Re: very very big DB!!!!

2005-06-10 Thread Warren, Matthew (Retail)
It is different from DBBackup - there are specific load/unload abilities in TSM. The process results in the DB being re-orged. We recently went through the process and approximatley halved the size of our 120GB DB, the gain is fairly short lived though. The re-org was around 8 weeks ago and the DB

Re: Image Backup with Journal based backups

2005-06-10 Thread Matthew Large
That sounds promising. Thanks Bill. We use flashcopy to copy the file system to one mounted on another client and backup from there - can I ask if you run online or offline Image backups? Cheers William Boyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 09/06/2005 19:49 Please resp

reclamation tape predicting (SUMMARY)

2005-06-10 Thread Dave Zarnoch
To all Thanks for all of your GREAT suggestions!! I have been having good success with Bill's suggestion... Basically this is what I do: After expiration and migration is finished: Change the "MOUNTWAIT" on the devclass to "1" Change all of the tapes on the overflow shelf to status of "rea

Filespaces not updating time/date

2005-06-10 Thread Matthew Large
We run Image backups at the weekend and normal incrementals in the week, and for some time now the filespaces involved in the backup have not updated their last backup/access date/time. On the 2nd of June we logged in as the TSMTARGET server, just to look at the available restores, and then it upda

TDP for Informix

2005-06-10 Thread Robert Hecko
Hello Is there a TDP for DB Informix on Unixware, Suse Linux ? Can this client be used with TSM 5.3 server ? Where can i find supported TDP info (Databases, OS) Regards Robert Hecko - Ing. Robert Hecko, CSE CPE Slovakia Na Hrebienku 12 81102 Brati

Re: Filespaces not updating time/date

2005-06-10 Thread Rees, Chris (Corp)
Matthew, We get exactly the same with our LAN-free image backup filespaces. We're on TSM Server 5.2.2.3. Chris -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Large Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 10:23 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADS

Re: TDP for Informix

2005-06-10 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
Hi Robert! No, just for AIX, HP-UX and Solaris: ftp://ftp.storsys.ibm.com/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/tivoli-data- protection/informix/ Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -Original Message- From: Robert Hecko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 10,

Re: Filespaces not updating time/date

2005-06-10 Thread Richard Sims
On Jun 10, 2005, at 5:23 AM, Matthew Large wrote: We run Image backups at the weekend and normal incrementals in the week, and for some time now the filespaces involved in the backup have not updated their last backup/access date/time The timestamp will be updated only for unqualified Inc

Re: Filespaces not updating time/date

2005-06-10 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Matthew, you don't mention the versions of TSM you are running. Can you post the dsmsched.log file that shows the incremental backups of this volume, in its entirety? Also dsmerror.log, dsm.opt, client option set (if one is in effect). If the scheduled action is COMMAND (instead of INCREMENTAL), pl

Unixware client (v4r1) with 5.3 server

2005-06-10 Thread Robert Hecko
Hello Can I use V4R1 TSM Unixware client with TSM 5.3 server ? Thank you & Regards Robert Hecko

Re: Filespaces not updating time/date

2005-06-10 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Good summary, Richard, but just to clarify: If POSTSCHEDULECMD fails, then the schedule will be considered to have completed successfully with RC 8, assuming the scheduled operation did not complete with a higher return code. POSTSCHEDULECMD results have no bearing on whether the file space's last

Re: very very big DB!!!!

2005-06-10 Thread Richard Rhodes
Did you notice a performance improvement after the reorg. If you did, is it still performing better since it has grown? Thanks Rick "Warren, Matthew (Retail)" To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: very very big DB!!!!

2005-06-10 Thread Rees, Chris (Corp)
Hi Rick Our unload/reload what about 10 weeks ago and halved our database from 100Gb for 50Gb... the database has grown by 20% since but expire inventory is still much quicker than it was prior to the unload/reload, it is however taking longer than immediately after the process... definitely a wor

Re: very very big DB!!!!

2005-06-10 Thread Remeta, Mark
We have a 112gb database that is 83% utilized and it only takes 30 minutes to complete an expire inventory. Either I have a real fast server or you have a real slow one! -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rees, Chris (Corp) Sent: Friday

Re: very very big DB!!!!

2005-06-10 Thread Das, Samiran (IDS ECCS)
Mark, How many objects are examined daily during expiration processing? Regards, Samiran Das -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Remeta, Mark Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 10:25 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: very very big DB!!

Re: very very big DB!!!!

2005-06-10 Thread Remeta, Mark
ANR0812I Inventory file expiration process 11413 completed: examined 94799 objects, deleting 94083 backup objects, 106 archive objects, 0 DB backup volumes, and 0 recovery plan files. 0 errors were encountered. (SESSION: 52670, PROCESS: 11413) -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor

operations /admin menu

2005-06-10 Thread Giglio, Paul
To the TSm gurus Perhaps many out there can help me At this time we are running TSm 5.2 We have a custom Menu for our operations staff. I read in the 5.3 manual that there are new menus built in already for this same purpose Can somebody point me in the right direction as to what package i need

Re: very very big DB!!!!

2005-06-10 Thread Kauffman, Tom
This is for a TSM server on an IBM 660-6M1, 4-way, with 6 GB of memory -- database is on an ESS, mirrored on the same ESS, accessed via three fiber HBAs. ANR0812I Inventory file expiration process 7854 completed: examined 21384673 objects, deleting 43598 backup objects, 58278 archive objects, 0 D

Re: Filespaces not updating time/date

2005-06-10 Thread Sung Y Lee
Is this client maybe in cluster environment? I have seen where if TSM recommended cluster backup is not setup, it will fail to backup cluster drives after failover. Thanks, Sung Y. Lee "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 06/10/2005 05:23:23 AM: > We run Image backups at the weekend and normal

Re: Filespaces not updating time/date

2005-06-10 Thread Matthew Large
Thanks Sung, Unfortunately there is no clustering in this environment. Thanks for the info though. Regards, Matthew Sung Y Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 10/06/2005 15:59 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-

Re TSM 5.1 - 5.2 and Solaris 9

2005-06-10 Thread Farren Minns
Hi all TSMers I am hoping to be getting a new Sun Fire V240 to replace our current E250 TSM backup server. At present our E250 still have Solaris 2.7 as the OS and I need to move top at least 2.8 in order to upgrade to TSM 5.2. What I am hoping to do providing the new server is fourth coming (and

Re: Re TSM 5.1 - 5.2 and Solaris 9

2005-06-10 Thread Stapleton, Mark
Read the README docs that accompany the installation code for 5.1. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005 IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX Office 262.521.5627 >-Original Message-

Any one else just get unsolicited commercial email today?

2005-06-10 Thread Stapleton, Mark
Got something from (Sales VP for company selling add-ons for TSM) today. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005 IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX Office 262.521.5627

Re: Keeping files in diskpools

2005-06-10 Thread Prather, Wanda
Well, the straightforward TSM way to keep files in a diskpool, is to remove the NEXTSTGPOOL value from the definition of the storage pool (so that the files have no place to migrate to), or set the HIGHMIG stgpool pool property to 100%, so that migration will never start. The most practical way to

Re: Filespaces not updating time/date

2005-06-10 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Matthew, I think you are seeing IC40900 (http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC40900). Your schedlog contains messages like this: Incremental backup of volume 'E:\' instead of Incremental backup of volume 'E:' Note the first message has a '\' at the end of the drive letter. W

Re: Any one else just get unsolicited commercial email today?

2005-06-10 Thread Coats, Jack
Yes. But one time back when I did ask for some product info from this company. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stapleton, Mark Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:04 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Any one else just get unsolicited c

how to backup 2 instances of SQL

2005-06-10 Thread Luc Beaudoin
Hi all I have a little problem ... On my SQL 2000 server, someone install a second instance of SQL c:\program files\ MSSQL\data and c:\program files\... MSSQL$NEW\data When I launch the SQL backup GUI on the console .. I dont see the new instance with the new SQL databases

Re: how to backup 2 instances of SQL

2005-06-10 Thread Stapleton, Mark
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luc Beaudoin >I have a little problem ... > >On my SQL 2000 server, someone install a second instance of SQL > >c:\program files\ MSSQL\data >and >c:\program files\... MSSQL$NEW\data > >When I launch the SQL

Re: Keeping files in diskpools

2005-06-10 Thread Kurt Buff
Wanda Prather said... > Well, the straightforward TSM way to keep files in a diskpool, is to > remove the NEXTSTGPOOL value from the definition of the > storage pool (so > that the files have no place to migrate to), or set the > HIGHMIG stgpool > pool property to 100%, so that migration will never

Windows and device addressing for TSM (Make it stop!!!)

2005-06-10 Thread Prather, Wanda
Could use some help from any Windows gurus out there: HOW do I keep Windows from changing the addresses of the TSM devices? This server is Win2K3 (but the same thing has occurred on Win2K), TSM is 5.2.2.5. There are fibre connections from 2 HBA's to 2 different SAN switches. 1 Fibre cable from e

Re: Windows and device addressing for TSM (Make it stop!!!)

2005-06-10 Thread Stapleton, Mark
Welcome to Microsoft's inability to handle SANs! Seriously, Windows has no facility to persistently bind devices and definitions on a fiber-connected device. That's what you're seeing--whenever there is a discontinuity between a Windows server and its fiber-connected devices, there may (probably w

Re: Keeping files in diskpools

2005-06-10 Thread Sung Y Lee
Not sure if this what you can use.. in TSM for stgpool there is an option called Migration Delay. Basically it allow you to control how long the data to remain in the storage pool before data migrates. I am thinking this could save you some time during "meltdown." It's in the Admin manual Chapte

Re: Windows and device addressing for TSM (Make it stop!!!)

2005-06-10 Thread Sung Y Lee
I believe what you want is "persistent binding" setup for your HBAs. Depending on brands, but you should be able to get information on their website how to configure or setup. I have observed this with AIX TSM server where rmts changed after the reboot. I hope you don't have many tape drives. I

Re: Windows and device addressing for TSM (Make it stop!!!)

2005-06-10 Thread William
I have 36 drives. It did happen on Linux and Windows. For sure you need to setup the "Persistent Binding", especially for Qlogic HBA. If you are using IBM LTO and Qlogic HBA, please checkout this link: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/tips0250.html - Connection Option fr