Hi, just an info, when we ran some LAN free backup/restore tests using TSM 5.2.1.1 server and STA 5.2.1.1 it was not necessarry to set the maximumsglist at all using Emulex LP9002 HBA's. Backup and restore operations worked fine. We used LTO2 drives and LTO1 tape though.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards Markus Veit An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kopie: Thema: Re: maximumsglist - lanfree [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received : 30.10.2003 09:32 Bitte antworten an "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" You must set this option higher than 0x41 (I prefer 0xFF) on *any* machine accessing tape over SAN - be it TSM server, TSM Storage Agent, or any other product. Afterwards you must perform the backup *again* - some times with low maximumsglist setting the data is reported to be written but is not completely. Thus your backup might be not restoreable. Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant i love tsm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 30.10.2003 09:21 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: maximumsglist - lanfree Hi Well the quest for lan free backups continues.... I got past my initial problems by upgrading storage agent to 5.1.5.4 (same level as server) Yesterday I managed to run an image backup lan free, 150Gb in 1hr 15 minutes so was quite happy with that. However when I went to restore it 5 minutes later it failed and the server actlog gave me 10/29/2003 16:39:39 ANR8939E The adapter for tape drive DRIVE2WWPK (mt1.0.0.5) cannot handle the block size needed to use the volume. I then tried another image backup and it failed with the same error. During the time of the image backup working then stopping working nothing had changed. I believe the above error is to do with the registry entry for maximumsglist. On the storage agent client I have had maximumsglist set to FF for a while. My question is do I need to set the same registry key on the TSM Server itself? If not then what else can be causing this TIA _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger