Run help define devclass and look for FILE. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
-----Original Message----- From: Helen Tam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 1/6/2004 11:20 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: Unload/LoadDB question Hello, Pardon my ignorance, what is a file-based device class? Thanks, Helen At 09:14 AM 1/6/2004 -0600, you wrote: >Our experience has been that deleting old dbvols does not clean up the db >like an unloaddb/loaddb does. > >By all means, run the unload/load to a file-based device class. A tape >dump will take *way* too long. > >-- >Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > >-----Original Message----- >From: French, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Mon 1/5/2004 22:33 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: >Subject: Re: Unload/LoadDB question >This was actually the first thing I tried. The DB was originally 177GB >and 20% utilized. I reduced the DB by 50GB and then deleted volumes and >mirrors. I tried to shrink it again by another 35-40GB's, but it >complained saying that it could not be reduced by that much, that there >was not enough free table space. I think the offline unloaddb/loaddb is >the only way to fix this: > >tsm: TSM2.USSNTC6>q db > >Available Assigned Maximum Maximum Page Total Used > Pct Max. > Space Capacity Extension Reduction Size Usable Pages > Util Pct > (MB) (MB) (MB) (MB) (bytes) Pages > Util >--------- -------- --------- --------- ------- --------- --------- >----- ----- > 136,260 119,928 16,332 16,332 4,096 30,701,56 11,396,64 > 37.1 38.0 > 8 2 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of David Longo >Sent: Mon 1/5/2004 8:02 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: >Subject: Re: Unload/LoadDB question >Another way to do it is live. If your utilization is that low AND >you have the DB spread over many volumes, say 10GB in size. > >Then do a "reduce DB 10000", takes generally less than a minute. >Then delete one of the dbvols that is that size. (delete it's mirrors >first). Any data on the volume is copied to the other dbvols and then >the one requested is deleted from TSM DB. (This step can take an hour >or two or so depending on system load, etc. "q pro" shows progress. > >You can repeat as needed. As I said, this can be done live without >the downtime required for DB unload/load and reduces the size of your DB. > > > >David B. Longo >System Administrator >Health First, Inc. >3300 Fiske Blvd. >Rockledge, FL 32955-4305 >PH 321.434.5536 >Pager 321.634.8230 >Fax: 321.434.5509 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/05/04 08:17PM >>> >System Info: > >Solaris 8 >Sun E4500 w/ 4 processors & 4GB RAM >TSM 5.1.8.1 >TSM DB 119GB (37.1% utilized) > > I tried shrinking the DB down to 85GB and at 100GB, ran into the > "your outta SQL table space" message. Guess it's time for an > unloaddb/loaddb. Any ideas at all how long I can expect this to take, > even an educated guess would be a good place to start. Also, can I dump > the DB to a disk class I define to speed up the process (raw volume > preferably, I will do a DB backup before starting this)? Thanks. > >Michael French >Savvis Communications >IDS01 Santa Clara, CA >(408)450-7812 -- desk >(408)239-9913 -- mobile > > >############################################################## >This message is for the named person's use only. It may >contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged >information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or >lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message >in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it >from your system, destroy any hard copies of it, and notify >the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, >disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message >if you are not the intended recipient. Health First reserves >the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its >networks. Any views or opinions expressed in this message >are solely those of the individual sender, except (1) where >the message states such views or opinions are on behalf of >a particular entity; and (2) the sender is authorized by >the entity to give such views or opinions. >##############################################################