Re: expiration of backups ....

Meaning the most recent backup will not expire and it will keeps forever in ADSM storage. -Original Message- From: MC Matt Cooper (2838) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 5:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: expiration of backups After 10 days you wi

Re: Disappearing Tapes

Most likely they are database backup tapes. I assume by your wording that you are using DRM so it's harder to lose db backup tapes, but not impossible. I believe that if you delete the volhist records of db backup tapes DRM will lose track of them as well. So if you have DRM you only want to us

Disappearing Tapes

We conducted an audit on our off site tapes today and found that while all of the tapes in Vault status were at the storage facility, there were many tapes there (physically) that were not on our list and therefore, not in vault status. When we query these tapes in the system there is 'No mat

Re: Error

Its a know bug. I get it with TDP for MS/SQL. Tivoli's answer was to ignore the error. On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Bruce Kamp wrote: > Anybody seen this error before? I get in right after a session starts for > any of the TDP products I'm using (Oracle AIX v2.2, Exchange v2.2 & MS > SQLv2.2). The cl

TSM backup of MS Exchange

I do MS Exchange backup using TSM's TDP for MS Exchange. On TSM admin command line when I issue "query filesp nodename f=d" it gives me following output. Capacity (MB): 0.0 PCT Util: 0.0 Is this correct? Or it is not doing any backup? On all other UNIX and Windows cli

Restore MS Exchange data to a different machine

Is it possible to move MS Exchange data from one Exchange server to another? I want to try to restore Exchange data to another server same way it works with other TSM clients, by giving access from source node to target node and than by starting client on target node using -virtualnodename=source

Staffing Models

A question for the general user community on best practices: What type of staffing model does your organization use to determine how many people should be allocated to operate your ADSM/TSM environment? Background: It's budgeting season. Your ADSM/TSM shop has grown in size and you suddenl

Re: Versions data exist problem

Was filesystems were umounted any time during backup window? Did you delete any volumes with discard=yes attribute? Thank you, Bandu Vibhute, George Weston Bakeries Inc. Voice: 631-951-5212, Cell: 516-702-0323 -Original Message- From: Cyril Todorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wedn

Re: Aggregates and transactions

Richard, Thanks for the info. I have MoveBatchSize set to 120 MB. Is that the size of the chunks sent to the copypool library? Thanks. Tab

IP protocols over fibre channel

Is anyone using IP protocol over fiber channel to do ADSM backups or restores? Two questions: 1. How do I get a driver for HP-UX? 2. What throughput numbers are you getting? Jeff Bach *

Re: Problem deleting a storage pool volumes via move data

see apar IC29607. fixed, supposedly, in 4.1.4.0 maintenance level.

Re: Aggregates and transactions

>Does TSM use batched aggregrates or some such when making copypool copies? Tab - Your question reinforces the need for a TSM Performance manual or redbook. The customer base is disappointed that we're into the fourth incarnation of TSM and still there is no substantive performance guidanc

Re: Expiration

Mark, You have to delete every expired directory manually.. joking I also experienced Expiration problem. I initiated expiration processing manually with "Expi i Q=y sk=y" and it completed within 3 days which reduced DB size by 15%. This happened because we changed backup polices from 3 activ

Re: I don't think she can hold much more Captain! She's gonna blow! (IBM LTO Tape)

Jim, We see the same phenomenon with Oracle table files. We backup those files to "7 GB" Magstar XL tapes, but the tape drive compresses the files to fit as much as 24 GB on one tape. It actually put 32 GB once! By contrast, the same drives compress our Domino data to fit 8.5 GB on a 7 GB tape

Re: Job Offer

Please give me more details about the position. -Original Message- From: Angelica Tulipano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Job Offer Hi! Someone that have knowledge in working with Tivoli Enterprise is interest to work a

Re: Job Offer

Please ppl - just because someone trolls the mailing list for potential employees - does NOT mean we need to spend the rest of the day/week contributing needless spam by responding in a public forum. If you are interested or are not interested - and want to make that apparent - please do so priv

Re: Versions data exist problem

It is set to "No limit" - Original Message - From: "Remeta, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:13 PM Subject: Re: Versions data exist problem > What is your retain extra set to? > > > > -Original Message- > From: Cyril Todorov [ma

Re: Versions data exist problem

No I don't use TDP for Oracle yet. I'm using TSM Client 4.1.0 for AIX on AIX 4.3 - Original Message - From: "MC Matt Cooper (2838)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:22 PM Subject: Re: Versions data exist problem > Are you using the TDP for

Re: Versions data exist problem

Probably worth checking out: 1) Confirm the node name that is being used to back up this machine (or application if they are backing up DB2 or other database types). 2) Do a QUERY NODE for this node name to confirm that it is in the AIX policy domain. 3) Make sure that the node is binding its f

Re: Job Offer

Thanks for the offer but I am not interested in relocation. George Lesho Angelica Tulipano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 08/29/2001 08:20:07 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PRO

Re: Win 2K anomolies

On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:36:48 -0400, it was written: > One of our NT servers is running Windows 2000 and TSM 4.2. It is scheduled to run >and incremental backup nightly, and every night reports "failed". After looking into >it as much as we can, we've determined the following: > - The "failed

Re: TDP for Oracle on AIX

On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 23:08:15 +0100, you wrote: >I am busy, or at least trying to install TDP for Oracle on an AIX client, which >happens to be the TSM server as well. > >Have any of you folks done this before? The quick start book that comes with the S/W >seems to be a bit vague. If you guys kno

Re: Versions data exist problem

Are you using the TDP for Oracle? -Original Message- From: Cyril Todorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 12:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Versions data exist problem It is set to "No limit" - Original Message - From: "Remeta, Mark" <[EMAIL P

Re: Problem deleting a storage pool volumes

Same thing happened to me. Same solution. I.E> when a move data to same stgpool fails then tryed a move data to a different stgpool and it worked disk to tape worked. Joseph A Faracchio, Systems Programmer, UC Berkeley Private mail on any topic should be directed to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] O

Re: Backup Set Restore Problem

On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 10:23:14 +0100, you wrote: >I have a problem. I have backed up a client to a 3590 tape (via a 3494 tape >library) and want to restore it to another machine. I have the other >machine connected to a standalone 3590 tape drive and have checked that it >is connected properly (just

Re: TSM 4.1.3 Server - ExpQuiet Yes problems?

SIGH. yes another bug surfaces in a new release. I've gotten around it by changing all my commands to include quiet=yes the server opt file option doesn't work. .. joe.f. Joseph A Faracchio, Systems Programmer, UC Berkeley Private mail on any topic should be directed to : [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Expiration

Running expiration , we were having problems with it hanging up and not finishing. I added skidirs=yes and EX. started running fine and deleting thousands of archive objects and backup objects. Has not hung since. My question is what is going on with the directories , I assume that it is not de

Re: DR volumes : problems / difficulties

I'm not sure if this will answer all your questions, but marking a tape as "destroyed" changes only one thing: it tells TSM the tape can't be mounted any more. It does NOT remove any of the backed up files on the tape from the DB. PROOF: When you are working onsite, if you mark a tape as DESTRO

Re: Versions data exist problem

What is your retain extra set to? -Original Message- From: Cyril Todorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Versions data exist problem Hi Robin, Maybe I have to explain more detailed my problem. Initially I configured

Re: Microsoft Management Console and TSM

Hi , is it possible to install MMC snap-in separately ( no W2K TSM server in place ) ? Regards Petr - Puvodnm zprava - Od: "Matthew Large" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Komu: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Odeslano: 29. srpna 2001 11:29 Predmet: Re: Microsoft Management Console and TSM > 1. I

Re: How would I archive given the following setup?

Yanki, "I have thought of this but just wondering if it will stop execution if a file space does not exist." Yes, in my archiving experience with *SM it will do just that. The workaround is to place the "iffy" file spaces at the end of the list. You will still get a "failed" archive job, but w

Versions data exist problem

Hi Robin, Maybe I have to explain more detailed my problem. Initially I configured copy group to retain 10 versions data exist with 1 versoins deleted. The data is filelevel backup of Oracle DB. After a crash in the DB our DBA decided to maintain 20 copies of these files instead of 10. Then I cor

Re: HSM for NT

OTG diskextender http://www.otg.com/tivoli should have all the answer to your questions.. LArge -Original Message- From: Kelly J. Lipp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 August 2001 16:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HSM for NT Gang, Any ideas about this? There was product develo

Re: HSM for NT

Kelly, It's out - OTG DiskXtender for NT is an official Tivoli-blessed TSM companion product. There is a link from the TSM homepage; or look for www.otg.com. Wanda -Original Message- From: Kelly J. Lipp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 11:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROT

Re: How would I archive given the following setup?

I have thought of this but just wondering if it will stop execution if a file space does not exist. for example : c:\* d:\* e:\*f:\* and on one server there is no e:\* or f:\* would that cause any problems? The other idea I have had is to create backup sets every month for each server.

Re: Archive recovery

Richard, >>> And you never want to tell anyone that you can do this. If they know you >>> can they'll want you to. >> On the other hand, letting the organization know that you, and only you, can >> perform awesome feats can only help advance your salary. Hmm, this would normally be true, excep

Re: SV: SQL backup error.....

Then it should work...I am doing the same thing without any problems...You may need to contact Tivoli to open a problem... Thanks, Bill William Degli-Angeli IGS TDP Development Endicott, NY (607) 752-6749 TieLine: 852-6749 Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bo Nielse

Aggregates and transactions

Does TSM use batched aggregrates or some such when making copypool copies? Specifically, I have "MoveSizeThresh" set to 200 MB on my TSM server. When I backup the primary storage pools to the copypool, is the data sent in 200 MB chunks (subject to override by "TxnGroupMax")? I ask because in th

HSM for NT

Gang, Any ideas about this? There was product development in this area in the past. I know, HSM is of the devil. Kelly J. Lipp Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc. PO Box 51313 Colorado Springs CO 80949-1313 (719) 531-5926 Fax: (240) 539-7175 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.st

Re: Versions data exist problem

Have you actually run 20 or more backups since the "Retain Extra Versions" was set to nolimit? And if so, were there any files that changed each time and were actually backed up 20 times? Robin Sharpe Berlex Laboratories "Warren, Matthew James"

Re: Archive recovery

>And you never want to tell anyone that you can do this. If they know you >can they'll want you to. On the other hand, letting the organization know that you, and only you, can perform awesome feats can only help advance your salary. Just be sure to thwart requests for such feats by also advisi

Re: volume dismount

>08/29/01 09:52:44 ANR8311E An I/O error occurred while accessing drive > 3570TAPE_1 (/dev/rmt1) for GETLOGSENSE operation, > errno = 22. Valerie - Errno 22 is EINVAL: invalid argument A common cause for such conditions is when the device driver is do

Re: Archive recovery

And you never want to tell anyone that you can do this. If they know you can they'll want you to. Kelly J. Lipp Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc. PO Box 51313 Colorado Springs CO 80949-1313 (719) 531-5926 Fax: (240) 539-7175 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.storsol.com www.sto

volume dismount

Hello, Has anyone seen this error when a tape is dismounting?? We are on TSM Version 4.1.40 on AIX 4.3.3. 08/29/01 09:52:27 ANR8325I Dismounting volume ADSM26 - 60 minute mount retention expired. 08/29/01 09:52:27 ANR8336I Verifying label of 35

Re: expiration of backups ....

After 10 days you will have only the ACTIVE (most recent backup) that will not go away by itself. Matt -Original Message- From: Zosimo Noriega (ADNOC IS&T) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: expiration of backups i have

Re: SpaceTrigger

Maybe i'm wrong, but as i know, the spacetrigger is to protect your ass and job ;-) You've got to make the mirrors manualy. Of course, you can make a script that does that for you, but when you do that, you can let it do the whole spacetrigger. Greetings, Maurice - Original Message -

Re: How would I archive given the following setup?

Yanki, 1. Set "Retain Version" property of Archive copy group in a MGMT class to 365 Days. 2. Activate policy set. 3. Create a new schedule which will run every month and set following properties Action: Archive Options: -archm=x -sub

Re: Can TSM be a time machine ?

Several client machines are off (which explains why the scheduled backup is missed); so I would not suspect the client itself. It looks that the server is putting down a time-stamp by itself which is not related to anything relevant. Maybe a clue: what does the "Actual Start Date" mean when the sc

expiration of backups ....

i have a management calss with this propeties: LAN-SERV-DOMAIN:ACTIVE:LAN-SERV-MC1:STANDARD - Properties - Policy domain : LAN

Re: Question about compression

The reason that you see 100G is simple, when the client did already the compression, the compression on the drive is around 0%, so that's why you see no compression on tape. There is not a lot of difference between compression by client or by drive. So, if you have enough networkbandwidth, it's b

Re: Archive recovery

clever... - Original Message - From: "David McClelland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 5:31 PM Subject: Re: Archive recovery > Jennifer, > > You can, if you're a) lucky and b) a bit naughty. > > We've achieved such feats in extreme circumstanc

Job Offer

Hi! Someone that have knowledge in working with Tivoli Enterprise is interest to work at Panama, if you are interested please send your resume to [EMAIL PROTECTED] is for working in a Multinational company. Thanks

Re: Can TSM be a time machine ?

My very first check would be to see if each of the clients and the *SM server are synced up to the same time. Even if supposedly they are, double check them. David Longo >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/29/01 06:38AM >>> We have seen very strange behavior in the reports given by TSM for past scheduled

Re: Restoring to a different NT client

Can anyone tell me if -virtualnodename is a parameter used in version 3.7. I'm trying to use it with a client and getting one of those great error messages that says unknown system error look in the errorlog and the error log says unknow system error look in the error log "Prather, Wanda" <[EM

Re: How would I archive given the following setup?

Hello, Further to my last post, please could people not request the java source through this list - I will not respond to any requests sent through the list. If you would like to obtain the source, please request it from my Email address directly. Thanks, Matt. ___

Re: Versions data exist problem

Yes, I activated the policy set. I have one more problem from 1 hour: ANRD afmigr.c(2952): Space reclamation terminated for volume L00023 - unexpected result code (3) ANR1092W Space reclamation terminated for volume L00023 - internal server error det

Re: ADSM Schedule failure

>Does anyone know why the scheduler might keep failing with the following error >showing in /var/adsm/schedule.log? > >>> Process Interrupted!! Severing connection. << What does the server Activity Log show at that time?

Re: Error

This looks like APAR IC30031, which is fixed in the 4.1.4 server. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Tivoli Systems 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 unaske

Error

Anybody seen this error before? I get in right after a session starts for any of the TDP products I'm using (Oracle AIX v2.2, Exchange v2.2 & MS SQLv2.2). The clients I'm running are 4.1.3 for NT & 4.1.2 for AIX. ANRD smnode.c(5323): Error validating inserts for event 14995. Thanks,

No Subject

i have a management calss with this propeties: LAN-SERV-DOMAIN:ACTIVE:LAN-SERV-MC1:STANDARD - Properties - Policy domain : LAN

Re: Tivoli Setup

Hi, I have written a basic GUI java program that lets you crudely specify how files are created and deleted within a filesystem & set up an imaginary daily incremental backup. You can set the retention parameters of the managment class you would like to expire the data against, and watch entries

Can TSM be a time machine ?

We have seen very strange behavior in the reports given by TSM for past scheduled backups. In particular, some node names repeatedly show that the actual start date is BEFORE the scheduled start date. All clients are in polling mode. We have no randomization (set to 0). Other node names never s

DR volumes : problems / difficulties

Hello, Now I really don't understand TSM anymore ! Look at this DR situtation : - DB is restored ("after the complete library has been destroyed") - Remove definitions of scratch volumes (they aren't in the lib anymore) - Remove definitions of cleaning volumes - Change access of pri

Re: Error ANR9999D - Thread can't be created!

Nothing concrete but; I would check the use of memory, and depending on the O/S maybe there are kernel parameters or user limits etc.. that you may be coming up against. I also wonder if this could be a problem with semaphores not being cleared? ___ Matthew Warren.

Re: Versions data exist problem

Hi, A little thing, Have you validated and activated your policy sets? ___ Matthew Warren. GZPTXW [EMAIL PROTECTED] EDS Core Infrastructure, UK Technical Services Group, Wavendon Tower, Milton Keynes. __

Re: Microsoft Management Console and TSM

1. I just attached my AIX server downstairs to it, so yes, you can administer UNIX boxes from here.. 2. It was installed with the server code. 3. Initially it was baffling, but on closer inspection it appears quite logical. Schedulers, web clients and servers can be monitored/accessed along with m

Versions data exist problem

Hi all I have the following problem: I want to support 20 existing versions of data in a policy domain named AIX. I defined a copy group with appropriate settings (see below), but TSM retains only 5 versions - 1 active and 4 inactive. Any suggestions where I am wrong? Thanks about any answers

TSM 4.1.3 Server - ExpQuiet Yes problems?

Hi *TSMers, Has anyone else come accross this? Since upgrading from 3.7.2/3 to 4.1.3 server on AIX, 'expire inventory' has been spilling out its rather noisy output into the activity log, even though it is set to be 'quiet'. The dsmserv.opt has the 'expquiet yes' in there, and a 'q opt' reports

Microsoft Management Console and TSM

The "TSM 4.2 Technical Guide" mentions improvements of the snap in for the Microsoft Management Console MMC. This snap in should allow administration of a TSM server and could serve as a replacement of the late Windows Admin GUI. However, the technical Guide does not answer all my questions. 1. Is

Re: Problem deleting a storage pool volumes

We have the same problem. We also work on OS/390. We managed to liberate the disk volume doing a move data to the next storage pool. Doing it to the same storagepool as the disk belongs to did not work. This solved my problem so I did not investigate more deeply. Michel Engels TSM Consultant Devo

GRAU Infinistrore LTO Tape Library

Dear ADSM users, does anyone of you have some experience using the GRAU Infinistore Tape Library (ITL-340 or ITL-250L) with TSM? Best regards, Karl Molter -- Dr. Karl Molter Fachhochschule Trier Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung