This rings a bell. When I moved to a larger machine, on V3R7, it also failed, tho I can't remember the earror message. Support said there was a known problem here, and, like Jelle, I had to redefine my library as manual. I saved the definitions, but there on my desktop at the office. Support stepped me thru it in less then 15 minutes.
On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, Jelle Komrij wrote: > I don't remember details but when i tried to restore TSM DB tape, > during the restore the library dismounted the tape. I resolved that by > define a manual tape drive in manual library, not an automated library. > Worked fr me. > > > ----- Origineel Bericht ----- > Van: Michel David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Datum: Zondag 20 Januari 2002 16:18 > Onderwerp: Re: **PLEASE HELP ** 4584E : in DSMSERV RESTORE DB: > > > Thank you very much Paul > > > > 1) I format the db and log files. > > 2) Our DB-BACKUP is on ONE TAPE only. Small DB > > ~10Mb(because all the files are more than 1GB) > > 3) We make the commit=yes > > 4) We don't have the VOLUME HISTORY butg we found the > > tapes with DSMSERV DISPLAY function. > > 5) We work according to "the Administrator's Guide" > > 6) We tried other tapes from other library. It works > > fine. > > 7) All the DB-BACKUP tapes seems to be corrupted > > (how?) > > > > ---> Do you know how to recover without the DBBACKUP > > with only the DATA TAPES ? > > > > > > > It is difficult to help you. Many of us run V4 of > > > TSM and do not have the > > > messages manual for V3. The complete message text > > > for the 8337 would be > > > helpful. It sounds like it is trying to tell you > > > how the recovery log will > > > be handled. Are you sure you have the DEVCONFIG > > > setup correctly for a > > > restore. Did you format the files to receive the > > > Database and recovery > > > logs? Did you follow the Administrator's Guide for > > > recovery based on your > > > specific scenario? > > > > > > I am presuming that you do not have the VOLHISTORY > > > file to work with. Are > > > you specifying COMMIT=YES? See the example command > > > here. > > > > > > dsmserv restore db devclass=8MM > > > volumenames=tape01,tape02 commit=yes > > > > > > Are sure the DBBACKUP is on a single tape, that it > > > is not a multi-volume? > > > Are you positive your DB Backups have been running > > > correctly? > > > > > > I suspect folks are having trouble helping you > > > without this information. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Michel David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 3:53 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: **PLEASE HELP ** 4584E : in DSMSERV RESTORE > > > DB: > > > > > > > > > Hi everybody. > > > > > > Thank you, Richard who tried to help us. > > > > > > Here is the problem: > > > TSM3.7.4 > > > NT-SERVER SP5 > > > FULL DB-BACKUP on tapes 8MM AIT2. > > > We DON'T USE INCREMENTAL DB BACKUP. > > > > > > We have some tapes with DBBACKUP on them. > > > We try DSMSERV RESTORE DB on them > > > This falls on every TAPE ! > > > > > > The Library starts to work. > > > 1)It choose the tape. > > > 2)BEFORE the tape is INSIDE we get 8337:Recovery log > > > .... > > > 3) The Tape is inside. > > > 4) 4638I REstore Backup Series 129 > > > 5) 4583E Imcomplete volume list error. > > > 6) The recovery stops. > > > 7) The tape is ejected > > > > > > I think that the 2) is not normally. > > > ? Has someone an idea. ? > > > > > > Thank you very much! > > > Michel DAVID > > > MARNET > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > > > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ > > >
