Antwort: Netware 5.1/ TSM client 4.1 restore problem - disk space
David, when you backup a file from a novell file server all file information, including "file_owner", will be saved. At restore time all these information will be written to disk. If the "file_owner" exsist and the volume space is limited by "user space restrictions" the restore may fail. If ihe "file_owner" doesn´t exsist the "file_owner" will be replaced with the name you assigned for TSM to access the volumes. Set the "user space restrictions" to unlimited for the specific user and retry to restore. Hope that helps Greetings Jan Möwe David Longo Kopie: Gesendet von: "ADSM:Thema: Netware 5.1/ TSM client 4.1 restore problem - disk space Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] U> 15.02.2002 23:01 Bitte antworten an "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" We have TSM server 3.7.4.0 on AIX 4.3.3. Have some Netware clients on Netware 5.1 SP3 and TSM client 4.1.0.0. Netware VOL1 is NSS volume and set for Long File Names. Have been running fine for about a year in this config. Have restored users files many times this last year. Now have problem trying to do some restores. When tried to restore a users many files in "...NT 4.0 workstation Profile.../ folders and subdirs, several things happened. 134 files restored and 500 failed. We tried this sevreal times and restored to another node to see what happened. You get Tivoli message ANS 4024E "... write failed.." on certain files. also a TSA message about can't write to file (didn't get message copied). We found that on the Netware System Console a message pops up the first time we try on a node. "Directory quotas enabled on volume "VOL1"." Our Netware Admin says the only way he knows that can happen is to type a command on the console to enable it. We tried restoring to the SYS: volume on 2 nodes and then when we get to certain files(the ones that failed on VOL1:) it says "Out of disk space..." and gives you a prompt to Abort/Retry/Skip. However we are not out of disk space. The files in general that fail are *.lnk, *.bmp and *.ini, but not sure if that is a pattern or not. It will fail on same file each time. In case it was some problem with that users files, tried another users "NT Profile" directories and got similar results. As I said we have restored many times in last year, but I don';t think much restore done from "NT profile directory". Have done some search on Tivoli Web site for this problem and didn't find. Does anyone have an idea what our problem(s) are? Thanks, David B. Longo System Administrator Health First, Inc. 3300 Fiske Blvd. Rockledge, FL 32955-4305 PH 321.434.5536 Pager 321.634.8230 Fax:321.434.5525 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "MMS " made the following annotations on 02/15/02 17:14:15 -- This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it, and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Health First reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the individual sender, except (1) where the message states such views or opinions are on behalf of a particular entity; and (2) the sender is authorized by the entity to give such views or opinions. == __ Diese Nachricht kann vertrauliche Informationen enthalten. Sollten Sie nicht der vorgesehene Empfänger sein, so bitten wir um eine kurze Nachricht. Jede unbefugte Weiterleitung oder Fertigung einer Kopie ist unzulässig. Da wir nicht die Echtheit oder Vollständigkeit der in dieser Nachricht enthaltenen Informationen garantieren können, schließen wir die rechtliche Verbindlichkeit der vorstehenden Erklärungen und Äußerungen aus. This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform us. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying hereof is prohibited. As we cannot guarantee the genuineness or completeness of the information contained in this message, the statements set forth above are not legally binding. Hamburgische Landesbank - Girozentrale -
Re: lbtest
On 17-Feb-02 Jack Magill wrote: > Where can I find documentation on the lbtest utility? I never found any documentation (on AIX). But at least lbtest works. Cheers, Henk ten Have.
Re: Novell restore question
Hi Robert! TSM supports multi-session backup. Multi-session restore is not yet supported. I heard that it will be implemented in TSM 5.1, so until that time, you will have to start 3 separate dsmc restore processes, like Bill suggested. Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -Original Message- From: Robert Ouzen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 07:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell restore question Bill When I run the backup I just type s sys:/* -su=yes and the process wrote on 3 tapes .That are not different file systems ... Regards Robert Ouzen -Original Message- From: Bill Smoldt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell restore question Robert, Start up three instances of dsmc restore - different file system for each restore. Bill Smoldt STORServer, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Ouzen Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 2:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Novell restore question Hi to all I made a test in my Netware Client 4.2.1.0 I backup a volume with the option resourceutilization 6 in my dsm.opt directly to tape. The process backup the volume to three tapes in parallel. My question is when I try to restore the volume, the process took each tape one after one. Did someone known how I can restore 3 tapes in parallel ??. Thanks in advance . Robert Ouzen \\\/// <\\\///> / _ _ \ (| (.) (.) |) +--oOOo--()--oOOo-+ || | Ouzen Robert | | Helpdesk Manager| | Haifa University | || | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Work : 972-4-8240345 | || +--oooO-+ ( ) Oooo. \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ ** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. **
Re: Power Distribution Unit Failure
You have to call IBM to fix it. Are you absolutely sure that power is coming to that frame. As long as you have not exceeded the power of the adjacent frame you should be ok until you can get it fixed, but I would ask IBM. There are actually 2 power distribution units in the cabinet, as least in the USA. Be careful. -Original Message- From: Indra Gunawan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 11:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Power Distribution Unit Failure Hi all, I am having a problem with 3494 library power distribution unit. Last week we had an UPS problem inside data center room so we have to shutdown all of equipment because we don't have UPS backup. I completely shut off the library including power off the red switch at the front. And this morning, after the UPS has been fixed and back to alive again, I turned on all of machine in data center (a set of RS/6000 and some PCs) including the ATL 3494 but it failed to power up the next frame which consists three 3590 tape drives. The power supply unit in frame 2 cannot be activated. Because currently we still have 2 frame of 3494, I powered up the 3 3590 tape drives by plugged-in its power cable to the host frame directly which still can be reached from the next frame. My question are : 1. How to fix this power distribution problem? 2. Is it O.K running the library in above condition? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks anyway. --- salam # ./indra PetroBank -- ___ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup 1 cent a minute calls anywhere in the U.S.! http://www.getpennytalk.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=RG9853KJ&url=http:// www.getpennytalk.com
Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000
> - TSM Server connected to the SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN Yes. > - 3494 library connected directly to the SAN via Fibre Yes. > - NT4 Server(s) connected to SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN Yes. > On the Win4 server can you see the SAN attached drives and access them? With the EMULEX driver 4.4.52 it was possible to see the drives. However, it wasn't possible to access the drives. With the EMULEX driver 4.4.53a it is neither possible to see the drives nor to access them. > Can the current (LAN path) client access the TSM server (manual backup from desktop) and can the TSM > > GUI see all the SAN drives (mappings - should be the same when viewing mappings through explorer) The TSM client was deinstalled. He could access the TSM server on the LAN path. regards, Kirsten -Original Message- From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 4:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 Could you describe your layout abit: ie: - TSM Server connected to the SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN - 3494 library connected directly to the SAN via Fibre (or connected via SCSI to TSM Server) - NT4 Server(s) connected to SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN On the Win4 server can you see the SAN attached drives and access them? Can the current (LAN path) client access the TSM server (manual backup from desktop) and can the TSM GUI see all the SAN drives (mappings - should be the same when viewing mappings through explorer) Joe -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 We use this fibre card with WinNT 4 SL6. I tried to use NTutil but without success. Any hints? Kirsten -Original Message- From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 I am using this fibre card for both windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 ADV svr (connected to a SAN). There are different drivers for Win2000 (but win2000 picks up the LP8000 - you need to change this - use update driver and tell it to use Windows update). You also require a different client to backup directly to tape (LAN FREE) (see SAN storage agent guide), however if this path is not found it will use the LAN path to get to the diskpools. Not sure about the RS/6000, but if it is attached to the SAN with your library then why not?! Server - Windows2000 TSM v4.2.1.6 Joe -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 Hi, We have problems to backup a NT Server via SAN with an Emulex LP8000 adapter to a 3494 library with 3590E1A tape drives. Has anyone tried this? It is possible to access disks from the NT server via SAN and it is possible to access the 3590E1A drives via an RS/6000. Best regards, Kirsten Glöer Commerzbank AG ZIT P 5.22 Mainzer Landstr. 15160327 Frankfurt Tel.: 069/136-22505 Fax: 069/136-25059
Re: Status oq query event
Hi Robert! This is a known bug: APAR IC31844. It's fixed in version 4.2.1.15 or higher. Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -Original Message- From: Robert Ouzen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 07:30 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Status oq query event Hi to all I run on Netware client 5.1 version 4.2.1 and always get fom q event a status of Failed. But when I checked the backup is completed O.K 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Total number of objects inspected: 386,350 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Total number of objects backed up:1,020 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Total number of objects updated: 0 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Total number of objects rebound: 0 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Total number of objects deleted: 0 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Total number of objects expired: 82 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Total number of objects failed: 112 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Total number of bytes transferred: 2.81 GB 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Data transfer time:2,678.50 sec 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Network data transfer rate:1,100.47 KB/sec 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Aggregate data transfer rate: 1,395.79 KB/sec 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Objects compressed by:0% 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Elapsed processing time: 00:35:11 02/18/2002 00:05:21 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS END 02/18/2002 00:05:21 --- SCHEDULEREC OBJECT END SCHNOV5 02/17/2002 23:30:00 02/18/2002 00:05:21 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'SCHNOV5' failed. Return code = 4. 02/18/2002 00:05:21 Sending results for scheduled event 'SCHNOV5'. 02/18/2002 00:05:22 Results sent to server for scheduled event 'SCHNOV5'. But got a return code=4 !! How can I fix this message Regards Robert Ouzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. **
Re: lbtest
Excuse my ignorance but what is lbtest? Thanks, Gene |+---> || Henk ten Have| || <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| || L> | || | || 02/18/02 | || 03:20 AM | || Please | || respond to | || "ADSM: Dist | || Stor Manager"| || | |+---> >-| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: (bcc: Gene Greenberg/CentralOffice/RRISD) | | Subject: Re: lbtest | >-| On 17-Feb-02 Jack Magill wrote: > Where can I find documentation on the lbtest utility? I never found any documentation (on AIX). But at least lbtest works. Cheers, Henk ten Have.
Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000
Requires EMULEX specific EMULEX driver levels or NT driver levels? Which driver level do you have installed? Kirsten -Original Message- From: Seay, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 3:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 EMULEX requires specific driver levels on NT, the latest ones. Otherwise, it will not work. -Original Message- From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 Could you describe your layout abit: ie: - TSM Server connected to the SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN - 3494 library connected directly to the SAN via Fibre (or connected via SCSI to TSM Server) - NT4 Server(s) connected to SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN On the Win4 server can you see the SAN attached drives and access them? Can the current (LAN path) client access the TSM server (manual backup from desktop) and can the TSM GUI see all the SAN drives (mappings - should be the same when viewing mappings through explorer) Joe -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 We use this fibre card with WinNT 4 SL6. I tried to use NTutil but without success. Any hints? Kirsten -Original Message- From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 I am using this fibre card for both windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 ADV svr (connected to a SAN). There are different drivers for Win2000 (but win2000 picks up the LP8000 - you need to change this - use update driver and tell it to use Windows update). You also require a different client to backup directly to tape (LAN FREE) (see SAN storage agent guide), however if this path is not found it will use the LAN path to get to the diskpools. Not sure about the RS/6000, but if it is attached to the SAN with your library then why not?! Server - Windows2000 TSM v4.2.1.6 Joe -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 Hi, We have problems to backup a NT Server via SAN with an Emulex LP8000 adapter to a 3494 library with 3590E1A tape drives. Has anyone tried this? It is possible to access disks from the NT server via SAN and it is possible to access the 3590E1A drives via an RS/6000. Best regards, Kirsten Glöer Commerzbank AG ZIT P 5.22 Mainzer Landstr. 15160327 Frankfurt Tel.: 069/136-22505 Fax: 069/136-25059
Re: Problem with tdp for Domino
> Everything works fine when the option PASSWORDACCESS is equal to prompt but > when I tried to change it > at dsm.sys options file to : PASSWORDACCESS generate, I receive the > following message: > ANS0282E (RC168) Password file is not available. Nick, This probably means that the userid that you are running TDP for Domino under does not have "read" permission to the directory that the password file is stored. You can change the password directory by placing a PASSWORDDIR option into your dsm.sys file under the server stanza of your choice. For example, in the dsm.sys file: passwordaccess generate passworddir The value of directory_name must be a directory where the user that will execute the domdsmc command has write authority. If the passworddir option is not specified, then the password file may not be stored properly due to insufficient permission. This is covered in the TDP for Domino 1.1.2 User's Guide. Thanks, Del Del Hoobler IBM Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Celebrate we will. Life is short but sweet for certain..." -- Dave
Retrieve only GUI?
Hi. Do anyone of you all know if there is a possibility to run the Windows NT/2000 TSM client Web GUI in a "retrieve only mode" where you don't see neither the backup nor the restore or archive buttons? I would appreciate also if the options "Delete Archive Data", "Delete Filespaces", etc was hidden for the user. These options are stopped on node level and I would prefer to show only usable choices. Any possibilities to customise the visibility for these options on the GUI?. /Lars Lars Danielsson Volvo Information Technology AB Dept 2510, HD2S SE-40508 Gothenburg, Sweden Telephone: +46 31 667479 Telefax: +46 31 662336 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0
We tested 4.2.1.0 for a month, and then applied it in production. After two weeks in production, TSM died. After sending IBM lots of data dumps, the IBM help desk admitted that there were KNOWN BUGS in 4.2.1.0. Our choices were to backlevel to an older version of TSM, or move ahead to a BETA version, 4.2.1.9, that was supposed to fix our problem. We have been running this Beta for about two months, but it is scary to be on the bleeding edge. I do not understand why Tivoli would put out code with major known problems. Doug James -Original Message- From: Robert Ouzen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue Hi George >From where did you get 4.2.1.24 Client I found only from Tivoli 4.2.1.0 ( IP22371.exe) T.I.A Regards Robert Ouzen \\\/// / _ _ \ (| (.) (.) |) +--oOOo--()--oOOo-+ || | Ouzen Robert | | Helpdesk Manager| | Haifa University | || | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Work : 972-4-8240345 | || +--oooO-+ ( ) Oooo. \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ -Original Message- From: Jason Mount [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue George, I was using the 4.2.1.0 NW client and the SMDR/TSA that came with SP3 for NW 5.1. After going to 4.2.1.24 client and TSA5up7, a lot of my TSM error messages and performance problems went away. I am too scared of Beta files, but I have about 40 NW 5.1 servers running it and no burps from these SMDR/TSA files yet. Sugguest you try them out on a few non-critical systems and then go roll them out. - Original Message - From: "Brandon Eckmann/NS/WSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Novell performance issue > George, > I've been at TSA500 5.4 and SMDR 5.5 for 4 months now with no problems > running with DSMC ver4 rel2 level 1.7. > > > Brandon Eckmann > Network and Technology Services > Wayne State College > Wayne NE. > > > > |-+> > | | George Lesho | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| > | | Sent by: "ADSM: | > | | Dist Stor| > | | Manager" | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | .EDU>| > | || > | || > | | 02/14/2002 11:35 | > | | AM | > | | Please respond to| > | | "ADSM: Dist Stor | > | | Manager" | > | || > |-+> > >--- > ---| > | | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | cc: | > | Subject: Re: Novell performance issue | > >--- > ---| > > > > > Thanks for the tip but my cache hit percentage is in the low 99s for > both my AIX and Win2K TSM servers. The issue is more likely related to > the version of Novell and its components based on reading and comments > from others... Here is where we are at: > > TSA5005.03 > TSANDS5.25 > SMDR 5.04 > > The Novell admins are hesitant to put on TSA5UP7 or TSA5UP8 because > these are still beta but contain important fixes that apparantly TSM > likes > (speedwise) > > Any other hints/suggestion would be VERY appreciated. Backups are > taking forever on these Novell 5 boxes... > > George Lesho > AFC Enterprises > > > > > > > Brandon Eckmann/NS/WSC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 02/14/2002 > 11:21:26 AM > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc:(bcc: George Lesho/Partners/AFC) > Fax to: > Subject: Re: Novell performance issue > > On the TSM server side, run "query db format=detail" and check the > "Cache Hit Pct" line. If it is under 98%, you need to increase the > number of database buffers in the TSM server. > > > > Brandon Eckmann > Network and Technology Services
Select query for servergroups
Hi, is it possible to get the output of a select query from different servers in one output table? the query is: all:select sum(a.backup_mb) as "Backup [MB]",sum(a.archive_mb) as "Archive [MB]",b.domain_name from auditocc a,nodes b where a.node_name=b.node_name group by b.domain_name order by b.domain_name The servergroup all is defined. is it possible to get the following output: Backup [MB] Archive [MB] DOMAIN_NAME --- --- -- 300 10917 A 1795599 453162 B 12625 12960 C instead of: Backup [MB] Archive [MB] DOMAIN_NAME --- --- -- 100 0 A 1795599 453162 B ANR1688I Output for command 'select sum(a.backup_mb),sum(a.archive_mb),b.domai- n_name from auditocc a,nodes b where a.node_name=b.node_name group by b.domain_name order by b.domain_name' issued against server X completed. ANR1687I Output for command 'select sum(a.backup_mb),sum(a.archive_mb),b.domai- n_name from auditocc a,nodes b where a.node_name=b.node_name group by b.domain_name order by b.domain_name' issued against server Y follows: Backup [MB]Archive [MB] DOMAIN_NAME --- --- -- 200 10917 A 12625 12960 C regards, Kirsten Commerzbank AG ZIT P 5.22 Mainzer Landstr. 15160327 Frankfurt Tel.: 069/136-22505 Fax: 069/136-25059
Re: lbtest
I got this from Joel Fuhrman of washington.edu. I have scripts that work, so I know the document speaks accurately. -- lbtest Caveat == This document describes how to use the lbtest tool shipped with the ADSM server. This tool is shipped as a service aid for diagnosing hardware problems for SCSI libraries used by ADSM. This document describes an old version of the tool and is slightly out of date. At this point in time lbtest and the other service aids are not supported for customer use. (i.e. If you find bugs in this document or lbtest, we are not obligated to fix them). -- Invoking lbtest The tool can be invoked as a command from the command line or from within a shell script or REXX EXEC using this syntax: lbtest <-f input-file> <-o output-file> <-d special-file> <-t> <-p special-file> options: -f input-file This specifies the input file for batch mode. If a file is specified, lbtest will execute in batch mode and read input from this file. The default for this file is lbtest.in. -o output-file Specifies the output file. The default for this file is lbtest.out. -d special-file Specifies the special file value to substitute on the "open" statement in the input file. -p special-file Specifies the special file value to substitute on the "passthru" statement in the input file. -t Specifies trace will be invoked e.g. lbtest -d /dev/lb0 -o test.output -f lbtest.mt note.If no parameters are specified, lbtest will operate in interactive mode. Interactive Mode When lbtest is invoked with no -f, it defaults to running in interactive, or manual, mode. This allows a developer to interactively determine the kind of testing to be done. When in interactive mode, lbtest provides a menu of functions that can be performed that looks like this: Main Menu: == 1: Manual test 2: Batch test 9: Exit lbtest Enter selection: 1 After selecting option 1 from the main menu, a manual test menu appears that allows individual device driver functions to be tested: variables settings = special file: /dev/lb0 return_error_when_fail 1 exit_on_unexpected_result 0 manual test menu: = 1: set device special file 2: display symbols 3: set return error when fail 4: set exit on unexpected result 5: set buffer address 6: open7: close 8: ioctl return element count 9: ioctl return all library inventory 10: ioctl return library inventory 11: ioctl move medium 12: ioctl audit 13: ioctl extend 14: ioctl retract 15: ioctl inquiry 16: ioctl get IOCINFO 17: ioctl return error 18: ioctl move slot to slot 19: ioctl move slot to drive 20: ioctl move drive to slot21: ioctl move from empty 22: ioctl move to full 23: ioctl move slot to ee 24: ioctl move ee to slot 25: ioctl move from bad addr 26: ioctl move to bad addr 27: ioctl invalid ioctl 28: ioctl position to element 29: ioctl position to slot 30: ioctl library info 40: execute command 88: trace menu 99: return to main menu Batch Mode If a batch input file was specified with the "-f" option on invocation, lbtest will run in batch mode, rather than interactive. Batch input files can contain these kinds of statements: commands comments exit if passthru pause set skip symbols system type Each type of statement is described next. Comment Any line beginning with "#", or any blank line, is a comment and will be ignored. command Statements Device driver function is exercised by "command" entries in the input file. Command statements must be on a single line of the input file. The data is case sensitive, but leading or embedded blanks are ignored. command command-text This statement is used to execute a library command and to test the command completion status for an expected result. The "command-text" is used to specify which tape operation to perform. The possible values for this field are described next. open SYNTAX: open device-file $D e.g. open /dev/lb0 open $D If the special file "$D" is specified, the -d value given on the command line will be substituted for $D. FUNCTION Tested: "open" will call the device driver ddopen entry point and attempt to open a medium changer device special file. close SYNTAX: close e.g. close FUNCTION Tested: "close" will call the device driver ddclose entry point and close the medium changer device special file previously opened. return_elem_count SYN
How do you backup network drive w/o logging in?
I am looking for suggestions. I have a NAS solution that needs to be backed up. I was hoping to specify a network drive on a particular windows b/a client, until I realized that I had to be logged in all the time to back it up. I want to be able to backup a NAS share without being logged in all the time...any suggestions are appreciated. The only thing that I can think of is to run a pre and post script that maps a drive prior to backing up. We have 2 RS/6000's with AIX 4.3.3 running Tivoli 4.1.4.1. Bud Brown Information Services Systems Administrator
Re: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0
Good morning, Doug! I understand your frustration and all patches that Tivoli develop to fix knowns bugs will have only minimal testing. It is something that we have grown accustomed to in the world of TSM. I have learned to never run just the BASE CODE of TSM server or client! We have been running TSM 4.2.1.9 for about 2-3 months now without any problems! Regards, Demetrius Malbrough UNIX/TSM Administrator -Original Message- From: James, Doug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 7:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0 We tested 4.2.1.0 for a month, and then applied it in production. After two weeks in production, TSM died. After sending IBM lots of data dumps, the IBM help desk admitted that there were KNOWN BUGS in 4.2.1.0. Our choices were to backlevel to an older version of TSM, or move ahead to a BETA version, 4.2.1.9, that was supposed to fix our problem. We have been running this Beta for about two months, but it is scary to be on the bleeding edge. I do not understand why Tivoli would put out code with major known problems. Doug James -Original Message- From: Robert Ouzen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue Hi George >From where did you get 4.2.1.24 Client I found only from Tivoli 4.2.1.0 ( IP22371.exe) T.I.A Regards Robert Ouzen \\\/// / _ _ \ (| (.) (.) |) +--oOOo--()--oOOo-+ || | Ouzen Robert | | Helpdesk Manager| | Haifa University | || | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Work : 972-4-8240345 | || +--oooO-+ ( ) Oooo. \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ -Original Message- From: Jason Mount [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue George, I was using the 4.2.1.0 NW client and the SMDR/TSA that came with SP3 for NW 5.1. After going to 4.2.1.24 client and TSA5up7, a lot of my TSM error messages and performance problems went away. I am too scared of Beta files, but I have about 40 NW 5.1 servers running it and no burps from these SMDR/TSA files yet. Sugguest you try them out on a few non-critical systems and then go roll them out. - Original Message - From: "Brandon Eckmann/NS/WSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Novell performance issue > George, > I've been at TSA500 5.4 and SMDR 5.5 for 4 months now with no problems > running with DSMC ver4 rel2 level 1.7. > > > Brandon Eckmann > Network and Technology Services > Wayne State College > Wayne NE. > > > > |-+> > | | George Lesho | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| > | | Sent by: "ADSM: | > | | Dist Stor| > | | Manager" | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | .EDU>| > | || > | || > | | 02/14/2002 11:35 | > | | AM | > | | Please respond to| > | | "ADSM: Dist Stor | > | | Manager" | > | || > |-+> > >--- > ---| > | | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | cc: | > | Subject: Re: Novell performance issue | > >--- > ---| > > > > > Thanks for the tip but my cache hit percentage is in the low 99s for > both my AIX and Win2K TSM servers. The issue is more likely related to > the version of Novell and its components based on reading and comments > from others... Here is where we are at: > > TSA5005.03 > TSANDS5.25 > SMDR 5.04 > > The Novell admins are hesitant to put on TSA5UP7 or TSA5UP8 because > these are still beta but contain important fixes that apparantly TSM > likes > (speedwise) > > Any other hints/suggestion would be VERY appreciated. Backups are > taking forever on these Novell 5 boxes... > > George Lesho > AFC Enterprises > > > >
NT Archive Question
Hi I would like to archive multiple directories using wild card characters to ADSM. We currently are running ADSM V3 server code and ADSM V3.1.20.7 client code. Has anyone done this before ? and how do you do this request using wild card characters for an NT Server. Thks Sean "MMS " made the following annotations on 02/18/2002 03:36:47 PM -- DISCLAIMER This message may contain confidential information that is legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the parties to whom it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any information in this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message. Thank you. ==
ANR9999D pspvropt.c **OnDemand 7.1.0.5/TSM 4.1.0.5 AIX 4.3.3**
Good morning, SMers! I have noticed these errors in the OnDemand System Log (Msg # 20) and in the TSM actlog: We have a 3995 C62 w/ 2 drives. Actlog -- 02/18/02 08:00:06 ANR8337I OPTICAL volume I00116 mounted in drive OPTDRV0 (/dev/rop0). 02/18/02 08:00:23 ANRD pspvropt.c(463): PvrODskRead: Nonrecoverable error odskRC = 6 02/18/02 08:00:23 ANR1417W Access mode for volume I00116 now set to "read-only" due to excessive read error. 02/18/02 08:00:23 ANR1165E Data-integrity error detected for file in storage pool SCANDOCS6: Node SCANDOCS06, Type Archive, File space /MKA, File name /DOC/ 2590FAAA. 02/18/02 08:00:23 ANR0541W Retrieve or restore failed for session 164 for node SCANDOCS06 (USER) - error on input storage device. System Log Msg# 20 -- 02/18/02 08:00:23 USER9448Error No 20 SM Error: ANS0322E (RC40) no text available for this return code., RC=40, Reason=0, File=arssmsms.C, Line=760 Srvr->imaging 10.x.x.x<- Errpt - LABEL: ADSM_DD_LOG2 IDENTIFIER: 5680E405 Date/Time: Mon Feb 18 08:00:23 Sequence Number: 3963 Machine Id: 0002D67F4C00 Node Id: tximg001 Class: H Type:PERM Resource Name: op0 Resource Class: optdisk Resource Type: ADSM-SCSI-OP Location:14-08-00-1,0 Description STORAGE SUBSYSTEM FAILURE Probable Causes ATTACHED SCSI TARGET DEVICE SCSI ADAPTER Failure Causes ATTACHED SCSI TARGET DEVICE SCSI ADAPTER Recommended Actions RUN DIAGNOSTICS AGAINST THE FAILING DEVICE CHECK PHYSICAL INSTALLATION CHECK FOR CORRECT MICROCODE FIX CONTACT APPROPRIATE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Detail Data COMMAND 0A01 2800 000E 1597 2000 STATUS CODE SENSE DATA 0102 F000 0300 0E15 9718 0900 0702 0064 00D6 2A00 ERROR CODE 0 RETURN CODE 0 REFERENCE CODE I also have a PMR open with TSM support as well. Thanks in advance for any suggestions! Regards, Demetrius Malbrough UNIX/TSM Administrator
Re: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0
Sad... code doesn't earn money setting on the developer's desk :-( and the only thing upper management cares about is the all mighty buck $ What ever happened to pride ? Oh, that is what management uses to ensure someone works a 60 hour week but is only paid for 40 hours... Sorry, I'll calm down now. Dwight -Original Message- From: Gabriel Wiley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 8:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0 Who doesn't do this anymore ?? "I do not understand why Tivoli would put out code with major known problems." It's the world we live in today... Gabriel C. Wiley ADSM/TSM Administrator AIX Support Phone 1-614-308-6709 Pager 1-877-489-2867 Fax 1-614-308-6637 Cell 1-740-972-6441
Re: UDB restore from a backup made on different AIX-client
put NODename = clientname into client dsm.sys file in the client node where you want to restore the udb Vijay Havaralu cc: (bcc: MUSTAFA BAYTAR/ATIM/ICECEK) Sent by: Subject: UDB restore from a backup made on different AIX-client "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU> 15.02.2002 21:51 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Hello, all. We have a problem in restoring the udb restore to an aix-tsm-client node. The backup is previously taken on a different aix-client. Both with the same version 4.1.2.0 tsm-server version is 4.2.1.9. (for example from aix102 db-backup to aix401 db-restore). We tried the options of setting dsm/dsmi dir/config variables, and 'set access a/b * * *'. We tried the method of changing adsm-node name (password) on adsm-server temporarily. On both the methods, db2adutil list commands, (and nomal client restore across nodes), worked fine. But udb-restores always failed across nodes (but works on the same node). Some of the db2adutl and restore outputs are as shown below. I appreciate if any body has a detailed steps or method/s for a successful restore. == ** udb1 redxmsg Retrieving full database backup information. full database backup image: 1, Time: 20020212095531 Oldest log: S000.LOG, Node: 0, Sessions used: 1 full database backup image: 2, Time: 20020212090457 Oldest log: S000.LOG, Node: 0, Sessions used: 1 ** dbaudb@chbsp101e:/u/dbaudb/ADSM ==> db2 "restore db REDXMSGB use adsm taken at 20020212095531 into REDXMSGB replace existing" SQL2542N No match for a database image file was found based on the source database alias and timestamp provided. dbaudb@chbsp101e:/u/dbaudb/ADSM ==
Re: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0
Who doesn't do this anymore ?? "I do not understand why Tivoli would put out code with major known problems." It's the world we live in today... Gabriel C. Wiley ADSM/TSM Administrator AIX Support Phone 1-614-308-6709 Pager 1-877-489-2867 Fax 1-614-308-6637 Cell 1-740-972-6441 Siempre Hay Esperanza "James, Doug" cc: Sent by: "ADSM: Subject: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0 Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU> 02/18/2002 08:42 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" We tested 4.2.1.0 for a month, and then applied it in production. After two weeks in production, TSM died. After sending IBM lots of data dumps, the IBM help desk admitted that there were KNOWN BUGS in 4.2.1.0. Our choices were to backlevel to an older version of TSM, or move ahead to a BETA version, 4.2.1.9, that was supposed to fix our problem. We have been running this Beta for about two months, but it is scary to be on the bleeding edge. Doug James -Original Message- From: Robert Ouzen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue Hi George >From where did you get 4.2.1.24 Client I found only from Tivoli 4.2.1.0 ( IP22371.exe) T.I.A Regards Robert Ouzen \\\/// / _ _ \ (| (.) (.) |) +--oOOo--()--oOOo-+ || | Ouzen Robert | | Helpdesk Manager| | Haifa University | || | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Work : 972-4-8240345 | || +--oooO-+ ( ) Oooo. \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ -Original Message- From: Jason Mount [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue George, I was using the 4.2.1.0 NW client and the SMDR/TSA that came with SP3 for NW 5.1. After going to 4.2.1.24 client and TSA5up7, a lot of my TSM error messages and performance problems went away. I am too scared of Beta files, but I have about 40 NW 5.1 servers running it and no burps from these SMDR/TSA files yet. Sugguest you try them out on a few non-critical systems and then go roll them out. - Original Message - From: "Brandon Eckmann/NS/WSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Novell performance issue > George, > I've been at TSA500 5.4 and SMDR 5.5 for 4 months now with no problems > running with DSMC ver4 rel2 level 1.7. > > > Brandon Eckmann > Network and Technology Services > Wayne State College > Wayne NE. > > > > |-+> > | | George Lesho | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| > | | Sent by: "ADSM: | > | | Dist Stor| > | | Manager" | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | .EDU>| > | || > | || > | | 02/14/2002 11:35 | > | | AM | > | | Please respond to| > | | "ADSM: Dist Stor | > | | Manager" | > | || > |-+> > >--- > ---| > | | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | cc: | > | Subject: Re: Novell performance issue | > >--- > ---| > > > > > Thanks for the tip but my cache hit percentage is in the low 99s for > both my AIX and Win2K TSM servers. The issue is more likely related to > the version of Novell and its components based on reading and comments > from others... Here is where we are at: > > TSA5005.03 > TSANDS5.25 > SMDR 5.04 > > The Novell admins are hesitant to put on TSA5UP7 or TSA5UP8 because > these are still beta but contain important fixes that apparantly TSM > likes > (speedwise) > > Any other hin
Re: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0
> I do not understand why Tivoli would put out code with major > known problems. We do not knowingly release code with major bugs. Yes, you will often find that the README files contain a list of "Known problems and limitations" that documents problems we are aware of at the time the code is released. However, those problems should be of relatively minor severity. I'm sure that when the help desk told you there were known problems, they meant that you were not reporting a new, previously unheard of problem. But this doesn't mean that the code was released intentionally that way; rather, the problems were discovered some time *after* the code was released, but before you stumbled across it. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "James, Doug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/18/2002 06:42 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0 We tested 4.2.1.0 for a month, and then applied it in production. After two weeks in production, TSM died. After sending IBM lots of data dumps, the IBM help desk admitted that there were KNOWN BUGS in 4.2.1.0. Our choices were to backlevel to an older version of TSM, or move ahead to a BETA version, 4.2.1.9, that was supposed to fix our problem. We have been running this Beta for about two months, but it is scary to be on the bleeding edge. I do not understand why Tivoli would put out code with major known problems. Doug James -Original Message- From: Robert Ouzen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue Hi George >From where did you get 4.2.1.24 Client I found only from Tivoli 4.2.1.0 ( IP22371.exe) T.I.A Regards Robert Ouzen \\\/// / _ _ \ (| (.) (.) |) +--oOOo--()--oOOo-+ || | Ouzen Robert | | Helpdesk Manager| | Haifa University | || | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Work : 972-4-8240345 | || +--oooO-+ ( ) Oooo. \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ -Original Message- From: Jason Mount [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue George, I was using the 4.2.1.0 NW client and the SMDR/TSA that came with SP3 for NW 5.1. After going to 4.2.1.24 client and TSA5up7, a lot of my TSM error messages and performance problems went away. I am too scared of Beta files, but I have about 40 NW 5.1 servers running it and no burps from these SMDR/TSA files yet. Sugguest you try them out on a few non-critical systems and then go roll them out. - Original Message - From: "Brandon Eckmann/NS/WSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Novell performance issue > George, > I've been at TSA500 5.4 and SMDR 5.5 for 4 months now with no problems > running with DSMC ver4 rel2 level 1.7. > > > Brandon Eckmann > Network and Technology Services > Wayne State College > Wayne NE. > > > > |-+> > | | George Lesho | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| > | | Sent by: "ADSM: | > | | Dist Stor| > | | Manager" | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | .EDU>| > | || > | || > | | 02/14/2002 11:35 | > | | AM | > | | Please respond to| > | | "ADSM: Dist Stor | > | | Manager" | > | || > |-+> > >--- > ---| > | | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | cc: | > | Subject: Re: Novell performance issue | > >--- > ---
Moving from 3570 to STK LTO 700
We are moving to a Storagetek L700 (LTO) from 3570...(TSM 4.1.5 running on AIX 4.3.3) I have some questions on migrating the data. The current plan is to connect the L700 to our box leaving our magstar connected as well. We will change the 3570 tapepool to read only. Then we will create a new pool for LTO and migrate data from our 3570 tapepool to the new LTO tapepool. My question concerns our offsite copypool. How do I handle it the data within it? Depending on how long the migration takes for our approx. 4 TB of data, I was thinking we could just do a backup of the LTO pool to copypool and once we know we have everything offsite, destroy the 3570 tapes??? I may be way off base so any suggestions would be helpful. I don't want to lose one little bit (or byte) of data.. Thanks so much! Kelli Jones Chesterfield County Information Systems Technology [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 804-748-1951 fax: 804-748-1571
Re: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0
Dough, Did u put 4.2.1.9 Fix and try ,because I feel 3.7.0 also had problems .But after updating fixes it went well. So could u pl tell us did they say even after updating to 4.2.1.9 u may face problems? Because it will help me know what else I need to look at later . Thanks Balanand -Original Message- From: James, Doug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 7:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0 We tested 4.2.1.0 for a month, and then applied it in production. After two weeks in production, TSM died. After sending IBM lots of data dumps, the IBM help desk admitted that there were KNOWN BUGS in 4.2.1.0. Our choices were to backlevel to an older version of TSM, or move ahead to a BETA version, 4.2.1.9, that was supposed to fix our problem. We have been running this Beta for about two months, but it is scary to be on the bleeding edge. I do not understand why Tivoli would put out code with major known problems. Doug James -Original Message- From: Robert Ouzen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue Hi George >From where did you get 4.2.1.24 Client I found only from Tivoli 4.2.1.0 ( IP22371.exe) T.I.A Regards Robert Ouzen \\\/// / _ _ \ (| (.) (.) |) +--oOOo--()--oOOo-+ || | Ouzen Robert | | Helpdesk Manager| | Haifa University | || | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Work : 972-4-8240345 | || +--oooO-+ ( ) Oooo. \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ -Original Message- From: Jason Mount [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue George, I was using the 4.2.1.0 NW client and the SMDR/TSA that came with SP3 for NW 5.1. After going to 4.2.1.24 client and TSA5up7, a lot of my TSM error messages and performance problems went away. I am too scared of Beta files, but I have about 40 NW 5.1 servers running it and no burps from these SMDR/TSA files yet. Sugguest you try them out on a few non-critical systems and then go roll them out. - Original Message - From: "Brandon Eckmann/NS/WSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Novell performance issue > George, > I've been at TSA500 5.4 and SMDR 5.5 for 4 months now with no problems > running with DSMC ver4 rel2 level 1.7. > > > Brandon Eckmann > Network and Technology Services > Wayne State College > Wayne NE. > > > > |-+> > | | George Lesho | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| > | | Sent by: "ADSM: | > | | Dist Stor| > | | Manager" | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | .EDU>| > | || > | || > | | 02/14/2002 11:35 | > | | AM | > | | Please respond to| > | | "ADSM: Dist Stor | > | | Manager" | > | || > |-+> > >--- > ---| > | | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | cc: | > | Subject: Re: Novell performance issue | > >--- > ---| > > > > > Thanks for the tip but my cache hit percentage is in the low 99s for > both my AIX and Win2K TSM servers. The issue is more likely related to > the version of Novell and its components based on reading and comments > from others... Here is where we are at: > > TSA5005.03 > TSANDS5.25 > SMDR 5.04 > > The Novell admins are hesitant to put on TSA5UP7 or TSA5UP8 because > these are still beta but contain important fixes that apparantly TSM > likes > (speedwise) > > Any other hints/suggestion would be VERY appreciated. Backups are > taking forever on these Novell 5 boxes... > > George Lesho > AFC Enterprises > > > > > > > Brandon Eckmann/NS/WSC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 02/14/2002 > 11:21:26 AM > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist St
Re: Default Mgment Classes
One default mgmt class, per policy domaindoes that answer it? -Original Message- From: Marc Lowers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Default Mgment Classes Could someone explain to me why when I mark a new mgment class as default and I query the other mgement classes they are also marked as default. I would of thought you can only have one default mgment class but I guess not. Is the latest class I have marked the one that is used? Marc.
ODBC Driver for Windows
I was wondering if anybody has had any luck using the ODBC driver and Access 2000 to run read-only queries and run reports on the syscat table. Innitially I have had success in setting this up but that only lasts until I close the database I created. I have to recreate the links every time. I get ODBC connection errors when trying to re-open the database after it has been closed. Could there possibly be a newer version of the driver somewhere? I haven't been able to find it. Bud Brown Information Services Systems Administrator 303-436-5986
Default Mgment Classes
Could someone explain to me why when I mark a new mgment class as default and I query the other mgement classes they are also marked as default. I would of thought you can only have one default mgment class but I guess not. Is the latest class I have marked the one that is used? Marc.
Re: Default Mgment Classes
and you need to remember to acticate your policy set Kvedja/Regards Petur Eythorsson Taeknimadur/Technician IBM Certified Specialist - AIX Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional Microsoft Certified System Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nyherji Hf Simi TEL: +354-569-7700 Borgartun 37105 Iceland URL:http://www.nyherji.is -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Williams, Tim P {PBSG} Sent: 18. febrúar 2002 16:50 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Default Mgment Classes One default mgmt class, per policy domaindoes that answer it? -Original Message- From: Marc Lowers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Default Mgment Classes Could someone explain to me why when I mark a new mgment class as default and I query the other mgement classes they are also marked as default. I would of thought you can only have one default mgment class but I guess not. Is the latest class I have marked the one that is used? Marc.
Re: ODBC Driver for Windows
This could be APAR IC31451, which is known to occur with the 4.2.0 and 4.2.1 ODBC driver. The problem occurs when you have tables from more than on TSM server linked in the same Access database. I am not aware of any problems such as you describe when the tables are linked to a single TSM server. If that doesn't answer the question, then could you please provide step-by-step details for recreating the problem? As far as being able to indicate whether there is a newer version of the ODBC driver. I would need to know what version you are currently running in order to answer that! :-) 4.2.1 is the latest available version. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "Brown, Bud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/18/2002 09:31 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:ODBC Driver for Windows I was wondering if anybody has had any luck using the ODBC driver and Access 2000 to run read-only queries and run reports on the syscat table. Innitially I have had success in setting this up but that only lasts until I close the database I created. I have to recreate the links every time. I get ODBC connection errors when trying to re-open the database after it has been closed. Could there possibly be a newer version of the driver somewhere? I haven't been able to find it. Bud Brown Information Services Systems Administrator 303-436-5986
Re: Default Mgment Classes
OK, I can see now once activating the policyset and typing in a q domain command only the one default management class is displayed. However in the web GUI, if you check each mgment class they are all still marked as default?! Is this a bug? I'm still running TSM 4.1.2.12 "Williams, Tim P {PBSG}" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 18-Feb-2002 16:50 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ADSM-L cc: Subject:Re: Default Mgment Classes One default mgmt class, per policy domaindoes that answer it? -Original Message- From: Marc Lowers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Default Mgment Classes Could someone explain to me why when I mark a new mgment class as default and I query the other mgement classes they are also marked as default. I would of thought you can only have one default mgment class but I guess not. Is the latest class I have marked the one that is used? Marc.
Re: Power Distribution Unit Failure
We've had a problem with our 3494 from day one with unexpected power outages. Our CE claims theres a design flaw in the power sequencing module, we've had three outages since Oct 2000 and all have been fixed by flipping the breaker to the 3494 and powering the box back on. Two of the outages were to move it over to a "total UPS". Edward(Ed) J. Finnell, III Big Honkin' M/F Mgr. www.ua.edu or bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ODBC Driver for Windows
Sorry. . .I have version 3.07.02. I pulled it off my 4.1 CD. I noticed the driver is not located in the download of the 4.2.x b/a client, unless I missed it. I do have 2 TSM servers, and I was having the problem you describe. I thought I had fixed the issue by creating individual databases for each server and then creating a 3rd database to act as a front end for the 2 individuals. . .that wasn't so good either. Bud Brown Information Services Systems Administrator 303-436-5986 -Original Message- From: Andrew Raibeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ODBC Driver for Windows This could be APAR IC31451, which is known to occur with the 4.2.0 and 4.2.1 ODBC driver. The problem occurs when you have tables from more than on TSM server linked in the same Access database. I am not aware of any problems such as you describe when the tables are linked to a single TSM server. If that doesn't answer the question, then could you please provide step-by-step details for recreating the problem? As far as being able to indicate whether there is a newer version of the ODBC driver. I would need to know what version you are currently running in order to answer that! :-) 4.2.1 is the latest available version. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "Brown, Bud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/18/2002 09:31 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:ODBC Driver for Windows I was wondering if anybody has had any luck using the ODBC driver and Access 2000 to run read-only queries and run reports on the syscat table. Innitially I have had success in setting this up but that only lasts until I close the database I created. I have to recreate the links every time. I get ODBC connection errors when trying to re-open the database after it has been closed. Could there possibly be a newer version of the driver somewhere? I haven't been able to find it. Bud Brown Information Services Systems Administrator 303-436-5986
Re: ODBC Driver for Windows
OK, thanks for the info. If you are running the 3.7.2 ODBC driver, then that is definitely an issue. The Office 2000 products were not even supported until 4.2. Even on an "unofficial" basis, I didn't have any luck myself getting Access 2000 to work with an ODBC driver below 4.2. If you were able to get it to work at all, you were doing better than I. Starting with 4.2, the ODBC driver is a separate package from the B-A client. If you pulled the 4.2 client from the FTP site, then you should find the ODBC driver out there as well (it'll have ODBC_DRIVER as part of the file name, and is around 13 MB). The 4.2 ODBC driver should work fine as long as you stick to accessing one TSM server per Access database. The problem with tables from multiple TSM servers should be fixed in 4.2.2 and up, probably around the April-May timeframe. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "Brown, Bud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/18/2002 11:06 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: ODBC Driver for Windows Sorry. . .I have version 3.07.02. I pulled it off my 4.1 CD. I noticed the driver is not located in the download of the 4.2.x b/a client, unless I missed it. I do have 2 TSM servers, and I was having the problem you describe. I thought I had fixed the issue by creating individual databases for each server and then creating a 3rd database to act as a front end for the 2 individuals. . .that wasn't so good either. Bud Brown Information Services Systems Administrator 303-436-5986 -Original Message- From: Andrew Raibeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ODBC Driver for Windows This could be APAR IC31451, which is known to occur with the 4.2.0 and 4.2.1 ODBC driver. The problem occurs when you have tables from more than on TSM server linked in the same Access database. I am not aware of any problems such as you describe when the tables are linked to a single TSM server. If that doesn't answer the question, then could you please provide step-by-step details for recreating the problem? As far as being able to indicate whether there is a newer version of the ODBC driver. I would need to know what version you are currently running in order to answer that! :-) 4.2.1 is the latest available version. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "Brown, Bud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/18/2002 09:31 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:ODBC Driver for Windows I was wondering if anybody has had any luck using the ODBC driver and Access 2000 to run read-only queries and run reports on the syscat table. Innitially I have had success in setting this up but that only lasts until I close the database I created. I have to recreate the links every time. I get ODBC connection errors when trying to re-open the database after it has been closed. Could there possibly be a newer version of the driver somewhere? I haven't been able to find it. Bud Brown Information Services Systems Administrator 303-436-5986
Re: SELFTUNEBUFpoolsize
We've noticed this also - running on 4.2.0 on W2K. We've switched to manually increasing bufpoolsize and turning off SELFTUNEBUFFPOOLSIZE. >From a TSM 3.7 Redbook - "The current values for memory usage limits by the BUFPOOLSIZE value are 10% of the real memory for AIX, HP Unix, Sun Solaris, and Windows NT, and 50% of the region size in OS/390. This does also mean that Tivoli Storage Manager may not be able, in all cases, to optimally tune the BUFPOOLSIZE value, because the server could not have enough real memory installed." Can anyone confirm if the above is still true for 4.x? Thanks, Tim Rushforth City of Winnipeg -Original Message- From: Rupp Thomas (Illwerke) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 4:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SELFTUNEBUFpoolsize Hi TSM-ers, I have set SELFTUNEBUFFPOOLSIZE to YES and the BUFPoolsize in DSMSERV.OPT to 131072. When EXPIRE INVENTURY has finished I get message ANR0386I The BUFPoolsize has been changed to 131072 Is this pure coincidence or does this message tell me that SELFTUNEBUFFPOOLSIZE doesn't work? I'm running TSM 4.1.5.0 on AIX 4.3.3.0 Kind regards Thomas Rupp Vorarlberger Illwerke AG MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TEL:++43/5574/4991-251 FAX:++43/5574/4991-820-8251 -- Dieses eMail wurde auf Viren geprueft. Vorarlberger Illwerke AG --
Re: How do you secure the passwd in a TSM admin command run a via batch script
If you like, you can use something like "expect" to script your dsmadmc commands. For applications that block regular STDIN piping and redirecting, like telnet or dsmadmc, "expect" does the magic tty swapping that's necessary to feed the password into the password prompt so it won't show in the ps. I don't know much more about it because it's a little higher powered programming than I've done in years, but if the security is that important to you, it might be worth your time. Here's the web site. http://expect.nist.gov/ There's also a Perl version, but I don't know how good it's cross-platform functionality is. http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Expect Good luck. Alex Paschal Storage Administrator Freightliner, LLC (503) 745-6850 phone/vmail -Original Message- From: Gerhard Rentschler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 2:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How do you secure the passwd in a TSM admin command run a via batch script Hello, this would not solve all security problems. If a user does a "ps -elf" command on a unix system he can see the whole command line including the password. Best regards Gerhard Gerhard Rentschler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager Central Servers & Services Regional Computing Center tel: ++49/711/6855806 University of Stuttgartfax: ++49/711/682357 Allmandring 30a D 70550 Stuttgart Germany Lindsey Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gesendet von: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 14.02.2002 05:57 Bitte antworten an "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kopie: Thema: Re: How do you secure the passwd in a TSM admin command run a via batch script Hi *, Saw this posted from: http://www.autovault.org/discus/index.html ### root owns the passwd file w/perms 600 or such: . PASSWORD='cat /home/root/adsmpw' "dsmadmc -id=USERID -pass=$PASSWORD "macro macroname" ### HTH lt 512 823 6522 (TL) 793
Storage pools on disk array
We have a TSM 4.2.0.0 server running under OS/390. We are getting ready to install a Hitachi Data Systems 9960 disk subsystem. We are planning to put some disk storage pools, among other things, on the new subsystem. About 40 of the emulated 3390 model 3 volumes on the subsystem will be used this way. All of them will be carved out of a RAID group consisting of four physical disk drives with a capacity of 73 gigabytes each. There will be sixteen gigabytes of cache memory between the physical disks and the mainframe. How should I subdivide the available space into storage pools? For example, should I make each pool out of datasets that are as large as possible and fit on as few virtual disks as possible, or should I use smaller datasets and stripe each pool over as many virtual disks as possible?
Re: TSM Database Tables
I can not find the sample scripts on my W2K Server. Does anyone know where I would find these samples for Windows servers. Al - Original Message - From: "Joerg Pohlmann/CanWest/IBM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 1:50 PM Subject: Re: TSM Database Tables > Even better is to install the sample scripts. Shut down your server, then > do a dsmserv runfile /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/webimages/scripts.smp if your > server is on AIX (on other platforms the file is in the appropriate > directory/data set/minidisk - if you cannot find it, I'll be glad to send > it to you). Then restart your server and all you need to do is run Q_TABLES > to get a nicely formatted list of tables. My second favourite script is to > "run Q_COLUMNS " to get the columns in a table. Many thanks to > the developer in TSM who provided this sample set. There are many other > useful examples in this set of sample scripts that have helped me with SQL > SELECT statements. > > Joerg Pohlmann > > > > Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2002-02-15 12:57:01 > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by:"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject:Re: TSM Database Tables > > > Hi Pattie, > > I"m not aware of any updated list, but you can use the SELECT statement to > find out: > >SELECT TABNAME FROM TABLES > > You can use the following to find out what columns are in the table: > >SELECT * FROM COLUMNS WHERE TABNAME='tablename' > > where tablename is the name of the table you are interested in (be sure to > put the table name in uppercase). > > Regards, > > Andy > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS > Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. > The command line is your friend. > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > > > > Patricia LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 02/15/2002 13:40 > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject:TSM Database Tables > > > > Anyone know where I can find (online) an updated copy of the TSM Database > Tables? > > Thanks, > pattie > Liberty Mutual > Backup and Recovery
Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables)
C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\Server\scripts.smp -Original Message- From: Al Narzisi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM Database Tables I can not find the sample scripts on my W2K Server. Does anyone know where I would find these samples for Windows servers. Al
Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables)
I did a search on *.smp and no scripts.smp on my W2K server. Al - Original Message - From: "Rushforth, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\Server\scripts.smp > > -Original Message- > From: Al Narzisi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: TSM Database Tables > > > I can not find the sample scripts on my W2K Server. Does anyone know where > I would find these samples for Windows servers. > Al
Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables)
During the initial install on my Win2K server (4.1.4.5), a "Server1" dir was created. Most of the server config files are now located there. In the original "Server" directory is a file which contains the sample scripts called scripts.smp. I will attach that file... George Lesho AFC Enterprises (See attached file: scripts.smp) Al Narzisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 02/18/2002 05:24:31 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: George Lesho/Partners/AFC) Fax to: Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) I did a search on *.smp and no scripts.smp on my W2K server. Al - Original Message - From: "Rushforth, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\Server\scripts.smp > > -Original Message- > From: Al Narzisi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: TSM Database Tables > > > I can not find the sample scripts on my W2K Server. Does anyone know where > I would find these samples for Windows servers. > Al scripts.smp Description: Binary data
Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables)
I am at 4.1.0 and the initial install did not provide the scripts.smp? I am not sure why? Al - Original Message - From: "George Lesho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > > During the initial install on my Win2K server (4.1.4.5), a "Server1" dir > was created. Most of the server config files are now located there. In the > original "Server" directory is a file which contains the sample scripts > called scripts.smp. > > I will attach that file... > > George Lesho > AFC Enterprises > > (See attached file: scripts.smp) > > > > > > Al Narzisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 02/18/2002 05:24:31 PM > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc:(bcc: George Lesho/Partners/AFC) > Fax to: > Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > > I did a search on *.smp and no scripts.smp on my W2K server. > > Al > - Original Message - > From: "Rushforth, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:12 PM > Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > > > > C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\Server\scripts.smp > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Al Narzisi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:47 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: TSM Database Tables > > > > > > I can not find the sample scripts on my W2K Server. Does anyone know > where > > I would find these samples for Windows servers. > > Al > > >
Object field in Archive schedule
Hello, TSM Server 4.1.1.0 on AIX 4.3.3 TSM Client 4.1.1.0 on AIX 4.3.3 We want performing an 'archive' using schedules. A few clients have a lot of filesystems, about 50 or more. We already encountered the limitation of 20 objects in the object-field, so we made 3 archive-schedules per system. It is a lot of work to define those schedules and it will be much easier to select a volumegroup or the whole system, so we are going to do a request for an enhancement. In clientversion 4.2.x. you can use the -filelist option, but upgrading is not possible for the moment. Till then we are looking for a good, simple solution. Is there somebody outthere who's doing this much easier then we do at the moment? Thanks, Brian. _ MSN Foto's is de eenvoudigste manier om je foto's te delen en af te drukken: http://photos.msn.nl/Support/WorldWide.aspx
Re: How do you backup network drive w/o logging in?
You can try using the flag "/persistent:yes" on your NET USE command when initially mapping a drive from your windows b/a client to the NAS device. The mapped drive should still be available when you log out. The only issue is that you will have to run your TSM Scheduler service under an account other than system, one which has rights to access the NAS device. John Monahan Senior Consultant Enterprise Solutions Computech Resources, Inc. Office: 952-833-0930 ext 109 Cell: 952-484-5435 http://www.compures.com "Brown, Bud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/18/2002 08:48 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:How do you backup network drive w/o logging in? I am looking for suggestions. I have a NAS solution that needs to be backed up. I was hoping to specify a network drive on a particular windows b/a client, until I realized that I had to be logged in all the time to back it up. I want to be able to backup a NAS share without being logged in all the time...any suggestions are appreciated. The only thing that I can think of is to run a pre and post script that maps a drive prior to backing up. We have 2 RS/6000's with AIX 4.3.3 running Tivoli 4.1.4.1. Bud Brown Information Services Systems Administrator
Re: Power Distribution Unit Failure
Hi Ed I had a problem with our 3494 that might be related. For reasons to do with AS400 connection, this library had a lot of manual intervention. Thus it kept being put offline and online up to 10 times each day. The problem that developed was that during the process of going online, the accessor moves from the bottom left corner of the library to the top right. We have two sections installed, and the power drain as the accessor moved on both axes at maximum speed was enough to trip the power supply. The CEs took ages to figure this out and replaced almost every accessor component. Once they realized what was going on and replaced the offending power supply, everything worked fine. Steve Harris AIX and TSM Admin Queensland Health, Sunny Sub-Tropical Brisbane Australia (home of the Salt Lake Olympics "Fall Guy") >>> "Edward(Ed) J. Finnell, III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 19/02/2002 3:25:32 >>> We've had a problem with our 3494 from day one with unexpected power outages. Our CE claims theres a design flaw in the power sequencing module, we've had three outages since Oct 2000 and all have been fixed by flipping the breaker to the 3494 and powering the box back on. Two of the outages were to move it over to a "total UPS". Edward(Ed) J. Finnell, III Big Honkin' M/F Mgr. www.ua.edu or bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ** This e-mail, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/ received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this e-mail is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this e-mail in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return e-mail. You should also delete this e-mail message and destroy any hard copies produced. **
Re: Select statement
You can also: select cast(filespace_name as char(40)) as "Filespace Name".. John Monahan Senior Consultant Enterprise Solutions Computech Resources, Inc. Office: 952-833-0930 ext 109 Cell: 952-484-5435 http://www.compures.com Andrew Raibeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/16/2002 07:11 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: Select statement Are you asking how to increase the width so that the file space name doesn't wrap to multiple lines? While this example doesn't wrap, it does illustrate a method you can use to adjust the output column widths. STANDARD WIDTH: select filespace_name, node_name, capacity from filespaces FILESPACE_NAME NODE_NAME CAPACITY -- -- \\raibeck\c$ RAIBECK 44481.4 CUSTOM WIDTH (40 columns for FILESPACE_NAME): select filespace_name as "FILESPACE NAME ", node_name, capacity from filespaces FILESPACE NAME NODE_NAME CAPACITY -- \\raibeck\c$ RAIBECK 44481.4 Note: The "as" specification for FILESPACE_NAME is padded with blanks to bring the entire column width to 40. When running in batch mode, if you want the display to appear in tabular format rather than list format, put the select command in a macro, say, "select.mac". Then invoke dsmadmc like this: dsmadmc -id=adminid -pa=x -displaymode=table macro select.mac or like this this to redirect output to a file: dsmadmc -id=adminid -pa=x -displaymode=table macro select.mac > select.out 2>&1 Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. From: Hunley, Ike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 4:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Select statement Hi all, I hope someone out there has the answer for this. How do I increase the output field size for filespace_name so I can output the filespace_name along with quantity and node_name? Thanks
Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables)
Al, the 4.1.x TSM for NT server package omitted a whole bunch of nice add-on's - the scripts were just one piece that was missing, also missing were the ibmtsm.mac sample, user exits samples, etc. - they are all back in TSM for NT 4.2.x. Joerg Pohlmann Al Narzisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2002-02-18 15:52:48 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by:"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) I am at 4.1.0 and the initial install did not provide the scripts.smp? I am not sure why? Al - Original Message - From: "George Lesho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > > During the initial install on my Win2K server (4.1.4.5), a "Server1" dir > was created. Most of the server config files are now located there. In the > original "Server" directory is a file which contains the sample scripts > called scripts.smp. > > I will attach that file... > > George Lesho > AFC Enterprises > > (See attached file: scripts.smp) > > > > > > Al Narzisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 02/18/2002 05:24:31 PM > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc:(bcc: George Lesho/Partners/AFC) > Fax to: > Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > > I did a search on *.smp and no scripts.smp on my W2K server. > > Al > - Original Message - > From: "Rushforth, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:12 PM > Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > > > > C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\Server\scripts.smp > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Al Narzisi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:47 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: TSM Database Tables > > > > > > I can not find the sample scripts on my W2K Server. Does anyone know > where > > I would find these samples for Windows servers. > > Al > > >
Re: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0: .0 means none of the bugs foun d yet
I would never install a x.x.x.0 release in production unless Tivoli had categorical proof that it was absolutely solid. Typically, I wait 3 months after it is generally available and do some APAR searches to see where the problems are. I typically wait until x.x.x.2 or .3 before I put in production. Remember everyone is installing the stuff in a test area that has many TB at stake and verifying the product works correctly before the deploy to production. They are the ones generating the initial problems that are fixed and they do a lot of testing. -Original Message- From: PINNI, BALANAND (SBCSI) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0 Dough, Did u put 4.2.1.9 Fix and try ,because I feel 3.7.0 also had problems .But after updating fixes it went well. So could u pl tell us did they say even after updating to 4.2.1.9 u may face problems? Because it will help me know what else I need to look at later . Thanks Balanand -Original Message- From: James, Doug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 7:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0 We tested 4.2.1.0 for a month, and then applied it in production. After two weeks in production, TSM died. After sending IBM lots of data dumps, the IBM help desk admitted that there were KNOWN BUGS in 4.2.1.0. Our choices were to backlevel to an older version of TSM, or move ahead to a BETA version, 4.2.1.9, that was supposed to fix our problem. We have been running this Beta for about two months, but it is scary to be on the bleeding edge. I do not understand why Tivoli would put out code with major known problems. Doug James -Original Message- From: Robert Ouzen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue Hi George >From where did you get 4.2.1.24 Client I found only from Tivoli 4.2.1.0 ( IP22371.exe) T.I.A Regards Robert Ouzen \\\/// / _ _ \ (| (.) (.) |) +--oOOo--()--oOOo-+ || | Ouzen Robert | | Helpdesk Manager| | Haifa University | || | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Work : 972-4-8240345 | || +--oooO-+ ( ) Oooo. \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ -Original Message- From: Jason Mount [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Novell performance issue George, I was using the 4.2.1.0 NW client and the SMDR/TSA that came with SP3 for NW 5.1. After going to 4.2.1.24 client and TSA5up7, a lot of my TSM error messages and performance problems went away. I am too scared of Beta files, but I have about 40 NW 5.1 servers running it and no burps from these SMDR/TSA files yet. Sugguest you try them out on a few non-critical systems and then go roll them out. - Original Message - From: "Brandon Eckmann/NS/WSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Novell performance issue > George, > I've been at TSA500 5.4 and SMDR 5.5 for 4 months now with no problems > running with DSMC ver4 rel2 level 1.7. > > > Brandon Eckmann > Network and Technology Services > Wayne State College > Wayne NE. > > > > |-+> > | | George Lesho | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| > | | Sent by: "ADSM: | > | | Dist Stor| > | | Manager" | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | .EDU>| > | || > | || > | | 02/14/2002 11:35 | > | | AM | > | | Please respond to| > | | "ADSM: Dist Stor | > | | Manager" | > | || > |-+> > >--- > ---| > | | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | cc: | > | Subject: Re: Novell performance issue | > >--- > ---| > > > > > Thanks for
Re: lbtest
Richard, I would like to say thank you for the doc that you sent me. I have not found any other and it did help. Thanks again, Jack - Original Message - From: "Richard Cowen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 6:13 AM Subject: Re: lbtest > I got this from Joel Fuhrman of washington.edu. I have scripts that work, > so I know the document speaks accurately. > > >
Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000
We tested EMULEX before it was supported on the Magstar in a SAN and were unsuccessful. Eventually, IBM fixed the microcode in the 3590 drives and the Magstar driver. I highly recommend that you run the highest level drivers when doing SAN tape unless IBM SAN Central specifically says a specific combination works best. We dropped EMULEX LP8000s and went with QLOGIC QLA2200F on our NT servers because we use ESS (Shark) and Qlogic was the only one supported on both. But, that has problems as well that we are working through with IBM. However, we are running very successfully on Windows 2000 so long as we do not try to do ESS Microcode updates with Windows 2000 servers up. But, that problem is going to be fixed shortly. I made the comment because I know that IBM required specific driver levels for it to work, though others at higher levels may also work. Good Luck. -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 Requires EMULEX specific EMULEX driver levels or NT driver levels? Which driver level do you have installed? Kirsten -Original Message- From: Seay, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 3:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 EMULEX requires specific driver levels on NT, the latest ones. Otherwise, it will not work. -Original Message- From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 Could you describe your layout abit: ie: - TSM Server connected to the SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN - 3494 library connected directly to the SAN via Fibre (or connected via SCSI to TSM Server) - NT4 Server(s) connected to SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN On the Win4 server can you see the SAN attached drives and access them? Can the current (LAN path) client access the TSM server (manual backup from desktop) and can the TSM GUI see all the SAN drives (mappings - should be the same when viewing mappings through explorer) Joe -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 We use this fibre card with WinNT 4 SL6. I tried to use NTutil but without success. Any hints? Kirsten -Original Message- From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 I am using this fibre card for both windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 ADV svr (connected to a SAN). There are different drivers for Win2000 (but win2000 picks up the LP8000 - you need to change this - use update driver and tell it to use Windows update). You also require a different client to backup directly to tape (LAN FREE) (see SAN storage agent guide), however if this path is not found it will use the LAN path to get to the diskpools. Not sure about the RS/6000, but if it is attached to the SAN with your library then why not?! Server - Windows2000 TSM v4.2.1.6 Joe -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 Hi, We have problems to backup a NT Server via SAN with an Emulex LP8000 adapter to a 3494 library with 3590E1A tape drives. Has anyone tried this? It is possible to access disks from the NT server via SAN and it is possible to access the 3590E1A drives via an RS/6000. Best regards, Kirsten Glöer Commerzbank AG ZIT P 5.22 Mainzer Landstr. 15160327 Frankfurt Tel.: 069/136-22505 Fax: 069/136-25059
Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000
Remember, TSM takes control of the drives with its driver. The Magstar driver is overridden. The TSM driver is not compatible with NTUTIL to my knowledge. There are also specific ways the drivers have to be installed. Have you tried doing this with SCSI drives and NTUTIL and the TSM drivers? I am guessing not. I am presuming that you have already installed the TSM SAN agent and configured the drives. If not, then the Magstar driver is in control. -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 > - TSM Server connected to the SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to > LAN Yes. > - 3494 library connected directly to the SAN via Fibre Yes. > - NT4 Server(s) connected to SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to > LAN Yes. > On the Win4 server can you see the SAN attached drives and access > them? With the EMULEX driver 4.4.52 it was possible to see the drives. However, it wasn't possible to access the drives. With the EMULEX driver 4.4.53a it is neither possible to see the drives nor to access them. > Can the current (LAN path) client access the TSM server (manual backup from desktop) and can the TSM > > GUI see all the SAN drives (mappings - should be the same when viewing mappings through explorer) The TSM client was deinstalled. He could access the TSM server on the LAN path. regards, Kirsten -Original Message- From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 4:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 Could you describe your layout abit: ie: - TSM Server connected to the SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN - 3494 library connected directly to the SAN via Fibre (or connected via SCSI to TSM Server) - NT4 Server(s) connected to SAN via Fibre and TCP/IP connection to LAN On the Win4 server can you see the SAN attached drives and access them? Can the current (LAN path) client access the TSM server (manual backup from desktop) and can the TSM GUI see all the SAN drives (mappings - should be the same when viewing mappings through explorer) Joe -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 We use this fibre card with WinNT 4 SL6. I tried to use NTutil but without success. Any hints? Kirsten -Original Message- From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 I am using this fibre card for both windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 ADV svr (connected to a SAN). There are different drivers for Win2000 (but win2000 picks up the LP8000 - you need to change this - use update driver and tell it to use Windows update). You also require a different client to backup directly to tape (LAN FREE) (see SAN storage agent guide), however if this path is not found it will use the LAN path to get to the diskpools. Not sure about the RS/6000, but if it is attached to the SAN with your library then why not?! Server - Windows2000 TSM v4.2.1.6 Joe -Original Message- From: Gloeer, Kirsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Backup NT Server via SAN with Emulex LP8000 Hi, We have problems to backup a NT Server via SAN with an Emulex LP8000 adapter to a 3494 library with 3590E1A tape drives. Has anyone tried this? It is possible to access disks from the NT server via SAN and it is possible to access the 3590E1A drives via an RS/6000. Best regards, Kirsten Glöer Commerzbank AG ZIT P 5.22 Mainzer Landstr. 15160327 Frankfurt Tel.: 069/136-22505 Fax: 069/136-25059
Product Release Install Advice: (Used to be WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0)
First of all, BETAs apply to .0 releases before they are released GA or patches that we never see as they are tested at selected client sites to verify the fix test works in a customer environment. These are x.x.x.n releases are patches on top of the base release, with all inclusive fixes up to that point that have had limited testing. That means they have tested the general area the problem was to fix, but not a GA release test. The first thing I do before I put anything into production is check to see what open problems there are that may affect me. By the time 4.2.1.9 came out, months had passed since 4.2.1.0 GA. If I felt scared to put on 4.2.1.9, then I would have but on 4.2.1.8. 4.2.1.8 was a good patch level. We had been running it for months before we upgraded to 4.2.1.10 just last week. We are using all the special features. So far, the patches to 4.2.1.0 have not introduced any new problems, only fixed problems to my knowledge. That is execellent, PE APARS are worse than broken code GA releases because they could break something that is working and they are very difficult for the customer to test. I did see them pull back a Windows client update not because it broke something, but because it did not completely fix the problem. They urged customers to go to the final fix to the problem if they had installed the 4.2.1.16 fix. I will admit we have a few problems that Tivoli has not fixed yet, but we are the only customer experiencing them (or 1 of a few) and Tivoli is very focused on serving us. That is why I ask myself if I am wasting their time going through a dump especially if I am running a code level and there are 50 APARs that have been fixed since the code level went GA. You want good support, when you call up and you are current and it is a problem never seen before, you get attention. Doug, nothing personal meant by this. Just trying to get the attention of everyone that having Tivoli Support focusing time on problems already fixed is not good for anyone. Andy should have said it, but he could not because he is your vendor. "Give me a problem that I have not already fixed". The response you got from Tivoli Support seemed really offbase about 4.2.1.9 being a "BETA". Poor choice of words on their part. The correct answer should have been "Limited Testing Fix Patch 4.2.1.9 is known to fix many problems. Please install this and see if the problem is reproducable, you are experiencing many of the symptoms that have already been fixed". This all said, prudence is still a good thing. Just because x.x.x.n just hit the website does not mean put it on. If it fixes a problem you are having, yes. We are staying very current because we are using a lot of SAN stuff. There are still some minor bugs in it. Tivoli made great strides to improve the ease with the latest releases to show you what is the latest patches and maintenance available. I have seen them hold back for a while before putting something in the latest directory, yet have it available in the service site elsewhere. I will give Tivoli one thing, at least they are trying to fix their bugs and get a fix out timely. I cannot say that for any other vendors. Most of them say, next release, or nope. Now for the good news. Tivoli, based on what I know, is investing a tremendous amount resources on GA release testing prior to release of a product. Why?, to make all of us more comfortable and more problem free. Code defects are extremely expensive for a company that gives away 1 year free support. That in itself says something about their commitment to quality. Other vendors just say you do not have a support contract. When 5.1 arrives I expect them to be much better, or at least I hope. They were way behind the eight ball prior to 4.2.1 and probably rushed it to release. But, much of what they were doing for SAN was not nailed down from a hardware point of view at the time they were doing their 4.2.1 testing, so the testing probably suffered a little. Doug, welcome to a family of folks on this list server that will give you the straight scoop and some advice, good or bad, that you didn't ask for. Remember, they only have one goal: To make every TSM customer successful. You will also find that bad advice is quickly and politely corrected by each of us. Come back soon. Ask about the problems with a patch, you will get at least 10 responses. Thanks for bringing this issue to the forefront and getting such a healthy discussion going on it. Maybe everyone can learn something. -Original Message- From: James, Doug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 8:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: WARNING about Tivoli 4.2.1.0 We tested 4.2.1.0 for a month, and then applied it in production. After two weeks in production, TSM died. After sending IBM lots of data dumps, the IBM help desk admitted that there were KNOWN BUGS in 4.2.1.0. Our choices were to backlevel to an older version of
Re: Retrieve from archive fails in NT
Hi Burak/seay What do you mean by unicode problem ? Please explain. Interestingly it works fine on NT to NT. Guys whats ur commment on cross platform restores ? I get a error half way throught saying "Post restore failed" . Then if I kick off an retrieve agian for the failed DIr s and it works. Any idea ? Chandra -Original Message- From: Burak Demircan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 6:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Retrieve from archive fails in NT i also think that could be a unicode problem. or may be your samba shared filesystem is full? do you get any error message or warnings during restore? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 18.02.2002 09:26 Please respond to ADSM-L To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Retrieve from archive fails in NT Could be UNICODE filesystem issues. -Original Message- From: Subash, Chandra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 12:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Retrieve from archive fails in NT Hi guys I am using tsm client 4.2.1.15 on NT . I took a sucessful archive . Now I am trying to retrieve it to a Unix mapped samba share on windows but unable to get all files. some dir and files are missing . please advise . Is it unix or windows. retreive to windows works. thanks Regards Chandra Subash Unix/ Oracle Database Administrator Teletech International 154 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 2065 Tel 02 -99301569 Sydney, Australia E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]