Hi Joni How did your disaster recovery drill go? Maybe you are recovering(getting rest)for couple of days.
Sung Y. Lee ----- Forwarded by Sung Y Lee/Austin/IBM on 03/10/2005 01:05 PM ----- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 03/08/2005 03:35:13 PM: > Let us know how everything works out! > > I get to re-confirm my process next week. > > Tom Kauffman > NIBCO, Inc > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joni Moyer > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 9:31 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: disaster recovery drill: emergency!!! > > Hi Tom, > > Thanks very much! I'm going to try it tomorrow morning at disaster > recovery. : ) > > ******************************** > Joni Moyer > Highmark > Storage Systems > Work:(717)302-6603 > Fax:(717)302-5974 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************** > > > > "Kauffman, Tom" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > COM> > To > Sent by: "ADSM: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Dist Stor > cc > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject > .EDU> Re: disaster recovery drill: > emergency!!! > > 03/07/2005 05:37 > PM > > > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .EDU> > > > > > > > All I can say is -- this works. TSM 5.1.6.3, actual library is a 3584 > with 10 drives (becomes a 3584 with 6 drives at our hot-site, per > contract) We've run this config for three successful recoveries. (And we > may not even need the path definition for the library, but it doesn't > seem to hurt). > > Tom Kauffman > NIBCO, Inc > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joni Moyer > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 5:21 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: disaster recovery drill: emergency!!! > > Hi Tom, > > I'm just wondering how you have a manual library and then have a path > with > desttype=library instead of desttype=drive? And also, can I just update > my > lto2_offsite device class to point to my drlib manual library definition > since that is what will be asking for the tape mounts? Thanks again! > > ******************************** > Joni Moyer > Highmark > Storage Systems > Work:(717)302-6603 > Fax:(717)302-5974 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************** > > > > "Kauffman, Tom" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > COM> > To > Sent by: "ADSM: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Dist Stor > cc > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject > .EDU> Re: disaster recovery drill: > emergency!!! > > 03/07/2005 05:09 > PM > > > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .EDU> > > > > > > > Your 'define drive' commands need to reference the library they're in; > FWIW, here's mine: > > DEFINE DEVCLASS NIBLTO DEVTYPE=LTO FORMAT=DRIVE MOUNTLIMIT=DRIVES > MOUNTWAIT=60 MOUNTRETENTION=60 PREFIX=ADSM LIBRARY=ALEX > SET SERVERNAME ADSM > DEFINE LIBRARY ALEX LIBTYPE=MANUAL > DEFINE DRIVE ALEX DRIVE_01 ONLINE=Yes > DEFINE PATH ADSM ALEX SRCTYPE=SERVER DESTTYPE=LIBRARY ONLINE=YES > DEFINE PATH ADSM DRIVE_01 SRCTYPE=SERVER DESTTYPE=DRIVE LIBRARY=ALEX > DEVICE=/dev/rmtX ONLINE=YES > > And the 'define path' for the drive is all one line. I've actually got > this set up as my D/R device config file that I load from floppy just > before the database restore. Saves editing on-site. > > Tom Kauffman > NIBCO, Inc > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joni Moyer > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 4:53 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: disaster recovery drill: emergency!!! > > Hi Tom, > > Gotcha! So I guess my devconfig file could look like this. And then > when > it's up and it has restored the TSM server it will have the identical > definitions as I have at home and then I will just define more manual > drives, the paths to the drives and move from there? If I leave the > other > definitions there after the TSM DB restore, will conflicts occur? Thank > you again! > > DEFINE DEVCLASS DR_LTO2 DEVTYPE=LTO FORMAT=ULTRIUM2C > ESTCAPACITY=209715200K MOUNTLIMIT=DRIVES MOUNTWAIT=60 > MOUNTRETENTION=5 PREFIX=ADSM LIBRARY=DRLIB > DEFINE DEVCLASS NASDEV DEVTYPE=NAS FORMAT=DRIVE > ESTCAPACITY=209715200K MOUNTLIMIT=DRIVES MOUNTWAIT=180 > MOUNTRETENTION=0 PREFIX=ADSM LIBRARY=DRLIB > SET SERVERNAME TSMPROD > SET SERVERPASSWORD 1829fecd5fecda74 > DEFINE LIBRARY DRLIB LIBTYPE=MANUAL > DEFINE DRIVE LTO1 > DEFINE DRIVE LTO6 > DEFINE PATH TSMPROD LTO1 SRCTYPE=SERVER DESTTYPE=DRIVE > LIBRARY=DRLIB > DEVICE=/DEV/RMT# > DEFINE PATH NAS_SERVER_2 LTO6 SRCTYPE=DATAMOVER DESTTYPE=DRIVE > LIBRARY=DRLIB DEVICE=C64T0LO > > > > > ******************************** > Joni Moyer > Highmark > Storage Systems > Work:(717)302-6603 > Fax:(717)302-5974 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************** > > > > "Kauffman, Tom" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > COM> > To > Sent by: "ADSM: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Dist Stor > cc > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject > .EDU> Re: disaster recovery drill: > emergency!!! > > 03/07/2005 04:35 > PM > > > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .EDU> > > > > > > > Would you believe -- both? > > Until the TSM database is restored and TSM started, you live off the > device config file; after the restore, you live off the definition in > the TSM database. > > So -- change the device config file -- I usually go with a one-drive > manual library, as that's all I need to get the database restore > running. Once the database is restored, start TSM and make any changes > required to drives/paths/libraries. I've found it simpler to just delete > everything and then re-define to match the D/R environment. > > Tom Kauffman > NIBCO, Inc > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joni Moyer > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 4:14 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: disaster recovery drill: emergency!!! > > Hey All! > > I'm going to do a DR pre-test to see what I need to do concerning the > devconfig file. I currently have an External and ACSLS library > configured > with LTO2 tape drives, the device classes, paths, etc. When I go to DR > I > will have just the drives attached to the server. My question is: > before > I issue the dsmserv restore command to restore the TSM server from a > dbbackup, do I want to delete all references to the home TSM > configuration > and add the manual library, device class and paths or do I do > delete/update/add the configuration changes to the server after? I > have > everything planned out using my DRM plan, but this is the only portion > of > the plan that I am unsure of the order of operations. Thank you in > advance! > > ******************************** > Joni Moyer > Highmark > Storage Systems > Work:(717)302-6603 > Fax:(717)302-5974 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************************
