Wanda, thank you very much for your prompt help. This one goes directly to my TSM notes!
Cesar On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Wanda Prather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By default, backup versions of directories themselves are bound to the mgmt > class with the longest RETONLY value. > If the mgmt classes have the same RETONLY value, as yours do, TSM will pick > one and use that for the directories. In this case I think it picked the > one you don't want. It's sending your file backups to WINDOWS_CLS mgmt > class, but using WINTAPE_CLS for directories. > > Specify DIRMC in your dsm.opt file as WINDOWS_CLS to control where the > directories go. > Or you could just change the/RETONLY setting for WINDOWS_CLS to 61, so that > WINDOWS_CLS gets chosen by default as the mgmt class for directories. > > > > On 4/24/08, chicharras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone. > > > > I have a number of Windows servers backing up directly to a disk > > storage pool (WDISKPOOL). > > I have a single 3580 LTO4 standalone drive to which I migrate the disk > > pool weekly. So: > > Windows Servers ---(daily incremental)---> WDISKPOOL ---(weekly > > migration)---> WLTOPOOL > > > > A few days back I added a new large server to this Windows domain, and > > now my disk storage pool almost fills up daily. > > So I decided to have this one server go directly to the tape storage > > pool WLTOPOOL while the rest keep going to WDISKPOOL. > > I created a new management class (WINTAPE_CLS) and used the include > > statements in the dsm.opt of my large server to make it bind to this > > new class (I left the dsm.opt on the other servers untouched). > > > > INCLUDE F:\Data_Repository\...\* WINTAPE_CLS > > > > Here is a display of the copy groups (WINDOWS_CLS is the default > > management class): > > > > > > tsm: SRVTSM>q copy windows_dom windows_pol f=d > > > > > > > > Policy Domain Name: WINDOWS_DOM > > > > Policy Set Name: WINDOWS_POL > > > > Mgmt Class Name: WINDOWS_CLS > > > > Copy Group Name: STANDARD > > > > Copy Group Type: Backup > > > > Versions Data Exists: 7 > > > > Versions Data Deleted: 1 > > > > Retain Extra Versions: 30 > > > > Retain Only Version: 60 > > > > Copy Mode: Modified > > > > Copy Serialization: Shared Static > > > > Copy Frequency: 0 > > > > Copy Destination: WDISKPOOL > > > > Table of Contents (TOC) Destination: > > > > Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN > > > > Last Update Date/Time: 01/29/2008 16:53:53 > > > > Managing profile: > > > > Changes Pending: No > > > > > > > > Policy Domain Name: WINDOWS_DOM > > > > Policy Set Name: WINDOWS_POL > > > > Mgmt Class Name: WINTAPE_CLS > > > > Copy Group Name: STANDARD > > > > Copy Group Type: Backup > > > > Versions Data Exists: 7 > > > > Versions Data Deleted: 1 > > > > Retain Extra Versions: 30 > > > > Retain Only Version: 60 > > > > Copy Mode: Modified > > > > Copy Serialization: Shared Static > > > > Copy Frequency: 0 > > > > Copy Destination: WLTOPOOL > > > > Table of Contents (TOC) Destination: > > > > Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN > > > > Last Update Date/Time: 04/20/2008 16:17:45 > > > > Managing profile: > > > > Changes Pending: No > > > > > > > > The problem I am having now, is that now every windows server is > > opening and closing the mounted tape multiple times like so: > > > > 04/21/2008 02:11:07 ANR0511I Session 2111 opened output volume WIN001L4. > > > > (SESSION: 2111) > > > > 04/21/2008 02:11:10 ANR0514I Session 2111 closed volume WIN001L4. > > (SESSION: > > > > 2111) > > ... > > 04/21/2008 02:37:17 ANR0514I Session 2133 closed volume WIN001L4. > > (SESSION: > > > > 2133) > > > > 04/21/2008 02:37:40 ANR0511I Session 2133 opened output volume WIN001L4. > > > > (SESSION: 2133) > > ... > > 04/21/2008 02:20:42 ANR0511I Session 2116 opened output volume WIN001L4. > > > > (SESSION: 2116) > > > > 04/21/2008 02:21:04 ANR0514I Session 2116 closed volume WIN001L4. > > (SESSION: > > > > 2116) > > > > like this for all the backup sessions multiple times. > > > > Here is how the management classes are defined for these servers: > > > > tsm: SRVTSM>q mgm windows_dom > > > > > > > > Policy Policy Mgmt Default Description > > > > Domain Set Name Class Mgmt > > > > Name Name Class ? > > > > > > --------- --------- --------- --------- > ------------------------ > > > > WINDOWS_- ACTIVE WINDOWS_- Yes Management Class for > > > > DOM CLS Windows Servers > > > > WINDOWS_- ACTIVE WINTAPE_- No Management Class for > > > > DOM CLS direct to tape backups > > > > WINDOWS_- WINDOWS_- WINDOWS_- Yes Management Class for > > > > DOM POL CLS Windows Servers > > > > WINDOWS_- WINDOWS_- WINTAPE_- No Management Class for > > > > DOM POL CLS direct to tape backups > > > > > > Question: Why are all the Windows servers now going to tape if I just > > updated this one to use the new (non-default) management class? > > > > TSM server is 5.4.2.0 and the clients are 5.4.0.2 > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > Cesar > > >
