Hi Rick, Try using the following commands which will disable all client and server sessions to the TSM server:
DISABLE SESSIONS CLIENT DISABLE SESSIONS SERVER Hope this helps! Michael Petrullo Storage Support Administrator Legg Mason Technology Services Phone: 410.580.7381 Email: mpetru...@leggmason.com -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Rhodes Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:02 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] audit library problems This past weekend we started the process of upgrading our TSM environment from v5.4.1 to v.5.2.2. We have 2 dedicated library managers (3584 libs) and 7 tsm library client instances and a bunch of storage agents. The first step was to upgrade _one_ of the library managers. After we upgrade this library manager instance we hit APAR IC59453, where drives would drop to a UKNOWN status and become unavailable. The library manager would start working, then quickly degrade till it quit servicing mounts. IBM support had us upgrade to patch v.5.5.2.1 to fix. When this problem occurred the library managers view of the library got messed up (ANR8300E) and required a AUDIT LIBR to clean up. And there I hit frustration! Audit Libr cmd requires that the library be unused - no processes/sessions have tape mounted. It also requires at least one drive be online. If you issue the cmd before any drives are online, it's process throws an error saying there are not online drives. When this problem occurred and need to do a Audit, I would change all the drives to online=no, halt/start the library manager, bring _one_ drive . . . and INSTANTLY a mount would occur for a library client instance!! I would then issue the Audit Libr cmd (which waits for the drive to become free) and work to get the process/session that has the mount to end. This is SO FRUSTRATING. I had to do this multiple time is working through this problem. I asked IBM support if there was any way to tell a dedicated library manager to STOP SERVICING client requests, and he said there isn't. QUESTION: How can you effectively get a audit libr cmd to run in a busy library sharing environment? I came up with these ideas: 1) Drop all paths for a drive except for the the library manager itself - giving a dedicated drive to the library manager. 2) Change the password on the server-to-server setup. (wishful thinking invoked) 3) Get IBm to add a library client library online/offline function. 4) Get IBM to add a library manager online/offline function for servicing mount requests. 5) Get IBM to allow audit libr to run without a online drive. (WHY does an Audit need a drive online anyway? A audit is to the SMC device for the library proper, not a RMT drive device). rick (sorry . .. was venting a little) ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message. IMPORTANT: E-mail sent through the Internet is not secure. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send any confidential or sensitive information to us via electronic mail, including social security numbers, account numbers, or personal identification numbers. Delivery, and or timely delivery of Internet mail is not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send time sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail. This message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone any information contained in this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author by replying to this message and then kindly delete the message. Thank you.
