- First you need to define TSM to CA-1 as an External Data Manager (EDM).
This procedure is described in the Systems Programmer book for CA-1 under
the heading of define DFHSM. Same procedure, different names.
- Install the CA-1 delivered version of the ARCTVEXT.
- In your DSMSERV options file code DELETIONEXIT(ARCTVEXT).
- Now in TSM, create a device class that will be used to create your offsite
media (copypool/dbbackups). For the PREFIX= give it something like TSM.OFF
(you only have 8-chars). Create your copy storage pool(s) referencing this
device class.
- In your CA-1 vault pattern list add the TSM.OFF.** to you list of volumes
for offsite movement.
- You will need to add a step to your batch job used to create your vault
list in CA-1 to update TSM. You should schedule this for a time when TSM is
not doing any backup storage pool to copypool processes. If TSM is using a
tape, it won't change the access to OFFSITE, but CA-1 will flag the tape as
needing to go offsite. The librarian will pull the tape, but TSM still
thinks it's available. So you may get a mount request for a volume that's
offsite.
You're database backups just reference the device class for the offsite
PREFIX and CA-1 takes care of the rest.
If you have DRM licensed, you can do this with some MOVE DRMEDIA commands.
If not, just some UPD VOL commands. Here's what I use. It's actually a
script that I RUN from an admin schedule.
/*----------------------------------------- ------------------------*/
/* THIS SCRIPT IS USED TO CHANGE THE ACCES S MODE OF ALL EMPTY */
/* OFFSITE VOLUMES TO ONSITE, AND ALL ONSI TE COPYPOOL TAPES */
/* WITH A STATUS OF FILLING OR FULL. */
/* */
/* UPDATE THE COPYPOOL2 STORAGE POOL TAPES .... */
/*----------------------------------------- ------------------------*/
UPDATE VOLUME * ACC=READW WHERESTGPOOL=COPYPOOL2 WHEREACCESS=OFFSITE
WHERESTATUS=EMPTY
UPDATE VOLUME * ACC=OFFSITE WHERESTGPOOL=COPYPOOL2 WHEREACCESS=READW,READO
WHERESTATUS=FIL,FUL
- When volumes go scratch, TSM notifies CA-1 via the DELETIONEXIT(ARCTVEXT)
to return the volume to scratch status. Then CA-1 will schedule these
scratch tapes that are offsite to be brought back.
Bill Boyer
DSS, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Talafous, John G.
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 8:10 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Offsite Vaulting
It sounds like the path of this thread is down the OS390/e390 operating
system. Or, does CA-1 run on other OS's?
We have a *SM server on OS390 that exists with CA-1 and all has worked fine
for years. However, our TSM server on AIX is another story. What do
organizations do with vaulting and slotting tapes in the vault from AIX
platforms??
TIA,
John G. Talafous IS Technical Principal
The Timken Company Phone: (330)-471-3390
P.O. Box 6927 Fax : (330)-471-4034
1835 Dueber Ave. S.W.
Canton, Ohio USA 44706-0927
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.timken.com/
-----Original Message-----
From: MC Matt Cooper (2838) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 7:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Offsite Vaulting
Let me know how/when that works out. I will have to travel that same path
soon. Trying to work out an offsite handling procedure with CA1 and *SM.
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Gill, Geoffrey L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 4:01 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Offsite Vaulting
We are setting up CA1 to work with the TMS and take care of this, all part
of MVS which I know nothing about but others on the list probably do. We
haven't been completely successful yet, still under construction, but it
should be finished soon....I hope, and so does the tape librarian....
Geoff Gill
NT Systems Support Engineer
SAIC
Computer Systems Group
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: (858) 826-4062
Pager: (888) 997-9614
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael A. Scurek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 12:26 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Offsite Vaulting
>
>
>*SM has worked well for us, but it lacks the ability to manage off-site
>vaulting of tapes. Currently, we manage that manually with an Excel
>spreadsheet. This process is time-consuming and prone to
>error. I started
>testing AutoVault from CodeRelief, only to discover that it
>does not manage
>off-site slotting of tapes. This is the core of managing an off-site
>inventory. I have heard that *SM's Disaster Recovery Manager
>does some of
>this, but we don't have that piece. I would like to find
>something else.
>Does anybody know of a product or other solution that will manage my
>off-site vaulting.
>
>Thank you in advance,
>Michael A. Scurek
>CSC-BGI Unix Administration
>630/955-7310
>
