devices.pci.bla output: devices.pci.23100020.diag 5.1.0.35 C F IBM PCI 10/100 Mb Ethernet Adapter (23100020) Diagnostics
no -a output from the server. Most of our clients are Solaris and NT. hkgiicorep1:/root# goto hkgintsmsp1 no -a extendednetstats = 0 thewall = 524264 sockthresh = 85 sb_max = 1048576 somaxconn = 1024 clean_partial_conns = 0 net_malloc_police = 0 rto_low = 1 rto_high = 64 rto_limit = 7 rto_length = 13 inet_stack_size = 16 arptab_bsiz = 7 arptab_nb = 25 tcp_ndebug = 100 ifsize = 8 arpqsize = 12 ndpqsize = 50 route_expire = 1 send_file_duration = 300 fasttimo = 200 routerevalidate = 0 dgd_packets_lost = 3 dgd_retry_time = 5 dgd_ping_time = 5 passive_dgd = 0 sodebug = 0 nbc_limit = 393192 nbc_max_cache = 131072 nbc_min_cache = 1 nbc_pseg = 0 nbc_pseg_limit = 524264 strmsgsz = 0 strctlsz = 1024 nstrpush = 8 strthresh = 85 psetimers = 20 psebufcalls = 20 strturncnt = 15 pseintrstack = 12288 lowthresh = 90 medthresh = 95 psecache = 1 subnetsarelocal = 1 maxttl = 255 ipfragttl = 60 ipsendredirects = 1 ipforwarding = 0 udp_ttl = 30 tcp_ttl = 60 arpt_killc = 20 tcp_sendspace = 16384 tcp_recvspace = 16384 udp_sendspace = 9216 udp_recvspace = 42080 tcp_bad_port_limit = 0 udp_bad_port_limit = 0 rfc1122addrchk = 0 nonlocsrcroute = 0 tcp_keepintvl = 150 tcp_keepidle = 14400 bcastping = 0 udpcksum = 1 tcp_mssdflt = 512 icmpaddressmask = 0 tcp_keepinit = 150 ie5_old_multicast_mapping = 0 rfc1323 = 0 pmtu_default_age = 10 pmtu_rediscover_interval = 30 udp_pmtu_discover = 0 tcp_pmtu_discover = 0 ipqmaxlen = 100 directed_broadcast = 0 ipignoreredirects = 0 ipsrcroutesend = 1 ipsrcrouterecv = 0 ipsrcrouteforward = 1 ip6srcrouteforward = 1 ip6_defttl = 64 ndpt_keep = 120 ndpt_reachable = 30 ndpt_retrans = 1 ndpt_probe = 5 ndpt_down = 3 ndp_umaxtries = 3 ndp_mmaxtries = 3 ip6_prune = 2 ip6forwarding = 0 multi_homed = 1 main_if6 = 0 main_site6 = 0 site6_index = 0 maxnip6q = 20 llsleep_timeout = 3 tcp_timewait = 1 tcp_ephemeral_low = 32768 tcp_ephemeral_high = 65535 udp_ephemeral_low = 32768 udp_ephemeral_high = 65535 delayack = 0 delayackports = {} sack = 0 use_isno = 1 tcp_newreno = 1 tcp_nagle_limit = 65535 rfc2414 = 0 tcp_init_window = 0 tcp_ecn = 0 tcp_limited_transmit = 1 icmp6_errmsg_rate = 10 tcp_maxburst = 0 tcp_nodelayack = 0 tcp_finwait2 = 1200 hkgiicorep1:/root#? -- Mark Ferraretto Unix Systems Administrator Deutsche Bank Hong Kong w: +852 2203 6362 m: +852 9558 8032 f: +852 2203 6971 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] .NET To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM Scheduler not contacting clients EDU 04/10/2003 02:32 Please respond to ADSM-L Could you post the output from an "no -a" command from both your client and server? I am particularly interested in the value of the parameter setting of tcp_pmtu_discover. Also, I'd like to know what the level is of your pci driver - fileset is named devices.pci.23100020.rte. At 06:45 PM 10/3/2003 +0800, you wrote: >My netstat shows no errors. I'm not sure if it's this particular problem. > >1:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/root # netstat -v ent0 >------------------------------------------------------------- >ETHERNET STATISTICS (ent0) : >Device Type: IBM 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet PCI Adapter (14100401) >Hardware Address: 00:06:29:6b:5d:30 >Elapsed Time: 19 days 21 hours 1 minutes 59 seconds > >Transmit Statistics: Receive Statistics: >-------------------- ------------------- >Packets: 968722735 Packets: 2738698376 >Bytes: 122708764323 Bytes: 3883111224538 >Interrupts: 5777133 Interrupts: 973619783 >Transmit Errors: 0 Receive Errors: 0 >Packets Dropped: 0 Packets Dropped: 0 > Bad Packets: 0 >Max Packets on S/W Transmit Queue: 126 >S/W Transmit Queue Overflow: 0 >Current S/W+H/W Transmit Queue Length: 0 > >Broadcast Packets: 12232 Broadcast Packets: 6240805 >Multicast Packets: 2 Multicast Packets: 2 >No Carrier Sense: 0 CRC Errors: 0 >DMA Underrun: 0 DMA Overrun: 0 >Lost CTS Errors: 0 Alignment Errors: 0 >Max Collision Errors: 0 No Resource Errors: 194 >Late Collision Errors: 0 Receive Collision Errors: 0 >Deferred: 0 Packet Too Short Errors: 0 >SQE Test: 0 Packet Too Long Errors: 0 >Timeout Errors: 0 Packets Discarded by Adapter: 0 >Single Collision Count: 0 Receiver Start Count: 0 >Multiple Collision Count: 0 >Current HW Transmit Queue Length: 0 > >General Statistics: >------------------- >No mbuf Errors: 0 >Adapter Reset Count: 0 >Adapter Data Rate: 2000 >Driver Flags: Up Broadcast Running > Simplex AlternateAddress 64BitSupport > PrivateSegment DataRateSet > >Adapter Specific Statistics: >---------------------------- >Additional Driver Flags: Autonegotiate >Entries to transmit timeout routine: 0 >Firmware Level: 13.0.5 >Transmit and Receive Flow Control Status: Disabled >Link Status: Up >Media Speed Selected: Autonegotiation >Media Speed Running: 1000 Mbps Full Duplex >Packets with Transmit collisions: > 1 collisions: 0 6 collisions: 0 11 collisions: 0 > 2 collisions: 0 7 collisions: 0 12 collisions: 0 > 3 collisions: 0 8 collisions: 0 13 collisions: 0 > 4 collisions: 0 9 collisions: 0 14 collisions: 0 > 5 collisions: 0 10 collisions: 0 15 collisions: 0 > >-- >Mark Ferraretto >Unix Systems Administrator >Deutsche Bank Hong Kong >w: +852 2203 6362 m: +852 9558 8032 f: +852 2203 6971 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > bcc: > Subject: Re: TSM Scheduler not contacting clients >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >10/02/2003 12:45 PM AST >Please respond to ADSM-L <font size=-1></font> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >There was a major bug in Aix 5.1 64 bit mode tcp that caused major >slowdowns in backups. It was apar IY36925 fixed in bos.net.tcp.client >5.1.0.37. The receive buffer problem occurred with that fix already in >place. > >David Ehresman > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/2/2003 12:27:02 PM >>> >On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 09:56:38 -0400 >David E Ehresman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Now this makes some bells ring over here. IIRC there was some bug in >the AIX >5.1 TCP code, which in particular would shouw on TSM servers. I don't >know >what it was any more, nor what the fix is (It was just smalltalk with >some >engeneer once). You might want to check the APAR DB.... > > > > I had that problem and it was a aix tcp tuning issue. Do a > > netstat -v ent1 | grep "Receive Pool Buffer" > > where ent1 is the adaptor that your tsm traffic runs on. If your >"No > > Receive Pool Buffer Errors:" line is greater than zero you have the >same > > problem I had. We raised our receive pool buffer size up to 2048 >and > > that fixed our problem. > > > > The ethernet adaptor has to be down to change the setting. The >command > > is: > > chdev -l ent"x" -a rxbuf_pool_size=2048 > > where x is the adaptor name. > > > > David Ehresman > > University of Louisville > > > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/1/2003 8:21:01 PM >>> > > All, > > > > I am running TSM 5.1.6.1 on AIX 5.1ML3. In the last few weeks it's > > started exhibiting a rather strange problem where the scheduler >seems > > not to contact the clients to start the backup schedule. > > > > Halting TSM and restarting it seems to fix it for a few days and >then > > it will start again. > > > > Checking the actlog, I stop seeing 'Schedule prompter contacting...' > > messages. And, of course, the following day I see a whole stack of > > 'Missed' backups. Sometimes the prompter may contact one or two (out >of > > about 100) systems before stopping altogether. We have 100 Nodes - >50 > > Unix (Solaris/Linux/AIX) and 50 NT/2000 systems. All are running > > file-based backups. We also have a single Notes server (NT) that's > > backed up using TDP. All are in prompted mode. > > > > I haven't been able to find any error messages in the TSM log. Just >an > > absence of prompter messages like I said before. > > > > Can anyone help? > > > > Mark > > > > > > -- > > Mark Ferraretto > > Unix Systems Administrator > > Deutsche Bank Hong Kong > > w: +852 2203 6362 m: +852 9558 8032 f: +852 2203 6971 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > > > This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. >If > > you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in > > error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. >Any > > unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in >this > > e-mail is strictly forbidden. > > >-- >Met vriendelijke groeten, > >Remco Post > >SARA - Reken- en Netwerkdiensten >http://www.sara.nl >High Performance Computing Tel. +31 20 592 8008 Fax. +31 20 668 >3167 > >"I really didn't foresee the Internet. But then, neither did the >computer >industry. Not that that tells us very much of course - the computer >industry >didn't even foresee that the century was going to end." -- Douglas >Adams > > > > > > >-- > >This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you >are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) >please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any >unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this >e-mail is strictly forbidden. Dave Canan TSM Performance IBM Advanced Technical Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.