LTO Media Question

2004-03-10 Thread Debbie Lane
We have a protracted problem with our 4560 library / Ultrium 1 tape = drives after 8 months of faultless performance. IBM are blaming tapes. Anybody has experience in using IMATION Ultrium 1 for LT0 tapes? Bad one in particular. I would love to hear from you .,... We are experiencing anr8950w err

copystgpools and mount points

2004-03-09 Thread Debbie Lane
If mynode is backing up to onsite-tape-pool which has COPYSTGpools=offsite-tape-pool COPYContinue=yes Then 2 tapes are mounted during mynode backup, one for backup and one for copy. Does this mean, I used 2 mount points for mynode? So mynode definition should have maximum mount points allowed=2 (

reduce number of offsite tapes

2003-07-01 Thread Debbie Lane
I saw this posting, but I did not see a reply. SteveC, did you ever receive a reply? Do you have any tips regarding move nodedata or other ways to reduce the # of offsite tapes. We do not have enough tape head time avaiable to keep up with offsite reclaims. All of our tapes are 3590, but I nee

3590 to LTO / AIX to Linux

2003-06-30 Thread Debbie Lane
I would appreciate any tips or suggestions of white papers, redbooks etc. about moving from a 3494 library with 3590 tape heads to an ADIC LTO library. We will not have a 3590 tape drive in house. We also plan to move the TSM server from an RS/6000 AIX platform to an Intel Linux platform. We ar

rename node

2001-08-06 Thread Debbie Lane
An HP Systems Admin. changed the hostname of an ADSM client. We are at ADSM Server 3.1.2.90 and ADSM client 3.1.0.8. Does ADSM use the first hostname in the /etc/hosts file? There are a few aliases for this hostname in the hosts file. What changes do I need to make to ADSM to have backups run

Re: ADSM Problem

2001-06-05 Thread Debbie Lane
Ahhh, now I see the problem staring me in the face. I did not have a # in front of the comment in the inittab. adsmsch::respawn:/usr/lpp/adsm/bin/dsmc sched > /dev/null 2>&1 #ADSM Client Schedule Thanks to all who replied, this list is great! :> --Debbie -Original Message- From: Poland

ANS1102E/ANS1133W

2001-06-05 Thread Debbie Lane
I am receiving the following errors in the dsmerror.log. ANS1102E Excessive number of command line arguments passed to the program ANS1133W An expression might contain a wildcard not enclosed in quotes This client is also the ADSM server. The backup is an incremental. ADSM server 3.1.2.90 I und

Re: UN destroy?

2001-05-23 Thread Debbie Lane
opps, operator error. I issued the upd vol command again with an access of readw and it worked this time. > -Original Message- > From: Lane, Debbie > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:54 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: UN destroy? > > I accidently updated a volume to destroy

UN destroy?

2001-05-23 Thread Debbie Lane
I accidently updated a volume to destroyed. I need this volume, and it does not have a copy. Is there anyway to get it back?

Re: ANR error

2001-05-14 Thread Debbie Lane
Are your drives 3590 E1A? I receive this error on a frequent basis since moving to E1A, with a mix of "J" 128 track and "K" 256 track tapes. -Original Message- From: Derek Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 11:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ANR error All,

Re: AIX lv and dbvol

2001-05-11 Thread Debbie Lane
Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Debbie Lane Sent: Friday, 11 May 2001 12:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AIX lv and dbvol Which is best for performance? Create one AIX logical volume with 5 disk, then define 5 dbvol located in the one lv. OR Create

AIX lv and dbvol

2001-05-10 Thread Debbie Lane
Which is best for performance? Create one AIX logical volume with 5 disk, then define 5 dbvol located in the one lv. OR Create 5 AIX logical volume, 1 lv per disk, then define 5 dbvol - one per lv . Thanks for your help. I am creating a new ADSM server and I want to get it right this time. :>

Re: ANR8359E ANR8830E

2001-04-23 Thread Debbie Lane
nufacturer of the tapes even though IBM oem's them. About 5 months we had a shipment delivered to our sit only to have Imation contact us and ask to send them back due to what they called " a problem with verification of Q/A" H "Debbie Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ANR8359E ANR8830E

2001-04-23 Thread Debbie Lane
We are at D25D, I am going to try E304. Thanks, --Debbie -Original Message- From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 1:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ANR8359E ANR8830E >We have been receiving an abnormal amount of ANR8359E Media Fault, and >

ANR8359E ANR8830E

2001-04-23 Thread Debbie Lane
We have been receiving an abnormal amount of ANR8359E Media Fault, and ANR8830E Excessive media failures for volume. Hardware has replaced the cleaning brush, tape head, and card pack. ] ADSM Server - 3.1.2.90 OS - AIX 4.3.3 Atape 6.0.4.0 atldd 4.1.5.0 Tape Library IBM 3494 Tape drive IBM 3590 E1

HP client

2001-02-15 Thread Debbie Lane
My experience with ADSM is with AIX server and clients only. Our ADSM server 3.1.2.50 for AIX 4.3.3. We want to start backing up an HP 9000/800 D350 2way, it is running HP-UX 10.20, Oracle 7.3.4. DB and vault files are about 62GB. q lic shows that we have available client licenses. Can I just

Re: 3590E "K" tape

2001-02-15 Thread Debbie Lane
Thanks for all the input regarding this tape. Imation is the only manufacture. I have decided not to use the K tape because, they seem too fragile and the quality is not consistent. I need the extended capacity, but I also need to know that I have a high probability of a successful restore. Re

Re: 3590E

2001-02-15 Thread Debbie Lane
Our tapes are IBM tapes. I would also be curious what tapes others are using. John, what brand of tapes are you using? -Original Message- From: Talafous, John G. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 2:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3590E Keep in mind

Re: 3590E

2001-02-14 Thread Debbie Lane
--Original Message----- From: Debbie Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 3:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 3590E We recently started using 3590E tapes. Several of them are damaged. We talked to IBM support, and it sounds like other customers have had similar pr

Re: 3590E

2001-02-14 Thread Debbie Lane
oops, The drive is a 3590-E1A. The tapes in question are the "K" higher capacity tapes. -Original Message- From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 1:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3590E >We recently started using 3590E tapes. Several

3590E

2001-02-14 Thread Debbie Lane
We recently started using 3590E tapes. Several of them are damaged. We talked to IBM support, and it sounds like other customers have had similar problems. I am wondering if any of you have experienced 3590E damaged in shipment? Have you had other problems with the 3590E?

new server

2001-01-10 Thread Debbie Lane
I am moving our ADSM server from an IBM RS/6000 59H to a H50. I did a fresh install of the OS (AIX 4.3.3) on the H50. What will the ramifications be if I create the file systems where the ADSM database and archive logs will reside with a different names than they currently have? After I create

3590 K

2000-08-01 Thread Debbie Lane
I would be interested in hearing if anyone out there is using the 3590 "K" (Extended High Performance tape) tape. How long have you been using them? Have you experienced any problems with them? Are you using IBM or another brand? What price range can I expect to pay for them? Thanks, --Debbi