Re: Moving Library Manager function to different ISP server

2019-09-06 Thread Skylar Thompson
Yep, that's been our experience as well. At least for LTO, I believe the VOLSER is written unencrypted so both the library manager and clients can read it, while the storage pool data are encrypted using the key in the client database. On Fri, Sep 06, 2019 at 10:35:15AM -0400, Zoltan Forray

Moving Library Manager function to different ISP server

2019-09-06 Thread Zoltan Forray
We need to discontinue one of our servers that is an LM and want to make sure there aren't any gotchas. The last time I did this many years ago, the process was fairly straightforward (checkout tapes, define library, paths, drives on target server, check-in tapes on target server, redo all definit

Re: Library Manager/Client compatibility problem

2013-10-12 Thread Steven Harris
ote: > When we were upgrading our large 11 year old DBs from 5.4 to 6.2, we used > a 6.2 library manager for about a month with no issues. > > As a side curiosity question, how big is too large, my biggest 5.4 was a > little of 250GB and our two 11 year old DBs were over 200GB. No i

Re: Library Manager/Client compatibility problem

2013-10-10 Thread Huebner, Andy
When we were upgrading our large 11 year old DBs from 5.4 to 6.2, we used a 6.2 library manager for about a month with no issues. As a side curiosity question, how big is too large, my biggest 5.4 was a little of 250GB and our two 11 year old DBs were over 200GB. No issues upgrading. Andy

Re: Library Manager/Client compatibility problem

2013-10-10 Thread Cameron Hanover
Based on this: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21302789 I installed a 6.3.4.0 library manager to handle a handful of 5.5.3.0 library clients. So far, the only issue we've had is our tape robot falling apart (unrelated). - Cameron Hanover chano...@umich.edu "They tha

Re: Library Manager/Client compatibility problem

2013-10-09 Thread Markus Engelhard
Hi Steve, we just went through this for a migration from Windows TSM 5.5.1 to Sun with TSM 6.3.3. It worked flawlessly, even aligning the storage agents during the move. We had plan b in case of errors because of support issues (even starting from scratch would have been feasable), but no problem

Re: Library Manager/Client compatibility problem

2013-10-09 Thread Zoltan Forray
rk and wants me to implement > TSM for VE as quickly as possible since most of those V5 clients are (now) > virtualized Windows and Linux boxes. > > There are dual sites with TS3500s and TSS1120/1140 drives, with a library > manager on each. I'd be mad to install anything oth

Library Manager/Client compatibility problem

2013-10-09 Thread Steven Harris
/1140 drives, with a library manager on each. I'd be mad to install anything other than TSM for VE at 6.4, so I'll need the TSM for VE instance to be 6.3.4. This forces the library manager to also be 6.3.4, but library manager/library client is only supported at n+1, so the V5 librar

Re: Library manager question

2013-04-22 Thread Karel Bos
- Oorspronkelijk bericht - Van: Huebner, Andy Verzonden: zondag 21 april 2013 10:21 Aan: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Onderwerp: Re: [ADSM-L] Library manager question We have used the refreshstate option several times with our VTLs when we add slots. It works well. TSM 6.2 Andy Huebner -Original

Re: Library manager question

2013-04-21 Thread Erwann Simon
how it knows. Then you run CHECKIN on the >Library Manager. Just remember: The Library Manager owns the LIBVOLS >and >the DRIVES, and the Library Client owns the VOLUMES. > >It's all pretty well described in "TSM Administrators Guide". It even >contains a step-by-st

Re: Library manager question

2013-04-21 Thread Roger Deschner
This thread has strayed. There's no special magic here. On the client server, you define the library as SHARED. That's how it knows. Then you run CHECKIN on the Library Manager. Just remember: The Library Manager owns the LIBVOLS and the DRIVES, and the Library Client owns the VOLUMES.

Re: Library manager question

2013-04-21 Thread Huebner, Andy
@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Library manager question Haven't tried it, but I'm quite eager to hear what from you once you're done. It doesn't seem to be very complicated to implement and I've always wondered why TSM requires a restart when changing anything in the library co

Re: Library manager question

2013-04-20 Thread Remco Post
the AUDIT LIBRARY command with REFRESHSTATE=YES? I > stumbled upon this new option in this doc: > > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21203271 > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Remco Post wrote: > >> On 18 apr. 2013, at 16:50, "Heikel, Cory" wro

Re: Library manager question

2013-04-19 Thread Zoltan Forray
wrote: > On 18 apr. 2013, at 16:50, "Heikel, Cory" wrote: > > > I am trying to bring up a library manager to share my 3584 between 2 tsm > servers. My question is this: > > > > How do I tell the library client that all the tapes for a certain > storage

Re: Library manager question

2013-04-18 Thread Remco Post
On 18 apr. 2013, at 16:50, "Heikel, Cory" wrote: > I am trying to bring up a library manager to share my 3584 between 2 tsm > servers. My question is this: > > How do I tell the library client that all the tapes for a certain storage > pool are now "contained&q

Re: Library manager question

2013-04-18 Thread Skylar Thompson
A storage pool is bound to a single device class, and that device class is bound to a single library. This means that whatever device class a storage pool is in, will point either to a local library or to a managed library. If you're migrating from one library manager to another, you can sp

Library manager question

2013-04-18 Thread Heikel, Cory
I am trying to bring up a library manager to share my 3584 between 2 tsm servers. My question is this: How do I tell the library client that all the tapes for a certain storage pool are now "contained", for lack of a better word, on the library manager? If it were on the same serv

Re: More on Library Manager/Library Client

2012-06-07 Thread Alex Paschal
y issues specific to library sharing. Everything usually just works unless the library manager is down or rmts have shuffled. 2. Where do you start if you're running commands to see if things "look good"? From the documentation it looks like they are typically all run from the Library

Re: More on Library Manager/Library Client

2012-06-07 Thread Colwell, William F.
ripts which run in the library manager to give the status of things. First, 'qdr'. It selects from the drives and paths table to get the status of each drive. It also calls a script in the clients to get info about what they are doing with the drives. Notice that it finds an error, a pat

More on Library Manager/Library Client

2012-06-07 Thread Geoff Gill
to the manager/client setup/communication if any and what commands do you run to see if everything 'looks good"? 2. Where do you start if you're running commands to see if things "look good"? From the documentation it looks like they are typically all run from the

Cleaning up after library manager issues

2012-02-20 Thread Hans Christian Riksheim
Hi, once in a while the network connecting the library manager with the clients goes down and often this means we have to do a synchronization(audit). Any tricks out there so we won't have to dismount and shut down everything to do an audit? Any way to make the library manager function

Re: Datamover on Library Manager Library Client

2012-01-11 Thread Shawn Drew
Library manager TSM NDMP is always tied to the library manager. You can NOT perform ndmp backups on a library client. Regards, Shawn Shawn Drew Internet ruud.meule...@tatasteel.com Sent by: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 01/11/2012 10:01 AM Please

Re: Datamover on Library Manager Library Client

2012-01-11 Thread Daniel Sparrman
Hi Since you also have to define paths for the datamover, dont you have to define it to the library manager (which usually controls all the drive paths and the mounts in the library) ? When you asked about library manager / library client I'm assuming you're in a multi-TSM server e

Re: Datamover on Library Manager Library Client

2012-01-11 Thread George Huebschman
You can do that on the Library Client. On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Meuleman, Ruud < ruud.meule...@tatasteel.com> wrote: > Hi, > > We are going to configure datamover for backup with ndmp. Where do I > have to define the datamover? TSM Library Manager or TSM Library Client

Datamover on Library Manager Library Client

2012-01-11 Thread Meuleman, Ruud
Hi, We are going to configure datamover for backup with ndmp. Where do I have to define the datamover? TSM Library Manager or TSM Library Client? Kind Regards, Ruud Meuleman ** This transmission is confidential and must

Re: paths going offline from library manager (in this 3 library clients paths are going offline)

2011-07-21 Thread Richard Rhodes
pport NPIV. The StorageAgent was throwing a errors that it couldn't find the serial number of the tape drive that the library manager selected for use. We upgraded to v5.5.1 and the problem was resolved. To help figure out the problem you're going to have to piece together a full view of what

Re: paths going offline from library manager (in this 3 library clients paths are going offline)

2011-07-20 Thread Robert J Molerio
e going offline > very frequently from library manager. > > > aix-5.5 > > the paths which are going offline are library clients in that library > manager. > > there is no much drives going offline. > > no rmt mismatch found and no other issues from server end. > > Thanks > Yuvaraja >

paths going offline from library manager (in this 3 library clients paths are going offline)

2011-07-20 Thread Yuvaraja Shivarama
Hi All, Any body know what could be the problem if the paths are going offline very frequently from library manager. aix-5.5 the paths which are going offline are library clients in that library manager. there is no much drives going offline. no rmt mismatch found and no other issues

Re: old library manager server

2011-04-30 Thread Mehdi Salehi
That's cool! Now our old TSM 5.3 is the library manager of a TSM 6.2 and it works perfect. Both are on AIX. Cheers, Mehdi

Re: old library manager server

2011-04-20 Thread Zoltan Forray
upgraded to 6.2 On Apr 20, 2011 1:45 AM, "Mehdi Salehi" wrote: > Hi, > Can an old TSM server like TSM 5.3 be the library manager server of a TSM > 6.2 server? > Tape library is IBM TS3310 with LTO4 drives > library manager server: AIX 5.3 + TSM 5.3 > library manager client:

Re: old library manager server

2011-04-20 Thread Mehdi Salehi
Thank you Kurt, The production system is TSM 5.3 that should be replaced by 6.2 gradually. There is currently one tape drive, so impossible to have dedicated libraries for old and new system. As older version cannot be the library manager, what do you think if new TSM becomes library manager

Re: old library manager server

2011-04-19 Thread BEYERS Kurt
No, the TSM version of the library manager should be equal or higher as those of the library clients. Regards, Kurt -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] Namens Mehdi Salehi Verzonden: woensdag 20 april 2011 7:41 Aan: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU

old library manager server

2011-04-19 Thread Mehdi Salehi
Hi, Can an old TSM server like TSM 5.3 be the library manager server of a TSM 6.2 server? Tape library is IBM TS3310 with LTO4 drives library manager server: AIX 5.3 + TSM 5.3 library manager client: AIX 6.1 + TSM 6.2 Thank you, Mehdi

Re: ? minimal workable TSMv6.2 Library Manager space allocations ?

2010-12-02 Thread Remco Post
dsmserv format activelogsize=2048 On 3 dec 2010, at 06:21, James R Owen wrote: > Are you running a simple TSMv6 Library Manager (LM) service? > > I am trying to configure a minimal TSMv6.2 LM service and wondering, > what are minimal workable TSMv6.2 DB, Log, and Archlog

? minimal workable TSMv6.2 Library Manager space allocations ?

2010-12-02 Thread James R Owen
Are you running a simple TSMv6 Library Manager (LM) service? I am trying to configure a minimal TSMv6.2 LM service and wondering, what are minimal workable TSMv6.2 DB, Log, and Archlog allocations? We're running an active TSMv5.5 LM service under AIX6.1 for some years now using <1GB eac

Ang: Re: tsm v6 mem requirements for dedicated library manager instance

2010-11-04 Thread Daniel Sparrman
how many mounts / minute or hour you're doing? The requirements for a library manager serving 2 TSM servers with one library and 200 slots is abit different from a LM instance serving 10 TSM servers with 4 libraries and 10.000 volumes :) Generally, the Library Manager instance doesnt requi

Re: tsm v6 mem requirements for dedicated library manager instance

2010-11-04 Thread Hans Christian Riksheim
I have an AIX-server with 8G RAM and two TSMv6 instances, one of them a library manager. The library manager has capped DBMEMPERCENT=12. I have also set up a dedicated configuration manager(which should be comparable to a lib manager) in a VM with 2008R2 with 2G of RAM. Both works fine. Hans Chr

Re: tsm v6 mem requirements for dedicated library manager instance

2010-11-04 Thread Mikael Lindstrom
ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 2010-11-04 16:19 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu cc Subject [ADSM-L] tsm v6 mem requirements for dedicated library manager instance Hi, We are looking at purchasing new AIX servers for our TSM systems. These need

tsm v6 mem requirements for dedicated library manager instance

2010-11-04 Thread Richard Rhodes
Hi, We are looking at purchasing new AIX servers for our TSM systems. These need to cover our eventual TSM v6 conversion. The one area where we're confused is our library manager instance. Any suggestions on the memory needs for a v6 dedicated library manager TSM instance? Thanks

Re: New to TSM on AIX and using TSM as Library Manager

2010-01-22 Thread Gee, Norman
: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: New to TSM on AIX and using TSM as Library Manager Hello, We have been running TSM on MVS for 15 years, using CA-1 as our Tape Management system without any problems, but we have recently been working on moving to TSM on AIX. We have a TS3500 Tape Library and we are

New to TSM on AIX and using TSM as Library Manager

2010-01-22 Thread Pagnotta, Pam
Hello, We have been running TSM on MVS for 15 years, using CA-1 as our Tape Management system without any problems, but we have recently been working on moving to TSM on AIX. We have a TS3500 Tape Library and we are using our new TSM server as the Library Manager. We also are using TSMManager

Library manager removal

2009-09-25 Thread Thomas Denier
. One of the methods we are considering for doing this is to use a TSM 6 library manager at the new data center to control sharing of the existing 3494 tape library and its drives. This raises an obvious question: how would our current TSM server be able to function after a disaster at the new data

SV: Library manager on Intel VM

2009-08-24 Thread Christian Svensson
Hi Thomas, That is correct, you can run the Library manager server on a different platform. I think you will have problem to run TSM under VMware. Probably much easier in XEN because you can give direct access to hardware in XEN. To get VMware to get direct access via SAN to your library is

Library manager on Intel VM

2009-08-21 Thread Thomas Denier
My employer is planning to migrate our computing infrastructure to a pair of new data centers, each with a Version 6 TSM server running under mainframe Linux, each writing copy pool volumes on tape drives at the other site, and each with a library manager instance of TSM to control sharing of tape

Re: TSM 6.x Library Manager - Support 5.x Server clients?

2009-08-10 Thread Richard Rhodes
> My assumption is that the 6.x server instance cannot be managed by the > current 5.4.2.0 library manager. You are correct. The library manager must be at the some or highest level of all library clients and storage agents. > Can a TSM 6.x Library Manager manage 5.x TSM server

TSM 6.x Library Manager - Support 5.x Server clients?

2009-08-10 Thread Eric Thompson
We have approx. 12 TSM Server 5.4.2.0 instances, all being managed by a single TSM Server / Library Manager also 5.4.2.0 We'd like to add a new TSM 6.x server instance into the environment. My assumption is that the 6.x server instance cannot be managed by the current 5.4.2.0 li

Re: Library management for dual data center (Active log for library manager)

2009-04-09 Thread Allen S. Rout
>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:28:20 +0200, Ulf Troppens said: >> And TSM V6 doesn't run on Z-series. > Both TSM V6 and IRMM are available for Linux on System z. I stand corrected. I didn't glean this from the IRMM site. - Allen S. Rout

Re: Library management for dual data center (Active log for library manager)

2009-04-09 Thread Kinder, Kevin P
April 08, 2009 3:24 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Library management for dual data center (Active log for library manager) >> On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:33:00 +0200, Ulf Troppens said: > for managing tape libraries in a dual data center you may take a > look at IRMM.

Re: Library management for dual data center (Active log for library manager)

2009-04-09 Thread Ulf Troppens
Hi Allen, > I think you are not considering what a 'tape library manager' does in > the TSM world. The behavior you discuss is not likely to be useful in > the case the Original Poster was describing. > > The key advantage to IRMM is that it presents varying resources in

Re: Library management for dual data center (Active log for library manager)

2009-04-08 Thread Allen S. Rout
>> On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:33:00 +0200, Ulf Troppens said: > for managing tape libraries in a dual data center you may take a > look at IRMM. IRMM can replace the TSM Library Manager, increasing > the high-availability of tape resources for TSM and other > applications. I

Re: Active log for library manager

2009-04-08 Thread Allen S. Rout
>> On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:41:24 -0400, Thomas Denier >> said: > I am in the process of planning a TSM configuration for dual data > centers. I expect to have one instance of the TSM server code at > each data center dedicated to the library manager function for the > a

Library management for dual data center (Active log for library manager)

2009-04-08 Thread Ulf Troppens
Hi Thomas, for managing tape libraries in a dual data center you may take a look at IRMM. IRMM can replace the TSM Library Manager, increasing the high-availability of tape resources for TSM and other applications. For instance, IRMM can integrate the tape drives and the tape cartridges of

Re: Active log for library manager

2009-04-07 Thread Remco Post
On 7 apr 2009, at 20:41, Thomas Denier wrote: I am in the process of planning a TSM configuration for dual data centers. I expect to have one instance of the TSM server code at each data center dedicated to the library manager function for the automatic tape library at that site. Based on

Active log for library manager

2009-04-07 Thread Thomas Denier
I am in the process of planning a TSM configuration for dual data centers. I expect to have one instance of the TSM server code at each data center dedicated to the library manager function for the automatic tape library at that site. Based on reports from other sites that have set up library

Re: TSM library manager instance

2009-03-23 Thread Allen S. Rout
response: I've been out sick. We're pretty basic in architecture; though I'm about to switch a little. I've got one p630 with a RIO drawer (IBM AIX hardware) with one library manager instance and a passel of (as I call them) "customer-facing" instances. The cus

Re: TSM library manager instance

2009-03-16 Thread Sean English
quot; To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] TSM library manager instance >> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:59:09 -0400, Mark Devine said: > (AIX 5.3 / TSM 5.4.3) > Any snags with adding a library manager TSM server instance alongside an > active TSM server on the same host? T

Re: TSM library manager instance

2009-03-16 Thread Allen S. Rout
>> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:59:09 -0400, Mark Devine said: > (AIX 5.3 / TSM 5.4.3) > Any snags with adding a library manager TSM server instance alongside an > active TSM server on the same host? They will share HBAs, NICs, etc. > The current TSM server is clustered (HACMP)

Re: TSM library manager instance

2009-03-16 Thread Bos, Karel
)20 Mobile:+31 (0)6 51 29 88 01 Mail: karel@atosorigin.com -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Devine Sent: maandag 16 maart 2009 15:59 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: TSM library manager instance Hey folks, (AIX

TSM library manager instance

2009-03-16 Thread Mark Devine
Hey folks, (AIX 5.3 / TSM 5.4.3) Any snags with adding a library manager TSM server instance alongside an active TSM server on the same host? They will share HBAs, NICs, etc. The current TSM server is clustered (HACMP), so I'm proposing moving these in tandem during a failover. -- Mark

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-11 Thread Allen S. Rout
The renaming-of-rmts makes me shiver, for what are atavistic reasons, I guess. I keep track of the same mappings: "This serial number has this physical location, and is this drive name on the lib manager". But I keep it in a little csv file, DRIVE0,07892730,460,new DRIVE1,07892835,470,n

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Schneider, John
o4_f1_d10 0G-09 0007854530 lto4_f1_d11 lto4_f1_d11 0G-09 0007854519 lto4_f1_d12 lto4_f1_d12 0G-09 0007854527 root# Best Regards, John D. Schneider Phone: 314-364-3150 Cell: 314-750-8721 Email: john.schnei...@mercy.net -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@v

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Kelly Lipp
...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Zarnowski Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:41 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library Manager At 03:17 PM 3/10/2009, Schneider, John wrote: >Greetings, > I have a solution to the problem of library sharing and >different rmt names.

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Paul Zarnowski
At 03:17 PM 3/10/2009, Schneider, John wrote: Greetings, I have a solution to the problem of library sharing and different rmt names. We have a similar, but different solution. We have a script we use to rename AIX tape devices to a predictable name, based on the last 4 characters of

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Schneider, John
ay, March 10, 2009 1:28 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library Manager Thanks to all because of your emails you got me looking at how I created the paths and this is where my problem was. I had the name reversed. Once I changed this things started working. Marshael -

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Morris.Marshael
Abid Ilias Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:39 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: TSM Library Manager Also turn the SAN Discovery option ON, we have figured out that the only way SAN Discovery would work was to run TSM as Root in UNIX. If you have SAN Discovery option ON, it is supposed to

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Abid Ilias
Also turn the SAN Discovery option ON, we have figured out that the only way SAN Discovery would work was to run TSM as Root in UNIX. If you have SAN Discovery option ON, it is supposed to fix any discrepancy. I would make a spread sheet of all devices for library manager/client and update

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread David E Ehresman
Are you comparing the element number/serial number on each rmt device on the client with the path definition for the client on the library manager. rmt2 on the manager is not necessarily the same as rmt2 on the client and the path statements on the library manager have to resolve any

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Kelly Lipp
x7105 www.storserver.com -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Morris.Marshael Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:11 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library Manager I checked the drives to see what element numbers they

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Morris.Marshael
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:04 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: TSM Library Manager I've seen something similar in the non sharing environment if the element number to drive relationship is whacked. For instance, you suggest that the drive at /rmt0 is element 256 when in reality it&

Re: TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Kelly Lipp
Behalf Of Morris.Marshael Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:24 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM Library Manager I have setup a library manager in TSM. This server is TSM 5.5.2 I am setting up a library client and it also has TSM 5.5.2. The TSM library manager is using the driv

TSM Library Manager

2009-03-10 Thread Morris.Marshael
I have setup a library manager in TSM. This server is TSM 5.5.2 I am setting up a library client and it also has TSM 5.5.2. The TSM library manager is using the drives with no problem. I have setup the paths for the library client and I'm having problems with the client. The server,

Enabling and using the 3494 Library Manager Web Specialist

2009-02-06 Thread David W Daniels/AC/VCU
We currently have an IBM 3494 which has the WEB Specialist component. We would like to get this working. Yes, We activated via the manual but I have not been able to find out (yes, I've looked on the WEB w/o success) and through tons of manuals(IBM). My questions are: 1) Has anyone used/using this

Re: Library Manager/Client setup

2009-01-22 Thread Erwann Simon
Did you know the "IBM Tivoli Storage Manager: How to Migrate the Library Manager Function" Redpaper ? http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp0140.html -- Best regards / Cordialement / مع تحياتي Erwann SIMON David E Ehresman a écrit : > I am in the process of setting up a test li

Re: Library Manager/Client setup

2009-01-21 Thread Schneider, John
On Behalf Of David E Ehresman Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:52 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Library Manager/Client setup I am in the process of setting up a test library manager/client where both tsm servers run on the same aix box. After completing my setup, I try to do a

Library Manager/Client setup

2009-01-21 Thread David E Ehresman
I am in the process of setting up a test library manager/client where both tsm servers run on the same aix box. After completing my setup, I try to do a "backup db type=full devc=vtl1" on the client. I get the following error message: ANR4571E Database backup/restore terminated - in

Re: Library manager oversubscription

2008-12-10 Thread Robben Leaf
The library manager allocates the drives to the server instances that request mounts. If more mounts are requested than there are available drives, then the most recent mount requests have to wait until a drive becomes available. This is a pretty common occurrence in our environment at certain

Library manager oversubscription

2008-12-10 Thread Thomas Denier
did this we would set up a third server to act as a library manager for the other two. We would want to be able to adjust the number of tape drives available to each server to adjust to variations in the workload. This would be done by adjusting the mountlimit settings for the tape device classes

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-25 Thread Remco Post
m.conf from a template and the output of `elm_match_device -d tsm -Z`, which works great. Remember that in a TSM library manager situation, you'll find yourself doing the exact same thing, but without the handy tools. Come to think of it, EDT does provide some features that are a must- have to Ian's

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-24 Thread Mark Stapleton
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Paschal > I don't know what Mark meant about inability to use the library due to > resyncing TSM to Gresham. I don't recall ever syncing TSM with EDT, it > wasn't necessary since ACSLS was managing the library, but I suppose

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-24 Thread Alex Paschal
earning curve and having to pay for and support another piece of software. I found Gresham support responsive and knowledgeable. To tell the truth, I wish IBM would use an external library manager as well. It's nice to have the basic built-in library management functionality in TSM, but real

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Ian Smith
Accepted that the Single Point of Failure of using a single TSM Library manager instance is a risk. It seems that this is the major benefit of Gresham- its ability to distribute shared library control. This then needs to be considered against cost. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Copin, Christophe (Ext)
We did same recently, we moved from LibStation/zOS to ACSLS/AIX, works well. -Message d'origine- De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Costa, Justino Envoyé : jeudi 20 novembre 2008 14:14 À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Objet : Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library mana

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Copin, Christophe (Ext)
Hi I disagree. Except the price tag ... Unfortunatelly, TSM built-in library manager is not smart enough for large ACSLS libraries. How do you handle multiple ACSLS scratch pools without external library manager (Gresham or whatever) ? What path optimization can be done without external

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Remco Post
MAIL PROTECTED] E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.logica.com/pt -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Smith Sent: quinta-feira, 20 de Novembro de 2008 12:54 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library manager v Gresham Tha

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Remco Post
On 20 nov 2008, at 13:40, Mark Stapleton wrote: From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Smith What experiences do people have of library/drive control for SL8500? I am trying to work out the pros and cons of either using TSM Library manager with ACSLS or the

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Costa, Justino
o de 2008 12:54 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library manager v Gresham Thanks Do you currently use TSM Library Manager with ACSLS? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Stapleton Sent: 20 November 2008 1

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Mark Stapleton
Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:54 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library manager v Gresham > > Thanks > > Do you currently use TSM Library Manager with ACSLS? > > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Ian Smith
Thanks Do you currently use TSM Library Manager with ACSLS? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Stapleton Sent: 20 November 2008 12:40 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library manager v Gresham From: ADSM: Dist

Re: TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Mark Stapleton
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Smith > What experiences do people have of library/drive control for SL8500? > > I am trying to work out the pros and cons of either using TSM Library > manager with ACSLS or the Gresham agents. Does anyone have

TSM Library manager v Gresham

2008-11-20 Thread Ian Smith
Hi What experiences do people have of library/drive control for SL8500? I am trying to work out the pros and cons of either using TSM Library manager with ACSLS or the Gresham agents. Does anyone have any thoughts or experiences regarding performance, stability, ease of use etc

Re: TSM Library Manager

2008-11-05 Thread Remco Post
] TSM Library Manager What's the best documentation to look at to get a basic understanding on how to set up a Library Manager server? TSM servers are 5.4 and 5.5 running on AIX. David -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Remco Post [EMAIL PROTECTED] +31 6 248 21 622

Re: TSM Library Manager

2008-11-05 Thread Mark Stapleton
Behalf > Of David E Ehresman > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:20 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM Library Manager > > What's the best documentation to look at to get a basic understanding > on how to set up a Library Manager server? TSM ser

TSM Library Manager

2008-11-05 Thread David E Ehresman
What's the best documentation to look at to get a basic understanding on how to set up a Library Manager server? TSM servers are 5.4 and 5.5 running on AIX. David

Re: Library Manager and Migration question

2008-10-17 Thread Haberstroh, Debbie (IT)
Thanks to everyone for all of the advice. My vendor has now assigned a new TSM technician that knows about the Library Manager. Now, another issue has come up about this. I have 6 LAN-free clients, one of them is running on AIX in an HA environment. I am assuming that all of the drives

Re: Library Manager and Migration question

2008-10-16 Thread Richard Rhodes
rary configuration > > has the library shared but it is not a library manager since we only had one > > server. So, did you have multiple tsm instances on the server, each with their own 3584 partition and dedicated drives? > > I sent him documentation and they also found >

Re: Library Manager and Migration question

2008-10-16 Thread Wanda Prather
tabase, > 228GB. We have finally received approval to move this to a new server, > upgrade to 5.5 and split the clients up to reduce the DB size. We would > like to have 4 LPAR's created on the new server, 1 for a Library manager and > the other 3 for client databases. Our libr

Re: Library Manager and Migration question

2008-10-16 Thread Richard Rhodes
We origionally had 2 (at different datacenters) big TSM instances (+150gb db each), each with their own library. In preparation for adding new instances we converted to standalone library manager instances (one at each site), then brought on new instances. It all worked very well. There are a

Re: Library Manager and Migration question

2008-10-15 Thread Mark Scott
Morning can you point me to the library manager Redbook please? Regards -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Haberstroh, Debbie (IT) Sent: Thursday, 16 October 2008 3:41 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Library Manager

Re: Library Manager and Migration question

2008-10-15 Thread Haberstroh, Debbie (IT)
Thanks, hadn't thought about the restartable restores, good idea. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Howard Coles Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:07 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Library Manager and Migr

Re: Library Manager and Migration question

2008-10-15 Thread Jim Neal
Hi Debbie, There is absolutely no reason why you can't separate your current configuration into a Library manager and library client without losing data. IMHO the vendor that you hired does not seem really understand how TSM works. I recently had to do something similar here at UC Ber

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