We just used mksysb to recover our system at a DR test. Worked great! What we have done is include all the stuff except the database and logs on the mksysb and run the mksysb right after we do a database backup and backup volhistory and devconfig. That way we have everything we need. We even have the client code there so it can be ftped to the servers we are recovering. That way we do not have to manage any CDs. The DR vendor handles the mksysb CDs if required.
We are in the process of automating the mksysb to be put on 3590 cartridges and use a special primary sequential pool in the TSM database to house the rotation management, though nothing will ever be written to those tapes by TSM. The way you do this is define private volumes to the pool and use update commands to the volume access and location fields and issue manual mtlib commands to move the tapes to unavailable status or offsite as necessary. We do backup the TSM server just like everyone suggested here. But, only to be able to restore something from a previous date and time and a couple of management file systems not on the mksysb. Paul D. Seay, Jr. Technical Specialist Naptheon, INC 757-688-8180 -----Original Message----- From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backing up the TSM server itself If you're trying to have something for use in a recovery environment, I'd be inclined to us tar instead. Think about it -- your TSM server is not available, how do you restore the TSM server files? (Yes, backup sets will work -- If you created them beforehand AND the system has compatible tape drives). We have gone a different route. I've installed the TSM server code on both our production S7As; it runs on one and just exists on the other (which runs SAP). In our D/R process, we bring TSM and SAP both up on the same system. The TSM code is recovered with MKSYSB when we restore the system, and then we copy in the current device config and volume history files. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc > -----Original Message----- > From: Rupp Thomas (Illwerke) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Backing up the TSM server itself > > > Hi TSM-ers, > > I'm backing up the TSM server files to another machine (DEVCONFG.FILE, > DSMSERV.DSK, DSMSERV.OPT, VOLHIST.FILE). Does it make sense to backup > the rest of the TSM Server using the TSM client? > I'm running TSM 4.1.5.0 on AIX 4.3.3 > > Kind regards and greetings from Austria > Thomas Rupp > Vorarlberger Illwerke AG > MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > TEL: ++43/5574/4991-251 > FAX: ++43/5574/4991-820-8251 > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------- > Dieses eMail wurde auf Viren geprueft. > > Vorarlberger Illwerke AG > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------- >
