backing up to tape/OS/390

2002-01-25 Thread Wholey, Joseph (TGA\\MLOL)
Environment: System/390 device type: Cartridge/3590 TSM 4.1.3 Server TSM client 3.1.06 Scenario: I get notified in advance that I'll need to restore multiple clients (gigs worth of data) on a given weekend. I manually kick off a base backup to a "spare" TSM server on Friday night so when the

Re: Backup of Sun OS

2002-01-25 Thread Jack Musselman
SUN's equivalent to AIX's 'mksysb' is: ufsdump (backup OS) and ufsrestore (restore filesystems). Sorry, I don't have sample scripts, however, you can go to SUN's website, www.sun.com, and do a search of ufsdump to get the online command reference. PS. It's free. Jack -Original Message

Re: TSM error log question

2002-01-25 Thread George Lesho
No shutdowns and this only occurs in the /usr/bmc path... no other lost+found directories behave the same way... no hidden files that I can see. George "Malbrough, Demetrius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 01/25/2002 02:56:52 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Identifying client schedule mode.

2002-01-25 Thread Zlatko Krastev/ACIT
Try this (on Unix, for Windows you need to obtain/replace awk somehow): dsmadmc -id= -pa= 'q ac begind=-5 ' | awk '$3 ~ /2561|821[2-5]/ {print $7}' | sort -u The result will give you list of all nodes contacted by the server in prompted mode. ANR2561I messages show successfull connects, ANR8212E-

Re: Multiple DSMCAD

2002-01-25 Thread Lancaster, Dominic
It's no different really to running multiple dsmcad's on any other platform - to this end the Appendix in the 'Windows Client' install covers it fairly well in terms of variables etc BUT ... the big thing I have found is (on NT) to ensure you have a different IP address and WebPort number for each

Re: Backup of Sun OS

2002-01-25 Thread Wouter V
MessageThere is a separate product that has the same functionality as mksysb on AIX, it is called 'JUMPSTART'.Contrary to mksysb, it is not a free product. I think you can by it at Sun. Regards, Wouter Verschaeve Unix Sys. Engineer -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manage

Re: A shot in the dark? Here goes...

2002-01-25 Thread Robin Sharpe
I don't think it's possible; certainly not supported. Guess it wouldn't hurt to try, though. It was a great movie, though.;) Robin Sharpe Berlex Labs TSM Group To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Robin Sharp

A shot in the dark? Here goes...

2002-01-25 Thread TSM Group
We're running an AIX 4.3 server, TSM server version 4.2.1.8 And unfortunately one of our clients is an HP UX 10.20 Box. We have tested and have successfully backed up / restored a file using this combination but it is slow. Has anyone successfully loaded the client for HPUX 11.x on a HPUX 10.20 Bo

Re: Backup of Sun OS

2002-01-25 Thread Bern Ruelas
Hi Andrea, There is a product just for that - The Kernel Group's "Bare Metal Restore". -Bern HI everybody, The first thing I have to say to this is that I am NOT a UNIX guru, so I greatly would appreciate all the help I can get. The problem is that our Unix team wants to backup a running Sun O

Re: TSM error log question

2002-01-25 Thread Malbrough, Demetrius
George, was the system is shut down ungracefully lately? The lost+found directory where fsck links in lost files. It may be possible that there is a file in that directory that is not deleted but have no directory entry! -Original Message- From: George Lesho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sen

Re: TSM error log question

2002-01-25 Thread George Lesho
The rc=106 error message I am getting occurs on ALL clients where the /usr/bmc dir path exists. I have tried to eliminate this error by doing an exclude to no avail, I have changed permissions to no avail (which the rc=106 usually implies) and now I have put a subdir in one of the /usr/bmc/lost+fo

Re: TSM error log question

2002-01-25 Thread Malbrough, Demetrius
At the time of that error message what is corresponding in the dsm/dsierror.log or dsmsched.log on that particular client? -Original Message- From: George Lesho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 1:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM error log question De

Re: Database Specs

2002-01-25 Thread Malbrough, Demetrius
What Performance Tuning Manual are you refering too? I am not sure of the maximum number of volumes but you SHOULD define more than one volume for the database, and put these volumes on separate disks because it allows simultaneous access to different parts of the database. Also, if you want to r

Re: TSM Server connecting to ESS by FC

2002-01-25 Thread Bill Mansfield
The longest shortwave cable allowed is 500 meters, for 50um multimode fiber (ESS FC 3022). You just need to get longer cables than the 31m cables included with the ESS. For reference, look at the intro to SAN redbook, http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg245470.html?Op

Re: TSM error log question

2002-01-25 Thread George Lesho
Demetrius, We have "SUBDIR YES" set in the dsm.opt file on all our clients but DO NOT have the any NFSTIMEOUT option set anywhere. I am also not seeing the ANS1028S error message in my client's dsmerror.log... it does sound as if there may be a bit of substance to this theory though... I am going

Backup of Sun OS

2002-01-25 Thread MacMurray, Andrea (CC-ETS Ent Storage Svcs)
Title: Message HI everybody,   The first thing I have to say to this is that I am NOT a UNIX guru, so I greatly would appreciate all the help I can get. The problem is that our Unix team wants to backup a running Sun OS and then later on restore this backed up OS backup and boot the machine from

TSM Server connecting to ESS by FC

2002-01-25 Thread Gerhard Wolkerstorfer
Hello all, I want to connect a new TSM Server (AIX) to our ESS with a FC Cable. Our longest FC cable is 31 metres long. But I want to place the server in a room, which is more than 31 metres away. Could anyone show me a Webpage or any other information where I can find informations about the possi

Re: Database Specs

2002-01-25 Thread Wholey, Joseph (TGA\\MLOL)
I agree, and I will do that... and thanks for the info... but why does my performance and tuning manual say not to span more than 12 volumes? -Original Message- From: William F. Colwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 2:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: D

Re: Database Specs

2002-01-25 Thread Wholey, Joseph (TGA\\MLOL)
Thanks... -Original Message- From: Malbrough, Demetrius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 2:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Database Specs If you are going to increase the BUFPoolsize parameter make sure you do it based on the amount of System Memory (MB

Re: Database Specs

2002-01-25 Thread Malbrough, Demetrius
If you are going to increase the BUFPoolsize parameter make sure you do it based on the amount of System Memory (MB). 'An optimal setting for the database buffer pool is one in which the cache hit percentage is greater than or equal to 98%. If you have enough memory, increase in 1MB increments. A

Re: TSM error log question

2002-01-25 Thread Malbrough, Demetrius
-George- Are you also seeing ANS1028S error messages? If so you may be getting a bite of APAR IC32589... APAR= IC32589 SER=MS MSGANS1028S DSMSTAT ERROR BREAKS PARTIAL INCREMENTAL/SELECTIVE WITH ANS1028S WHEN USING OPTIONS SUBDIR=YES AND NFSTIMEOUT > 0 Status: OPEN

Re: Database Specs

2002-01-25 Thread William F. Colwell
Joe - the number of volumes isn't the problem. You need to increase the bufpoolsize in the server dsm.opt file. Here is a 'q db f=d' from my system. The bufpoolsize parameter becomes the 'buffer pool pages' value in the q db. Bill Colwell - - - tsm: NEW_ADSM_SERVER_ON_PORT_1600>q db f=d

Re: compression

2002-01-25 Thread William F. Colwell
Joe - if the 2 compresion processes are both software, the yes, the output of the 2nd compression will be large than its input. But if the 2nd compression is being done by a tape drive, the drive will be smart enough to stop the compression if the file grows. It least that is the case for 359

Re: Mitigating Risk with TSM's incremental backups

2002-01-25 Thread Zlatko Krastev/ACIT
Only one remark: As Kelly pointed reusedelay parameter has to be set how long to keep already reclaimed tape before reuse. This is parameter for both primary and copy pools. *BUT* the parameter also must be greater than the oldest DB backup kept on-site and off-site. If you restore from DB backup

Re: TSM Service failed during startup - Event ID 7022

2002-01-25 Thread Doug Thorneycroft
Check the dsmerror.log and see if it contains any clues. -Original Message- From: Stormy Maddux [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 9:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:TSM Service failed during startup - Event ID 7022 On several of our NT and Win2K m

Re: Mitigating Risk with TSM's incremental backups

2002-01-25 Thread Zlatko Krastev/ACIT
Do not forget about DB backup sent off-site. Most probably you are moving them but did not mentioned. The reusedelay and DB backup retension should set that only after a DB backup with information about the new volume where data is copied as result of copy pool reclamation the old reclaimed tape c

compression

2002-01-25 Thread Wholey, Joseph (TGA\\MLOL)
Currently running TSM v 4.1.3 on System\390. Run compression on the client as well as harware compression on Device type Cartridge and 3590. Ideally this is not the way to go... but we need to run compression on the client due to network constraints. Is it a FACT that running a compression r

Database Specs

2002-01-25 Thread Wholey, Joseph (TGA\\MLOL)
I'm running TSM v 4.1.3 on System\390. My database is 47G and spread across 25 physical volumes (gets a 78% cache hit / not so great). One of my performance and tuning books recommends not spreading your database over more than 12 physical volumes. Could anyone explain why? What kind of per

TSM Service failed during startup - Event ID 7022

2002-01-25 Thread Stormy Maddux
On several of our NT and Win2K machines, with the 4.2.1.20 or 4.2.1 or 4.2.0 TSM client you get an error on startup/reboot "At least one service or driver failed during system startup. Use EvenViewer to examine the event log for details." The Event Log shows: Event ID: 7022 Source: Service Con

Re: TSM error log question

2002-01-25 Thread George Lesho
No files in the lost+found directory at all... George Lesho "Malbrough, Demetrius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 01/24/2002 11:48:26 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c

dsmc job = what tsm server session?

2002-01-25 Thread Jim Taylor
Who can help with this one? When I do a series of backups or archives on a client and send the output to a file (like the dsmsched.log) I would like a way that I can correlate which of the client dsmc jobs belongs to a given server session number. As I do many archives and backups from a single

Re: Backup of INGRES DB ?

2002-01-25 Thread Anderson F. Nobre
Hi FH, Stop de database, if you use filesystems so backup with the archive command. If you use raw devices so you should backup with image backup. Then restart the database. Regards, Anderson > Hi all, > > What's the best method to do a backup of INGRES DB ? > > with TSM because there is no TD

AIX 4.3.3 Maintenance Levels with both TSM Server version 3.7.1 a nd 4.2.1

2002-01-25 Thread Poetzsch,Robert E.
I'm about to perform a Maintenance Level upgrade on my AIX 4.3.3.0 Operating System. Have been running TSM Server version 3.7.1 since 12/1999 on the original AIX 4.3.3.0 just fine. I'm told that TSM 4.2.1 Server (for AIX) requires AIX 4.3.3 Maintenance Level 6 or later, and it was suggested that

Windows client 4.1.2.20 on Citrix server

2002-01-25 Thread Bruce Kamp
Just installed the new Windows client on a new Citrix farm. The server farm is Windows 2000 server & Citrix Metaframe XPe feature release 1. TSM version 4.1.3.2 is on AIX 4.3.3. I have scheduler running in CAD mode to manage the scheduler. I am receiving the following errors in the dsmerror.log: 0

Simbolic links

2002-01-25 Thread Gianni Garda
Hello to all, I have perform an archive of a simbolic link then I have delete it.When I have retrieve the link the server has retrive the file. Is it correct ? If I perform the same operations with the backup function when I restore the link everything is OK . Any incorrect settings ? Any sugg

Re: TSM Server on Windows - Does it work?

2002-01-25 Thread asr
=> On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:13:10 +0100, wptw63 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > We are considering installing TSM server, and are being 'encouraged' to > run it on AIX but are a little cold to the idea. We have more > experience supporting Windows 2000. > Does anyone have any feedback on the stabilit

quiesce the database - possible?

2002-01-25 Thread Stumpf, Joachim
Hi together, we run TSM-server 4.1.3.0 on OS/390 R2.10. Now we want to save our TSM-database with dss concurrent copy. For this its neccesary that on start of the cc-job the database is not in use (nothing should be changed in the db at this moment) Usually we have to shut down the running tsm-ta

Re: Windows TSM-Client Crash

2002-01-25 Thread Wouter V
Thank you for your response, We turn off the viruscan services before backup and turn them back on afterwards. So, this can't be the problem, I think. Regards, Wouter. V. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Pitur Ey~srsson Verzonden: v

Re: Windows TSM-Client Crash

2002-01-25 Thread Tab Trepagnier
Wouter, It's been a couple of years... If you search the forum archives you should find older posts by me that name the DLLs in question. You might also check www.sysinternals.com (run by frequent contributors to "Windows & .Net Magazine"). They provide a LOT of really cool Windows analysis to

Multiple DSMCAD

2002-01-25 Thread Wouter V
Does anybody know how to make different dsmcad process running on one (AIX) machine ? Through a search in adsm.org I found one website which 'could' explain it, but that site is not available anymore. We use 2 different schedulers on the TSM-server itself. TSM Server = 4.1.9 on AIX Thanks ! R

TSM Client core dumps

2002-01-25 Thread Guenther Bergmann
Hi TSM'ers, suddenly we encountered the following error on a TSM AIX Client which worked like a charm for weeks. dsmerror.log reads: 01/25/02 01:15:57 B/A Txn Producer thread, fatal error, signal 11 01/25/02 01:15:57 0xD015FAD0 _ptrgl 01/25/02 01:15:57 0x1002FED4 *UNKNOWN* 01/25/02 0

Re: Windows TSM-Client Crash

2002-01-25 Thread Wouter V
Can you tell me what tools you are talking about ? I'm not very experienced in all that DLL-stuff. Thanks. Wouter. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Tab Trepagnier Verzonden: vrijdag 25 januari 2002 2:06 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderw

Re: Storage Pool Migration and Mediawait question/problem

2002-01-25 Thread Wouter V
Hello Tab, Thank you for your reply, you are absolutely wright ! A few days ago we changed our diskpool from 1 volume of 16 Gb. to 16 volumes of 1 Gb. This gives a whole lot of difference !! I watched the backup (quite interesting) the whole night (didn't go to sleep), and saw that no Media Wait

Re: Antwort: Re: Win NT 4 Installer Problems with several TSM Clients

2002-01-25 Thread Andrew Raibeck
For the purposes of diagnosing install problems, we like to see all logging options activated: setup /v"/l*v setup.log" Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PRO

Does anyone have bare metal restore prodcedure for SGI/Irix clients

2002-01-25 Thread Keith Kwiatek
Hello, Does anyone have bare metal restore procedures for SGI/Irix clients? We used to just boot off the SGI install disks, to a mini-root, and then tftp dsmc over to restore the original system, but now it seems that the dsmc module for the new 4.2 client needs libraries that don't exist on the

Re: Windows TSM-Client Crash

2002-01-25 Thread Pétur Eyþórsson
I have had problem´s with some Antivirus software vendors, Mainly Symantec. You might wana try turn off youre auto protect. Kvedja/Regards Petur Eythorsson Taeknimadur/Technician IBM Certified Specialist - AIX Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional Microsoft Certified System Engineer [EMA

Backup of INGRES DB ?

2002-01-25 Thread f h
Hi all, What's the best method to do a backup of INGRES DB ? with TSM because there is no TDP. thanks a lot for your feedback FH ___ Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en frangais ! Yahoo! Courrier : http://courrier.yah

winnt 4 registry

2002-01-25 Thread Burak Demircan
Hi, How can I backup registry of winnt 4 if I do not want to backup drive C? As much as I know, TSM exports registry to c:\adsm.sys folder. How can  I backup the registry but can't the drive C at the same time? Best Regards, Burak Demircan