Hm. TSM 5.5. Reinstall Windows Reinstall TSM It will create a tiny db and tiny disk pools by default.
Look at the dsmserv.dsk file; it will point to the new DB and log. I would try doctoring that file to point to the original DB and logs, then restart TSM and see if it will talk to them. Probably not, but it's worth a try. If that doesn't work, copy back your dsmserv.opt, your devconfig and volhist files. dsmserv restore db Then it will know about your original disk pools; run audit fix=yes against each diskpool volume so they will match what's in the DB. If you think there has been much tape activity with any risk of tapes being overwritten between your last DB backup and the point of failure, go through the volhist file and look at all the STGREUSE entries after the last DB backup. If any volumes got overwritten, run an AUDIT VOL fix=yes on those. If you think there were any archives done between the time of your last backup and point of failure, those are lost. Go through the accounting logs (dsmaccnt.log) and look for any archive sessions; you'll need to contact the owners and have them rearchive those files. If they did an archive with delete, they will need to restore them and then rearchive them. That should take care of it. Should be relatively simple, assuming your DB backup is recent. Good luck! Wanda Prather TSM Consultant ICF International Enterprise and Cybersecurity Systems Division -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Andrew Ferris Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 12:16 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] basic DR questions Hello ADSM-ers, Our ancient 5.5 (EOL I know) TSM server on windows just corrupted it's C: drive (so OS + Server Program Files) but everything else is fine - the diskpools, the logs, the db files, the library, etc. I even have copies of dsmserv.opt, devconfig.out, and volhist.out. I have a plan file but I would prefer to pull back as few tapes as possible from offsite. What would be the quickest way to restore TSM given the large amount of non-destroyed material I have? Sorry my DRM skills are so rusty. thanks, Andrew Ferris Network & System Management UBC Centre for Heart & Lung Innovation St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver http://www.hli.ubc.ca
