Re: TDP/SQL and Striping

2004-04-20 Thread Yiannakis Vakis
Jeff, You should edit the file C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\TDPSql\tdpsql.cfg and add (or change) the stripes parameter to 2. STRIPes 2 I'm concerned about your performance. Of course that depends on the LAN infrastructure you have. We use a Gbit network and a 190GB dbase is backed up in abou

Change the default database name on TSM server

2004-04-20 Thread nghiatd
Hi all, I use TDP and RMAN to backup database for Oracle. By default, TSM server storages database that was backuped with name : \adsmorc. I want to change this default name on TSM server. Does anyone know how to change it ? Thanks in advanced ! Nghiatd,

AW: Change the default database name on TSM server

2004-04-20 Thread Thomas Rupp, Vorarlberger Illwerke AG
Hi, you should use TDPO_FS in tdpo.opt. If you change the filespacename on the TSM server be sure to set TDPO_FS correctly. The filespacename on the TSM server and TDPO_FS have to be in sync. See "Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle - Installation and User's Guide" TDPO_FS This option specifies a f

Re: TSM AIX server spewing error messages

2004-04-20 Thread Richard Sims
>My AIX TSM server (5.2.2.3) just spewed the following error messages. > >Talk about schizophrenic/indecisive !! > >What gives ? All I was doing is a DB backup. Just inserted and >initialized this tape. The init went fine. > >This is an IBM 3583-L72 with 2-LTO2 drives. > >*

Simultaneous primary/copy of data

2004-04-20 Thread Joni Moyer
Hello everyone! I am in the process of creating a new storage hierarchy to create two simultaneous backups of a client's data. In the book it states that you can write to a primary disk or tape storage pool and a copy pool at the same time and that the data must be coming from the client at the t

Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi *SM-ers! One of our AIX guys wants to exclude all filespaces and then include specific others. We have tried the following: include.fs /home include.fs /usr exclude.fs * But that doesn't work. I don't know how to accomplish this. Because they want to use our standard way for excluding files (i

Re: Change the default database name on TSM server

2004-04-20 Thread Justin Bleistein
there should be a parameter in the /opt or /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin/tdpo.opt file called: "tdpo_fs_name" or something to that affect. That value will determine what filespace name your backupsets are all stored as on the tsm server if backedup via that Oracle tdp. thanks!. --Justin Richar

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Thach, Kevin G
I could be mistaken, but you should just be able to move the "exclude.fs *" to the top. That should do it since it reads from the bottom up, and uses the first match it comes to. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi Kevin! I know that it reads bottom up, so your solution will not work. If you code: exclude.fs * include.fs /home include.fs /usr It will first encounter the includes and then the exclude all, so It will not backup anything. TSM processes all include/excludes, it wil not exit as soon as a matc

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Hi Eric, > ... it wil not exit as soon as a match has been found. Actually, TSM include/exclude processing does indeed exit as soon as a match is found. Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Intern

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Del Hoobler
Eric, That is not correct. It starts from the bottom and works its way up. If it finds a "match" it stops processing. Del "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 04/20/2004 09:04:06 AM: > Hi Kevin! > I know that it reads botto

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
It does? I didn't knew that! I'll give it a try, thanks Andy and Del! Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -Original Message- From: Andrew Raibeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 15:11 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Exclude on AIX Hi Eric,

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Richard Sims
Eric - The postings didn't indicate whether a Query Inclexcl was done to verify the full list. Remember that any server-side client options set takes precedence, so that command can be invaluable when working on the client. Customers often overlook the unseen client options set, and wonder w

Re: Delete obsolete directories only?

2004-04-20 Thread Weeks, Debbie
Thanks Steve. We have used the expire command, but this only seems to mark them inactive. Because the management class they are assigned to holds the only version forever, or until it knows the file has been deleted, they are marked inactive, but never go away. Any suggestions for completing the

Re: Simultaneous primary/copy of data

2004-04-20 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Joni Moyer I am in the process of creating a new storage hierarchy to create two simultaneous backups of a client's data. In the book it states that you can write to a primary disk or tape storage pool and a copy pool at the same time and that the data mu

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi Richard! Thank you very much for your reply! We don't use server defined include-excludes, so that's not the problem. We currently tried the following: exclude.fs * include.fs /home include.fs /usr Backup now finishes in 1 second. I've had them issue a q inclexcl which shows the correct statem

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Richard Sims
>Hi Richard! >Thank you very much for your reply! >We don't use server defined include-excludes, so that's not the problem. >We currently tried the following: > >exclude.fs * >include.fs /home >include.fs /usr > >Backup now finishes in 1 second. I've had them issue a q inclexcl which >shows the cor

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Remco Post
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:04:06 +0200 "Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Kevin! > I know that it reads bottom up, so your solution will not work. If you > code: > > exclude.fs * > include.fs /home > include.fs /usr > I don't think there is such a thing as an include.fs, just an

Re: Exclude on AIX

2004-04-20 Thread Orville Lantto
>From the client manual: "The exclude.fs and exclude.dir statements override all include statements that match the pattern." Orville L. Lantto Datatrend Technologies, Inc. (http://www.datatrend.com) IBM Premier Business Partner 121 Cheshire Lane, Suite 700 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Email: [EMAIL P

Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Eliza Lau
TSMers, Please help me NOT migrate the server to a different platform from AIX. server: 4way P660, 3G memory running AIX 5.1 3494 with 6 FC 3590E tape drives connected to 2 SAN switches 90G database at 60% utilized on a Shark 24T of backup data 2600 3590E tapes 460 clients: Windows, Linux, Solari

Re: to know volumes of a node

2004-04-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello, isnt there a way to simulate an restore and look at the actlog ? But i think it is possible that there Data on all volumes but you dont need all to do a restore. And tomorrow it is on other volumes. The information then isnt very useful. May be your theme is collocation=yes. Is this selec

Re: Netware 6.5 and TSM 5.2.2

2004-04-20 Thread Julian Armendariz
You need to look at Appendix C. http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/tividd/td/TSMC/GC32-0786-04/en_US/HTML/ans3tfrm.htm Julian Armendariz System Analyst - UNIX H.B. Fuller (651) 236-4043 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/19/2004 8:58:17 AM >>> Every question seems to relate to Novell when I am on here

Question on LTO-2 dual-path fiber attach drives (AIX platform)

2004-04-20 Thread Tom Kauffman
It is time to upgrade our tape drives - the current lease is coming up for renewal. I will be replacing LTO-1 SCSI drives with LTO-2 fiber drives. Do I need to get the AIX 'Control Path Fallover' option for TSM to properly recognize that there are two paths to a drive and only use one? My current u

Re: to know volumes of a node

2004-04-20 Thread Gianluca Mariani1
How about: Select * from volumeusage where node_name='nomenodo' and stgpool_name='nomestgp' and filespace_id= fs# ? Cordiali saluti Gianluca Mariani Tivoli TSM Global Response Team, Roma Via Sciangai 53, Roma phones : +39(0)659664598 +393351270554 (mobile) [EMAIL

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Ben Bullock
Ahh, the politics, we all get it. I'm in a very similar boat as you are I too am getting "encouragement" to move our 8 TSM servers from AIX to anything else. My first choice would be to keep with the IBM PSeries hardware and run Linux on it, but management also seems to want the IB

Re: 64-bit support on 390?

2004-04-20 Thread Joe Howell
Thanks. Hopefully this won't be too much of an adventure. "Slag, Jerry B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:No issues. We did make changes to WLM to place TSM into a separate service class that has the 'storcrit' setting active. TSM runs well and the storcrit setting keeps the cpu usage way down.

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Richard Sims
... >I'm a Unix admin, so I lean towards some other flavor of *nix. ... IBM would do well to consider producing a TSM server for the Macintosh platform. Apple has seriously been into server systems for years now, and sells some of the fastest servers made, along with RAID (and an upcoming Xsan of

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Ted Byrne
Hi Eliza, My condolences; I don't envy the position that you're in. I'm not sure what arguments have been laid out against staying with AIX, but perhaps you could put some weight on the other pan of the scale by doing some testing and extrapolating the results to approximate the real costs of mig

Re: Question on LTO-2 dual-path fiber attach drives (AIX platform)

2004-04-20 Thread Joni Moyer
Tom, >From what I understand, LTO2 aren't dual attached drives, so you wouldn't need the Control Path Failover for your server. Now, the 3592's are dual attached, but they are enterprise drives and . Please someone correct me if I'm wrong concerning the dual paths on the drives...

Web client on Netware ANS2613

2004-04-20 Thread Joe Crnjanski
Hi All, We installed Netware client couple of months ago. During install we tested restore also. Worked OK. Now they needed some files and they cannot connect from web GUI to TSM client on Netware server. Backup works OK, restore works fine from Netware server (TSM command line)itself. When the

TDP for Oracle Cost

2004-04-20 Thread Joni Moyer
Hello everyone! I was just wondering if anyone would happen to know an approximate cost of using the TDP for Oracle and RMAN for backup/recovery on Oracle servers? Thanks! Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems Work:(717)302-6603 Fax:(717)302-5974 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: TSM AIX server spewing error messages

2004-04-20 Thread Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
Thank you for the explaination. However, what does it all mean ? Why do I get error message that try to address 20-different possibilities of reasons for some failure, that I am not sure I am having ? What does it all mean to me ? Should I just call IBM and have them come figure it out ?

permanent delete of an backuped-up object?

2004-04-20 Thread Salak Juraj
hi all, there has been a method how to permanently delete an already backed-up object, canm someone give me a quick hint? Juraj

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Eliza Lau
Hi Ted, Since you are in Blacksburg you know who we are. But for the other folks, Virginia Tech is a state univeristy (The Hokies) and we do things cheap here. I have been offered a SUN Enterprise 250 and a SUN L1000 DLT library with 10(?) slots that will soon be surplused by the other backup sys

Flash 10282 has been published

2004-04-20 Thread Sam Giallanza
TSM Community : Flash 10282 has been published: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/FLASH10282 Including the Flash text below : Abstract: TSM Server can not be restarted after running REPAIR STGVOL utility in 5.1.9.0 or 5.2.2.0, if a volume is not specified when the comm

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Eliza Lau >Please help me NOT migrate the server to a different platform from AIX. All right. 1. The only way to move TSM data from one operating system platform to another is by using the export/import functions. 2. Exporting 24TB of data, even runn

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Eliza Lau
> All right. > > 1. The only way to move TSM data from one operating system platform to another is by > using the export/import functions. > > 2. Exporting 24TB of data, even running a direct export from the old TSM server to > an import on the new server will take days. > > 3. How to prove this?

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Ted Byrne
My recommendation is to set up a new Solaris server and slowly put new clients on it. Then over time we will move all clients to the new server. But I know it won't fly because it will entail buying a new tape library. Eliza, Would it be feasible to share the 3494 between servers during th

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Eliza Lau This is something I can look into. I can paritiion the 3494 so each server has its own frame, tape drives, and tapes. But will the 3494 control manager get confused when 2 TSM servers try to talk to it at the same time? Doesn't one has to be

Re: Question on LTO-2 dual-path fiber attach drives (AIX platform)

2004-04-20 Thread Orville Lantto
AIX 'Control Path Fallover' is a feature to allow the library robot control path to automatically fail over to a different drive. The Atape driver provides for load balancing and fail over between different routes to the drive. Orville L. Lantto Datatrend Technologies, Inc. (http://www.datatrend

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Lloyd Dieter
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:45:03 -0400 Eliza Lau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote thusly: > > This is something I can look into. I can paritiion the 3494 so each > server has its own frame, tape drives, and tapes. But will the 3494 > control manager get confused when 2 TSM servers try to talk to it at the

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Eliza Lau
> > No. The 3494 library manager can handle connections to multiple TSM servers. Using a > library manager/library client is not necessary in your case. > > Consult your 3494 manuals on how to set this up. > > -- > Mark Stapleton > > Thanks Mark. This will be in my recommendation. Eliza

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Ben Bullock
Doesn't it depend? If she wants to dedicate certain drives to certain TSM servers, she can do that simply with the functions built into the 3590 library. Piece of cake, we do that on all our libraries. If she wants to connect the drives to both the AIX and Solaris host at

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Lloyd Dieter
Yes. Based on the wording in her post, it sounded like she just wanted to attach another (test) host to the library, which, as you say, is easy. But it also sounded like she was thinking of partitioning the 3494 as you would a 3584, with specific slots assigned to each host, which is not necessar

Re: Question on LTO-2 dual-path fiber attach drives (AIX platform )

2004-04-20 Thread Tom Kauffman
Thanks for the clarification, Orville. This looks like an option I can easily justify not buying as it doesn't do as much as I thought it did. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -Original Message- From: Orville Lantto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 12:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Flash 10282 has been published

2004-04-20 Thread Prather, Wanda
Well I'm confused. I can't find REPAIR in the 5.2.2 admin guide or admin ref. Anybody know what it is/how to use it? -Original Message- From: Sam Giallanza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 1:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Flash 10282 has been published TSM C

Re: Please help me NOT migrate

2004-04-20 Thread Eliza Lau
It is not necessary to have both the AIX and Solaris host share the drives. They will be dedicated to one host only. This 'sharing' of the library will be temporary (we have heard that one before) during the migration of the AIX server to the new solaris server with export/import. Then the migrat

Re: checkout DB2 backup [Virus checked]

2004-04-20 Thread Prather, Wanda
Well, if you problem is just getting them out of the 3484, all you have to do is mark them as OFFSITE and run the CHECKOUT command. Keeping track of them is another matter entirely. If this is something you plan to do regularly, look at a product called Autovault at www.coderelief.com. We use it

Re: Flash 10282 has been published

2004-04-20 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Hi Wanda, try www.ibm.com and searching on: +"repair stgvol" +tsm to find some hits. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb quest

Re: permanent delete of an backuped-up object?

2004-04-20 Thread Thorneycroft, Doug
One method is to define a mgmt class with zero versions deleted, use include/exclude to backup the object and rebind it to the new class, then either delete the object or exclude it from backup, and it will be deleted on the next backup. -Original Message- From: Salak Juraj [mailto:[EM

Re: Delete obsolete directories only?

2004-04-20 Thread Alex Paschal
Hi, Debbie, Tab. You'll have to rebind those objects. Since they're inactive, it'll be really fun. In fact, it's probably not worth doing all the steps in Option 2 if you have a lot of objects, but it's a fun exercise anyway. Option 1) This is the easiest if you're a C programmer. Use the TSM

Re: SQLBacktrack Expiry issue

2004-04-20 Thread Steve Harris
Debbie Your management class setup seems incorrect to me. The only way for a backup to be deleted is that 1. it must expire 2. it must age off through verexists/verdeleted/retextra/retonly If your parameters are such that an expired file never is deleted, then that explains why your backups ar

Re: Change the default database name on TSM server

2004-04-20 Thread nghiatd
Hi, Thank for your help. As you said " if you have more than one Oracle database, back up each Oracle target database to its own file space on the Tivoli Storage Manager server". I assume that these Oracle databases are on the same machine. Could you help me to implement, pls ? Thanks in adv