Re: Backing up Windows2003 Server with Client 5.2

2003-09-12 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Bill, your read of the client manual is correct. For Windows 2003, TSM 5.2 uses the Microsoft VSS (Volume Shadowcopy Service) to back up system state and system services, versus the "legacy" methods used in TSM 5.1 and earlier to back up what we called the "system object". In addition, the Windows

Re: 4.2.2.12 to 5.1.0.0 upgrade and PATHS

2003-09-12 Thread Farren Minns
We just have a simple set-up of one TSM server connected via TCP to a 3494 lib with two drives in it. As far as I know, we don't use library managers and clients (I'm guessing not as this is the first I've heard of them) so I'm thinking we should be OK. Thanks to all for the advice Farren |+-

Re: How have you got your fiber-attached LTO drives connected to your TSM server?

2003-09-12 Thread Zlatko Krastev
It highly depends on what you are trying to achieve - cost, performance, redundancy or mixture of them. 1. Cost - two hubs and single-attached drives split between them is the cheapest (and worst in terms of performance/redundancy) solution. 2. Performance - do it all switched! Consider carefully n

Backup NAS data using TSM

2003-09-12 Thread Nicolas Savva
Hi to all, What alternatives does TSM provide for backing up NAS data? Do i have to register NAS as a node to TSM Srever? Thanks in advance Nick Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this messag

W2K, ACL's and Active Directory questions

2003-09-12 Thread Alex den Hartog
I hope someone can shed some light on this: We are trying to figure out if it's possible to do a restore of -only- the file permissions of a file or directory on a Windows 2000 server. The actual file still resides on the server, this file doen not need to be replaced nor restored, but ONLY the pe

Re: DSMFMT takes forever ( 15 hours). 100 gb

2003-09-12 Thread Paul Ripke
On Friday, Sep 12, 2003, at 08:58 Australia/Sydney, Adrian Hicks wrote: We have never had a prob. on JFS2, it whizzes along well. Are you formatting a single 100Gig SP ?? Personally I'd break it up into at least 4 volumes ?? Problems seen with just `dd' and large files, and also with Oracle. Appea

Re: TSM 4.2 and Exchange TDP 1.1.1

2003-09-12 Thread Del Hoobler
Gerald, Version 1.1.1 used a different command-line syntax. You should just be able to issue the "ADSMQUERYDB" command and redirect the output to a file. For example: EXCDSMC /ADSMQUERYDB:* /ADSMPWD:password > OUTPUT.TXT Thanks, Del >

SV: Backup NAS data using TSM

2003-09-12 Thread Christian Svensson
Hi Nick! It?s diffrent between diffrent NAS units. If you got a NAS unit from SnapAppliance you can install the BA Client on the NAs unit. And run as a normal server. But how you do with a Maxtor och IBM NAS do i don?t know. So please leve more information about which NAS unit you want answer for.

DB increasing rapidly

2003-09-12 Thread Joni Moyer
Hello everyone! I have a quick question about the database percent utilized. Within the past two days we have changed all disk storage pool volumes, DB volumes and recovery log volumes from MOD-3's to MOD-9's therefore we have mainly changed the whole configuration of disk for the TSM server. D

Re: DB increasing rapidly

2003-09-12 Thread Mahesh Tailor
Joni, I had something like this happening and it turned out that my expiration processes were ending too soon [because of too short a duration]. After I ran the expiration without a duration a couple of times, all was back to normal. Mahesh On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 08:08, Joni Moyer wrote: > Hell

Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584

2003-09-12 Thread Tom Kauffman
For what it's worth, we brought in 380 tapes with our library two years ago. They were all Fuji tapes. We haven't had any problems with them that couldn't be traced back to drive or drive firmware issues. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -Original Message- From: Mark Ferraretto [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

deleting database BACKUPINCR volumes

2003-09-12 Thread Fought,Tom
Okay. I am trying to determine if I can script the deletion of database BACKUPINCR volumes. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks Tom

Re: DB2 high speed SP switch backups dead slow.

2003-09-12 Thread Miles Purdy
Some things to try: 1. verify that the MTU is consistent for all nodes, from your cws: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/>dsh "netstat -i | grep css0" unxa_sp: css0 65504 link#4 3496790 0 4212524 0 0 unxa_sp: css0 65504 192.168.17 unxa_sw3496790 0 4212524

Re: DSMFMT takes forever ( 15 hours). 100 gb

2003-09-12 Thread Ochs, Duane
Tried it as 4-25 GB. With the TSM software down, it takes about the same amount of time 1 gb per minute. -Original Message- From: Adrian Hicks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 5:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: DSMFMT takes forever ( 15 hours). 100 gb

Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584

2003-09-12 Thread Shawn Price
Mark, For what it's worth, my boss cheaped out and got some non IBM tapes for our 3584, and I've had nothing but problems with them. Mostly Imation and a few Emtecs. We are running the first generation LTO 1 drives, so there might be an issue with those as well. I have now gone in and just started

Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584

2003-09-12 Thread Dan Foster
Hot Diggety! Shawn Price was rumored to have written: > For what it's worth, my boss cheaped out and got some non IBM tapes for > our 3584, and I've had nothing but problems with them. Mostly Imation > and a few Emtecs. We are running the first generation LTO 1 drives, so > there might be an is

Reclamation preempting reclamation?

2003-09-12 Thread Chris Murphy
Hello all, Enviro: TSM Server 5.1.7.0 on Win2k SP4 (both servers) SERVER1 source server, SERVER2 is the target server for the virtual volumes Yesterday morning, during expiration, several reclamation processes were kicked off for some onsite FILE volumes and several offsite virtual volumes as wel

Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584

2003-09-12 Thread Stephen Comiskey
Hi, As well as having the latest firmware, IBM have recently issued a small plastic clip for LTO1 drives. We were having problems with tapes ejecting (both IBM and non-IBM) and this helped resolve it along with the firmware upgrade. cheers Stephen Dublin, Ireland |-+---

Re: Backing up Windows2003 Server with Client 5.2

2003-09-12 Thread Bill Boyer
Just to make sureif I use the 5.1.6.x client configured just like I do for the WIndows2000 servers, I'll have a complete backup of the Windows2003 server? I realize it may not be taking advantage of the "features" of Windows2003 and the TSM 5.2 level, but I just need to make sure these servers

another problems with TSMv5.2 client install.

2003-09-12 Thread
Trying to install TSM client v5.2 on Sun v2.8, 32 bit architecture. The install is laying down the 64 bit TIVsmCapi rather than the 32 bit TIVsmCapi. Upon starting the client, via dsmc, the following error gets generated: libCrun.so.1: open failed: No such file or directory Has anyone seen th

Re: Problem with backup scripts

2003-09-12 Thread Andrew Raibeck
You indicate that you are using a script to launch dsmc, and that you are getting RC 8. You next ask why the scheduled backup is failed instead of completed. So I am wondering: are you using the TSM scheduler to schedule ACTION=COMMAND where the command is your script? If so, then take another look

Re: TSM 4.2 and Exchange TDP 1.1.1

2003-09-12 Thread Ochs, Duane
>From the command line of the Exchange server. excdsmc /adsmquerydb:* /adsmoptfile: >"what ever file you want to output it to" -Original Message- From: Gerald Wichmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 8:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM 4.2 and Exchange

Re: DB2 high speed SP switch backups dead slow.

2003-09-12 Thread Zlatko Krastev
Long, long time ago, in ancient Rome there was a sentence - "divide and conquer". Unfortunately I did not see this aproach used while it helps most of the time. Why not to isolate each part of the data route and ensure it is working at best possible throughput? This might help to identify the bottl

Re: Excluding files during restore

2003-09-12 Thread Zlatko Krastev
In one of the new versions of the client a new option in the dsm.sys/dsm.opt silently slipped - Exclude.Restore. It is not documented at all, you cannot find it neither in the client manual nor in the `dsmc help`!!! But if you start the GUI client, select from the menu Edit -> Preferences, choose I

Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584

2003-09-12 Thread Shawn Price
Stephen, Was there some kind of announcement from IBM about this? I just had a tape drive replaced yesterday (LTO-1) because the tape was stuck (The changer couldn't remove it but I could wiggle it and it came out). None of the IBM people I talked to have told me about this. Do you know where the

Re: Excluding files during restore

2003-09-12 Thread Andrew Raibeck
> BTW: Andy, I think the option is useful (one of our > customers liked it very much) but needs to be documented. Well, I'm afraid that I am going to have to disappoint on this, at least for now. The option is deliberately undocumented, as it was put in there for use only at the direction of IBM s

Re: Backing up Windows2003 Server with Client 5.2

2003-09-12 Thread Andrew Raibeck
> Just to make sureif I use the 5.1.6.x client configured >just like I do for the WIndows2000 servers, I'll have a > complete backup of the Windows2003 server? Well, since I don't know how you have TSM clients configured on Windows 2000, so I can't say whether such a setup gets you a complete

TSM Client Query

2003-09-12 Thread Gerald Wichmann
We frequently get tapes from other sources and are expected to restore them. The problem I'm finding is the original environment sends me their TSM database and it may have restores for a given server (say SERVERA) going back a year (so lets say 365 backups that the TSM DB is aware of). Now they on

Upcoming FLASH - HPUX PCI drivers atdd 1909/3109 now available on external ftp site -- fix for TSM barcode mismatch problem

2003-09-12 Thread Sam Giallanza
TSM Community, Upcoming Flash (number will be sent later under separate email) Who is Affected: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (ITSM) 5.2 for Solaris and HP-UX customers using IBM 3584, 3583, 3582, or 3581 tape libraries with Ultrium LTO tape drives. Problem: Eight character volume names are bei

Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584

2003-09-12 Thread Anderson F. Nobre
I know a client that has bought Imation tapes and when they have used the tape cartridges they jamed into the drive units. Regards, Anderson - Original Message - From: "Mark Ferraretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:30 AM Subject: Non-IB