Yes, this system has been running for many years. These boxes do nothing else.
We monitor all kinds of resources through the usualy AIX tools as well as BigBrother. Nothing has changed, other than the usually mail processes of adding/deleting mail, which is normal and has been going on for years. Yes, spam is a big factor in mail quantity (we are currently testing and will implement BrightMail for spam filtering) but we havently seen any dramatic increases, lately. Nothing that would account for the problems with TSM. Also, as I mentioned, we have another IDENTICLE (same hardware, same software levels, same network, same types of disk drives, etc) system that has millions MORE mail files then this system, yet it backs up (same TSM client) in 5+ hours LESS time then this system and doesn't have any TSM backup problems ! Steve Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/27/2004 07:23 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: AIX backup failures - InsertSlashHack! and "System ran out of memory" messages Zoltan I'd assume your mail server has been up for some time. Maybe there is process other than the TSM client that has a memory leak and has consumed available memory/swap. That's where I'd look next. Regards Steve Steve Harris AIX and TSM Admin Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 28/10/2004 4:11:08 >>> Not in this situation. This is a Cyrus email system using imap. *ALL* user mailboxes are in /var/spool/imap and /../imap2 and so on. These are permanent files. The directory in the error message contains over 22K files. "Stapleton, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/27/2004 01:49 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: AIX backup failures - InsertSlashHack! and "System ran out of memory" messages From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU >Tried this. Worked just fine. Backed up the whole directory, >no issues, no failures, etc. To be honest, the files you appeared to be choking on were from /var/spool. This directory generally contains only files that are discarded once they are spooled to whatever destination they're headed for. If you continue to have problems, I'd be inclined to add exclude /var/spool/.../* to my dsm.sys file. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Berbee Information Networks Office 262.521.5627 *********************************************************************************** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return email. You should also delete this email and destroy any hard copies produced. ***********************************************************************************
