen on one client. Others client backup work successfully. Appreciate your help. Thanks, Regards, Zareyna Salim No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 9:42 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 9:42 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 9:42 PM
Adding Archiving to the Mix?
(Apologies if I've asked this before; I can't find any trace of an answer, let alone that I sent the question, although I've thought of asking in the past.) We may have new requirements from a user that are a better match for TSM's archival functions than its backup functions. Can anyone point me to Redpieces or talks from conferences that would guide a TSM shop already fluent in backup (and restoration) operations as we start to implement archives? I'm piecing together hints and clues from sources like Richard's ADSM Quickfacts, but if there's a checklist or cookbook, I'd be happy to stand upon the shoulders of others. And, if not, well, I guess I have a topic for the next time I get an urge to speak at a user group. Thanks, Nick
How do you backup your Celerra NAS ?
Looking for feedback on how folks backup there EMC Celerra NAS ? Are you using NDMP ? Just regular backups via Windoze nodes ? Zoltan Forray Virginia Commonwealth University Office of Technology Services University Computing Center e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: 804-828-4807
dsmcad for TDPO
hi all, i'm trying to set up schedulers for TDPO nodes on AIX using DSMCAD , the problem is that (at least i think so) if i want to use /api/bin64 directory as configuration path with dsm.sys and separated dsm_INSTANCE_tdpo.opt files i have to set up DSM_CONFIG=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64 and DSM_DIR=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/ as env. variables, and only then dsmcad starts okay, another thing is what about PASSWORDACCESS Prompt for TDPO ? if i want to use dsmcad the PASSWORDACCESS has to be generate, right ? otherwise i'm getting ANS2050E TSM needs to prompt for the password but cannot prompt because the process is running in the backgroud is there any other solution except (i guess) to move all dsm_INSTANCE_tdpo.opt files into $DSM_HOME /ba/bin , and merge dsm.sys from /api/bin64 into .../ba/bin/dsm.sys i guess this will work, but this PASSWORDACCESS generate/prompt really really puzzles me, how to set it up ... thanks for any tip or even better ... a solution :-) -- AIX 5.3 ML05 AIX client BA and API 5.3.4 AIX server 5.3.4
Migration of a Server TSM
To migrate a server TSM from a platform to another (AIX to Windows) Recommended strategy to migrate DB? DSMSERV DUMPDB ??? Export ??? Thanks.
Restore Linux system from TSM
I have a VMware virtual Linux server that had its DASD on an iSCSI device. There was a failure of the iSCSI NAS device and the virtual image files were lost. I have started over by creating a very basic out-of-the-box Linux server (i.e. no service pack, no add-ons, etc.) I was just wondering if there are any white papers or other documents to describe the best practices for doing a restore of a Linux server via TSM? The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information.
Re: dsmcad for TDPO
On Jun 13, 2007, at 10:40 AM, goc wrote: another thing is what about PASSWORDACCESS Prompt for TDPO ? if i want to use dsmcad the PASSWORDACCESS has to be generate, right ? otherwise i'm getting ANS2050E TSM needs to prompt for the password but cannot prompt because the process is running in the backgroud Keep thinking about the scheduler and the TDP clear and separate... dsmcad is part of the Backup-Archive client, and is unrelated to the API, which is the basis of TDP operation. dsmcad runs 'dsmc schedule' as a child process, and dsmc is part of B/A. The B/A client has a conventional directory for its options files; the API has its own conventional directory for its options files; and a TDP such as oracle can specify a location for separate options via an environment variable (dsmi_orc_config). Often, for sanity, the API dsm.sys filename is actually a symbolic link to the B/A dsm.sys file, wherein there is a separate stanza for API use, as named in the API dsm.opt. Via such separations, it is possible to use Passwordaccess Generate for running the TDP via scheduling, because that is just a B/ A client vehicle for running an Action=Command type schedule, to kick off the TDP backup in its own environment. See the appendix in your TDPO manual, which describes setting this up. Richard Sims not an Oracle guy
Re: Restore Linux system from TSM
Uh, if You have vmware, it's simple - install linux + tsm client, create empty disc (for new machine), boot and mount somewhere new FS connect to tsm, restore into 'somwhere' filesystem, create new machine, re-connect this FS. That's all. 2007/6/13, David Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have a VMware virtual Linux server that had its DASD on an iSCSI device. There was a failure of the iSCSI NAS device and the virtual image files were lost. I have started over by creating a very basic out-of-the-box Linux server (i.e. no service pack, no add-ons, etc.) I was just wondering if there are any white papers or other documents to describe the best practices for doing a restore of a Linux server via TSM? The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. -- --w
Re: Migration of a Server TSM
On Jun 13, 2007, at 11:07 AM, TSM User wrote: To migrate a server TSM from a platform to another (AIX to Windows) Recommended strategy to migrate DB? DSMSERV DUMPDB ??? Export ??? Use Export, as described in the Admin Guide. Technote 1137678 emphasizes using Export. And, my sympathies in leaving AIX for Windows. Richard Sims
Re: Migration of a Server TSM
And, ofcourse, You must migrate data from tape from aix to windows. 2007/6/13, Richard Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Jun 13, 2007, at 11:07 AM, TSM User wrote: To migrate a server TSM from a platform to another (AIX to Windows) Recommended strategy to migrate DB? DSMSERV DUMPDB ??? Export ??? Use Export, as described in the Admin Guide. Technote 1137678 emphasizes using Export. And, my sympathies in leaving AIX for Windows. Richard Sims -- --w
Re: internal error detected
Hi Andy, At the time the error appeared, i din't see any other messages related to this; yesterday, i tried to query the activity log for that period in two different ways and here are the results: Date/Time : 07-06-12 15:15:53 EDT Message : ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: QUERY ACTLOG begindate=06/07/2007 begintime=09:22:00 enddate=06/08/2007 endtime=15:00:00 (SESSION: 10735) Date/Time : 07-06-12 15:16:07 EDT Message : ANR0486W Session 10735 for node ADMIN (DSMAPI) terminated - internal error detected. (SESSION: 10735) Date/Time : 07-06-12 15:16:07 EDT Message : ANRD ThreadId34 issued message 486 from: -0x00010001c7b0 outMsgf -0x0001004d5b98 smEndMessage -0x0001004d8720 smExecuteSession -0x000100558bfc SessionThread -0x0001e9fc StartThread -0x0929350c _pthread_body (SESSION: 10735) --- Date/Time : 07-06-12 15:19:54 EDT Message : ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: select message,substr(char(date_time), 1, 19) as date_time from actlog where (date_time between '2007-06-07 09:22:00' and '2007-06-08 15:00:00') (SESSION: 10705) Date/Time : 07-06-12 15:20:28 EDT Message : ANR0486W Session 10705 for node ADMIN (DSMAPI) terminated - internal error detected. (SESSION: 10705) Date/Time : 07-06-12 15:20:28 EDT Message : ANRD ThreadId31 issued message 486 from: -0x00010001c7b0 outMsgf -0x0001004d5b98 smEndMessage -0x0001004d8720 smExecuteSession -0x000100558bfc SessionThread -0x0001e9fc StartThread -0x0929350c _pthread_body (SESSION: 10705) -- As you see, the same messages are generated. WHY??? Sorry for my english, Jacquelin Bouchard Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières At 18:50 2007-06-11 -0600, you wrote: Try doing an unfiltered query of the activity log from the 07-06-07 09:22:37 EDT and forward timeframe. Are there any other messages of interest that might be related to this error? Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. Good enough is the enemy of excellence. ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 2007-06-11 13:19:01: Hello, Last week, those messages appeared in the activity log every thirty minutes between June 7, 09:23 AM and June 8, 02:59 PM and nothing else since that time... the messages magically stopped...WHY? Has someone ever experienced a thing like that? Thanks, Jacquelin Bouchard Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières - ACTIVITY LOG --- Date/Time : 07-06-07 09:22:37 EDT Message : ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN_CENTER issued command: select * from actlog where originator='SERVER' and (SEVERITY='E' or SEVERITY='S' or SEVERITY='D') and DATE_TIME TIMESTAMP(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - interval '24' hour) (SESSION: 73182) Date/Time : 07-06-07 09:23:05 EDT Message : ANR0486W Session 73182 for node ADMIN_CENTER (DSMAPI) terminated - internal error detected. (SESSION: 73182) Date/Time : 07-06-07 09:23:05 EDT Message : ANRD ThreadId33 issued message 486 from: -0x00010001c7b0 outMsgf -0x0001004d5b98 smEndMessage -0x0001004d8720 smExecuteSession -0x000100558bfc SessionThread -0x0001e9fc StartThread -0x0929350c _pthread_body (SESSION: 73182)
AW: [ADSM-L] Restore Linux system from TSM
I've been looking for such a beast as well. There is a document for Windows (http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21164812) but none for Linux. What we did to BMR a normal linux box is: * create a bootable linux CD (Knoppix) with a TSM client on it * boot from this cd * mount the disk drives * restore all filesystems with the TSM client * create all pseudo file systems not beeing backed up by TSM (/dev, /proc ...) on the restored disk drives * reboot HTH Thomas Rupp -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von David Browne Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. Juni 2007 17:14 An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Betreff: [ADSM-L] Restore Linux system from TSM I have a VMware virtual Linux server that had its DASD on an iSCSI device. There was a failure of the iSCSI NAS device and the virtual image files were lost. I have started over by creating a very basic out-of-the-box Linux server (i.e. no service pack, no add-ons, etc.) I was just wondering if there are any white papers or other documents to describe the best practices for doing a restore of a Linux server via TSM? The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information.
Re: Poor TSM server performance on Sun.
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Richard Sims
On May 20, 2007, at 8:50 AM, Michael Bartl wrote:
But the good thing is, that (even without a reason) the problems were
gone when we started to use raw devices instead of filesystems. ...
Makes one wonder if excessive, delayed file system sync operations
were the issue, in writes. This might be tested by performing pure
read operations in the file system ('cp SomeFile /dev/null' is a
basic test, versus copying file to file).
I realize I'm chiming in very late on this one, but that is a consistent
problem with using Solaris boxes as TSM servers. Mounted filesystems give much,
much slower performance than raw filesystems for the database, recovery log,
and storage pools.
If it's Sun, it needs to be raw.
--
Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Senior consultant
Re: Storage Pool Parameter: Migration Delay question
Hi Mark, I went out and looked at the definition for migration continue and if I set it to no, then it will only migrate files if they have been residing in the storage pool for 30 days and with no exceptions. If I leave that parameter as yes, then when the storage pool reaches 90% it will migrate data to the next storage pool no matter if it has resided in the storage pool for 30 days or not and will continue to migrate the data until it has reaches it's low threshold (which I have at 50)? I guess if I don't want to corner myself, then I could let migcontinue stay as yes and increase the low threshold on this storage pool. I appreciate you insight! Please let me know if I'm understanding this parameter correctly. Thanks again! Migration Continue Select whether to allow the server to migrate files that do not satisfy the migration delay time. Because you can require that files remain in the storage pool for a minimum number of days, the server may migrate all eligible files to the next storage pool yet not meet the low migration threshold. Selecting yes or no determines if the server is allowed to continue migrating files that do not satisfy the migration delay time. Yes Specifies that when necessary to meet the low migration threshold, the server continues to migrate files that do not satisfy the migration delay time. No Specifies that the server stops migration when no eligible files remain to be migrated, even before reaching the low migration threshold. The server does not migrate files unless the files satisfy the migration delay time. Note: This parameter is not available for storage pools using the NETAPPDUMP, CELERRADUMP, or NDMPDUMP data format. Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remeta, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 06/13/2007 08:40 AM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: Storage Pool Parameter: Migration Delay question You have to set Migcontinue to No and it should work the way you want. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joni Moyer Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:58 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Storage Pool Parameter: Migration Delay question Hi Everyone, I would like to have 30 days of data retained within the cdlb_aix (onsite cdl) storage pool before it gets migrated to the tape_aix pool (onsite physical tape). I have defined the migration delay parameter to be 30 and I just want to make sure that I understand what I have defined. Will the data remain in cdlb_aix for 30 days unless the pool hits its 90% full mark? And do I have to run a migration job to move the data from cdlb_aix to tape_aix? Or will it automatically move to cdlb_aix after 30 days? Thank you in advance! Storage Pool Name: CDLB_AIX Storage Pool Type: Primary Device Class Name: LTO2_CDLB Estimated Capacity: 10,240 G Space Trigger Util: Pct Util: 0.5 Pct Migr: 6.0 Pct Logical: 100.0 High Mig Pct: 90 Low Mig Pct: 50 Migration Delay: 30 Migration Continue: Yes Migration Processes: 1 Reclamation Processes: 1 Next Storage Pool: TAPE_AIX Reclaim Storage Pool: Maximum Size Threshold: No Limit Access: Read/Write Description: CDLB AIX Storage Pool Overflow Location: Cache Migrated Files?: Collocate?: No Reclamation Threshold: 50 Offsite Reclamation Limit: Maximum Scratch Volumes Allowed: 50 Number of Scratch Volumes Used: 3 Delay Period for Volume Reuse: 0 Day(s) Migration in Progress?: No Amount Migrated (MB): 0.00 Elapsed Migration Time (seconds): 0 Reclamation in Progress?: No Last Update by (administrator): LIDZR8V Last Update Date/Time: 06/11/07 13:16:13 Storage Pool Data Format: Native Copy Storage Pool(s): Continue Copy on Error?: CRC Data: No Reclamation Type: Threshold Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Confidentiality Note: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom or which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is
AW: How do you backup your Celerra NAS ?
2 virtual machines W2k3 R2 x64 doing incr backup (with compression) each night of complete NAS (~8 mio files and ~ 4,5T Byte). Each vm has 5 TSM nodes defined, that backup a part of each filesystem e.g. first directories starting with a-f then second g-i, j-o, p-u, ... That gives very well balanced usage. We use celera only in for cifs shares. Regards Stefan Holzwarth -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. Juni 2007 15:48 An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Betreff: How do you backup your Celerra NAS ? Looking for feedback on how folks backup there EMC Celerra NAS ? Are you using NDMP ? Just regular backups via Windoze nodes ? Zoltan Forray Virginia Commonwealth University Office of Technology Services University Computing Center e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: 804-828-4807
ALL Tapes known to TSM
a couple of newbie questions, 1- How can I list ALL the tapes that are known to TSM (onsite, offsite, drm, scratch ..etc)? 2- If a tape shows as STGNEW, will the data in it be recoverable? To give a little bit of history... I have a bunch of tapes, I am told used to belong to this TSM server as exchange and SQL server backups and I can olny find them in the volume history file as STGNEW. I don't see them as with q vol. Once again, thanks a bunch. Best regards, Daad - Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers.
Re: AW: [ADSM-L] Restore Linux system from TSM
On 6/13/07, Thomas Rupp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What we did to BMR a normal linux box is: * create a bootable linux CD (Knoppix) with a TSM client on it AFAIK, Knoppix is a close relative of Debian which makes use of .deb, not .rpm. How do you install the client on it? (Do you extract RPM and then manually implant the files???) -- Warm regards, Michael Green
Re: ALL Tapes known to TSM
Welcome to the community, Daad! 1- TSM classifies tapes in three partially-overlapping ways: LIBVOL's are the tapes that TSM knows about in an attached tape library; a Q LIBVOL will show these volumes, including scratch tapes, and other tapes in the library that aren't in storage pools. VOL's are all volumes (including disk volumes) that are in any storage pools; Q VOL will show all of these volumes. Scratch tapes aren't in storage pools. DRMEDIA are tapes that are in any copy storage pools, plus any database backups (which aren't in storage pools), whether these tapes are in the librarey or off site; Q DRMEDIA will show all of these tapes. Between these three commands, you should get all of the tapes that TSM knows about, many of them more than once. 2- If a tape shows up as type=STGNEW in the volhistory, it's been checked in as a new, empty volume; TSM doesn't know about any data that might be on it. If the TSM database doesn't know about the data on a volume, it won't be able to get any data off of that volume. There are two exceptions: One, if node data was exported to a tape with the EXPORT NODE command; then, the IMPORT NODE command can be used to extract the information even if the TSM database doesn't know about it. Two, if a backupset was made using GENERATE BACKUPSET, the client can restore the data directly from the tapes the data was written to. Hope this helps! Robben Leaf Enterprise Storage Backup and Retention 651-962-2698 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Daad Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM:To Dist Stor ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Manager cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU Subject [ADSM-L] ALL Tapes known to TSM 06/13/2007 02:28 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU a couple of newbie questions, 1- How can I list ALL the tapes that are known to TSM (onsite, offsite, drm, scratch ..etc)? 2- If a tape shows as STGNEW, will the data in it be recoverable? To give a little bit of history... I have a bunch of tapes, I am told used to belong to this TSM server as exchange and SQL server backups and I can olny find them in the volume history file as STGNEW. I don't see them as with q vol. Once again, thanks a bunch. Best regards, Daad - Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers. -- Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==
Extend db question
This morning we received a TSM alert: The database utilization is too high. Condition (85.1 85) Recommendation: Consider a database space trigger or increase the size of the database. Going back through my daily TSM reports I have seen that the database utilization has increased from 60% to 85% over the past few months. This is to be expected as we are performing more backups than previously. Is it correct that I should use the extend db command to do this? The q db command shows that the database is 32 Gb in size. On the server I have 24 Gb of free space so I have room to extend the size of the database. The one thing that confuses me is this statement in the help extend db command: Attention: You cannot change the size of an allocated database volume after it has been defined to Tivoli Storage Manager. If you do, Tivoli Storage Manager may not initialize correctly and data could be lost. Can someone clarify this statement for me and confirm that using the extend db command is the correct way to do this. Thanks Paul Paul Dudley ANL IT Operations Dept. ANL Container Line [EMAIL PROTECTED] ANL - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person.
Re: MacOS client failing with rc 12 troubleshooting
Dave - - Exclude the dsmerror.log itself from backup. - Exclude temp areas (and browser caches, if possible). - Code CHAngingretries with a reasonable value. The ANS1802E message means that the backup did finish. This is just a matter of iteratively tuning your backup options to skip the unbackupable and retry what's worth retrying. Richard Sims
Re: Extend db question
That note in manual means the size of an individual DB Volume, not the DB as a whole. There are more automatic extensions of disks, filesystems, etc. these days - and more to come. After you have formatted a DB volume with TSM, you shouldn't monkey with it at the OS level. Extend DB is what you want. Generally use size of DB volumes. As say you have (6) 4 GB dbvols defined, to use one you would enter: extend db 4000. The value is in MB. This is if you have already use def dbvol to create the vol of course. David Longo Paul Dudley [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/13/2007 7:55 PM This morning we received a TSM alert: The database utilization is too high. Condition (85.1 85) Recommendation: Consider a database space trigger or increase the size of the database. Going back through my daily TSM reports I have seen that the database utilization has increased from 60% to 85% over the past few months. This is to be expected as we are performing more backups than previously. Is it correct that I should use the extend db command to do this? The q db command shows that the database is 32 Gb in size. On the server I have 24 Gb of free space so I have room to extend the size of the database. The one thing that confuses me is this statement in the help extend db command: Attention: You cannot change the size of an allocated database volume after it has been defined to Tivoli Storage Manager. If you do, Tivoli Storage Manager may not initialize correctly and data could be lost. Can someone clarify this statement for me and confirm that using the extend db command is the correct way to do this. Thanks Paul Paul Dudley ANL IT Operations Dept. ANL Container Line [EMAIL PROTECTED] ANL - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person.
Re: Extend db question
OK - when I run a q db the available space in MB is 32,768, the assigned capacity in MB is 32,768 and the maximum extension in MB is 0. I assume that this means that I have to run def dbvol to create another database volume file before I can run extend db? Regards Paul -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Longo Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2007 10:56 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Extend db question That note in manual means the size of an individual DB Volume, not the DB as a whole. There are more automatic extensions of disks, filesystems, etc. these days - and more to come. After you have formatted a DB volume with TSM, you shouldn't monkey with it at the OS level. Extend DB is what you want. Generally use size of DB volumes. As say you have (6) 4 GB dbvols defined, to use one you would enter: extend db 4000. The value is in MB. This is if you have already use def dbvol to create the vol of course. David Longo Paul Dudley [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/13/2007 7:55 PM This morning we received a TSM alert: The database utilization is too high. Condition (85.1 85) Recommendation: Consider a database space trigger or increase the size of the database. Going back through my daily TSM reports I have seen that the database utilization has increased from 60% to 85% over the past few months. This is to be expected as we are performing more backups than previously. Is it correct that I should use the extend db command to do this? The q db command shows that the database is 32 Gb in size. On the server I have 24 Gb of free space so I have room to extend the size of the database. The one thing that confuses me is this statement in the help extend db command: Attention: You cannot change the size of an allocated database volume after it has been defined to Tivoli Storage Manager. If you do, Tivoli Storage Manager may not initialize correctly and data could be lost. Can someone clarify this statement for me and confirm that using the extend db command is the correct way to do this. Thanks Paul Paul Dudley ANL IT Operations Dept. ANL Container Line [EMAIL PROTECTED] ANL - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person. ANL - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person.
Re: Extend db question
sure does Allan Mills | AIX and TSM Administrator Business Technology Services | New South Wales Police 8835 9286 (internal 29286) Mob: 0408 860 046 Paul Dudley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 14/06/2007 11:35 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Extend db question OK - when I run a q db the available space in MB is 32,768, the assigned capacity in MB is 32,768 and the maximum extension in MB is 0. I assume that this means that I have to run def dbvol to create another database volume file before I can run extend db? Regards Paul -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Longo Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2007 10:56 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Extend db question That note in manual means the size of an individual DB Volume, not the DB as a whole. There are more automatic extensions of disks, filesystems, etc. these days - and more to come. After you have formatted a DB volume with TSM, you shouldn't monkey with it at the OS level. Extend DB is what you want. Generally use size of DB volumes. As say you have (6) 4 GB dbvols defined, to use one you would enter: extend db 4000. The value is in MB. This is if you have already use def dbvol to create the vol of course. David Longo Paul Dudley [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/13/2007 7:55 PM This morning we received a TSM alert: The database utilization is too high. Condition (85.1 85) Recommendation: Consider a database space trigger or increase the size of the database. Going back through my daily TSM reports I have seen that the database utilization has increased from 60% to 85% over the past few months. This is to be expected as we are performing more backups than previously. Is it correct that I should use the extend db command to do this? The q db command shows that the database is 32 Gb in size. On the server I have 24 Gb of free space so I have room to extend the size of the database. The one thing that confuses me is this statement in the help extend db command: Attention: You cannot change the size of an allocated database volume after it has been defined to Tivoli Storage Manager. If you do, Tivoli Storage Manager may not initialize correctly and data could be lost. Can someone clarify this statement for me and confirm that using the extend db command is the correct way to do this. Thanks Paul Paul Dudley ANL IT Operations Dept. ANL Container Line [EMAIL PROTECTED] ANL - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person. ANL - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person. All mail is subject to content scanning for possible violation of New South Wales Police electronic Mail Policy. All persons are required to familiarise themselves with the content of the policy located on the NSWP Intranet BULLETIN BOARD. This message and any attachment is confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received it by mistake, please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system; you should not copy the message or disclose its contents to anyone.
Any tips for someone making the leap of faith of migrating from z/OS to AIX
With TSM on the mainframe, I have access to console message automation and tape media management with CA-1 or RMM. I understand that with AIX, I will no longer have these functions provided for me. On z/OS the tape library is manage by other mainframe products. TSM on z/OS has no knowledge about the tape library on z/OS other than the number of drives and the device types. SMS rules decides on the tape media is correct and the system assign the tape drives. What new TSM commands will I have to learn with AIX. z/OS version of TSM has no concepts of library, library checkin or /dev/rmtn, ATAPE or other unique Unix thing. I have it setup with full message automation, highlighted console messages, automatic emails and automatic responses to messages. How would I set up something similar in AIX? Is there a joblog for the TSM process similar to the z/OS STC message log? Is there a white paper for someone making a similar transition? With z/OS a lot of things are taken for granted or are handle by other products.
