Thank you for the reply. Your second paragraph is precisely the reason for my question - the instance was not starting correctly thus not logging any information to the screen or activity log. Not until I started it in the foreground did I realize the extent of the failures.
Thanks I will consult the admin guide. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Alex Paschal Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 3:06 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] viewing logs on TSM instance startup Hi, Dave. Not that I know of. Since you're on AIX, I recommend piping your dsmserv output to dsmulog. This will store the output in rotating log files that you can check. It doesn't, however, fit your criteria of only logging during startup. On the "plus" side, I find using awk, grep, or a text editor to inspect those log files makes troubleshooting much faster and easier than using "query actlog" commands. Also, there are times when TSM crashes that it is not able to write the reason to the activity log. Dsmulog is an excellent way to capture that data for troubleshooting purposes. You can read more about dsmulog in the TSM for AIX Admin Reference. ________________________________ Alex Paschal Storage Solutions Engineer MSI Systems Integrators ________________________________ Your Business. Better. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Burdick, Dave Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 7:44 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] viewing logs on TSM instance startup TSM 5.4.2 AIX 5.3 TL8 Is there a way to view the logs when starting up a TSM instance to make sure there were no initialization errors but not capture all activity after startup? I normally start the instance with the following command which allows me to exit my telnet session but does not allow me to view the status of the startup /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/tsmX/rc.tsmserv & There is also an option specified in my /etc/inittab to start each instance but I am not always ready to start them on bootup, however this too does not allow me to see any of the startup messages or errors? tsmXsrvr:2:once:/usr/tivoli/tsm/server/tsmX/rc.tsmserv >/dev/console 2>&1 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Dave Burdick Carolinas HealthCare System dave.burd...@carolinashealthcare.org<BLOCKED::blocked::mailto:dave.burdi c...@carolinashealthcare.org> ----------------------------------------- This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. Thank you. This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may constitute as attorney work product. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, notify us immediately by telephone and (i) destroy this message if a facsimile or (ii) delete this message immediately if this is an electronic communication. Thank you. ----------------------------------------- This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. Thank you.
