Wrong end of tape error

2004-02-17 Thread Andreas Kasenides
I am getting an error from my tsm 5.1.8 server on AIX that I have not been able to track and correct. Actually this condition creates deadlock and the system is unavailable for any operations. Here a section of my activity log: 02/18/04 03:14:07 ANR0984I Process 32 for MIGRATION started in the

Re: TSM scratch problem.

2004-02-17 Thread Karel Bos
You are missing something. PCT_Utilized is the use of tape with active data. Expire inventory and back up jobs will most likely have marked some part of the previous written data as expired, so this cause the pct_utilized to drop. Because tapes are sequential access storage media, these "holes" can

Re: TSM scratch problem.

2004-02-17 Thread sujay dinakar
Hi! Check for the Compression Enabled or not. if not make it enable and try to backup on the tapes. Or make the Tape Readonly manually, and private by Update libvolume LBa.b.c.d [volume name] stauts=private update libvolume LBa.b.c.d [volume name] access=readonly wherestgpool=[STG pool] wheredev

Re: Anyone see this error before?

2004-02-17 Thread sujay dinakar
hi! I am also Getting the Same files with Box or Tilte simbole infont the file name of 0 bytes length. I observed that the files are been created when I copied the files from the Unix or Mac Clients. I use to delete these files before backup. How to Avoid these files files. They are consuming l

Re: Open File Support

2004-02-17 Thread TSM_User
What is your resoruce utilization set to. I'm wondering if you have multiple sessions going at once. If this is the case maybe there is an issue with have a drive running a backup also having a cache location on it even if it is for another drive. I admit I am just guessing here. You could t

Re: Can you extend the retention period of a database backup using TD P for SQL Server?

2004-02-17 Thread Del Hoobler
Gavin, You cannot extend the retention period of a single backup but leave all of the others as they were. Think of a DP for SQL backup being like a file backup. The same management class settings apply to all versions of a particular file. You can change the retention period of ALL of the curren

Can you extend the retention period of a database backup using TD P for SQL Server?

2004-02-17 Thread Ring, Gavin M
Hello All Is possible to extend the retention period for a SQL Server backup that was taken using TDP for SQL Server. I've set things up via the management class so that SQL server backups are kept for a month. However I'd like to know if it is possible to extend the retention of a specific backu

Export-Import to move TSM

2004-02-17 Thread Juan Jose Reale
Hi all! I will realice the import/export operations to move a TSM Server from AIX to SUN, but I doubt about the storage pools. Well, I have more than 30 Storage Pools. Do I need to have those all storage pools name defined on new server (target server) that was defined on the sourc

Re: DB2 backup

2004-02-17 Thread French, Michael
Have you tried the IBM Redbook, "Backing Up DB2 Using Tivoli Storage Manager"? I used to to setup mine and had no problems with it, very straight forward. http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/9445fa5b416f6e32852569ae006 bb65f/ca11be93f3ae47b2852569f800819a82?OpenDocument&Highlight

Re: Question on Restoration from DBSNAPSHOT

2004-02-17 Thread Remeta, Mark
Why don't you just send your first tape off-site since it can only be used for a PIT restore anyway and keep the second tape on-site for the rollforward restore of your database? Mark -Original Message- From: Johnson, Milton [IT] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 200

Re: DB2 backup

2004-02-17 Thread Rosa Leung
Can anyone have link to understand backup DB2 using TSM? I need to know how to backup logs using api, if it is possible? Regards, Rosa Leung Integrated Storage Management Services IBM Global Services - SDC North/Central Tel: 416-490-5151, Fax: 416-490-5283 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Question on Restoration from DBSNAPSHOT

2004-02-17 Thread Johnson, Milton [IT]
Mark, Actually it's not confusing. Logically since there have been no transactions between the two full DBB, resetting the recovery log should not logically cause any problems. Of course if TSM is marking each DBB and recovery log set with some sort of serial number, and will only play with matc

Re: Anyone see this error before?

2004-02-17 Thread Roger Nadler
Thanks, I found the files and deleted them. For some reason all these files were of zero bite length and had very strange names. ___ Roger Nadler Manager Plant Engineering/Network Technologies Office (856) 582-3212 Fax (856) 256-2901 Text Messaging:[EM

DVD Jukebox with wirter

2004-02-17 Thread Coats, Jack
Curious, is someone using a DVD Jukebox with TSM as WORM media? If so, what kind of DVD jukebox? Any special tweaks or porcesses to get it to work 'right'? TIA

Re: Question on Restoration from DBSNAPSHOT

2004-02-17 Thread Mark D. Rodriguez
Milton, The short answer is no. You can only use the most recent full/incremental series to restore to the most current state, i.e. using the ROLLFORWARD log. The reason is that once you do a DBB (either full or incremental) the log is reset. Therefore any older version, in your case the first

Re: Question on Restoration from DBSNAPSHOT

2004-02-17 Thread Remeta, Mark
No, only the last full database backup could be used to do a restore using the recovery log files. Remember after every full database backup the recovery log files get reset (if your in rollforward mode which it sounds like you are). Mark -Original Message- From: Johnson, Milton [IT] [ma

Re: Question on Restoration from DBSNAPSHOT

2004-02-17 Thread Johnson, Milton [IT]
Mark / Mike, Nice to here from you Mark. I am aware that DBSNAPSHOT can only be used for PIT restoration, at least after refreshing myself, and that only the BACKUP DB FULL/INCR resets the recovery log. What I'm now asking is can I make two DBB (full), one immediately after the other, and then us

Unload/Reload Results (Solaris) 5.1.6.4

2004-02-17 Thread Luke Dahl
Hi All, FWIW, the results of an unload/reload operation over the holiday weekend. Unload was performed to a file devclass, which was defining a NFS mount point on a NetApp filer. Both systems have Gig-e interfaces. The time to unload was 17 hours and 48 minutes. Formatting the recovery log t

virus infected?

2004-02-17 Thread Remco Post
Hi all, it seems that somebody on this list might be infected,, firts signs are pointing to the 63.146.88.145 ip-address, if somebody recognizes this TIA -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Remco Post SARA - Reken- en Netwerkdiensten http://www.sara.nl High Performance Comput

TSM scratch problem.

2004-02-17 Thread Smith, Rachel
Hi, In TSM it is changing the volume status of tapes to full, when they are only 50-70% percent utilized. This has caused a full library to run out of scratch tapes. Do you know if a parameter needs to be set to allow the library to use the volumes too 100%? Or Is there something I'm missing? Tha

Re: Anyone see this error before?

2004-02-17 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Check the ADSM-L archives for info on this. Here's one old posting that might help: http://msgs.adsm.org/cgi-bin/get/adsm0111/844.html Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e

TSM for Data Retention

2004-02-17 Thread Lambelet,Rene,VEVEY,GLOBE Center CSC
Hello, we will test and use TSM for Data Retention in our Doumentum application. Objective being to be sure archives will be retained UNCHANGED for the specified retention period (version safe). Min level: TSM 5.2.2 Anybody already tested this new function of TSM server or TSM clients ? Would it

TSM 5.2.2 Upgrade

2004-02-17 Thread rh
Last weekend I completed upgrading TSM from 4.2.3 to 5.2.2. The upgrade went very smoothly and with hardly any problems. I do have three issues so far. During the expiration process I receive "hundreds" of ANR0106E messages Imarqry.(4863) Unexpected error 2 fetching row in table "archive.descripti

Re: Question on Restoration from DBSNAPSHOT

2004-02-17 Thread Mark D. Rodriguez
Hi Milton, It's been a long time since we talked. You know you could have just called me and I would have helped you out. But anyway here is what I recommend: DBSNAPSHOT - should be used for your DR backups of the DB. They should be to a tape and taken offsite with your DR tapes. DBSNAPSHOT is

'Waiting for access to volume'

2004-02-17 Thread Warren, Matthew (Retail)
Hallo TSM'ers, During a 'backup stgpool' I saw the following situation; Process Process Description Status Number - 458 Backup Storage Pool Primary Pool ONSITE, Copy Pool

Re: Antwort: Re: Open File Support

2004-02-17 Thread Karel Bos
Hi, This is from the readme. Open file support for backup and archive operations on Windows 2000 and Windows XP If the Logical Volume Snapshot Agent (LVSA) is installed and configured for open file support via the setup wizard, by default, Tivoli Storage Manager performs a snapshot backup or arch

Antwort: Re: Open File Support

2004-02-17 Thread Karin Dambacher
Hi, I think, if Open File Support is installed and a snapshotcachelocation is defined, tsm-client will backup as well open files as not open files in this cache-manner and backup will take more time, isn't it? If a snapshotlocation is not defined and open file support is installed, backup of not o

ANR9999D error when trying to start Storage Agent

2004-02-17 Thread Richard van Denzel
Hi All, I've installed TSM Storage Agent 5.2.1.0 on a RedHat EL 3.0 box, but when I try to start the dsmsta process it gives met two ANRD errors, on complaining about en_US language not found and one complaining AMENG not found. Has anyone seen it before and knows a cure, because now I'm not

Re: Anyone see this error before?

2004-02-17 Thread Richard Sims
... >fioScanDirEntry(): Can't map object 'C:\WINNT\?' into the local ANSI codepage... Roger - The List archives would have notes on prior experience with the msg. In http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ADSM.QuickFacts I have some cumulative notes on it which may help. Richard Sims

Re: Anyone see this error before?

2004-02-17 Thread Kamp, Bruce
Look in C:\winnt & you will find a file with a non standard name. On my servers the name was a box. Never quite figured out what was creating the file To me it looks like TSM is seeing that file as being named in a language other then US/English. Delete that file & they will be OK. ---

Anyone see this error before?

2004-02-17 Thread Roger Nadler
We have finished the upgrade of ou clients to 5.1.5.15 to correct lost session errors and W2K client errors for scheduler service stoppages, but now see the following error: 02/16/2004 11:32:18 fioScanDirEntry(): Can't map object 'C:\WINNT\?' into the local ANSI codepage, skipping ... Anyone got

Re: Problem with a cartridge

2004-02-17 Thread Geetha Thanu
Karel, Thanks for your immediate reply. My environment is not using copy pools. so i have to use move data only. I am totally new. Please help me how to proceed with move data command and clening cartridge. Thanks Geetha Geetha Thanu Bioinformatics CDFD,Hyderabad. -REPLY TO

Re: TSM backups hangs

2004-02-17 Thread Richard Sims
>Hi Everyone! >Two of my Windows 2k boxes is hanging sometimes. I don't really understand why. >The only unique for this two Windows boxes is that it is behind a firewall. >If I type "q ev begind=-1" then it's says In Progress. > >TSM Client version 5.1.6.6 >TSM Server version 5.1.7.1 >OS : Windows

Re: Problem with a cartridge

2004-02-17 Thread Karel Bos
If your environment is using copy pools then issue 'restore vol ***'. If not, use move data and the cleaning cartridge to get the data from that volume to a new one. Regard, Karel -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Geetha Thanu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: woensdag 18 februari 2004 3:

Re: TSM backups hangs

2004-02-17 Thread Karel Bos
Already tried using MANAGEDSERVICES WEBCLIENT SCHEDULE? Regard, Karel -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Christian Svensson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: dinsdag 17 februari 2004 13:15 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: TSM backups hangs Hi Everyone! Two of my Windows 2k boxes is han

Problem with a cartridge

2004-02-17 Thread Geetha Thanu
Hi all, I am facing problem with one cartridge. If I use that cartridge the drives are asking for cleaning tape and also Tivoli makes the drive unavailable. If i clean the drive with cleaning cartridge then update the drive tivoli restores the data for few minutes and again the same problem. Urge

TSM backups hangs

2004-02-17 Thread Christian Svensson
Hi Everyone! Two of my Windows 2k boxes is hanging sometimes. I don't really understand why. The only unique for this two Windows boxes is that it is behind a firewall. If I type "q ev begind=-1" then it's says In Progress. TSM Client version 5.1.6.6 TSM Server version 5.1.7.1 OS : Windows 2000 S

Re: Open File Support

2004-02-17 Thread Karel Bos
Hi, Because the back-up of both C: and D: are running at the same time, no idle filesystem is found. Workaround, create a small e: and make this for both c: and d: the cache. Why the system needs a hardware reset is strange. My experience was a clear error and back-up was done as a normal incremen

TSM V5.2.2 AND iSeries PASE

2004-02-17 Thread Peter Daransky
Hi, I've a question .. is someone who use the TSM on OS/400 ? I don't know how to start a TSM Server in Batch (Background). I must allwas go to terminal and there could i say CALL QP2TERM '/QOpenSys/../sevrer/bin/dsmserv' If i'm trying call it from CALL QP2SHELL it crash with this message ...

Open File Support

2004-02-17 Thread Karin Dambacher
Hi, I have tried open file support with the following options in dsm.opt: include.fs c: fileleveltype=snapshot snapshotcachelocation=d:\cache\ include.fs d: fileleveltype=snapshot snapshotcachelocation=c:\cache\ If I backup with the option "domain c: d:", the client is hanging completely, only h