Alerts in event viewer

2009-12-17 Thread ashish sharma
Hello, I want to backup my exchange server using TDP. The quesion i am having is that , will i get alerts related to log files in the event viewer or there will be no alert? When i use simple BA client , my event viewer is full of alerts due to failed backup of log files -- Best Regards Ashish

Re: Alerts in event viewer

2009-12-17 Thread Grigori Solonovitch
You have two options: 1) stop Exchange Server and use TSM Client to make offline backup; 2) install TDP for SQL and make online backups for Exchange database (database files and logs have to be excluded from normal TSM Client backup). Good luck! Grigori G. Solonovitch Senior Technical

Re: Alerts in event viewer

2009-12-17 Thread ashish sharma
Hello Grigori, I know TDP can backup exchange but just want to confirm that does it gives any type of alerts in event viewer while backing up changing files? On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Grigori Solonovitch g.solonovi...@bkme.com wrote: You have two options: 1) stop Exchange Server and

Re: Alerts in event viewer

2009-12-17 Thread Grigori Solonovitch
Hello Ashish, TDP for SQL is integrated with MS SQL Server and will not give any alerts in case of correct configuration. Regards, Grigori G. Solonovitch Senior Technical Architect Information Technology Bank of Kuwait and Middle East http://www.bkme.com Phone: (+965) 2231-2274

Re: Alerts in event viewer

2009-12-17 Thread Bos, Karel
Hi, Using the TDP its ment for doing online (thus changing) back-ups. It will let you back-up the database and log files, without giving errors if succesfull. In case of errors it will be logged into the log files and windows event viewer. Based on the error message corrective actions can be

Re: [adsm] Netware restore problem/question

2009-12-17 Thread Lloyd Dieter
Bill, I'd be suspicious of a Java issue...are you seeing the contents of other directories? -Lloyd On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:18:02 -0500 Bill Boyer bjdbo...@verizon.net wrote: Netware 6.0 server running TSM client 5.2.5. The user is using the web client to restore some files in a directory.

Re: TDP SQL connection error

2009-12-17 Thread Schaub, Steve
Mario, Not sure if this is related, but if you are doing a scripted install, I have seen problems (specifically at tdp 5.5.2.0) where the scripted install appears to work correctly, but these type of errors pop up when you try to run a backup. the cause is 3 prereqs that the scripted install

Re: TSM Client Schedules failing...

2009-12-17 Thread Richard Sims
On Dec 17, 2009, at 12:03 AM, Kiran-Systems wrote: I am using TSM Server and client V5.5.0.0. My schedules are getting failed with the following error. ANS4008E Error processing '/vol01': file is temporarily unavailable I am backing up file server with GPFS file system on RHEL. That seems

Backing up just one folder (again)

2009-12-17 Thread Michael Green
I'd like to raise once more a question that I'd previously asked here http://www.mail-archive.com/adsm-l@vm.marist.edu/msg80653.html How do I backup just one specific location from a drive attached to a Windows PC? In the above mentioned thread two ways were suggested: 1. Heinz Flemming

Re: TSM 5.3.4 Policy problem

2009-12-17 Thread Tchuise, Bertaut
Zhang, It is good practice to validate the policyset before activating it. After updating the copygroup, run validate po DOMAIN_NAME POLICYSET_NAME. BERTAUT TCHUISE TSM/NetApp Storage Administrator Legg Mason Technology Services *410-580-7032 btchu...@leggmason.com -Original Message-

Re: Backing up just one folder (again)

2009-12-17 Thread Steven Harris
Michael You could use windows utilities/powershell to list the entire directory tree that you want backed up and save the list in a file, then feed this list into the dsmc incremental command with the -filelist option. Regards Steve Steven Harris TSM Admin, Sydney Australia Michael Green

TDP for Exchange AD error

2009-12-17 Thread Mario Behring
Hi list, I´ve just installed the TDP for Exchange 6.1.1.0 on a Windows 2003 Server running MSCS.when trying to verify my installation I got the error message below: C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\TDPExchangetdpexcc query exchange /excserv=excluster IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail: Data

Re: TDP for Exchange AD error

2009-12-17 Thread Steven Harris
Mario With Exchange 2007, the user running the backups has to have Exchange admin rights defined in AD. Local System is no longer enough. Check that. Regards Steve Steven Harris TSM Admin Sydney Australia Mario Behring wrote: Hi list, I´ve just installed the TDP for Exchange 6.1.1.0 on

Re: Alerts in event viewer

2009-12-17 Thread Del Hoobler
Just a slight correction here In order to perform online backups of your Exchange Server, you should be using Data Protection for Exchange not Data Protection for SQL. Thanks, Del ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on

Re: Alerts in event viewer

2009-12-17 Thread ashish sharma
yes, i plan to use TDP for microsoft exchange server On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Del Hoobler hoob...@us.ibm.com wrote: Just a slight correction here In order to perform online backups of your Exchange Server, you should be using Data Protection for Exchange not Data Protection for

Re: TSM 5.3.4 Policy problem

2009-12-17 Thread Carol Trible
Activate makes the activated policy set the active one by copying that policy set into active. It does not change the policy set that is activated. Each domain has only one ACTIVE policy set. The command ACTIVATE POLICYSET DOM_SRC STANDARD will copy the policy set STANDARD into DOM_SRC ACTIVE.

Re: TSM 5.3.4 Policy problem

2009-12-17 Thread David E Ehresman
If you REALLY want to keep data in TSM for 60 days, you need Update copygroup DOM_SRV ACTIVE MC_90DAYS type=backup verexists=nolimit verdeleted=nolimit retextra=60 retonly=60 Otherwise, multiple backups run during a day can result in files expiring in less than 60 days. David William ZHANG

TDPExch cannot find hostname on domain controller

2009-12-17 Thread Mario Behring
Hi list, I´ve just installed the TDP for Exchange 6.1.1.0 on a Windows 2003 Server running MSCS.when trying to verify my installation I got the error message below: C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\TDPExchangetdpexcc query exchange /excserv=excluster IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail:

Re: TSM 5.3.4 Policy problem

2009-12-17 Thread Bos, Karel
Erm, can't update the active policy set :) Update copygroup DOM_SRV SET_SRV MC_90DAYS type=backup verexists=nolimit verdeleted=nolimit retextra=60 retonly=60 Validate and activate the set afterwards. Kind regards, Karel -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager

Re: Backing up just one folder (again)

2009-12-17 Thread Harry Redl
Hi, on *NIX you have an option to use VIRTUALMOUNTPOINT for this. There is no such thing in Windows. So if you cannot go through the door, try the window :) Share the folder you want to backup and use the share as a DOMAIN parameter. Example: machine name: WinPC folder: e:\whatever\myfolder

Re: [adsm] Netware restore problem/question

2009-12-17 Thread Bill Boyer
Yes, just not that specific directory. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Lloyd Dieter Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:44 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [adsm] Netware restore problem/question Bill, I'd be suspicious

VMFULL delete

2009-12-17 Thread Gee, Norman
Is there a way to delete a VMFULL backup? For example, a VM full image is taken and some time later, the VM is deleted from the VMware complex. This last backup will never be mark inactive. Is there a way to later delete this backup? It is part of the VMFULL filespace.

Re: Backing up just one folder (again)

2009-12-17 Thread Huebner,Andy,FORT WORTH,IT
Another way, although it may not be practical for you is to create each of these directories on a mount point. Basically take a new disk and mount it in the directory in question and move the data to it. Then you only have to use domain statements to include/exclude file systems. This is the

collocation increases tape mounts while backup

2009-12-17 Thread EVILUTION
We are using an IBM3584 and don't use any kind of collocation. We have found the migration process from diskpool to tape collocates data by node and therefore already does a decent job of grouping node data together. The only time you may see better performance with collocation is with a

Problems with an incremental backup of a file server

2009-12-17 Thread EVILUTION
Can a normal incremental job run and complete? If you can run a normal backup then uninstall and reinstall the journal. If not see if you can run a Windows Backup. If the WB fails then its an OS problem and not related to TSM.

Re: collocation increases tape mounts while backup

2009-12-17 Thread Steven Langdale
In that case you must be using collocation (albeit by accident). You may want to look at group collocation as it sounds like your tapes are probably underutilised. Unless that is you have manly fewer, bigger clients. Steven Langdale Global Information Services EAME SAN/Storage Planning and

Re: collocation increases tape mounts while backup

2009-12-17 Thread Richard Sims
On Dec 17, 2009, at 5:31 PM, Steven Langdale wrote: In that case you must be using collocation (albeit by accident). Not really... Remember that, within Migpr, migration operates serially by node, and thus you get a certain amount of same-node data clumped together on sequential media.

Re: TSM 5.3.4 Policy problem

2009-12-17 Thread William ZHANG
Hi All, Thanks for your help! When I input: ACTIVATE POLICYSET DOM_SRC SET_SRV TSM give a message: ANR1557W The space management migration destination in management class MC_90DAYS does Not refer to a defined storage pool: SPACEMGPOOL. If this pooll does not exist when policy set SET_SRV is