Re: Archives

2004-07-09 Thread Tammy Schellenberg
We move our full archive tapes to a drawer and the script we run is: move media * stg=archivetape wherestatus=full checklabel=NO In order to have this work you also have to have configured an overflow location for your archives, in our case we use shelf as the location ie: Sequential Access

Re: Return Code

2004-07-09 Thread fred johanson
Andy, TSM doesn't supply much info here. ANR2579E directs the user to the logs, but all there is in DSMERROR.LOG, DSMSCHED.LOG, and the appropriate logs on NT ate that the schedule failed RC=1. The head Windows guy beat on this all morning and finally discovered that TSM will not execute a comman

SQL Select Statement Question Please HELP!

2004-07-09 Thread Chang, Calvin
Hello Everyone, I have a quick question in reference to using select statements to query the activity log. For some reason the regular select statement would take forever to run a simple query? How does TSM query the activity log? I'm still quite a novice at selects statements so maybe I'm issu

Re: Return Code

2004-07-09 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Fred, > so can someone answer this quickly? All you've said is that a scheduled fails with RC 1. That doesn't provide much info to go on. ;-) Some detail surrounding the problem (such as dsmsched.log file with QUIET disabled, dsmerror.log, copy of batch file if that is what is running, etc.) w

Novell server abending during backup

2004-07-09 Thread Timothy Hughes
It's looks like we found the cuprit of the Netware Server abends the client did a scan of the a volume that was being backed up and the real-time virus scanner found three infected files that were removed. I since did a incremental back up of that volume and it completed successfully. Thanks again

Re: Archives

2004-07-09 Thread Rushforth, Tim
>I bring this up because we have over 200 tapes taking up space in the >library what are archives only and I would love to get these out and sent >offsite. Currently a second copy of these files is sent offsite, but I would >like to do away with that extra work too. We move all full archive tapes

Re: Windows client passwords for multiple servers

2004-07-09 Thread Prather, Wanda
Thanks, I"ll write it down this time! -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kamp, Bruce Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 12:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Windows client passwords for multiple servers The registry key is: HKEY_LOCAL

Re: Return Code

2004-07-09 Thread Kamp, Bruce
Means that for some reason the command isn't working. Could be any number of reasons... Batch file is missing, permissions changes. My suggestion is to try running the command from the server to see why it is erroring out... - Bruce Kamp Sen

Re: 3582 supported on TSM 5.2.2 AIX ?

2004-07-09 Thread Tab Trepagnier
Daniel, I just read your message. We have two 3575s, an L12 and an L18. Will they still work properly after we go to TSM 5.2? Thanks. Tab Trepagnier TSM Administrator Laitram, L.L.C. Daniel Sparrman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/05/2004 06:

Return Code

2004-07-09 Thread fred johanson
I know this came up in the last week or so but I can't find the mail, so... We have a command schedule created by someone long gone running on an NT4 box with an obsolete client that began yesterday to fail with RC=1. TSM support site isn't responding, so can someone answer this quickly? TIA Fred

Re: Windows client passwords for multiple servers

2004-07-09 Thread Kamp, Bruce
The registry key is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\ADSM\CurrentVersion\BackupClient\Nodes - Bruce Kamp Senior Server Analyst Memorial Healthcare System E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (954) 987-2020 x4597 Pager: (954) 286-9441 Alphapage: [E

Re: Upgrade to TSM client 5.2.3.0 Benefit or Nuisance.

2004-07-09 Thread Joe Pendergast
Andrew; Thank-you for the solution to my problem. Changing the exclude.dir to an exclude.fs has removed the warning message and changed the return code back to a "0". I have tested a true (non-filesystem) directory, and it works without giving the warning. *** The warning only displays if you try

Re: Windows client passwords for multiple servers

2004-07-09 Thread Prather, Wanda
Hi Thomas, I never found documentation for this situation, either. And I'm not sure it's even consistent between TSm server versions. I can only tell you about my experience moving clients from an AIX to Windows TSM server via export/import. What I found (and this was at TSM 5.1) was that 1) Th

Re: CMDline not showing files visible with GUI

2004-07-09 Thread Thomas Denier
> Hallo TSM'ers > > > I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong / going slightly mad here or > not > > At a dsmc prompt I can get the following; > > tsm> q ba /prod/gfcspw01/data/* -ina > Size Backup DateMgmt Class A/I File > ----

Re: Replacing our onsite tapepool that is used for migration?

2004-07-09 Thread asr
==> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We will be removing our onsite tapepool that is used for migration of our > disk pool, replacing it with a large disk pool. > Below is the size of the current tapepool. > I was considering just adding DASD to our cur

Re: Novell server abending during incr backup

2004-07-09 Thread Timothy Hughes
Thanks Andrew, We will look into this as well! Andrew Raibeck wrote: > In the case of a crash, it is doubtful that the TSM logs will show you > anything useful. When the server crashes, what information is displayed or > logged from the crash itself (not logged by TSM, but by the OS)? That is > w

Windows client passwords for multiple servers

2004-07-09 Thread Thomas Denier
We are preparing to migrate our TSM server from OS/390 to mainframe Linux. We are planning to run complete backups to the new server and let data on the old server age off. Each of our Windows clients will need two options files for a while (one for each server). In most cases, the options file for

Re: Log file filled up -- how to extend? -- URGENT!

2004-07-09 Thread Coats, Jack
Thanks! To ALL that replied. I knew it was in the manual, I just couldn't find it and had a panic attack! This list is a 'lifesaver'. It provides support and advice when needed. Thanks again to all! ... Jack

Re: Novell server abending during incr backup

2004-07-09 Thread Andrew Raibeck
In the case of a crash, it is doubtful that the TSM logs will show you anything useful. When the server crashes, what information is displayed or logged from the crash itself (not logged by TSM, but by the OS)? That is what you need to look at to start diagnosing. I haven't worked with NetWare in y

Re: Tsm restore

2004-07-09 Thread Smith, Rachel
Thanks for all replies, I will try to do up a script to allow the multiple mount point restore on command line. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Henden Sent: 09 July 2004 15:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Tsm restore S

Re: Log file filled up -- how to extend? -- URGENT!

2004-07-09 Thread fred johanson
Start with dsmfmt -log name of new logvol -g #ofbytes (check the manual to see if I have this in the right order) When the format is thru dsmserv extendlog new logvol #of bytes (check the manual to see if extend is one or two words) When the log is defined bring up the system as n

Re: Where are Redbooks?

2004-07-09 Thread Ben Bullock
Try this page, I think it is the redbook search page http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/redbooks/ -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prather, Wanda Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Where

Re: Where are Redbooks?

2004-07-09 Thread Slag, Jerry B.
Try this one: http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/portals/ -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Prather, Wanda Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 10:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Where are Redbooks? Someone seems to have broken the

Re: Where are Redbooks?

2004-07-09 Thread Ben Bullock
Hmm... Looks like the main page for redbooks is down. I can get to some of the Redbooks themselves (that I have bookmarked), but not the main redbook page Ben -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prather, Wanda Sent:

Where are Redbooks?

2004-07-09 Thread Prather, Wanda
Someone seems to have broken the link to www.redbooks.ibm.com . Anybody know what the new link is? Thanks! Wanda

Re: Log file filled up -- how to extend? -- URGENT!

2004-07-09 Thread Richard Sims
>About 4AM this morning, it appears that my TSMseverer (windows 2K, TSM >server 4.3) won't start. > >I try starting the sever in a console window and it tells me that the log >files are over full. >How can I add another log file and format it without having the server >start? > >(the log files I wa

AW: Restore from node to another node

2004-07-09 Thread Stefan Holzwarth
I do exactly the same thing since 2 years (cifs shares). But now i have more and more (dmz) clients that have no cifs can not send by mail. At the moment every admin of that systems is responsible for giving me access to dsmsched.log for reporting services about the backups - one does this by ftp,

Re: Log file filled up -- how to extend? -- URGENT!

2004-07-09 Thread Guillaume Gilbert
Hi Jack Check the Admin Guide, Chapter 19. Everything you need to know is there Guillaume Gilbert IT Specialist - TSM Infrastructure Services Delivery IBM Global Services Tel.: (514) 964-2795 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Coats, Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTEC

File device classes

2004-07-09 Thread Thomas Denier
We currently run a TSM 5.1 server under OS/390. We have our client population divided among roughly twenty policy domains, each with its own primary and copy tape pools. This is done primarily to allow for reasonably fast restores without using an outlandish number of tapes to support collocation b

Re: Log file filled up -- how to extend? -- URGENT!

2004-07-09 Thread Cain, Jason (Corporate)
Must be in server bin directory. and check the location where you want it to temp. to go Dsmfmt -m -log /tmp/log01 500 Dsmserv extend log /tmp/log01 500 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Coats, Jack Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:49

Re: CMDline not showing files visible with GUI

2004-07-09 Thread Ben Bullock
Sounds like a permission issue. When you start up the GUI, what user are you authenticating in as? It sounds like that user does not have access to the files in question... Ben -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warren, Matthew

Log file filled up -- how to extend? -- URGENT!

2004-07-09 Thread Coats, Jack
About 4AM this morning, it appears that my TSMseverer (windows 2K, TSM server 4.3) won't start. I try starting the sever in a console window and it tells me that the log files are over full. How can I add another log file and format it without having the server start? (the log files I watch daily

Re: Novell server abending during incr backup

2004-07-09 Thread Timothy Hughes
Thanks Ted! I will try this option Ted Byrne wrote: > One thing you might want to consider: given the number of files that TSM > is processing (as shown in the dsmsched.log excerpt you sent) it's > conceivable that the backup is taxing the amount of available memory on the > Netware box. You c

Re: CMDline not showing files visible with GUI

2004-07-09 Thread Warren, Matthew (Retail)
Apologies, There is a slight mistake in this. Doing a tsm> q ba /prod/gfcspw01/data/oradata_gfcspw01_03/* does show the following files Size Backup DateMgmt Class A/I File ----- --- 96 B 01/06/04 03:09:

Re: Tsm restore

2004-07-09 Thread David Henden
Something like this maybe? (sh/ksh/bash) dsmc q filespace | awk '{print $4}' | egrep '^/' | xargs -I %% dsmc restore -subdir=yes -inactive %% /oracle -David Andrew Raibeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2004-07-09 16:08 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist

CMDline not showing files visible with GUI

2004-07-09 Thread Warren, Matthew (Retail)
Hallo TSM'ers I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong / going slightly mad here or not At a dsmc prompt I can get the following; tsm> q ba /prod/gfcspw01/data/* -ina Size Backup DateMgmt Class A/I File ----- ---

Re: Novell server abending during incr backup

2004-07-09 Thread Ted Byrne
One thing you might want to consider: given the number of files that TSM is processing (as shown in the dsmsched.log excerpt you sent) it's conceivable that the backup is taxing the amount of available memory on the Netware box. You could try backing up with the MEMORYEFficientbackup option set t

Re: Tsm restore

2004-07-09 Thread Andrew Raibeck
The command line interface does not provide this functionality, but if it is important to you, I don't see why you couldn't simulate it . Someone with shell scripting skills could probably come up with a script that parses the output from the "dsmc query filespace" command, then issues the individu

Re: Novell server abending during incr backup

2004-07-09 Thread Timothy Hughes
Ted, We put in the verbose option in our novell tsm client's dsm.opt file, but it only showed the following. 07/09/2004 04:01:30 ANS1898I * Processed 361,500 files * 07/09/2004 04:01:35 ANS1898I * Processed 362,000 files * 07/09/2004 04:01:39 ANS1898I * Processed 362,500

Re: Tsm restore

2004-07-09 Thread Smith, Rachel
Hi, It will be from the command line, do you know they command? Thanks. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: 09 July 2004 14:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Tsm restore Yes, you can do this with the TSM clien

Re: Tsm restore

2004-07-09 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Yes, you can do this with the TSM client GUI. You'll have to select all three file systems from the GUI tree view, but they can be restored in a single operation. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/

Replacing our onsite tapepool that is used for migration?

2004-07-09 Thread David Browne
We will be removing our onsite tapepool that is used for migration of our disk pool, replacing it with a large disk pool. Below is the size of the current tapepool. Storage Device Estimated Pct Pct High Low Next Storage Pool Name Class Name

TSM 5.1 Web Client Java class error

2004-07-09 Thread Brendan Newport
I have two Solaris 8 servers, each installed with the 5.1 client (though neither installed by myself). One server has the Web client enabled from port 1501, and works fine. The other server is also listening on 1501, but a JRE 1.3.1-installed browser displays; java.lang.ClassNtFoundException: CO

Re: Tsm restore

2004-07-09 Thread Smith, Rachel
Hi, Within Veritas Netbackup you can perform a restore crossing mount points, meaning each filesystem does not need to be restored individually. Example: You want to restore the following filesystems: /oracle /oracle/sapdata /oracle/sapbackup The command to run would be: restore /oracle -subdir=

Re: Tsm restore

2004-07-09 Thread Ted Byrne
Can you tell me if there is an option within TSM to restore crossing mount points? Rachel, Can you clarify what you mean by "crossing mount points"? An example of what you're trying to accomplish would be helpful. -Ted

Tsm restore

2004-07-09 Thread Smith, Rachel
Hi, Can you tell me if there is an option within TSM to restore crossing mount points? Thanks.

Operational reporting graph explanation

2004-07-09 Thread Muhammad Sadat
Dear All, I need to know the explanation of the attached graph of "Session Load Summary" and "Tape Mount load summary". Especially "Tape mount load summary" where the bar line is on the second grid line. Confusing for me ! Regards, Sadi

Re: Priorities

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Ripke
On Friday, Jul 9, 2004, at 17:09 Australia/Sydney, Yiannakis Vakis wrote: I know that space reclamation has priority over backups or restores. Yiannakis No. In an Admin guide I have handy - look for "Preemption of Client or Server Operations" - the following are defined as high priority operations

Re: Maximum database volumes?

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Ripke
On Friday, Jul 9, 2004, at 11:11 Australia/Sydney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ==> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Ripke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: With any disk and controller technology that supports command queuing (SCSI2 command tagged queuing, SATA Native Command Queuing (NCQ)), you are be

Re: Priorities

2004-07-09 Thread Yiannakis Vakis
I know that space reclamation has priority over backups or restores. Yiannakis -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Justin Bleistein Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Priorities I don't believe there i