Re: Tivoli Storage Resource Reporting

2003-03-04 Thread Seay, Paul
I have seen this product demonstrated, pretty impressive. -Original Message- From: Chris Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Tivoli Storage Resource Reporting While I couldn't comment in any great deal on this, I have s

Re: TSM API Crashing DB2

2003-03-04 Thread Seay, Paul
I believe at the 4.2.1 level you have to get a special version of the client to run on AIX V5.1. ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/clie nt/v4r2/AIX/v423/AIX51/ -Original Message- From: Jeff Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 200

Re: Errors on 3590 K tapes

2003-03-04 Thread Seay, Paul
This problem was fixed in the F_0295 Level (I think that is right). It is the latest level. -Original Message- From: Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 3:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Errors on 3590 K tapes Sounds a lot like what I was

Re: Errors on 3590 K tapes

2003-03-04 Thread Seay, Paul
This is a problem for all the newer tape technologies. Typically, this is caused by a bad batch of tapes or a case of tapes that has been slammed on the floor or the librarian stacked them and knocked them on the floor. Early in the delivery of K tapes there was a packing problem. Also, make sur

5.1.6.2 attention

2003-03-04 Thread Burak Demircan
hi, yesterday night one of my 5.1.6.2 tsm server crashed (i mean only the tsm software) ibm is looking for the causes. by the way i am using 5.1.6.2 on 2 servers since it had been released without any problem except this one. just for your info. Burak Demircan Mercedes-Benz Turk A.S CEO /

Re: TSM vs Veritas?

2003-03-04 Thread Srinivas Polu
Gerald, Pl. find the direct link to TSM Vs Veritas Document, Just click on it, you will go the the document. ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/tivoli/analystreports/ar-tsm-comparing-s um.pdf Srinivas Polu Systems Engineer. Tivoli Certified Consultant(TSM) HCL Technologies., NOIDA - INDIA Pho

Product comparison between TSM/Netbackup/Legato

2003-03-04 Thread Chandrasekhar, C.R
Hi All, Iam looking for product and features comparison between TSM/Netbackup/Legato If any one have already done this please share the data else point me to the location where I can get this details. I required very urgently please help me !! Thanks, C.R.Chandrasekhar. Systems Executive. TIMKE

Re: TSM vs Veritas?

2003-03-04 Thread Srinivas Polu
hi Geralad, You can look into below link, where u find a better solution www.tivoli.com/products/documents/ whitepapers/wp-tsm-lto.pdf Srinivas Polu Systems Engineer. Tivoli Certified Consultant(TSM) HCL Technologies., NOIDA - INDIA Phone No: 91-0120-4535071 Ext:3376. Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: TSM vs Veritas?

2003-03-04 Thread Chandrasekhar, C.R
hi Gerald Wichmann, I don't have product features comparison between TSM vs Veritas, But just have a look in URL for some real practical comparisons on performance etc. http://www.progstrat.com/press/TSMBsrpr.htm After reading this you get better picture about TSM. Thanks, C.R.Chandrasekhar. S

Re: Upgrade 4.1.1 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Chandrasekhar, C.R
hi All, I have done upgradation from 4.1.x.x to 5.1.x.x may times but I never faced any problems so far, In Quick Start Guide they clearly mentioned the steps to upgrade, Suppose for example if we face any problem while up gradation from 4.1.x.x to 5.1.x.x then what is correct procedure to back ou

Re: TSM vs Veritas?

2003-03-04 Thread Joerg Pohlmann
Gerald, see www.tivoli.com/tsm and click on "Comparing TSM and Veritas" - it's the shortened version of longer papers and presentations. Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452 Gerald Wichmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2003-03-04 17:34 Please respond to "A

TSM API Crashing DB2

2003-03-04 Thread Jeff Rogers
This is the environment. AIX 5.1 TSM Client and API 4.2.11 DB2 7.2 FixPack 4 ba client can do incrementals and archives just fine. Setup all the db2 variables, setup the dsm.sys and opt for the API - we have other DB2 servers on AIX 4.3.3, same TSM and DB2 versions working just fine. Send a bac

Re: TSM vs Veritas?

2003-03-04 Thread Richard Sims
>I'm looking for a good recent comparison of TSM vs Veritas Netbackup... >Appreciate any links/suggestions on where to find a comparison. As you would imagine, this has been discussed many times on the List. Check the list archives, and see the whitepaper on the Tivoli site.

TSM vs Veritas?

2003-03-04 Thread Gerald Wichmann
I'm looking for a good recent comparison of TSM vs Veritas Netbackup... Appreciate any links/suggestions on where to find a comparison. Thanks, Gerald Wichmann Senior Systems Development Engineer Zantaz, Inc. 925.598.3099 (w) This e-mail has been captured and archived by the ZANTAZ Digital Saf

Re: Questionable error message

2003-03-04 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Could provide a little more background regarding this? Complete schedule definition (Q SCH F=D), client options file, and pre- or postschedulecmd files, client options set, more of the dsmsched.log and dsmerror.log, TSM client version, client OS name/version, and TSM server version. Andy Raibeck I

Re: Backup Strategy and Performance using a PACS Digital Imaging System

2003-03-04 Thread bbullock
Hmmm, an issue we all deal with in varying degrees... Answer #1: Yes, it will take longer to do your expire inventory. TSM will scan through all the files looking for candidates, and performance is typically measured in " X thousand files examined in X seconds", the more files th

Re: Réf. : Re: Web GUI through SSH tunnel

2003-03-04 Thread John Monahan
Lookup the webports option in your client install and user guide. This will allow you to fix the port numbers. **Note new cell number below** __ John Monahan Senior Consultant Enterprise Solutions Computech Resources, Inc. Office: 952-833-0930 ext 109 Cell: 952-221-693

Re: Novell Cross System Type Restores? Have you done it?

2003-03-04 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: Coats, Jack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I have Novell 4.11 servers we are backing up nicely, but need > to be able to do a cross system restore to a Novell 6 server, > of just the data. The Novell 4.11 are IPX only, and Novell6 > is TCP/IP only. > > Our servers are on different NDS trees

Re: Questionable error message

2003-03-04 Thread Richard Sims
>Here's the latest absurdity: >02/27/2003 02:05:55 ANS4042E Object name 'SYSTEM OBJECT' contains one or >more unrecognised characters and is not valid. Those darned British spellings strike again! ;-) I would do a 'chkdsk' or the like just to make sure that file system is okay, and look for insid

What causes missed events?

2003-03-04 Thread Matt Simpson
We have a script to copy primary tape storage pools to a copy pool, and a schedule defined to run the script every four hours. For the last couple of days, it hasn't been running, and it shows a status of "Missed" at each 4-hour interval. I haven't been able to find anything in the activity log to

Backup Strategy and Performance using a PACS Digital Imaging System

2003-03-04 Thread Todd Lundstedt
Heya *SMers, This is a long one, grab a beverage. I am running TSM 4.2.1.7 on AIX 4.3.3 on a dual processor B80 backing up around 112 nodes with 5.2TB capacity 2.3TB used, storing 18.6 million objects (3.2TB) in the primary and copy storage pools. The TSM database is 8.7GB running around 80% util

Novell Cross System Type Restores? Have you done it?

2003-03-04 Thread Coats, Jack
I have Novell 4.11 servers we are backing up nicely, but need to be able to do a cross system restore to a Novell 6 server, of just the data. The Novell 4.11 are IPX only, and Novell6 is TCP/IP only. Our servers are on different NDS trees, but each can work nicely with the same TSM 4.2.3.1 server

Re: TSM 5.1.6.2 and AIX client 5.1.1.0

2003-03-04 Thread David E Ehresman
Still waiting to hear from the support center. Meanwhile I found an entry in the aix backup client level 5.1.5.11 readme that sounds like a match. We're going to try that on one of our machines. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/04/03 02:51PM >>> From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >From someone

Re: TSM 5.1.6.2 and AIX client 5.1.1.0

2003-03-04 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >From someone else >>The server side sees error "ANR8216W Error sending data on >socket nnn. >>Reason 32." The client gets "ANS1074W ***User Abort***" in the >>dsmerror.log. ... > > That server message is saying that the client severed the > conne

Questionable error message

2003-03-04 Thread Fred Johanson
This may be the error message that nobody expected see: Here's the latest absurdity: 02/27/2003 02:05:55 ANS4042E Object name 'SYSTEM OBJECT' contains one or more unrecognised characters and is not valid. 02/27/2003 02:05:55 --- SCHEDULEREC OBJECT END CSM-LATE 02/26/2003 22:30:00 This is incredi

Re: TSM AIX server upgrade 5.1.1.0 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Actually a change from one *release* to the next will require the UPGRADEDB. It is only when going between PTFs and patches of the same release that the UPGRADEDB is not required. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andre

AIX client 5.1.5.11

2003-03-04 Thread David E Ehresman
Anyone had experiences, good or bad, with AIX backup client level 5.1.5.11? David

Mountable Not in Library Hell

2003-03-04 Thread Kelly J. Lipp
Folks, I know this has been covered but nobody has published the definitive "how to get out of this" note. Symptoms: Volume is empty, readwrite in the library but won't go to pending or scratch. Try to delete the volume, message states, can't since volume is mountablenotinlibrary. Although, Q

Re: Journal Service Question

2003-03-04 Thread Alan Davenport
The default notification buffer size for the TSM Journal Service is too small. Look for this setting in the TSMJBBD.INI file and increase it. You will find this file in the BACLIENT directory. I have been increasing it to 0x0030 and my problems in this area have gone away. After increasing it s

Re: TSM 5.1.6.2 and AIX client 5.1.1.0

2003-03-04 Thread Richard Sims
>The server side sees error "ANR8216W Error sending data on socket nnn. >Reason 32." The client gets "ANS1074W ***User Abort***" in the >dsmerror.log. ... That server message is saying that the client severed the connection. The client message is saying that it did so. I would carefully examine y

Re: Journal Service Question

2003-03-04 Thread Kamp, Bruce
Now I'm getting this in the jbberror.log: 03/03/2003 10:58:38 psFsMonitorThread(tid 18584): Notification buffer overrun for monitored FS 'E:\'. 03/03/2003 10:58:38 psFsMonitorThread(tid 18584): Reallocating 0x04cc byte notification buffer. 03/03/2003 10:58:39 psFsMonitorThread(tid 18584): Journ

Re: dbbackup trigger

2003-03-04 Thread Roger Deschner
1. I note you are backlevel. There are some known bugs which have been fixed, relating to failing to reset the log pointer after an incremental backup. Update yourself! Back when I had this problem, the circumvention was to restart the server. 2. Consider carefully what the message and its help fi

Re: TSM AIX server upgrade 5.1.1.0 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
I can agree with this statement, unless it is platform specific. When I upgraded my TSM MVS server, going from 4.1.x to 4.2.x required an UPGRADEDB ! Sias Dealy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/04/2003 10:44 AM Please respond to hnre To:

Re: Upgrade 4.1.1 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Linda Hartman
We just upgraded from 4.2.2 to 5.1.5.1 Sunday evening. It went very smooth.One thing I haven't seen mentioned in anyone elses feedback is the license file. You should print off a copy of your current license file before you upgrade. Once you perform the upgrade, the license info is lost and y

Re: TSM 5.1.6.2 and AIX client 5.1.1.0

2003-03-04 Thread David E Ehresman
The server side sees error "ANR8216W Error sending data on socket nnn. Reason 32." The client gets "ANS1074W ***User Abort***" in the dsmerror.log. TSM server is running on AIX 5.1 in 64 bit mode. The problems are happening every night and started with the TSM upgrade. I've opened a PMR but am s

Re: TSM AIX server upgrade 5.1.1.0 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Sias Dealy
Going from 5.1.1.0 to 5.1.6.2 you do not need to worry about the upgradedb. The nomanclature is version.release.modification.patch . If you are going from one version to another is when you would encounter the upgradedb. Technically this is suppose to happen automatically during the upgrade. For

Re: Server time

2003-03-04 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi Richard! This was a new entry for our AIX guys. It revealed the probable cause. All running processes have TZ=NFT-1DFT,M3.5.0,M10.4.0 in their environment variables, except for DSMSERV. So I guess that's why it's running with the system time -1 hour. Why this variable was missing during startup?

Viewstar Imaging System

2003-03-04 Thread Jim Kirkman
Greetings, Anyone out there maintaining and backing up one of these? I'd be interested in hearing about strategies employed. It runs on a MS-SQL engine. tia, -- Jim Kirkman AIS - Systems UNC-Chapel Hill 966-5884

Re : Very strange reply from server

2003-03-04 Thread Andrew Raibeck
IC35804. It was just opened, although we already have a solution in the works. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) Th

TSM AIX server upgrade 5.1.1.0 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
Going to upgrade my production TSM AIX server from 5.1.1.0 to 5.1.6.2, this weekend. I have been running the 5.1.6.2 level on a test server, with no issues (other than it deleting the library definition during the install). I don't recall doing any UPGRADEDBs (it has been a while since the upgrad

Re : Very strange reply from server

2003-03-04 Thread Guillaume Gilbert
I see this alot on 5.* servers. It comes up with any type of command, q pr, upd no, select... I haven't checked if there's an APAR open. Guillaume Gilbert CGI Canada "Gill, Geoffrey L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2003-03-04 09:38:27 Veuillez répondre à "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[

Re: Upgrade 4.1.1 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Sylvia Nergard
Hi! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It says in the readme file that with TSM 4.2.x you can do an install without removing the program firstbut with TSM 4.1you should remove the program first. Didn't know that it is so big difference between those two versions. I feel that I have to do as th

Re: Very strange reply from server

2003-03-04 Thread Magura, Curtis
We are 5.1.5.4 on AIX and I have seen this a hand full of times after various commands. Just like you next command worked just fine. Curt Magura Lockheed Martin EIS Orlando, Fla. 321-235-1203 -Original Message- From: Gill, Geoffrey L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04,

Re: Upgrade 4.1.1 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Halvorsen Geirr Gulbrand
Hello Sylvianer You're absolutely right. You should follow the readme, and that's it. Before you upgrade, do a dbbackup, and you can always get toback to where you were before you upgrade. Rgds (hilsen) Geirr G. Halvorsen -Original Message- From: Sylvia Nergard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Very strange reply from server

2003-03-04 Thread Gill, Geoffrey L.
This is a strange one, not sure I've seen anything like it before. This morning I saw reclamation still running and tried to cancel it. Check out the command and reply back. I sent the command a second time and it did take. Just one of those things I'm on TSM client 5.1.5.9 on Win2K, server i

Re: Upgrade 4.1.1 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Joshua S. Bassi
I have never done the remove/install procedure you are talking about. Instead I typically just pop the new CD-ROM or launch the setup file if I download it and perform an upgrade. All of your existing node and data will remain the same and you should not lose anything. -- Joshua S. Bassi IBM Cer

Upgrade 4.1.1 to 5.1.6.2

2003-03-04 Thread Sylvia Nergard
I'm gonna upgrade a TSM server from 4.1.1 to 5.1.6.x on a NT4 server. I can see through the readme file and the Quick Start Guide that I should remove the current 4.1.1 TSM installation, and install 5.1.0 /5.1.5 in the same directory (I was hoping that I could do an uppgrade without moving the exi

Re: Errors on 3590 K tapes

2003-03-04 Thread Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
The only one available at the time was: F26. iMation was recommending the "27" level. I got this level from our IBM "CE". Jim Kirkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/03/2003 04:49 PM Please respond to jim_kirkman To: [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Automatic checkin on a 3584?

2003-03-04 Thread Dan Foster
Thanks for all the comments, suggestions, ideas, and code examples. They were very invaluable! I also found expect to be an interesting approach that I hadn't considered, but makes sense. Looks like I'm on the right track now; thanks again! -Dan

Re: Hung Client/Filespaces

2003-03-04 Thread Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
I did not mean to confuse things with my choice of words. By "recycle", I meant to simply HALT (stop) and then START the TSM server. Nothing more..nothing less "Chandrasekhar, C.R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/03/2003 11:45 PM Plea

Re: Server time

2003-03-04 Thread Richard Sims
>Do you know if there is a way to display the environment of a running >process? Eric - Do: ps eww Richard

Server upgrade to 5.1.5.0

2003-03-04 Thread Herkenrath, Wolfgang
Hi everybody, I want to upgrade my TSM-Server to Version 5.1.5.0. It runs on a OS390 System. I searched the database for problems with this version but can't find anything. So, is it good or does nobody use this version. Are there any bugs in this version? Any experiences with this version? My ac

Re: Server time

2003-03-04 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi Richard! That's a good one! I have had the AIX people check the .profile of the user which started TSM (through SU2) but no overruling of $TZ could be found there. Even though I think it has to be something like you mentioned. Do you know if there is a way to display the environment of a running

Re: install scripts for 5.1.X

2003-03-04 Thread Ian Smith
Lisa, Andy is right, the MS installer is picky and wants to see all the files it expects so don't delete them. However, you can set unwanted files to size zero and reduce the install image size that way. We also edit the setup.ini file and reduce the multiple language options to just one as below:

Re: Tivoli Storage Resource Reporting

2003-03-04 Thread Chris Young
While I couldn't comment in any great deal on this, I have seen the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager product (formerly the TrelliSoft product) in action. It appears to provide detailed reports on data that is stored on both SAN and LAN based disk volumes (assuming of course that you have a server th

Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager

2003-03-04 Thread Chris Young
StorageTek 9310 tape libraries are only controllable via ACSLS or LibStation. This is due to the fact that it only supports a TCP/IP (IEEE 802.3, 10baseT, half-duplex), RS423 or 3270 robotic control interface. - Chris Young -Original Message- From: Hart, Charles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Server time

2003-03-04 Thread Richard Sims
>Last weekend my server crashed. It was restarted yesterday morning and I >discovered that the TSM time is off by -1 hour since. >If I issue the DATE command in AIX I receive the correct time. I issued the >ACCEPT DATE command in TSM, but it doesn't help: TSM stays one hour behind. Eric - In that

Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager

2003-03-04 Thread Chris Young
The ability to support multiple drive types in StorageTek ACSLS or LibStation libraries is enabled through the use of the external library manager interface and an external library manager. By presenting multiple virtual libraries through this interface, you can enable TSM to use multiple drive typ

Re: Server time

2003-03-04 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi Srinivas! The serrver did not disable the sessions, so there is no need to enable them. This is only if the system date/time is invalid and it's not. The server does not complain, it's just one hour behind. Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -Original Message- From

Re: Server time

2003-03-04 Thread Srinivas Polu
Loon, Try by giving command ENABLE SESSIONS after giving the command ACCEPT DATE Thanks Srinivas -Original Message- From: Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 2:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Server time Hi *SM-ers! Last weekend

Vol. Mgmt - Scratch Vols & Moving Volumes

2003-03-04 Thread Justin Derrick
Hi TSMers. =) My customer is asking me some interesting questions I can't say I know how to answer - regarding moving volumes and allocation of scratch volumes across multiple libraries. The system uses IBM's Content Manager OnDemand product to archive documents -- which relies on TSM for long-te

Server time

2003-03-04 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi *SM-ers! Last weekend my server crashed. It was restarted yesterday morning and I discovered that the TSM time is off by -1 hour since. If I issue the DATE command in AIX I receive the correct time. I issued the ACCEPT DATE command in TSM, but it doesn't help: TSM stays one hour behind. I'm lost

return code 425

2003-03-04 Thread Tuncel MUTLU
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Automatic checkin on a 3584?

2003-03-04 Thread Anthonijsz, Marcel M SITI-ITDGE13
Dan, Here's our perl script.. Easy as perl is most likely to be installed on your *IX. Not that this script is not 100% fool proof, but at that time it was a 10 min effort and still works like a charm. And as is with any other perl pgm, there are more ways... This script now in the public domain..