Re: Script to CHECKOUT multiples tapes on SCSI library

2001-12-10 Thread Tab Trepagnier
Etienne, What we do is this: MOVE MEDIA * STG=COPYPOOL WHERESTATUS=FULL,FILL CHECKL=NO REMOVE=YES That ejects all the copypool tapes from the library but doesn't affect any other storage pools defined on the same library. Semi-weekly, we eject full and filling tapes (since files can "span" tap

Re: Point system has me very confused

2001-12-10 Thread Tab Trepagnier
Paul, Yes. The CAD workstations are dual-CPU Intels. So those DO need the four-point license. Right? But a "small" Windows-based application server needs a seven-point license? If so, then we're still not right. And this is after our IBM/Tivoli VAR worked on the quote for two MONTHS! Thanks.

Re: Multiple Backup Sets on one tape - (Was Large TSM database due to no. of files and versions)

2001-12-10 Thread Etienne Brodeur
Is this possible to do on a Novell client? Using a Windows 2000 TSM server? Restore a backupset from tape device that is available on both locations? If it's not possible could I set up TSM to create a backupset to file and then backup that up on tape with TSM. If I need it I would then need t

Re: Client unable to login after its first scheduled event

2001-12-10 Thread Kelly Lipp
I saw exactly the same thing on a windows client. I attempted to open a PMR, but didn't have enough info to follow it through. Based on another note here we set the nodename parameter in the dsm.opt file. In our case, the problem appeared to perhaps be a problem with a lowercase registry entry

Re: Client unable to login after its first scheduled event

2001-12-10 Thread Kelly Lipp
David, I posted this into the call I opened with IBM last week. Thanks for being more thorough in capturing information than I was. I will keep you posted as to the responses by IBM. Thanks, Kelly J. Lipp Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc. PO Box 51313 Colorado Springs, CO 80949 [EMAIL PROTE

Using backupset on Netware clients

2001-12-10 Thread Etienne Brodeur
I think I saw a message recently where someone was using backupsets on Netware... I have a TSM server 4.2.0 with an LTO library and a DLT tape. I have remote client on Netware 5.1 running TSM client 4.2. with a DLT tape Is it possible to create a backupset for VOL1 of a netware client on DLT a

Re: One client - two servers

2001-12-10 Thread Seay, Paul
You presume there is some kind of logic in this business requirement. This is just someone's spin on DR to get the data in an alternate site not more than 48 hours old the way I see it. I do not understand why they would not just create a copy pool on a tape library in the second SAN and connect

Client unable to login after its first scheduled event

2001-12-10 Thread David . Bean
Has anyone seen or experienced this problem? It happened about 12 - 15 days after we migrated our server from 3.7.4 to 4.2.0. > This example does not involve any of the third party clients. It is the > most basic > example shown. I still have been unsuccessful in capturing a trace of > these

Re: Point system has me very confused

2001-12-10 Thread Bill Mansfield
Here's the language from the announcement: A client is a computer system or process that requests a service of another computer system that is typically referred to as a server. Multiple clients may share access to a common server. A client has some processing capability, or is programmable to al

Re: Point system has me very confused

2001-12-10 Thread Seay, Paul
Actually, a tier 1 server is not the workstation client (4-points). The tier 1 server LAN Managed Client is 7 points. Are the CAD Workstations INTEL using Windows (4-point is only available for Macs and them based on what I know)? -Original Message- From: Tab Trepagnier [mailto:[EMAIL P

Re: Script to CHECKOUT multiples tapes on SCSI library

2001-12-10 Thread Taylor, David
Frequent submitter, and all-around great guy, Mark Stapleton helped with this. (though he DOES still owe me a mug!) We do this from within an AIX Korn-shell script. This is basics of the logic: --- # get a list of copypool tapes that are NOT offsite dsmadmc -id

Re: Point system has me very confused

2001-12-10 Thread Tab Trepagnier
Paul / Steve, By that definition, one would not need a purchased license for "workstations" since the four-point license is for tier-1 servers. Yet we've had to purchase tier-1 client licenses for ALL of our machines that currently back up to TSM, even the CAD workstations that are about half of

Re: running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Jolley, Bill
admin should be the default id -Original Message- From: Van Ruler, Ruud R SITI-ITDSES31 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 1:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: running multiple servers on one AIX machine thank you all, I have things working now !! but how

mtlib/tapeutil not able to access 3590's

2001-12-10 Thread mike_crawford
Good Afternoon, Since we upgraded IBMtape from 3.0.3.2 to 4.0.4.7, mtlib and tapeutil are not able to access any of our 3590's in a 3494. Example: mtlib -l magstor3 -f /dev/rmt/3st -qD mtlib: Unable to open device special file /dev/rmt/3st: Permission denied Everything is working fine ADSM-wise

Re: running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Richard L. Rhodes
Just what all do you copy in order to set up a independent tsm instance? Thanks Rick On 10 Dec 2001 at 9:13, Davidson, Becky wrote: > I keep a copy of everything regarding each machine in it's own directory > tree including the code. Then I have a rc.adsmserv2 and rc.adsmserv4 to > start each.

Re: TSM upgrade

2001-12-10 Thread Orville L. Lantto
1) You must manually remove the DRM stanza from the file "nodelock" in the server/bin directory. 2) This command was broken, fixed, broken again, and fixed again. It works in my 4.2.1.8. Orville L. Lantto Datatrend Technologies, Inc. 121 Cheshire Lane #700 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Email: [EMAIL PROT

Re: One client - two servers

2001-12-10 Thread Bill Mansfield
You could run two client schedulers, using separate dsm.opt files pointing to the two TSM servers. You would create a schedule on TSM server EVEN that did backups on even days, and a schedule on TSM server ODD that did backups on odd days (or you could do day of week if you prefer). Each schedul

Re: Script to CHECKOUT multiples tapes on SCSI library

2001-12-10 Thread Etienne Brodeur
That is a very good question, sinbce I don't have DRM (or at least I didn't buy it so I am not using it). Could you give me an exemple of how your script pulls a list a tapes to be checked out? I am new to TSM and finding that doint it manually takes forever if I have multiples tapes to take out

Re: ANR8376I Mount point reserved in device class 3584MCLASS, status: RESERVED.

2001-12-10 Thread Kason Leung
It was an IBM MagStar 3494A. Kason Leung Systems Programmer II University of California Office of the President [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 09:14 PM 12/8/2001 -0600, you wrote: >On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 13:22:55 -0800, it was written: > >We upgraded from V3.7.3.6 to V4.2.1.7 yesterday, and TSM lost contro

Re: TSM upgrade

2001-12-10 Thread Kelly Lipp
Eric, There was a bug in a very early 4.2.x release that didn't allow for the multiple registration of the same license. Fixed in the most recent which is 4.2.1.8 (and perhaps earlier, check the release notes). Kelly J. Lipp Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc. PO Box 51313 Colorado Springs, CO

Re: Script to CHECKOUT multiples tapes on SCSI library

2001-12-10 Thread Etienne Brodeur
But If I do what you suggest it would also checkout the tapes for my onsite copies that are full right? I am looking for a way to check out multiples tapes with one command (running a script would be my guess) to take a list of predetermined tapes out of a LTO 3583. I want to be able to check ou

Re: TSM upgrade

2001-12-10 Thread Seay, Paul
You must have installed the DRM License key Two, do a reg lic file=5mgsyslan.lic number=2 as well or whatever the size is for the closest increment. there is a 1mgsyslan.lic and a 5mgsyslan.lic I believe. -Original Message- From: Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mo

Re: running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Van Ruler, Ruud R SITI-ITDSES31
thank you all, I have things working now !! but how to logon ?? I have new db and log volumes, a different dsmserv.opt (TCPPORT 1502, HTTPPORT 1582) ... is there a default id and password ?? and if I want to restore a AIX TSM database , how to make sure i am overwriting the correct database

Re: One client - two servers

2001-12-10 Thread Nicholas Cassimatis
Why not just start the second scheduler service with the server stanza name, getting rid of the need for the second dsm.opt file: dsmc sched -server=secondserverstanza When you launch dsmc, it would load the client pointed to the server as defined in dsm.opt. To go to the second server, you'd h

Re: TDP for MSSQL

2001-12-10 Thread Bradshaw, Cecil C Mr NISA-DC
How would one check the scheduler's permission, in a WIN-NT environment? And where documented? Thanks Brad -Original Message- From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TDP for MSSQL On Mon, 3 Dec 2001 15:

Re: Recovering a damaged volume

2001-12-10 Thread David Longo
Yep, that can happen. You may need a bunch of tapes to restore ONE! David Longo >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/10/01 10:12AM >>> Thanks for all of the pointers to PREVIEW=YES (yeah, I kinda figured that out). Now if Tivoli will fix this error in the book(s).. Unfortunately, the resu

Re: How many concurrent backup sets?

2001-12-10 Thread John Naylor
Hi, Farren, Can't use the -loc We use tcpip to restore direct from the server over the network to the clients. Anyway despite the manual do not think that that you can restore a backupset from a locally attached tape with netware client. Farren Minns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/10/2001 03:08:

Re: One client - two servers

2001-12-10 Thread Zlatko Krastev/ACIT
Do not overcomplicate this without need. Define two servers in dsm.sys using two stanzas. Create two dsm.opt files, let's say dsm_odd.opt and dsm_even.opt pointing to each stanza in dsm.sys and start the client with different DSM_CONFIG environment variable. Or even start both clients. Zlatko Kra

TSM upgrade

2001-12-10 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi *SM-ers! I've just upgraded my AIX server from 3.7.4 to 4.2.1.8 and I encounter two problems: 1) For some reason TSM thinks I'm using DRM. I'm not. How do I correct this? 2) a Reg lic file=50mgsyslan.lic updates the license to 50 clients. Running it twice still gives me 50 licenses. Running a R

Re: Test restore to alternative server?

2001-12-10 Thread John Naylor
Eugene, Install the client normally Register the client to TSM with some name that tell you its a test box One way to test your restore is to fool TSM into thinking that your test box is the box you are restoring from. You do this by changing the node name in the dsm.opt file to the name of the

Help on Exporting, then Importing a node.

2001-12-10 Thread Hunley, Ike
I want to copy a client from one TSM to another. I've already exported the node and the Policy domain. When I tried importing the Policy Domain, I got a No matching Domains message. Does anyone have a way to this so I don't have to define all the domains? Thanks Blue Cross Blue Shield of Flo

Re: TDP for MSSQL

2001-12-10 Thread David Longo
Go to "Services" and select the scheduler and look at (I trhink it's Profiles or Startup) and see what account it is set to run as. Most of the time it should be the "System" account. I say Most because there can be times when it needs to run as another account. Like a machine I have where Vend

Re: running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Davidson, Becky
What I do an it may take up more space but it gives me a little more flexibility is I have /usr/tivoli/tsm/tsmsvr2 /usr/tivoli/tsm/tsmsvr4 /usr/tivoli/tsm/server I keep a copy of everything regarding each machine in it's own directory tree including the code. Then I have a rc.adsmserv2 and rc.ad

Re: Recovering a damaged volume

2001-12-10 Thread Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
Thanks for all of the pointers to PREVIEW=YES (yeah, I kinda figured that out). Now if Tivoli will fix this error in the book(s).. Unfortunately, the result of the command now tells me I need 35 offsite tapes to handle 1-bad tape (actually caused by a bad tape drive) that is only

Re: Multiple Backup Sets on one tape - (Was Large TSM database du e to no. of files and versions)

2001-12-10 Thread Rushforth, Tim
The other major purpose of backupsets is the "instant archive" feature. You only seem to be using the "rapid recovery" feature. For your concerns: -It would be simple to have an option if you didn't want more than one backupset per tape. -The backupsets are self describing, so it would be simp

Re: running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Van Ruler, Ruud R SITI-ITDSES31
Bill the rc.adsmserv is similar to the script I have used ?? if so , then yes it is in /usr/tivoli/DR_tsm/server/bin !! could you sent me this rc.adsmserv !! Ruud van Ruler, Shell Information Technology International B.V. - DSES-31 Our Central Data Storage Management home page: http://sww2.sh

Re: Multiple Backup Sets on one tape - (Was Large TSM database due to no. of files and versions)

2001-12-10 Thread Joe Cascanette
Hate to break it to you Mark, but here's the point. I (We) the customer are HELPING Tivoli to provide me (us) with a product to best suit me (us). Suggestions, thoughts from the customer are the best way to keep their software popular and useful. If they don't want to produce products that the cus

Re: How many concurrent backup sets?

2001-12-10 Thread Farren Minns
Hi John I create backup sets weekly and have done some successful restores using the command below. dsmc restore backupset "/dev/rmt/0" -loc=tape Not sure if this helps though as I'm pretty new to all this. Thanks Farren Minns John Naylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 10/12/2001

Re: TSM Scheduler in a Solaris TDP for Oracle Environment

2001-12-10 Thread Bill Mansfield
One needs to create 2 stanzas in the dsm.sys file, one for regular backups, one for Oracle. Each "Servername" line starts a new stanza. You'll also need to set a nodename if you're sending the Oracle data to a different domain. dsm.sys: Servername Aserver TCPPort

One client - two servers

2001-12-10 Thread Michel Engels
My client is studying the implementation of a SAN. And on top of that there will be two SAN's in two different places to be able to create a DR site. What my client is asking is to study if it is feasable and thinkable to do the backups on the two different SAN's (with tape robot and necessary TSM

Re: How many concurrent backup sets?

2001-12-10 Thread John Naylor
Nick, I am with you. Collocation should improve the way you can plan to use backup sets. Collocation at filespace level would certainly speed up restores as you could multi stream without media contention. I have recently been creating backupsets as an alternative to full backups, and I do have an

running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Van Ruler, Ruud R SITI-ITDSES31
Hi I am trying to get multiple servers running on one AIX machine. i have followed the instructions according the manual: - create a new directory for the dsmserv.opt - copy and adjust the dsmserv.opt - formatted and initialised new db and log volumes - DSMSERV_DIR evinronment variable points to

Re: running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Jolley, Bill
Do you have the script rc.adsmserv in /usr/tivoli/DR_tsm/server/bin? I am running multiple servers on one AIX machine. -Original Message- From: Van Ruler, Ruud R SITI-ITDSES31 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 7:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: running multip

Re: running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Van Ruler, Ruud R SITI-ITDSES31
ok but, DSMSERV_DIR evinronment variable points to server executable/start directory i.e. the one i use for the first server. according manual this should be enough just one server executable/start directory. ? Ruud van Ruler, Shell Information Technology International B.V. - DSES-

Re: Point system has me very confused

2001-12-10 Thread Seay, Paul
In the US what Ted says is true. However, you can buy a bunch of points that are TSM points under a Passport agreement and they may give you a little flexibility on committing/redeploying those points at time of need in a contract provision. -Original Message- From: Ted Byrne [mailto:[E

AW: running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Baines, Paul
Change directory to the server start directory (where the dsmserv.dsk file is for the second server) before you start the server. Set DSMSERV_CONFIG to point to your option file or use the -o option of dsmserv to point to your option file. Mit freundlichen Grüßen - With best regards Serdeczne poz

Re: Netware Client Question

2001-12-10 Thread Jim Kirkman
Mark, Client 4.1.3 for Netware has incorporated the schedule service within the DSMCAD nlm. In the option file you add the line CADMODE SCHEDULE WEBCLIENT. I seemed to have missed the post you are quoting below. Could you include the text, or point me to the original? I've been seeing some reall

Re: running multiple servers on one AIX machine

2001-12-10 Thread Maurice van 't Loo
Hi Ruud, It seems that you try to start the same TSM server twice Try "nohup /usr/tivoli/DR_tsm/server/bin/dsmserv >& /dev/null &" for the second server. Regards, Maurice van 't Loo Compare Computers The Netherlands - Original Message - From: "Van Ruler, Ruud R SITI-ITDSES31" <[EMAI

Re: Script to CHECKOUT multiples tapes on SCSI library

2001-12-10 Thread Martin Trcka
> Is the MOVE MEDIA a command I could use to do this? Yes. Issue "MOVE MEDIA * STG=* wherestatus=full", f.e. This will check all full tapes from your library out. Martin Trcka

TSM Scheduler in a Solaris TDP for Oracle Environment

2001-12-10 Thread Vic Marshall
Greetings TSM'ers, I have a question regarding using the TSM scheduler in an Oracle TDP environment (Solaris7) the vital statistics are: TSM Server version 4.1.4 on Windows NT4, SP6A. TSM Client version 4.2 on Solaris V2.7. TDP for Oracle V2.2 for Solaris. The TDP requires PASSWORDACCESS

Re: Backing-Up in Windows 2000 Enviroment (Verificación ScanMail )

2001-12-10 Thread Henrik Wahlstedt
I think that TSM cant directly backup registry etc so TSM exports it to C:\ADSM.SYS folder and therefor you exclude c:\winnt\system32\config folder from backup by default. Henrik |+--> || Rafael Elvira Julian| ||

Re: Backing-Up in Windows 2000 Enviroment ( Verificación ScanMail )

2001-12-10 Thread Michael Bartl
Rafael, c:\winnt\system32\config\ contains the files representing your system objects. You cannot backup those files directly as they are always exclusively open by the system. When you let TSM do a backup of your system objects, in fact a kind of workaround for those files is put in action: TSM m

Re: Backing-Up in Windows 2000 Enviroment (Verificación ScanMail )

2001-12-10 Thread Rafael Elvira Julian
Ok, tahnks But, I have problems to back up the folowing directories : c:\winnt\system32\config\* Somebody have a idea ? Mark Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> con fecha 10/12/2001 05:57:22 Por favor, responda a "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Destinatarios: [EMAIL PROTECT