Re: IBM 3581 Autoloader question

OK, thanks for all advices. Tom > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Kelly Martin > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:14 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] IBM 3581 Autoloader question > > &

IBM 3581 Autoloader question

Hi all, I need advice with use of IBM3581 7-slot Autolader. As I know it is without barcode reader (in my case), but I think it is optional. Is it possible to use it as "library" in TSM (I mean mount any volume what I need) or does it only work in sequential (cycle) mode? Does this autoloader have

Online copypool with LANFREE backup

Hi all, we are now in progress of testing LANFREE backups on TDP R3 on Oracle (AIX) and I found an issue with using "in the fly" copypool. I would like to storage agent write simultaneous copy of data into copypool (like server does). But when I defined copypool within primary tapepool, where LANF

Restore Exchange Public Folders

Hi all, I need advice in restore public folders from one Ex2003 server to another (into Recovery Storage Group). I had read in some older thread, that it is possible for Exchange 2003 server with TDP Exchange 5.2.1+. I had tried it, but with no success. Env.: TSM server - Win 2003, TSMS v5.2.0.0

Integrated Solutions Console

Hi all, we are preparing migration of TSM environment to v5.3 and I had read docs and manuals about new WEB interface (TSM Adminitration Center) and it seems that it needs to have IBM Integrated Solutions Console installed before. We just have no media of TSM 5.3 for now (will be just ordered) so:

Nested select

Hi all, I have problem with select command, maybe SB had solve similar problem sometimes. What I need to do: select from occupancy table where I want to have on ONE row : 1st column - nodename 2nd column - sum logical_mb accross stgpools like "T%" (primary pools) for this node 3rd column - sum log

Tape virtualization

Hi all, One of our customers uses 2x STK 9310 Powderhorn silo with STK9840 and STK 9940 drives with quite large TSM environment. We are standing on point of decide how to solve tape resources (which is never enough) and one of the ways is tape virtualization. There are two devices in our scope - S

Expiration performance

Hi all, I have a question for people that are administering simillar TSM system like me. TSM server on Sunfire 6800, 4x UltraSparcIII 1.2GHz, Solaris 5.9, Veritas VM 3.5 MP3. Database and diskpools at HP512 disk array with 2x 2Gbit FC HBA connect. About 500 TSM nodes including fileservers, Oracle

Space Management on WINDOWS

Hi all, is there any way to use space management (or HSM) features on WINDOWS platform with TSM products? I saw a time ago some notices about HSM on WINDOWS, but just now I cant remember where. Thanks Tomas

AIX - backup SAP DB2

Hi all, I have problem with running backup of DB2 backup database of SAp system on AIX. I am not AIX guru so, please, dont shoot me :-)). I have shell script, backupon.sh for online backup of database with this contens: #!/bin/sh su - devadm "-c db2 backup db DEV online use tsm" Backup works fin

Solaris 5.9 tape monitoring

Hi all, I would like to do some system monitoring on new TSM server on Solaris 5.9 before put it to production. I tried vmstat, netstat, prstat, and iostat commands directed to logs and all is OK. I am monitoring disks by iostat (by simple disk devices), but I need monitor TSM tape devices (throug

Two virtual libraries in one physical (IBM3583)

Hi all, Env: TSM 4.2 on W2K, IBM-3583 library, 2x LTO-1 drives. Now I am planning migration of all data from one set of LTO-1 media to another (due to intensive media errors). I will have two new LTO-1 drives available and new set of media. In TSM v5.2 is possible to define multiple logical libra

Re: Failed archive schedule

Hi Richard, thanks for your reply, but I meen this is not point of problem. Mentioned server is fileserver and one of users has removed ALL permisions from his files at this fileserver (including system account, which is running TSM Scheduler), so his files cannot be backed up. He know about it an

Failed archive schedule

Hi all, Question1: what does it mean return code RC=4 in failed client archive schedule? See: 02-11-2003 03:36:13 ANE4952I (Session: 396, Node: NT1) Total number of objects inspected: 427,193 02-11-2003 03:36:13 ANE4953I (Session: 396, Node: NT1) Total numbe

Solaris TSM device driver and STK9840 FC drives

Hi all, I need solve some problem or rather TSM system strategy concerning using (or not) of TSM device driver on Solaris. I am not Solaris guru, I have only basic knowledge, in oposit our Solaris people have no idea about TSM. We have stabilized TSM environment with TSM server on W2000 using STK

Re: Backing up SAP on Adabas

> Kolbeinn Josepsson · Systems Engineer > Tivoli Certified Consultant - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.1 > Tel: +354 569-7700 · Fax: +354 569-7799 > www.nyherji.is > > > > > > "Tomáš Hrouda Ing." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dis

Backing up SAP on Adabas

Hi all, one of our customers requested backing up SAP system on Adabas database. Do anobody have any experience with this stuff? Any information and solutions will be appreciate. Thanks Tom

File names length

Hi all, please let me know, how long UNC filenames are supported in TSM client 5.1/5.2 (Windows)?? Thanks Tom

Neo Series 4300

Hi all, Question: do anybody know if Overland Neo 4300 library is TSM supported? I found Neo LXN 4000 in TSM device list and on Overland WEB it is Expansion module for 4x00 series libraries (1-4 pieces modular boxes) 4100-4400. Does it mean that all these libraries are supported? Any help will be

TSM and IP hijacking

FW: Tivoli - backupHi all, today I obtained this mail (translated) from one of our customer. I am not networking guru so much, I only know that IDS is some kind of network monitoring and analyzing tool but I don't know exactly what and how the IDS sonds working. These messages are reported somewhe

Backup Linux XFS filesystem

Hi all, I have Linux client with XFS filesystems which would like to back up. Unfortunately it is not still supported. Do anybody have any information about support this FS in future client versions? Thanks Tomas

Re: Interesting LTO fault's symptom

We have it on both IBM and Imation tapes (we had first 20 tapes in initial order with library from IBM and 20 Imation tapes bought 1/2 year later). Fault tapes are mixed. Tomas > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Lambelet,Rene,VEVEY,G

Interesting LTO fault's symptom

Hi all, during last weeks I did interesting findings at one of production LTO 3583-L18 library. There are 2 drives and both was changed past series of media faults (one of them twice) past about 1 year of operation. We have about 20 "historicaly touched" tapes with average 3-4 write faults. Media

Re: Cannot delete copypool volume

Thanks Tim I will do it. I think readonly is not necessary, this is full volume so no data can be written to it. Tom > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Rushforth, Tim > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 5:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Su

Cannot delete copypool volume

Hi all, I have copypool volume which still some data reported, but never reclaimed. VOLUMESTGPOOL EST_CAPUTILRECLSTATUS ACCESS - -- -- -- -- WSS001L1 LTOCOPYP 104485.0 0.099.9 FULLOFFSITE When enter

Re: Restore DB problem

Hi John, of course I have defined path to this library, both DEFINE LIBRARY and DEFINE PATH commands are in devcnfg.out file (which is used in single-user mode for device configuration, when you do DB restore), because TSM server was operational OK before restore and I have both devcnfg.out and v

Restore DB problem

Hi all, I have a problem with restore DB from external library STK9310 PowderHorn managed by Gresham EDT on W2000 TSM server. This is restore of TSM server on the same machine with volume history file and devconfig file enabled. I did it many times successfuly with other libraries (almost local SC

Sun StorEdge L180

Hi all, do anybody have any experience with connecting Sun Storedge L180 library (up to 10 drives, up to 180 slots) with LTO drives to W2K box (one of our customers wants it so)? I checked TSM device support list and this library is supported for W2K TSM server from 4.2.0 version for all TSM serve

Re: Audit License Running long

Didn't you change the AUDITSTORAGE key in DSMSERV.OPT to YES? If so, your server is computing summary for Q AUDITOCC command during audit. Tom > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Gill, Geoffrey L. > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 5:38

Wrong action field in dsmsched.log

Hi all, I noted next messages in dsmsched.log on W2K BA client: 24-02-2003 10:38:43 --- SCHEDULEREC QUERY BEGIN 24-02-2003 10:38:43 --- SCHEDULEREC QUERY END 24-02-2003 10:38:43 Next operation scheduled: 24-02-2003 10:38:43 24-02-2003 10

Unknown server messages

Hi all, I noted these messages in activity log yesterday, they occured during tape audit process: 15-01-2003 22:44:59 ANRD bfaggrut.c(521): SrvId 0, superBfId 0.47004734 contains too many sub-bitfiles. 15-01-2003 22:44:59 ANRD bfrtrv.c(1299): Error 87 g

LTO 3583 V2_80_41 firmware issue

Hi all, I would like to save time of all of you in case of upgrading LTO 3583 firmware to 2_80_0041 level. I did it two days ago from 2_72_0012 and with unpleasant surprise. Tape labels readed from barcodes are with default settings in 2_80_0041 WITHOUT trailing "L1" characters. When I restarted T

DB2 backup on AIX

Hi all, one of our customers wants to backup DB2 database on AIX system. I didn't find any TSM or TDP product to use it for online backup of DB2, but I want to be sure. Is any way to do it (except of file backup of stoped databse using basic AIX TSM client)? Do anybody have any experience with bac

WEB client SGI works bad

Hi all, TSM SGI client v 4.2.2.7 on SGI v6.5 WEB client on this node don't show folder (or volume) /usr and its content. Other directories and volumes are OK. Any suggestions about this issue? Tomas Hrouda Storage Specialist HTD s.r.o. Praha CZECH REPUBLIC [EMAIL PROTECTED]

IBM WEB once more interested ...

Good joke :-))) Tom (See attached "IBM WEB1.gif") <>

Some Netware directories are not backed up

Hi all, please help me with next problem: TSM client for Netware v5.1.5.0 on Netware 6.0 SP2, filesystem NSS with patch NW6NSS2A, TSA600.NLM version 6.00.02 TSM server on W2K v5.1.1.6 Some of directories of filesystem are not backed up in scheduled incremental backup and next messages occured in d

Re: SQL 2000 backup problem with 3.1 TSM server

Thanks Eric, but: 1. page you are referred is not available already (??) 2. can you tell me where is TDP SQL 2.1.1 code available? I was looking for it on ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com but there is only 1.1.2 and 2.2.1 (and 5.1.5) releases. I had never seen any installation medium of this release.

SQL 2000 backup problem with 3.1 TSM server

Hi all, I need to resolve problem with backup of SQL 2000 server. Customer has TSM server on AS/400 release level 4.1 (this is in fact service level 3.1.2.80) and TDP for SQL v2.2 and get next messages in tdpsql.log: 10/25/2002 15:06:13 ACO0302E A failure occured on stripe number (0), rc = 418 10

Re: Delete DB snapshot volume

Hi Wanda, I thought about this way too, but my DB is about 5,5 GB and there is no enough space on disks for fileclass backup, except of possibility to create fileclass with little volume size (e.g. 100MB) and delete them just during backup to save disk space. A little "brutal action" to satisfy t

Implementing TSM client in Solaris Cluster Environment - urgent

Hi all, do anybody know, if is there any documentation or manuals or redbooks about implementing TSM clients in Sun Solaris cluster environment? I was not succesfull to get some informations about it. Any help will be appreciated Thanks Tom

Re: Delete DB snapshot volume

Don't work ... this was first I was trying. Because this is the last and only one (unfortunatelly) DB snapshot volume that was created (for test reasons), TSM don't allow to delete it. I know, this is due to security reasons . but a little half-baked when you are missed. I would appreciate som

Delete DB snapshot volume

Hi all, Some time ago a had performed some DB snapshot to tape due to test device class definition. Now I want use this temporary tape but I can't because it is tracked in DB ans cannot be deleted as last DB snapshot series volume. Is any way to clear this reference adnd reuse this tape if it is

Re: LTO don't need clean up?

Of course, cleaner tape is present in library inventory, I have checked it with CHECKIN LIBVOLUME library SEARCH=BULK STAT=CLEANER CLEANINGS=50 ... I think it is OK. Tom -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Stapleton Sent: Tuesday,

LTO don't need clean up?

Hi all, one of LTO 3583 (2 drives) we take care of still didn't clean drives. It is operate from january 2002 and there is about 10-20 GB daily data flow through each drive, 3-5 daily tape-mounts. Both drives are set to ASNEEDED cleaning frequency, but no clean occured from january (!!), no dirty

Multiple filespaces for one disk volume

Hi all, due to some imports of archive and backup data I have now three filespaces for one volume at one of my nodes, for example: \\node\e$... this is original filespace \\node\e1... these two FS comes with imnports of E:\ data \\node\e2... Question: is any way to join these three f

Re: Using a Primary Disk Storage Pool as Staging for Disaster Recover y

Hi Paul, wouldn't be better to use MOVE DATA instead of RESTORE STGPOOL command (I suppose you talked about DR of client nodes)? In version 5 you are able to move data of separate client nodes to any other pool (primary to primary of course). Tom -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor

Backup second SQL instance

Hi all, Env: Win 2000, SQL 2000, TDP SQL 2.1 I have two SQL server instances on one machine and want to backup both of them. In TDP GUI I see first instance only (OK, this is known feature). There is in TDP doc noted that it is possible backup databases of all instances, but I cannot get this. I

Re: Expire inventory (or audit license) hangs migrations and back ups

OK, now is question, how can I recognize hanging client session? (There is about 150 sessions at the time) I did "q sess" to file last time it happens, but all session were at "Run" state. In addition ... when I recognize it and cancel it, will the client reestablish session with server to end up

Expire inventory (or audit license) hangs migrations and backups

Hi there, Env: TSM server for MVS v4.2.0.0 with about 200 client nodes At last time I had noted TSM server hangs when expire inventory or audit license processes are running. Some client backup sessions and all processes (migrations including audit or expire itself) are freezed, otherwise admini

SAP redolog backups error

Hi TSMers, I need your assistance with SAP backup errors which came up after TDP for SAP fix 3.2.0.8 applied. This is last part of BACKINT log (whole log is attached). BKI0027I: Time: 04/30/2002 19:01:30 Object: 1 of 16 in process: M:\ORACLE\BWT\816\D

TSM DB detailed description

Hi all, my question is if there is somewhere detailed technical description of TSM DB available. I mean it inner table links, column and variable types, enumerated lists of values, dynamic processing description and so on. I need to use some specific monitoring of TSM server and its processe

Error on SAP redologs backup

Hi there, TDP for SAP R/3 on W2000 v 3.2.0.1, TSM server for MVS 4.2.0.0 TDP for SAP R/3 sometimes reports error on redolog backups. There are 2 copies of redologs backed up to 2 different diskpools ( -> tapepools). All seems to be OK, but there is error message on the end of backup. This is las

Performance bottleneck tips

Hi TSMers, I need detect the bottleneck of backup performance of TSM W2K client (2xPII 450, 640MB RAM). It is working as fileserver (thousands files with general size about 45GB). many files are expiring, many are rebounded during backup so that means increased server load and lowering of backup

TSM scheduler falling - urgent

Hi all, W2K server, SP2, TSM client 4.2.1.20 TSM client scheduler crashes at various times during backup due to unknown reasons, sometimes after 20 minutes, sometimes after 10 hours. There is last part of dsmsched.log: 08-04-2002 20:23:54 Normal File--> 344 c$\WINNT\Tasks\ServerCh

TDP SQL 2.2 problem

Hi all, W2000 Server, SP2, MS SQL 2000, TDP SQL 2.2 Sometimes (3-4 days in week) TDP client failed to connect to SQL server at start of backup and full backup failed. This is part of sqlsched.log: === 04/01/2002 03:00:04 Executing scheduled command now. 04/01/2002 03:00:04 Exe

Re: how to reserve drive

Hi Ben, I think you don't need reserve drive for backup DB operation. This is the highest priority process, which preempts all other lower priority processes. In other way, backup database cancel some of other processes which takes mount point, if no one is available for DB backup. Even if you di

What's wrong?

Hi all, from 9.3.2002 6:21 CET I didn't recieive any message form this conference. Do anybody know is anything wrong? Would I re-sign-on? But when I think about it, I probably will not recieve any answer to this question too, isnt it? :-)) Toma9 Hrouda Storage Specialist HTD s.r.o. Praha [E

Poor BRMS performance

Hi all, we marked dramatic decreasing of BRMS backup performance after upgrading OS/400. There was implemented OS/400 upgrade from 4.5 to 5.1 version including of cumulativ PTF package C1302510. No other changes was made on AS/400. Backup is performed by BRMS connected through 100Mbit Ethernet to

Cannot delete copy pool volume

Hi all, my problem is the copy pool volume cannot be deleted. I was backed up all primary data to new copy pool and I want to delete old copy pool volumes. It was successfull with all volumes except of one. Query contents shows no data at this volume, but "delete volume" (with discard data option

NT Terminal Server Client

Hi all, I have trouble to install TSM client 4.2 on NT 4.0 (Terminal Server Edition), SP6 . During instalation process, exactly on its start (before copying files) following error message appears and installation crash: 1603: General Windows Installer engine error. Increase Disk space requiremen

Re: Separate archive data

Thanks Wanda, you are completely right, I was checked this approach a day after my question. For all other here, the correct way is: 1. Export archive node data (EXPORT NODE ... FILEDATA=ARCHIVE) 2. Delete archive data (by DELETE FILESPACE or by client GUI) 3. Change management class for archives

Separate archive data

Hi all, is any way to separate archive data from backup data for some nodes (one node in my case), when both are in one tape pool? (Mgmt class directs data of both backup and archive copy groups to the same pool.)I need to remove this archive data from tape library to offsite to clear space for b