Re: NTUTIL Erase Tape causes an error after checkin and labeling the tape.
Richard, I cannot seem to find the tech note you are speaking of. When labeling the tapes does it not write it to the volume itself? When TSM uses the volumes does it not read the barcode? Is there a way for it to AUTO use the barcode? It seems as if the label is not written to the tape itself. Some of the tapes are used the first time after the erase and when TSM goes to use it again it fails to read the volume marking it unavailable. I did look into the actlog and tsm loads the tape into the drive it needs and then fails when reading the label. The actlog also shows the labeling of the tape as being successful. Thank You, Dan Lane Systems Administrator The American Board of Family Medicine, Inc. (859) 269-5626 - Ext. 293 dl...@theabfm.org - Email "This email message and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the American Board of Family Medicine immediately -- by replying to this message or by sending an email to dl...@theabfm.org. If you are not the intended recipient, you must immediately destroy all copies of this message and any attachments without reading or disclosing their contents. Thank you. For more information regarding the American Board of Family Medicine, please visit us at https://www.theabfm.org/."; -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 3:33 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] NTUTIL Erase Tape causes an error after checkin and labeling the tape. On Mar 2, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Daniel Lane wrote: > Hello everyone, > > We are using TSM version 5.5.2 > > We have used the ntutil.exe for long erase to erase some of our > tapes which was successful. The issue though is that when the > tapes are checked back into the library TSM goes to use the tapes > and cannot read the label. > > ANR8311E An I/O error occurred while accessing drive MT0.0.0.3 (\\. > \Tape1) for READ operation, errno = 1104. (PROCESS: 28) > ANR8355E I/O error reading label for volume A00017L3 in drive > MT0.0.0.3 (\\.\Tape1). (PROCESS: 28) > ANR8778W Scratch volume A00017L3 changed to Private Status to > prevent re-access. (PROCESS: 28) > ANR8311E An I/O error occurred while accessing drive MT0.0.0.3 (\\. > \Tape1) for READ operation, errno = 1104. (PROCESS: 28) > > So I have performed "checkout libv LB0.1.0.4 remove=no > checklabel=no vollist=A00017L3" then "label libv LB0.1.0.4 > search=yes overwrite=yes labelsource=barcode checkin=scratch > waitt=0 vollist=A00017L3" to each of the tapes. > TSM then lists the tapes as scratch volumes. I then see TSM error > with where the same tape it labeled which is in the library and > marked as scratch when TSM tries to use it. > > ANR8355E I/O error reading label for volume A00017L3 in drive > MT0.0.0.3 (\\.\Tape1). > ANR8778W Scratch volume A00017L3 changed to Private Status to > prevent re-access. > > Why are the tapes not being labeled did I do something incorrectly? > Your posting doesn't say whether you checked your Activity Log to see if the Label Libvolume had any problems performing the operation. Be sure to check that. If there was a significant interval between the labeling operating and TSM's attempted use of the tape, and the library is in any way shared, it's possible that some action outside of TSM rewrote the tape and overlaid the labels with data during that interval, just as ntutil obliterated the labels. You can verify whether or not there are labels on the tape per the procedure outlined in IBM Technote 1193760. Richard Sims http://people.bu.edu/rbs/
Re: NTUTIL Erase Tape causes an error after checkin and labeling the tape.
On Mar 3, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Daniel Lane wrote: Richard, I cannot seem to find the tech note you are speaking of. Using a Web browser, navigate to HTTP://www.ibm.com There, you will find a Search box. Enter the IBM document number, 1193760, and click on Search. When labeling the tapes does it not write it to the volume itself? Yes...it tries to, ultimately depending upon the tape drive to do the deed. If the tape drive fails to do that, then there will be no label on the tape. TSM depends upon the tape drive, through the device driver, to feed back accurate results regarding the instructed operation. Assure having current microcode levels on the drives and current driver levels to assure full compatibility and best results. And, of course, the tape-protect toggle on the cartridge needs to allow writing. Also, most modern tapes should not be degaussed, if they are to be later used, as that will destroy the servo track on 359x and similar tape types. When TSM uses the volumes does it not read the barcode? Is there a way for it to AUTO use the barcode? It seems as if the label is not written to the tape itself. Some of the tapes are used the first time after the erase and when TSM goes to use it again it fails to read the volume marking it unavailable. We know, certainly by virtue of error messages, that TSM wants to verify media labels, to assure that the correct volume is in use. Stickers are not the most solid means of validating volume identity. Having trouble reading tape labels is very unusual, and may reflect faulty hardware and/or software, or invalid procedures. You haven't revealed why you are performing the erasures, which is an unusual and time-consuming operation to perform on tapes. If there isn't a good reason, don't do that. I did look into the actlog and tsm loads the tape into the drive it needs and then fails when reading the label. The actlog also shows the labeling of the tape as being successful. You need to pursue evidence and isolate the problem cause, beginning with inspecting the tapes for labels. (In ADSM QuickFacts, under "Tape labels, verify", I show how to do this using tapeutil in a Unix environment.) I'd suggest freshly labeling a tape via Label Libvolume, verifying that it has internal labels, and if so then go on to try TSM operations with it. If that works, track the tape over time to see if there are any later problems. As per my previous posting, make sure that no extraneous activity in your environment is writing over the tapes. If labeling fails, you have a clear-cut case to follow, via ntutil and similar tape testing. You might also look into the AUTOLabel parameter of DEFine LIBRary as an alternate method to label tapes. In a somewhat older TSM server, you could employ the dsmlabel command to label tapes, at least as verification that the drive and tape are cooperating to do this. In some environments, it may be the case that encryption is in effect to encrypt everything that is written to the tape. If a tape is prepared that way, and then subject to use in a non-encryption manner, there will certainly be problems trying to read it. Richard Sims
Windows Client: Backing up just one folder
I'm banging my head against something that supposed to be rather simple. There is a windows machine and it has a disk -- disk D: Disk D: has all sorts of things on it. Among them a folder called 'backmeup'. I need to backup that folder and nothing else. What sequence of INCLUDE - EXCLUDE statements will do the job? The following sequence doesn't work. INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\*" EXCLUDE "D:\...\*" EXCLUDE.DIR "D:\*" -- Warm regards, Michael Green
Re: Cloning the Encryption Key manager for DR
Bill, On AIX you need to do the following: 1. Ensure the java5 SDK is installed 2. Set the environment variables for the user running the ekm process: # java sets for EKM export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java5/jre P8=/usr/java5/jre/bin P9=/usr/java5/bin export CLASSPAT=H/usr/java5/jre/lib export PATH=$JAVA_HOME:$P1:$P2:/etc:$P3:$P4:$P5:$P6:$P7:$P8:$P9:.:$PATH Verify the installation as described in reference: aixserver[/home/]# java -version java version "1.5.0" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build pap32dev-20070201 (SR4)) IBM J9 VM (build 2.3, J2RE 1.5.0 IBM J9 2.3 AIX ppc-32 j9vmap3223-20070201 (JIT enabled) J9VM - 20070131_11312_bHdSMR JIT - 20070109_1805ifx1_r8 GC - 200701_09) JCL - 20070126 3. Replace Restricted policy files in /usr/java5/jre/lib/security/ with unrestricted policy files downloaded from IBM - US_export_policy.jar - local_policy.jar Once these have been accomplished, you should be able to unzip the copy from the original EKM server and run it. - make sure you include the encryption keys from the original EKM server. 4. Start the EKM admin session java com.ibm.keymanager.KMSAdminCmd /ekm/KeyManagerConfig.properties *note - make changes to the KeyManagerConfig.properties configuration file as appropriate for the new server 5. Start the ekm server startekm 6. Verify the status with the "status" command Status Now that the EKM is running, set your TS3310 to use the new server for encryption. If the TS3310 interface is the same as a TS3500, it will be under the Cartridges/Barcode Encryption Policy on the left side of the window. Use identical settings as your original library. You will also need to point the library to use the new key manager. This would be under the Access/Key Manager Addresses on the left side of the window. On the Ts3500 you can have 4 managers listed. You could verify the new EKM is operational by pointing your original library to the new EKM and trying to read data from an encrypted tape. Reference: IBM Encryption Key Manager - Introduction, Planning and User's Guide GA76-0418-03 IBM Tape Encryption for TS1120 and Ultrium 4 Tape Drives Tech Doc by Rolf Hahn/IBM Techline Germany IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Encryption: Planning, Implementation and Usage Guide - RedBook Cheers, Neil Neil Strand Storage Engineer - Legg Mason Baltimore, MD. (410) 580-7491 Whatever you can do or believe you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Boyer Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:19 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Cloning the Encryption Key manager for DR Does anyone have procedures for taking an existing EKM (IBM'S version) and cloning it to take to D/R for testing? I have a client that needs to do this. They had IBM come in and configure a primary and secondary EKM server for their TS3310 library and iSeries servers. Not TSM at this stage although they hope to move TSM to LTO4 and the TS3310 later this year. One of the operations staff that was there for the install (doesn't work here anymore) sorta kinda remembers the IBM'r taking the entire EKM directory, ZIP'ing it up. He then copied this to the 2nd server, unZip'd it and ran a couple commands to install the service. Unfortunately nobody there can remember this or find any notes about it. The IBM'r said they could even take that ZIP file, put it on an encrypted thumb-drive and store it in their D/R box offsite. It's just no one can find the documentation from IBM on how to re-create the EKM from the ZIP file. Bill Boyer IMPORTANT: E-mail sent through the Internet is not secure and timely delivery of Internet mail is not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore, recommends that you do not send any action-oriented or time-sensitive information to us via electronic mail, or any confidential or sensitive information including: social security numbers, account numbers, or personal identification numbers. This message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone any information contained in this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author by replying to this message and then kindly delete the message. Thank you.
Re: Windows Client: Backing up just one folder
According to Michael Green:
> I'm banging my head against something that supposed to be rather simple.
>
> There is a windows machine and it has a disk -- disk D:
> Disk D: has all sorts of things on it. Among them a folder called 'backmeup'.
> I need to backup that folder and nothing else.
>
> What sequence of INCLUDE - EXCLUDE statements will do the job?
>
> The following sequence doesn't work.
>
> INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\*"
> EXCLUDE "D:\...\*"
> EXCLUDE.DIR "D:\*"
> --
I'm using following statements for the backup of only one folder:
example: d:\backup
domain d:
exclude.dir "d:\[a
cdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567...@#$%^&()_+={}';,.`~\[\]\-]*"
exclude.dir "d:\b[
bcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567...@#$%^&()_+={}';,.`~\[\]\-]*"
exclude.dir "d:\ba[ab
defghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567...@#$%^&()_+={}';,.`~\[\]\-]*"
exclude.dir "d:\bac[abcdefghij
lmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567...@#$%^&()_+={}';,.`~\[\]\-]*"
exclude.dir "d:\back[abcdefghijklmnopqrst
vwxyz01234567...@#$%^&()_+={}';,.`~\[\]\-]*"
exclude.dir "d:\backu[abcdefghijklmno
qrstuvwxyz01234567...@#$%^&()_+={}';,.`~\[\]\-]*"
exclude.dir "d:\backup?*"
exclude "d:\*
greetings,
Heinz
Re: Windows Client: Backing up just one folder
The simplest approach is to perform 'dsmc i' on the directory path/ name. See examples in the client manual. Richard Sims
Re: Windows Client: Backing up just one folder
exclude.dir overrides everything else, so leave that out. After that, the list in dsm.opt is read from the bottom up. So what you need is: EXCLUDE "D:\...\*" INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\*" On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Michael Green wrote: > I'm banging my head against something that supposed to be rather simple. > > There is a windows machine and it has a disk -- disk D: > Disk D: has all sorts of things on it. Among them a folder called > 'backmeup'. > I need to backup that folder and nothing else. > > What sequence of INCLUDE - EXCLUDE statements will do the job? > > The following sequence doesn't work. > > INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\*" > EXCLUDE "D:\...\*" > EXCLUDE.DIR "D:\*" > -- > Warm regards, > Michael Green >
Netware backupset restore
Hi How do you make a netware client restore a backupset of another netware client? Ideally to an assigned temporary directory. Cheers Jim Jim Young - Computer Operations Coordinator IT Operations, Cattles Group IT. Ext. 2424 Cattles plc Registered in England No: 133540 Kingston House, Centre 27 Business Park, Woodhead Road, Birstall, Batley, WF179TD. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and not of Cattles plc or any of its subsidiaries.The content of this e-mail is confidential, may contain privileged material and is intended solely for the recipient(s) named above. If you receive this in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Please note that neither Cattles plc nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan the email and attachments(if any). No contracts or agreements may be concluded on behalf of Cattles plc or its subsidiaries by means of email communications. This email has been verified Virus free by Cattles and Sophos Puremessage scanning service.
Re: NTUTIL Erase Tape causes an error after checkin and labeling the tape.
Richard, Thank you for the information. We are erasing the tapes because clients were writing to the tapes and the data was unencrypted. We verified the data was unencrypted by using DD and NTUTIL being able to read data off of the tapes. Tivoli unfortunately does not allow us to erase the tape only delete the reference of the data on whatever tape from its database. Not exactly a delete! Our only option was an erase of the tapes using a long erase to verify the unencrypted data was truly gone. We had done a degauss of two tapes and tested them. You are right in that if you degauss a LT0-3 or newer tape the eprom will be erased. The data is gone though! Thus why we decided it was MUCH slower but better to erase the tapes as to not damage a 100 dollar tape times 300.00. Although we are having this issue of TSM not reading the tapes even though they were not degaussed but only erased. These tapes all functioned before the erasure. We are using a 3494 tape library with three drives. Thank You, Dan Lane Systems Administrator The American Board of Family Medicine, Inc. (859) 269-5626 - Ext. 293 (859) 338-8734 - Cell Phone dl...@theabfm.org - Email "This email message and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the American Board of Family Medicine immediately -- by replying to this message or by sending an email to dl...@theabfm.org. If you are not the intended recipient, you must immediately destroy all copies of this message and any attachments without reading or disclosing their contents. Thank you. For more information regarding the American Board of Family Medicine, please visit us at https://www.theabfm.org/."; -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:34 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] NTUTIL Erase Tape causes an error after checkin and labeling the tape. On Mar 3, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Daniel Lane wrote: > Richard, > > I cannot seem to find the tech note you are speaking of. Using a Web browser, navigate to HTTP://www.ibm.com There, you will find a Search box. Enter the IBM document number, 1193760, and click on Search. > > When labeling the tapes does it not write it to the volume itself? Yes...it tries to, ultimately depending upon the tape drive to do the deed. If the tape drive fails to do that, then there will be no label on the tape. TSM depends upon the tape drive, through the device driver, to feed back accurate results regarding the instructed operation. Assure having current microcode levels on the drives and current driver levels to assure full compatibility and best results. And, of course, the tape-protect toggle on the cartridge needs to allow writing. Also, most modern tapes should not be degaussed, if they are to be later used, as that will destroy the servo track on 359x and similar tape types. > When TSM uses the volumes does it not read the barcode? Is there a > way for it to AUTO use the barcode? It seems as if the label is not > written to the tape itself. Some of the tapes are used the first > time after the erase and when TSM goes to use it again it fails to > read the volume marking it unavailable. We know, certainly by virtue of error messages, that TSM wants to verify media labels, to assure that the correct volume is in use. Stickers are not the most solid means of validating volume identity. Having trouble reading tape labels is very unusual, and may reflect faulty hardware and/or software, or invalid procedures. You haven't revealed why you are performing the erasures, which is an unusual and time-consuming operation to perform on tapes. If there isn't a good reason, don't do that. > > I did look into the actlog and tsm loads the tape into the drive it > needs and then fails when reading the label. The actlog also shows > the labeling of the tape as being successful. You need to pursue evidence and isolate the problem cause, beginning with inspecting the tapes for labels. (In ADSM QuickFacts, under "Tape labels, verify", I show how to do this using tapeutil in a Unix environment.) I'd suggest freshly labeling a tape via Label Libvolume, verifying that it has internal labels, and if so then go on to try TSM operations with it. If that works, track the tape over time to see if there are any later problems. As per my previous posting, make sure that no extraneous activity in your environment is writing over the tapes. If labeling fails, you have a clear-cut case to follow, via ntutil and similar tape testing. You might also look into the AUTOLabel parameter of DEFine LIBRary as an alternate method to label tapes. In a somewhat older TSM server, you could employ the dsmlabel command to label tapes, at least as verification that the drive and tape are cooperating to do this. In some environments, it may be the case that encryption is in e
Re: Windows Client: Backing up just one folder
Wow, so many replies in such a short time! Amazing. -- Warm regards, Michael Green On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Wanda Prather wrote: > exclude.dir overrides everything else, so leave that out. > After that, the list in dsm.opt is read from the bottom up. > So what you need is: > > EXCLUDE "D:\...\*" > INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\*" > > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Michael Green wrote: > >> I'm banging my head against something that supposed to be rather simple. >> >> There is a windows machine and it has a disk -- disk D: >> Disk D: has all sorts of things on it. Among them a folder called >> 'backmeup'. >> I need to backup that folder and nothing else. >> >> What sequence of INCLUDE - EXCLUDE statements will do the job? >> >> The following sequence doesn't work. >> >> INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\*" >> EXCLUDE "D:\...\*" >> EXCLUDE.DIR "D:\*" >> -- >> Warm regards, >> Michael Green >> >
Re: Query Backup syntax for Windows 5.2 Client
Andy, Today everything is working as it should. Yesterday, when I shut down my machine, it seemed to be hanging. I opened task manager and found several cmd.exe processes sitting there that I had to force. I don't know if there was something going on with one of these sessions that was messing with me, or if more likely, I was just a little brain dead, and kept inserting typo's into the command line. For now, I'll just pretend that it was the machine and not me. Thanks for the help. Doug -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu]on Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 11:58 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Query Backup syntax for Windows 5.2 Client OK... so that shows it can be made to work, but I'm still puzzled why the batch mode does not work. It would be interesting to see the results of the query when you run from both batch mode and loop mode (complete copy & paste of the output, not just selected lines; except for lots & lots of file entries on successful query, the entire list is not necessary). Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 03/02/2009 01:55:12 PM: > [image removed] > > Re: Query Backup syntax for Windows 5.2 Client > > Thorneycroft, Doug > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 03/02/2009 02:06 PM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Andy, > Thanks Andy, it works if I start dsmc first, the run the query > > > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu]on Behalf Of > Andrew Raibeck > Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 10:34 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Query Backup syntax for Windows 5.2 Client > > > Hi Doug, > > I'm not sure why you are seeing what you are seeing. It should work. > > Try running "dsmc -nod=ct100". Once you are in the TSM command prompt, do a > QUERY SESSION to make sure the node name in session is indeed CT100. > > Next, do a "q fi" command to see if the \\ct120 shares show up. > > If they do, try "q ba \\ct120\ -su=y" to see if *any* files show up. > > What version of the client was used to back up the \\ct120 files? Was it a > later version than 5.2? > > Best regards, > > Andy > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development > Level 3 Team Lead > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus > Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: > http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/ > IBMTivoliStorageManager.html > > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. > The command line is your friend. > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 03/02/2009 > 01:02:02 PM: > > > [image removed] > > > > Re: Query Backup syntax for Windows 5.2 Client > > > > Thorneycroft, Doug > > > > to: > > > > ADSM-L > > > > 03/02/2009 01:06 PM > > > > Sent by: > > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > > Andy, I tried your suggestions with the same results. > > I'm running the commands from my desktop, not from the > > server that is performing the backup. That is why I'm using the - > > nodename option. > > (the client level is the same on both machines) > > > > I went to source machine (CT100) and the command worked fine, for both > the > > drive local to CT100 and the remote share backed up by CT100. > > > > So, for some reason, when using the -nodename option, I can only view > > the drives that were local to node I'm working with when using the Cli, > > but if I start the GUI, with the -nodename option, I can work with them > all. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu]on Behalf Of > > Andrew Raibeck > > Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 9:42 AM > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > Subject: Re: Query Backup syntax for Windows 5.2 Client > > > > > > Ah, I reread the original post, and I see it is necessary to use the > > -nodename option in this case. :-) > > > > Best regards, > > > > Andy > > > > Andy Raibeck > > IBM Software Group > > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development > > Level 3 Team Lead > > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus > > Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com > > > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: > > http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/ > > IBMTivoliStorageManager.html > > > > > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unas
Re: Servers supported on virtual machines--anything new?
Yes, been there, done that. My boss is looking to consolidate all our servers on one or two platforms, i.e. all Sun and VMware virtual servers, for a less expensive disaster recovery plan. We currently run our TSM server on a pSeries LPAR. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Roger Deschner Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 11:23 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Servers supported on virtual machines--anything new? . One reason you won't find much about this, is that TSM makes it very easy to run more than one TSM server instance on a single OS image. This will be inherently more efficient than virtualization via VMware, Sun LDOM, IBM z/VM, or IBM pSeries LPAR. Instructions are in the TSM Installation Guide and Administrators Guide. Roger Deschner University of Illinois at Chicago rog...@uic.edu "We all live in a Virtual Machine, a Virtual Machine, a Virtual Machine" --Sung to the tune of the Beatles "Yellow Submarine", from the SHARE songbook. On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, Nancy R. Brizuela wrote: >Hi All, > >I found this document describing the virtual machines supported for TSM >servers, below. Is there anything newer on this? I don't see anything about >TSM servers and supported virtual machines in the V6 announcement. > >For instance, is running a TSM server on a Sun Solaris LDOM supported? Or >running a TSM server as a VMware guest? >Anyone doing anything like this? > >http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg21239546 > >Thanks! > >Nancy Brizuela >
Re: Tape performance (was: Re: Preferred TSM Platform)
Alex Paschal writes: >[...] > Have a look at the 'fcstat' command recently introduced into AIX. This > will output an unpleasant bunch of data, but some nice scripting can > isolate the FC SCSI Traffic Input Bytes and Output Bytes lines for the > desired HBA, even if the HBA doesn't have disk on it. A loop, fcstat | > grep | awk, sleep , and a subtraction will give you bytes/second > numbers. Heck, it'll even give you cool stuff like IP over FC bytes if > you use it. Cute. IBM: Please, make the command work on the JS21 (1st generation blades), too! Currently it's not operational there - surely that's because of the QLOGIC HBAs. We happened to get a bunch of (4-way) JS21s, and (given fast FC disks) they make for surprisingly speedy TSM servers, likely because of their CPU horsepower. As regards basic tape I/O statistics: In 'topas', the "Readch/Writech" values (upper right corner) have always included tape I/O. Served me well enough in the past ... - Wolfgang J Moeller @ GWDG (who had to help IBM adapt the _TSM_device_drivers_ to the QLOGIC HBA :-)
Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix?
I went out looking for client patches and stumbled upon 2-updates for the Windows platform. While both the x32 and x64 now have a 5.5.1.16 release (what ever happened to 5.5.2.x?), there is also an x64 release of 5.5.1.91 with a readme description of "Welcome to the IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager for Windows® Version 5.5.1.91 Backup-Archive Client LA fix. " What is an LA fix?
Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix?
On Mar 3, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU wrote: What is an LA fix? Limited Availability. Best to avoid patch levels unless specifically prescribed.
Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix?
These are fix levels that are given only to one (or a small handful of) customers who need an urgent fix for an APAR, and cannot wait for an interim fix or fix pack. The packages receive no regression testing, and thus are not considered ready for general availability to the public. Hence they are of "limited availability", or "LA". The 5.5.2.0 client is currently targeted for the end of March, but right now it might very well be some time in early April. Note that this is only our current target, not a firm commitment, and thus is subject to change at IBM's discretion. Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 03/03/2009 11:48:53 AM: > [image removed] > > Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? > > Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 03/03/2009 11:52 AM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > I went out looking for client patches and stumbled upon 2-updates for the > Windows platform. > > While both the x32 and x64 now have a 5.5.1.16 release (what ever happened > to 5.5.2.x?), there is also an x64 release of 5.5.1.91 with a readme > description of "Welcome to the IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager for Windows® > Version 5.5.1.91 Backup-Archive Client LA fix. " > > What is an LA fix?
Re: Backup of NFS filesystem fails to automount.
Greetings, Now its my turn for an RTFM! I found the 'automount' option during a Google search about an hour after I posted. I have put that in and will try it out. Best Regards, John D. Schneider Email: john.schnei...@mercy.net -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 9:57 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Backup of NFS filesystem fails to automount. John, have a look at the "automount" option in the TSM client manual. Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageMan ager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 2009-03-02 18:28:28: > [image removed] > > Backup of NFS filesystem fails to automount. > > Schneider, John > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 2009-03-02 18:31 > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Greetings, > > We are trying to backup a filesystem that is an automounted NFS. The > automount is not happening; as you can see it only backs up the > directory. If I issue 'cd /mnt/mksysb' down to the directory the > automount works. I can run the schedule then and the scheduler sees and > backs up the files. > > So why doesn't the TSM scheduler process cause automounter to mount the > files? > > 03/02/09 01:00:08 > > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Schedule Name: NIM_MASTER_NFS > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Action:Incremental > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Objects: /mnt/mksysb > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Options: -subdir=y -compression=n > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Server Window Start: 01:00:00 on 03/02/09 > 03/02/09 01:00:08 > > 03/02/09 01:00:08 > Executing scheduled command now. > 03/02/09 01:00:08 --- SCHEDULEREC OBJECT BEGIN NIM_MASTER_NFS 03/02/09 > 01:00:00 > 03/02/09 01:00:08 Incremental backup of volume '/mnt/mksysb' > 03/02/09 01:00:09 Successful incremental backup of '/mnt/mksysb' > > 03/02/09 01:00:10 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS BEGIN > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects inspected:1 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects backed up:0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects updated: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects rebound: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects deleted: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects expired: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of objects failed: 0 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Total number of bytes transferred:0 B > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Data transfer time:0.00 sec > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Network data transfer rate:0.00 KB/sec > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Aggregate data transfer rate: 0.00 KB/sec > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Objects compressed by:0% > 03/02/09 01:00:10 Elapsed processing time: 00:00:02 > 03/02/09 01:00:10 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS END > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Best Regards, > > John D. Schneider > Lead Systems Administrator - Storage > Sisters of Mercy Health Systems > Email: john.schnei...@mercy.net > > > This e-mail contains information which (a) may be PROPRIETARY IN NATURE OR > OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW FROM DISCLOSURE, and (b) is intended only for the > use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or the > person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are notified > that reading, copying or distributing this e-mail is prohibited. If you have > received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately. This e-mail contains information which (a) may be PROPRIETARY IN NATURE OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW FROM DISCLOSURE, and (b) is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are notified that reading, copying or distributing this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately.
Experiences with tsmreports.com
Rafa wrote: > Does anybody uses the services of http://www.tsmreports.com/ ? > > I'm looking for a way to improve the taking of metrics from my TSM > environment but I'm wary of sending my data to a third party. > > Thanks Have you taken a look at TSMManager? I've been using it now for ~2 years. You can manage, report and monitor through this app. www.tsmmanager.us Steph +-- |This was sent by d...@rona.ca via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +--
Re: Servers supported on virtual machines--anything new?
>From what I can see in that Chart the only server that can run in a virtualized environment that is support is on zOS (mainframe) and zSeries Linux (again on a mainframe). Every other virtualized environment is for clients. I would NOT run TSM as a VMware guest regardless of the client OS you use to run it. As we've hashed over here before TSM is very IO intensive and VMware would just get in the way. See Ya' Howard > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf > Of Nancy R. Brizuela > Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 7:16 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] Servers supported on virtual machines--anything new? > > Hi All, > > I found this document describing the virtual machines supported for TSM > servers, below. Is there anything newer on this? I don't see anything > about TSM servers and supported virtual machines in the V6 > announcement. > > For instance, is running a TSM server on a Sun Solaris LDOM supported? > Or running a TSM server as a VMware guest? > Anyone doing anything like this? > > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg21239546 > > Thanks! > > Nancy Brizuela
Re: Windows Client: Backing up just one folder
EXCLUDE "D:\...\*" INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\...\*" Will do the job. Remember TSM looks at the list from the bottom up, so put your includes at the bottom. (also as soon as it matches it stops looking, hence the reason the above works). See Ya' Howard > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf > Of Michael Green > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:47 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] Windows Client: Backing up just one folder > > I'm banging my head against something that supposed to be rather > simple. > > There is a windows machine and it has a disk -- disk D: > Disk D: has all sorts of things on it. Among them a folder called > 'backmeup'. > I need to backup that folder and nothing else. > > What sequence of INCLUDE - EXCLUDE statements will do the job? > > The following sequence doesn't work. > > INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\*" > EXCLUDE "D:\...\*" > EXCLUDE.DIR "D:\*" > -- > Warm regards, > Michael Green
Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix?
Andy, Can I safely assure my customers that 5.5.2.0 will fix the SystemState backup problem identified in IC58727? See below: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC58727 Matt Lynch State of California Dept. of Technology Services Storage Services -Original Message- From: ADSML, @HW1SMTP On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:18 AM To: ADSML, @HW1SMTP Subject: Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? These are fix levels that are given only to one (or a small handful of) customers who need an urgent fix for an APAR, and cannot wait for an interim fix or fix pack. The packages receive no regression testing, and thus are not considered ready for general availability to the public. Hence they are of "limited availability", or "LA". The 5.5.2.0 client is currently targeted for the end of March, but right now it might very well be some time in early April. Note that this is only our current target, not a firm commitment, and thus is subject to change at IBM's discretion. Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 03/03/2009 11:48:53 AM: > [image removed] > > Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? > > Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 03/03/2009 11:52 AM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > I went out looking for client patches and stumbled upon 2-updates for the > Windows platform. > > While both the x32 and x64 now have a 5.5.1.16 release (what ever happened > to 5.5.2.x?), there is also an x64 release of 5.5.1.91 with a readme > description of "Welcome to the IBM(r) Tivoli(r) Storage Manager for Windows(r) > Version 5.5.1.91 Backup-Archive Client LA fix. " > > What is an LA fix?
Re: Windows Client: Backing up just one folder
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Howard Coles wrote: > (also as soon as it matches it stops > looking, hence the reason the above works). That's what I forgot! Thanks a bunch! -- Warm regards, Michael Green On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Howard Coles wrote: > EXCLUDE "D:\...\*" > INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\...\*" > > Will do the job. Remember TSM looks at the list from the bottom up, so > put your includes at the bottom. > > See Ya' > Howard > - Show quoted text - > >> -Original Message- >> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf >> Of Michael Green >> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:47 AM >> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >> Subject: [ADSM-L] Windows Client: Backing up just one folder >> >> I'm banging my head against something that supposed to be rather >> simple. >> >> There is a windows machine and it has a disk -- disk D: >> Disk D: has all sorts of things on it. Among them a folder called >> 'backmeup'. >> I need to backup that folder and nothing else. >> >> What sequence of INCLUDE - EXCLUDE statements will do the job? >> >> The following sequence doesn't work. >> >> INCLUDE "D:\backmeup\*" >> EXCLUDE "D:\...\*" >> EXCLUDE.DIR "D:\*" >> -- >> Warm regards, >> Michael Green >
Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix?
The readme/fix-list for 5.5.1.16 seems to address a similar problem, if not this one specifically: Interim Fix 5.5.1.16 5.5.1-TIV-TSMBAC-IF0016 (available February 27, 2009) APAR Platforms Affected Abstract IC59312 Windows x32 Windows x64 A LONG PAUSE CAN BE OBSERVED DURING SYSTEM STATE BACKUP "Lynch, matt...@dts" Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 03/03/2009 01:37 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? Andy, Can I safely assure my customers that 5.5.2.0 will fix the SystemState backup problem identified in IC58727? See below: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC58727 Matt Lynch State of California Dept. of Technology Services Storage Services -Original Message- From: ADSML, @HW1SMTP On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:18 AM To: ADSML, @HW1SMTP Subject: Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? These are fix levels that are given only to one (or a small handful of) customers who need an urgent fix for an APAR, and cannot wait for an interim fix or fix pack. The packages receive no regression testing, and thus are not considered ready for general availability to the public. Hence they are of "limited availability", or "LA". The 5.5.2.0 client is currently targeted for the end of March, but right now it might very well be some time in early April. Note that this is only our current target, not a firm commitment, and thus is subject to change at IBM's discretion. Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 03/03/2009 11:48:53 AM: > [image removed] > > Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? > > Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 03/03/2009 11:52 AM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > I went out looking for client patches and stumbled upon 2-updates for the > Windows platform. > > While both the x32 and x64 now have a 5.5.1.16 release (what ever happened > to 5.5.2.x?), there is also an x64 release of 5.5.1.91 with a readme > description of "Welcome to the IBM(r) Tivoli(r) Storage Manager for Windows(r) > Version 5.5.1.91 Backup-Archive Client LA fix. " > > What is an LA fix?
Re: Servers supported on virtual machines--anything new?
We run TSM 5.4 on a Linux VM under VMware. It's just for our test lab so we don't have any stressful throughout stats to report, but it works fine. -- Mr. Lindsay Morris Principal www.tsmworks.com 919-403-8260 lind...@tsmworks.com On Mar 3, 2009, at Mar 3, 11:23 AM, Nancy R. Brizuela wrote: Yes, been there, done that. My boss is looking to consolidate all our servers on one or two platforms, i.e. all Sun and VMware virtual servers, for a less expensive disaster recovery plan. We currently run our TSM server on a pSeries LPAR. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Roger Deschner Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 11:23 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Servers supported on virtual machines--anything new? . One reason you won't find much about this, is that TSM makes it very easy to run more than one TSM server instance on a single OS image. This will be inherently more efficient than virtualization via VMware, Sun LDOM, IBM z/VM, or IBM pSeries LPAR. Instructions are in the TSM Installation Guide and Administrators Guide. Roger Deschner University of Illinois at Chicago rog...@uic.edu "We all live in a Virtual Machine, a Virtual Machine, a Virtual Machine" --Sung to the tune of the Beatles "Yellow Submarine", from the SHARE songbook. On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, Nancy R. Brizuela wrote: Hi All, I found this document describing the virtual machines supported for TSM servers, below. Is there anything newer on this? I don't see anything about TSM servers and supported virtual machines in the V6 announcement. For instance, is running a TSM server on a Sun Solaris LDOM supported? Or running a TSM server as a VMware guest? Anyone doing anything like this? http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg21239546 Thanks! Nancy Brizuela
Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix?
It's not a fix. It's only a workaround that is not acceptable to my clients. However, we did reduce the number of versions to three. Do you have any idea what is considered a large number of inactive versions? Matt Lynch State of California Dept. of Technology Services Storage Services -Original Message- From: ADSML, @HW1SMTP On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:57 AM To: ADSML, @HW1SMTP Subject: Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? The readme/fix-list for 5.5.1.16 seems to address a similar problem, if not this one specifically: Interim Fix 5.5.1.16 5.5.1-TIV-TSMBAC-IF0016 (available February 27, 2009) APAR Platforms Affected Abstract IC59312 Windows x32 Windows x64 A LONG PAUSE CAN BE OBSERVED DURING SYSTEM STATE BACKUP "Lynch, matt...@dts" Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 03/03/2009 01:37 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? Andy, Can I safely assure my customers that 5.5.2.0 will fix the SystemState backup problem identified in IC58727? See below: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC58727 Matt Lynch State of California Dept. of Technology Services Storage Services -Original Message- From: ADSML, @HW1SMTP On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:18 AM To: ADSML, @HW1SMTP Subject: Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? These are fix levels that are given only to one (or a small handful of) customers who need an urgent fix for an APAR, and cannot wait for an interim fix or fix pack. The packages receive no regression testing, and thus are not considered ready for general availability to the public. Hence they are of "limited availability", or "LA". The 5.5.2.0 client is currently targeted for the end of March, but right now it might very well be some time in early April. Note that this is only our current target, not a firm commitment, and thus is subject to change at IBM's discretion. Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 03/03/2009 11:48:53 AM: > [image removed] > > Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? > > Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 03/03/2009 11:52 AM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > I went out looking for client patches and stumbled upon 2-updates for the > Windows platform. > > While both the x32 and x64 now have a 5.5.1.16 release (what ever happened > to 5.5.2.x?), there is also an x64 release of 5.5.1.91 with a readme > description of "Welcome to the IBM(r) Tivoli(r) Storage Manager for Windows(r) > Version 5.5.1.91 Backup-Archive Client LA fix. " > > What is an LA fix?
Re: Experiences with tsmreports.com
Hello Thanks for the sugestion. I'm currently using its 30 day trial. I like it so far, but I wanted to know if anybody has had any experience with any alternative to it. TSM's own operational report falls rather short of what I need for trending purposes. Managing is not much of an issue. ISC might be bloated but it's quite user friendly. Regards On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Stephan26 wrote: > Rafa wrote: >> Does anybody uses the services of http://www.tsmreports.com/ ? >> >> I'm looking for a way to improve the taking of metrics from my TSM >> environment but I'm wary of sending my data to a third party. >> >> Thanks > > > Have you taken a look at TSMManager? I've been using it now for ~2 years. > You can manage, report and monitor through this app. > > www.tsmmanager.us > > Steph > > +-- > |This was sent by d...@rona.ca via Backup Central. > |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. > +-- >
Re: Experiences with tsmreports.com
I use Servergraph for trending. Works for me. :) -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Rafa Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:26 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Experiences with tsmreports.com Hello Thanks for the sugestion. I'm currently using its 30 day trial. I like it so far, but I wanted to know if anybody has had any experience with any alternative to it. TSM's own operational report falls rather short of what I need for trending purposes. Managing is not much of an issue. ISC might be bloated but it's quite user friendly. Regards On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Stephan26 wrote: > Rafa wrote: >> Does anybody uses the services of http://www.tsmreports.com/ ? >> >> I'm looking for a way to improve the taking of metrics from my TSM >> environment but I'm wary of sending my data to a third party. >> >> Thanks > > > Have you taken a look at TSMManager? I've been using it now for ~2 years. You can manage, report and monitor through this app. > > www.tsmmanager.us > > Steph > > +-- > |This was sent by d...@rona.ca via Backup Central. > |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. > +-- >
Re: Experiences with tsmreports.com
Me too. I have customized it for a few things as well. (like a 30 and 90 day health check trend chart, and as I've mentioned before DRM tape handling). See Ya' Howard > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf > Of Bell, Charles (Chip) > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:29 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Experiences with tsmreports.com > > I use Servergraph for trending. Works for me. :) > > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf > Of Rafa > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:26 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Experiences with tsmreports.com > > Hello > > Thanks for the sugestion. > > I'm currently using its 30 day trial. I like it so far, but I wanted > to know if anybody has had any experience with any alternative to it. > > TSM's own operational report falls rather short of what I need for > trending purposes. > > Managing is not much of an issue. ISC might be bloated but it's quite > user friendly. > > > Regards > > > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Stephan26 fo...@backupcentral.com> > wrote: > > Rafa wrote: > >> Does anybody uses the services of http://www.tsmreports.com/ ? > >> > >> I'm looking for a way to improve the taking of metrics from my TSM > >> environment but I'm wary of sending my data to a third party. > >> > >> Thanks > > > > > > Have you taken a look at TSMManager? I've been using it now for ~2 > years. > You can manage, report and monitor through this app. > > > > www.tsmmanager.us > > > > Steph > > > > + > -- > > |This was sent by d...@rona.ca via Backup Central. > > |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. > > + > -- > >
Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix?
Actually the fix for IC59312, contained in 5.5.1.16, is exactly what you are looking for. I think the workaround you refer to is exactly that: a possible circumvention, until the fix is available (which it is, in 5.5.1.16). What constitutes "large number of inactive versions" is hard to define, and varies from site to site. If I offered a number like "30", someone else would say, no, we see this and we keep only 10 versions. On the other hand, someone might use "90" but never see this issue. The issue magnifies not only with the number of versions, but the number of clients beating away on the TSM server at the same time. So a site that keeps 90 versions, but only has 2 clients backing up concurrently might not notice this isssue; whereas someone who keeps 10 versions, but has 100 clients backing up concurrently, might see it. Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 03/03/2009 02:21:05 PM: > [image removed] > > Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? > > Lynch, matt...@dts > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 03/03/2009 02:26 PM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > It's not a fix. It's only a workaround that is not acceptable to my > clients. However, we did reduce the number of versions to three. > Do you have any idea what is considered a large number of inactive versions? > > Matt Lynch > State of California > Dept. of Technology Services > Storage Services > > > -Original Message- > From: ADSML, @HW1SMTP On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:57 AM > To: ADSML, @HW1SMTP > Subject: Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? > > The readme/fix-list for 5.5.1.16 seems to address a similar problem, if > not this one specifically: > > Interim Fix 5.5.1.16 > 5.5.1-TIV-TSMBAC-IF0016 (available February 27, 2009) > > APAR > Platforms Affected > Abstract > IC59312 > Windows x32 > Windows x64 > A LONG PAUSE CAN BE OBSERVED DURING SYSTEM STATE BACKUP > > > > > "Lynch, matt...@dts" > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > 03/03/2009 01:37 PM > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > To > ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > cc > > Subject > Re: [ADSM-L] Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? > > > > > > > Andy, > > Can I safely assure my customers that 5.5.2.0 will fix the SystemState > backup problem identified in IC58727? See below: > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC58727 > > > Matt Lynch > State of California > Dept. of Technology Services > Storage Services > > > > -Original Message- > From: ADSML, @HW1SMTP On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:18 AM > To: ADSML, @HW1SMTP > Subject: Re: Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? > > These are fix levels that are given only to one (or a small handful of) > customers who need an urgent fix for an APAR, and cannot wait for an > interim fix or fix pack. The packages receive no regression testing, and > thus are not considered ready for general availability to the public. > Hence > they are of "limited availability", or "LA". > > The 5.5.2.0 client is currently targeted for the end of March, but right > now it might very well be some time in early April. Note that this is only > our current target, not a firm commitment, and thus is subject to change > at > IBM's discretion. > > Best regards, > > Andy > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development > Level 3 Team Lead > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/i...@ibmus > Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: > http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/ > IBMTivoliStorageManager.html > > > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. > The command line is your friend. > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 03/03/2009 > 11:48:53 AM: > > > [image removed] > > > > Windowx x64 BA Client LA fix? > > > > Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU > > > > to: > > > > ADSM-L > > > > 03/03/2009 11:52 AM > > > > Sent by: > > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > > I went out looking for client patches and stumbled upon 2-updates for > the > > > Windows platform. > > > > While both the x32 and x64 now have a 5.5.1.16 release (what ever > happened > > to 5.5.2.x?), there is also an x64 release of 5.5.1.91 with a readme > > description of "Welcome to the IBM(r) Tivoli(r) Storage Manager for > Windows(r) > > Version 5.5.1.91 Backup-Archive Client LA fix. " > > > > What is an LA fix?
Re: Servers supported on virtual machines--anything new?
On 3 mrt 2009, at 19:36, Lindsay Morris wrote: We run TSM 5.4 on a Linux VM under VMware. It's just for our test lab so we don't have any stressful throughout stats to report, but it works fine. There is no problem running TSM in a VM, as Lindsay reported. There are however limitations, for instance VMWare can't currently expose FC HBA's or FC tape drives to a VM, so you can't use FC tape drives. IIRC in xen this must be possible, because a domU can (but usually doesn't) directly drive an HBA. Quite a few organisations run TSM on a pSeries LPAR. In all cases of course you must keep in mind that large TSM servers doe a huge amount of I/O, require lots of memory and quite a bit of CPU, making them not the best candidates for virtualization. -- Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind regards Remco Post r.p...@plcs.nl +31 6 24821 622
Re: Servers supported on virtual machines--anything new?
Anyone have their TSM server on a SUN T5440 or have plans to do so? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Remco Post Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 3:06 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Servers supported on virtual machines--anything new? On 3 mrt 2009, at 19:36, Lindsay Morris wrote: > We run TSM 5.4 on a Linux VM under VMware. It's just for our test lab > so we don't have any stressful throughout stats to report, but it > works fine. There is no problem running TSM in a VM, as Lindsay reported. There are however limitations, for instance VMWare can't currently expose FC HBA's or FC tape drives to a VM, so you can't use FC tape drives. IIRC in xen this must be possible, because a domU can (but usually doesn't) directly drive an HBA. Quite a few organisations run TSM on a pSeries LPAR. In all cases of course you must keep in mind that large TSM servers doe a huge amount of I/O, require lots of memory and quite a bit of CPU, making them not the best candidates for virtualization. -- Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind regards Remco Post r.p...@plcs.nl +31 6 24821 622
Re: Experiences with tsmreports.com
Servergraph forecasts when you'll run out of space in your storage pools, database, and tape library. This is a step beyond trending, and I don't think the other reporting tools do that. Fwiw. Lindsay Morris Principal TSMworks, Inc. 1-919-403-8260 www.tsmworks.com On Mar 3, 2009, at 3:33 PM, Howard Coles wrote: Me too. I have customized it for a few things as well. (like a 30 and 90 day health check trend chart, and as I've mentioned before DRM tape handling). See Ya' Howard -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Bell, Charles (Chip) Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:29 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Experiences with tsmreports.com I use Servergraph for trending. Works for me. :) -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Rafa Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:26 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Experiences with tsmreports.com Hello Thanks for the sugestion. I'm currently using its 30 day trial. I like it so far, but I wanted to know if anybody has had any experience with any alternative to it. TSM's own operational report falls rather short of what I need for trending purposes. Managing is not much of an issue. ISC might be bloated but it's quite user friendly. Regards On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Stephan26 wrote: Rafa wrote: Does anybody uses the services of http://www.tsmreports.com/ ? I'm looking for a way to improve the taking of metrics from my TSM environment but I'm wary of sending my data to a third party. Thanks Have you taken a look at TSMManager? I've been using it now for ~2 years. You can manage, report and monitor through this app. www.tsmmanager.us Steph +-- -- -- |This was sent by d...@rona.ca via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- -- --
Cloning the Encryption Key manager for DR
Does anyone have procedures for taking an existing EKM (IBM'S version) and cloning it to take to D/R for testing? I have a client that needs to do this. They had IBM come in and configure a primary and secondary EKM server for their TS3310 library and iSeries servers. Not TSM at this stage although they hope to move TSM to LTO4 and the TS3310 later this year. One of the operations staff that was there for the install (doesn't work here anymore) sorta kinda remembers the IBM'r taking the entire EKM directory, ZIP'ing it up. He then copied this to the 2nd server, unZip'd it and ran a couple commands to install the service. Unfortunately nobody there can remember this or find any notes about it. The IBM'r said they could even take that ZIP file, put it on an encrypted thumb-drive and store it in their D/R box offsite. It's just no one can find the documentation from IBM on how to re-create the EKM from the ZIP file. Bill Boyer
