Hi 3 versions for incremental backup would, if you have 3.7TB of data, become 3 times the amount in the library(11.1TB). 4 versions of archieved information would become 4 times the amount of archived information(14.8TB if you archive all data). With this much information, you would get two importa
Hi TSM specialists,
We have two NSM's sharing one 3584 library with Fibre channel. This set up
works fine, one machine is the library manager and handles all the
tapemounts and checkin's/checkout's etc... We have not turned on DRM on the
library client and we have been trying to read and test wit
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Have received coredumps (third one in the last month) with dsmserv down
situations. In dsmserv.err appears the following:
03/12/2002 03:12:
"tsmadmin account for Excaliber Business Solutions" aka Campbell wrote:
> Have received coredumps (third one in the last month) with dsmserv down
> situations. In dsmserv.err appears the following:
>
> 03/12/2002 03:12:22 ANR7834S Thread 293 (tid 12577) terminating on signal
> 11 (S
> egmentatio
Henk, thanks. ..please identify where I can get this 4.2.1.9 code and
README's?
I can only see 4.2.1.7 AIX server code on the Tivoli Websites.
Thanks otherwise for the quick help
Campbell
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Hi Rene,
While this option was intended for the support of Mac files, it affected
how TSM processed all files (there is no real way to distinguish between a
Mac file and a "native" NTFS file). If you have *any* file (Mac or not)
that contains non-English characters (umlauts, accents, etc.), th
Campbell:
> Henk, thanks. ..please identify where I can get this 4.2.1.9 code and
> README's?
service.boulder.ibm.com, which you can find in one of your (old)
README's, also a couple of mirror sites.
> I can only see 4.2.1.7 AIX server code on the Tivoli Websites.
I never use the T
Henk, thanks...I located the URL on the Tivoli website taking you to the
same FTP site you use in the note below. It is a one-liner on the web-page
for the TSM server downloads/fixes page. Had been unable to get to the
Tivoli pages for a day or two.
Thanks
Campbell
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Camplell,
as Henk inform you, you should consider going to 4.2.1.11. There were a lot
of fixes between 9 and 11.
Cheers.
Othonas Xixis
"Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only
effectiveness converts them into results. By themselves, they only set
limits to wha
Hi Guys,
I am attempting to run a tsm client on windows NT but, to coin a
phrase, the backups are "running like a dog".
Could anyone provide me with an example dsm.opt for windows so that I
can compare settings and hopefully improve the xfer rate?.
Kind Regards,
Roy Lake
RS/6000 & TSM Systems
I just got through a 2 week period of testing and tuning for performance. Here is
what I ended up with. The Network is also going to limit your performance. Try
sending files via FTP to test your network. You will also need to tune the server
side; BUfPoolsize, SELFTUNETXNsize & SELFTUNEBUF
Hi Doug;
I don't know what TSM error 168 is...however, I have had the "XBSA Error
(BSAInit): An unspecified XBSA error has occurred: 96" before. In my case
there was a problem with the sm_versions table. Anyway, here's a URL that
might help you with the onbar-XBSA errors:
http://www.geocities.
Thanks a lot. I would recommend adding
INCLUDE.SYSTEMOBJECT ALL special_management_class
to limit the number of inactive versions for system objects to 2 or 3
instead of what you have in the default management class,
We have this statement in all W2k option sets.
best regards,
> for the TSM server downloads/fixes page. Had been unable to get to the
> Tivoli pages for a day or two.
That's why I never use those Webpages for downloading
Cheers,
Henk.
I see that IBM have taken the time and trouble to update the drive
firmware again - it's now at 22U0.
However, they arent that great at updating their documentation are
they? - Their ftp site doesn't appear to have the details for this
level. What fixes are included in this release guys?.
Kind R
INCLUDE and EXCLUDE (without any '.' extensions) affect binding of files
only, not directories. If your directories are being bound to 8YR_CLASS,
then it is either because you have a DIRMC statement that specifies this
class, or it happens to be the class with the longest RETONLY setting.
Some qu
John,
> Anyone know anything about this or have any suggestions on how to get this
> AIX client to successfully backup instead of spending so much time checking
> each file? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We did have such problems a long time ago. Every (AIX) user can screw up your
We have an AIX client that has an extremely large number of files that is
taking a very long time to go through the inspection process and then fails
backing up because the TSM client is spending all the time allotted,
inspecting and never has enough time to backup the actual files. We've
talked t
Server 4.2.1.12 - Windows 2000
Client 4.2.1.20 - Windows 2000
I am having problem launching macros at the server under scheduling. I create a
schedule:
DEFINE SCHEDULE STANDARD AUTOMATION DESCRIPTION="Automated TSM" ACTION=MACRO
OBJECTS=database PRIORITY=3 STARTDATE=03/12/02 STARTTIME=10:40:0
Andy,
Thanks for your response...
My TSM Server is AIX 4.3.3 running TSM 4.1.2.0
My TSM Client is HP-UX 11.0 running TSM 4.2.0
And yes... 8YR_CLASS has the highest retonly setting.
I guess I can overide that with a DIRMC include statement.
The node is associated with the options set. Verified v
Joe,
I believe the macro have to be located in the "saclient" directory.
Try that...
Marc Levitan
Storage Manager
PFPC Global Fund Services
Joe Cascanette
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Try fully qualifying the macro name, i.e.
OBJECTS='"C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\database.mac"'
(assuming you installed TSM to directory "C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM".)
Note the use of double quotes around the path spec, and the single quotes
around the whole thing. This accommodates
I am not sure how you could set your Informix environment running backup
as root... wouldn't you normally run it as the informix user and have most
everything except your libraries owned by informix?
George Lesho
System/Storage Admin
AFC Enterprises
Doug
We had a meeting with IBM last week where they described some of the
new features of 5.1 - coming within a few weeks.
1) multi session restore
2) simultaneous writes to copy pools (more than one)
3) a "move nodedata" command
4) lan-free backup/restore (I thought it already had this)
5) hpux
Hi ,
I am new to TSM (mostly self taught) and not too hot on NT either.
I need help from someone with a bit of time and patience to spare.
My objective is to do a full monthly backup in addition to the daily
incrementals for a particular backup client.
I intend to use two different node names,
In lower versions of ADSM I have used this directory (saclient), however there is no
directory with my current version of TSM.
I will create this directory and put the macros in there to see what happens.
Thanks
Joe
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Hi John,
increase CommTimeOut parameter
John C Dury
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Does the macro run outside of the schedule?
You have a typo in your select - not sure if that typo is actually in your
macro!
select process form processes
==> select process from processes
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From: Joe Cascanette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 200
An update to my last response: I think the real problem is that you are
trying to launch a server macro from a client schedule (I didn't catch
that the first time around).
How about defining an admin schedule whose CMD parameter is configured to
run the "macro database.mac" command? You'll need t
Bill,
you may want to emplore the archive method once a month.
I think this is the part where the "Unlike _every_ other backup system
you've ever used, TSM doesn't have/need the
grandfather,father,son,grandon tape schema, etc )
You may care to reevaluate your "need" for full monthlies.
-ed
Hello !
I have a little problem with the recovery log of a TSM server 4.2.1.7 (with
a Compaq TL891DLX).
There are about 50 client workstations, 5 client servers (mostly file
servers) and 5 TDP for MSSQL.
This grows very fast and I have no idea if it is normal or not.
I have 500 megs for dbvolumes
Bill,
I do monthly FULL backups by using an admin schedule to changed the
COPYMODE to absolute before the desired server is backed up. I also have
one that switches it back to modified about a hour after the backup starts.
Don't forget to do the ACTIVATE of the updated POLICY. I only us
Hi Denis,
I didn't notice this initially, though it is there in your inital post. I
believe that the trouble is in the syntax used to define the INCLEXCL
option, as you enclosed the file specification and management class name
in double quotes.
At a guess, I would say you defined the client opti
Does the ADSM Connect Agent for Lotus Notes version 2.1.9 work on TSM Server
4.2.1.12?
Kvedja/Regards
Petur Eythorsson
Taeknimadur/Technician
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX
Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional
Microsoft Certified System Engineer
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Nyherji Hf
I have searched through the admin ref guide and there is no mention on how to
"Fully-Qualify" this marco. Any docs that would point this out?
Thanks
Joe
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Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:27 AM
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Subje
This is not unusual at all.
The log size is related to the amount of activity, not to the DB size.
Some people have a log size bigger than their DB, some do not.
It is not uncommon to have TSM logs > 5 GB!
The simple thing, just make the log bigger.
Here's another idea you could try:
Create a de
Andy,
Thank you very much.. That was it.. I defined the option with double and
single quotes.
I redefined it and now it works.
I have one more question...
I was going to create this one option set for all servers in the Harris
domain. NT and UNIX.
Is this okay? Is there any problems with having
Hello at all ... I need yours help again.
Now I get a lot of problem when I try to perform a backup to some Oracle
Databases with EBU in NT environment.
I have a EBU installed in my server client version 2.2.0.8.0, my ADSM
Connect Agent is version2.1.8 and my ADSM Backup Client 3.1.0.7
Too I have
> Does the ADSM Connect Agent for Lotus Notes version 2.1.9 work on TSM
Server
> 4.2.1.12?
Petur,
It should work fine. As long as the TSM API that you are using is
not extremely old, you should be fine. If not, please call support.
Thanks,
Del
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Just a typo on the email. sorry.
Joe
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Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:28 AM
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Subject: Re: Problem with macros
Does the macro run outside of the schedule?
You have a typo in your select - not sure i
By "fully-qualify", I mean to spell out the full path to the macro. That
is, don't just use
database
as there is no implicit extension that I am aware of. You need to specify
the .mac extension as well as the path to the file. For example:
C:\TSM\server1\database.mac
or
C:\Program Fi
All,
After swicthing over from AIX to Sun on the TSM server (4.2.1.7) All the
nodes were able to connect to the new server, pick their schedule and be on
their marry way. Except for our TDP for SQL 2.2 clients. Recieve this
password error:
Executed as user: EXTRANET\G1EXTSQT. Tivoli Storage Manag
> -Original Message-
> From: Joe Cascanette
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:54 PM
> To: Adsm (E-mail)
> Subject: Sending certain messages in the actlog to be displayed in the NT
>Eventlog
>
> Can I send messages from the actlog to the NT event log?. I have some ANR149
Can I send messages from the actlog to the NT event log?. I have some ANR1496I
messages that I put have put into the actlog (from my macros) and would like these
messages to be put into the event log so my network watch can pick these up and email
me.
Joe
Hi Denis,
I'm glad to hear that the binding issue is straightened out.
About mixing UNIX- and Windows-style file name patterns: I know that the
NT client would not like the UNIX-style file name pattern, and would issue
a "pattern compilation failed" error message. I would expect the UNIX
clients
#2 is not the panacea that it sounds like. The dual writes to the
copypool's happens during session data transfer to disk pool - thus, you
must have a tape drive per session doing the dual write.
Andy Carlson |\ _,,,---,,_
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Bruce,
Are you sure you are using the correct NODENAME
for TDP for SQL vs. the NODENAME for the base client?
Go to the TDP for SQL installation directory,
and use the command-line client to issue:
tdpsqlc query tsm /tsmpassword=x
If that doesn't work, and you get the same error,
then r
what is move nodedata?
Andy Carlson
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Manag
Howdy -
I'm a new ADSM admin, but not new to the world of backups or system
administration with about 10 years of in-depth admin experience and having
done some very basic work with ADSM in the past, as well as Legato Networker,
BRU, tar, dump, etc. Know my way around AIX pretty well.
Dawes, it will allow to bring back to disk data from one node and not from
an entire tape volume,
very usefull to prepare pools before a planned restore of one node,
regards,
> René Lambelet
> Nestec S.A. / Central Support Center
> 55, av. Nestlé CH-1800 Vevey (Switzerland)
Actually, the onbar debug file doesn't track the shared (XBSA) library
stuff much. I think it would be preferable to turn on TSM tracing in the
client's dsm.opt file with the following stanzas. The tracing wraps so the
XBSA library which causes the
session to bomb would very likely be caught sinc
Can it be used to do both a MIGRATE and a COPY? Ie, as it moves from disk
to tape, it is also writing to a 2nd tape that is a part of the COPYPOOL
which will go offsite? That would make it more in line with other
mainframe copy products. Dual write, one for onsite and one for offsite.
Matt
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Dear all ..
Our management has forced us to make backup freebsd's file system with
tsm client.
Then, we installed a linux client on linux machine that mount freebsd's
file system by NFS.
We have tested backup/restore and it looks like work ...
Is there anybody with similar problem ?
Any help will
I have anew install of TDP Oracle 2.2.0.0 on AIX and was going
to follow up with the 2.2.0.2 patch before configuring. The README
with the patch says "All the database instances under $ORACLE_HOME
should be shutdown before performing the following steps" The steps
are copying several TDP files a
Hello, I have been checking into and reading e-mails from here regarding reorganizing
your database. It sounds like this should be done every so often. We have some
problems that I believe this may fix, but am a little bit nervous and have not done
so. My question is ( for people who have ran t
Yep, got it working. I created all the macros as scripts. And just defined a schedule
type=admin CMD='run databasecheck', this works fine.
I am still working on error checking and testing, but here are my simple scripts that
provide a bit of automation. Since my backup size varies nightly, I n
Matt,
No, that isn't what it does, but it would be more useful if it worked that way.
Jim Sporer
At 03:01 PM 3/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Can it be used to do both a MIGRATE and a COPY? Ie, as it moves from disk
>to tape, it is also writing to a 2nd tape that is a part of the COPYPOOL
>which w
DEL,
Thanks, Actually the 2 nodes that were in trouble are running 2.2.0.1 and
were in a Cluster configuration. Tony had the Clustername in the dsm.opt
file. But we can run manual backups using TDPSQLC commands after changing it
to the Virtual nodename of the Sqlserver server, we can not run his s
Welcome Dan!
* Where can I find documentation pertaining to my version of ADSM server?
All I have right now is literally a big README file which seems more
geared toward listing changes or new features rather than describing
server functionality and options. Any PDF files? Web sites? Text
Dan,
It looks like you're going to have a very, very fun time. Your 3.1.2.50
version of ADSM is way backlevel and out of support. I don't even know if
the documentation is still available for it. Maybe someone on the list has
it. Anyway, I highly suggest calling your Tivoli representative, or
Well, the admin ref manual says you can do it with: ENABLE EVENTS
NTEVENTLOG ANR1596
(note you leave the I off ANR1596I).
I've never done ENABLE with the EVENTLOG, just with SNMP (and on AIX, at
that). So I don't know if there is stuff you have to do in Windows.
ANyway, check out the comman
-Dan-
If you would like the latest version of ADSM (not TSM) then those
patches/maintenance can be obtained from the following site:
ftp://index.storsys.ibm.com/adsm/fixes/v3r1/aixsrv/
ADSM 3.1.2.90 was the latest maintenance for ADSM.
Thanks,
Demetrius Malbrough
UNIX/TSM Administrator
What B/A client version is required so that you can use the feature to bind
the SystemObject to a mgmt class??
Thanks,
Matt
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From: Lambelet,Rene,VEVEY,GL-IS/CIS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 8:26 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Example
It sounds odd, but if you have the disk space, you could use something like
AMANDA to backup the freebsd to files on the Linux box. Then use TSM to
spin the files of to tape and delete them from the Linux server.
In a recovery situation, AMANDA would tell you what file(s) to restore from
TSM.
N
I upgraded my 4.1 TSM server to 4.2 over the
weekend. Since that I have been unable to get the
server to start. When I try starting the server I get
the messages at the end of this email. Has anyone seen
this before?
ANR0900I Processing options file dsmserv.opt.
ANR0990I Server restart-recovery
Sigh. Here I am, on my way out the door to 'retirement' when
we get a logfull situation overnight.
Looking at the log we see, after 5 DB backups (half INCR)
it finally clears up.
So I'm about to teach my successor how to do DSMSERV Extend LOG when
a question pops into my mind about AIX limitati
Mark,
I've just unloaded/loaded our TSM 4.1.5 database to fix performance
problems. Our 18GB database shrank to 11GB and a 'query archive' that used
to run for over an hour now takes 10 seconds. It took 4 hours to dump (to a
fileclass volume) and 2 hours to load on an RS/6000 6M1 but it was mos
Wanda,
BINGO!
I found the count of MaxNumMP on clients to be either 0, 2, or 999. I have
*never* set that value so I guess it was introduced randomly by an upgrade
(probably from ADSM 3.1 to TSM 4.1).
I used the command you recommended to set them all to 1, and the failing
nodes worked OK. Bo
Actually it's a little worse
I found the hard way that the tapes which been emptied by move data or
reclamation also needed to be deleted. TSM somehow seems to record the
tape density/capacity when the tape is added to a stg pool. I had, um,
several tapes that would fail mounts and gen
On Wed, 2002-03-13 at 08:05, taketoshi ide wrote:
> Our management has forced us to make backup freebsd's file system with
> tsm client.
> Then, we installed a linux client on linux machine that mount freebsd's
> file system by NFS.
> We have tested backup/restore and it looks like work ...
> Is
Could someone point me to the docs or a short tutorial on subfile backups.
>From what little I've seen, I don't quite understand what they are for in
the
grand TSM scheme of things.
Hi Dan,
The ADSM docs should be on the install CDs
If they were ever installed on an AIX machine, have a look in /usr/share/html and
/usr/share/pdf - even on a client.
Steve Harris
AIX and TSM Admin
Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia
*
Hi folks,
Is there a way to reserve a drive (3590) just for database backups?
I'm running TSM 4.1 on an m80 (aix 4.3.3.0). I have 8 3590e 's in a
3494.
Thanks
Ben V. Nuval
Ben,
No. However if you write scripts to control your server you can hold back a
tape drive when you would want to perform a tape backup...
Steffan
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:03 PM
Subject: how to
I had a similar experience..
What would happen is the 3494 library(robot) would do it's job, and after a
million + mounts a month a screw would come lose in the back of the library
causing the drive to move back say .09823650124650418751 of an inch. (CE
explained that one, said I wasn't the onl
Mark,
There is a little equation I use to figure out what the difference between
reality and what TSM thinks..
Try this: DB Assigned Capacity - ( DB Assigned Capacity ) * DB Pct Util )
Remember your calculating MB(s)
Hope this helps, works for me~
Gabriel C. Wiley
ADSM/TSM Administrator
AIX
Hello,
I have two questions regarding rman - Oracle TDP - and TSM. I am using
TDP 2.2 and TSM 4.1.
1) I set the Management class as stated in the TDP install guide to have
"Retain Only Version = 0" as well as "Versions Data Deleted=0". My
question is - who handles the retention policy of the f
When you use RMAN, RMAN is totally in charge of the objects. Unfortunately,
the Oracle Media Management API is limited in what it does. It basically
announces an object to the interface provided by the backup vendor and pours
the data down the pipe.
This subject has been discussed a lot on the
Built in EXPORT/IMPORT in a single command without an intermediate tape.
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From: Joseph Dawes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:19 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TSM 5.1
what is move nodedata?
Andy Carlson
This is the journaling feature that came in 4.2 only for Windows at this
time.
-Original Message-
From: MUSTAFA BAYTAR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:12 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: backup fails because inspection process takes too long.
Hi John,
i
Look here:
http://www.tivoli.com/support/public/Prodman/public_manuals/td/StorageManage
rClient4.2.1.html
There are a number of options, what you want is the Windows client.
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Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 6:21 PM
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Hello all,
What do you do when this happens? I think that it is these messages are
filling up our recovery log the past two weekends.
ANRD IMUTIL(1409): ThreadId<1252> Error deleting object (0 607970742)
ANR0848W Expiration failed to delete Backup file \TESTER'S SANDBOXES\VIKTOR
ANR0848W PI
Based on my understanding, TSM does not support simultaneously write to
multiple tape, i.e. I want to write to multiple tapes during backup. If I
want to work around this limitation, can I do the followings :
Install another instance on the TSM server. Configure the new TSM server
to backup the
Hi TSMers...!!
We have purchased a new HP server and loaded windows NT 4.0 sp6 which will
now replace the existing Netfinity 500 server with NT4.0 sp6.
I need to know what plan of action do I need to move from the old server to
the new one. The IP address and the server name will remain the same
Hi all,
does anyone know if it is possible to download TDP for MS-Exchange and for Oracle from
web?
I know that it is possible for TDP for SAP/R3 but can't find a link for other TDP's.
TIA
Wolfgang
Matt
I miss something what about the action in the client schedule by default is
: Incremental don't we have to change it to: Full and so we have to insert
in objects all the filesystems ?
Regards Robert
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