Re: Migration question

2007-10-02 Thread CAYE PIERRE
May I suggest a sequence ? 1- backups nodes 2- backup primary disk pools to tape 3- backup primary tape pool to tape 4- migrate primary disk pool 5- db backup 6- expiration 7- reclaim primary tape pool 8- reclaim copy pool Pierre > -Message d'origine- > De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mai

Re: AW: [ADSM-L] Unable to delete volhist entries

2007-10-02 Thread CAYE PIERRE
Force parameter is not documented but it exist ! And it work (more often, I never tried it on dbb...) Pierre > -Message d'origine- > De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De > la part de Bell, Charles (Chip) > Envoyé : lundi 1 octobre 2007 17:53 > À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.

Re: moving a 3494 library

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
? 3). Remove and redefine the library on the TSM server at SiteB (non- shared) - Original Message - From: "Robert Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] moving a 3494 library You don't address making sure the 3494 will allow access

Re: Migration question

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
1- backups nodes 2- backup primary disk pools to tape (copypool) 3- migrate primary disk pool to tape 4- backup primary tape pool to tape (copypool) ( this allows picking up files to copypool not completed in 2 before 3 was triggered) 5- db backup 6- expiration 7- reclaim primary tape pool 8- re

Re: Migration question

2007-10-02 Thread CAYE PIERRE
Well done ! > -Message d'origine- > De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De > la part de Larry Clark > Envoyé : mardi 2 octobre 2007 13:03 > À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Objet : Re: [ADSM-L] Migration question > > 1- backups nodes > 2- backup primary disk pools to tape (

Msgno=ANR0523W

2007-10-02 Thread CAYE PIERRE
I got the following message during backup of one and only one node, always the same, since few days : ANR0523W Transaction failed for session 127 for node BCV51S80_SAP (TDP R3 HP) - error on output storage device. The meaning is that TSM stop a db transaction because of device problem BUT there a

SANERGY

2007-10-02 Thread CAYE PIERRE
Hi, I am looking for feedback about use of SANergy. Looking for impressions, efficiency, applicable domains, problematics, difficulties and so. I am studying possible implementation of SANergy for backup purpose in wintel world (with AIX/TSM Server). Regards, Pierre

Re: Msgno=ANR0523W

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
There's isn't enough information... Since it is the same client over several days I would ask if you have collocation set and if you are backing up to tape. If so, it might suggest a bad volume. Look in the activity log and see if there is a reference. - Original Message - From: "CAYE

Re: SANERGY

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
Pierre, Do you mean Lan-free backups? Look at: the Redbook: "Getting more out of your SAN with TSM" From what I read it appears many sites will try to implement Lan-free if they have an environment that supports it, but depending on the specifics, there may be no performance advantage but ther

creating a fresh TSM database instance

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
The TSM Server in SiteA was lost and recovered to a server at SiteB. Subsequently it was restored to SiteA. Question: is there a method to generate a new TSM database instance without removing and reinstalling TSM at SiteB?

Re: Msgno=ANR0523W

2007-10-02 Thread CAYE PIERRE
No collocation and backup directly to tape. Not any other message which could be related to the problem. Especially no device or tape problems. It is the lack of information which make me ask > -Message d'origine- > De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De > la part

Re: Msgno=ANR0523W

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
Backup over the Lan or Lan-free? - Original Message - From: "CAYE PIERRE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Msgno=ANR0523W No collocation and backup directly to tape. Not any other message which could be related to the problem. Espec

Re: Msgno=ANR0523W

2007-10-02 Thread CAYE PIERRE
It's LAN-free Nodes HPUX 11i V1 Atdd 3.5.0.49 Tdp_r3 5.3.3 API 5.3 (64bit) STA 5.3.4.2 TSM Server 5.3.4.2 AIX 5.3ML05 Atape 10.5.2.0 I search all over actlog for messages related with tape problems of any kind, without succes I search too, for db or log volumes problems without result. I search

Re: SANERGY

2007-10-02 Thread CAYE PIERRE
I don't mean traditional LAN-free, but LAN-free backup directly to disk using SANergy (which is an IBM product...) SANergy is a product, client/server, which allow spare of SAN disk space. It can be used with TSM : A dedicated storage pool disk is shared among SAN with nodes. Management class di

Re: creating a fresh TSM database instance

2007-10-02 Thread William Boyer
Windows or Unix? Windows is easy...just use the TSM Management Console application, Right click on your computername under the Tivoli Storage Manager and select Add a new TSM Server... Very wizard based to create another instance. For the Unix's, there's a section in the Admin Guide for "Running

Re: creating a fresh TSM database instance

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
Thanks Bill. AIX. I would not be interested in running multiple instances on the server. The context is SiteB is a DR instance, just standby. Since the DB normally does not contain data, it is not backed up. Once put into use, it contains the data from its use as a DR box. I suppose it would not b

Re: creating a fresh TSM database instance

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
I suppose a dsmformat of the exisiting db volumes would do it in any case. - Original Message - From: "William Boyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] creating a fresh TSM database instance Windows or Unix? Windows is easy...just u

TSM WEB Client failed

2007-10-02 Thread Shaw, Dan
Running on Sun Solaris 9 Generic_122300-09 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-60 I get the following error when trying to run tsm webclient Also, when we build our machine we DO NOT install everything just the base OS then we build from there. We do not believe (our strategy) in installing everything

Re: TSM WEB Client failed

2007-10-02 Thread Richard Sims
Dan - Search onjava.lang.NumberFormatException at http://www.mail-archive.com/adsm-l@vm.marist.edu/ for the prior instance pursuit of this problem and see if it resolves your instance. Richard Sims

Re: Migration question

2007-10-02 Thread Timothy Hughes
Is there really recomended sequence every TSM Environment should follow? Or does it depend on your Individual environmental needs? Tim Larry Clark wrote: 1- backups nodes 2- backup primary disk pools to tape (copypool) 3- migrate primary disk pool to tape 4- backup primary tape pool to tape

Re: Migration question

2007-10-02 Thread Ron Welsh
TSM has their "wheel of life" with the recommended operational procedure: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG245416/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=SG245416&file=21-02.htm Thanks, Ron Ron Welsh Systems Administrator Systems & Technology Open Solutions In

Re: Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor

2007-10-02 Thread Wanda Prather
> I have a vendor asking some application folks questions re: an upcoming > data > migration. Some I think I can answer, but I would love your input. > > > > 1.What is the best way to give the application owner a view of last > night's backup? He only wanted last night's backup info, and unders

Re: Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
Souds like you have your answers except for #2. If the customer is concerned about have a physical copy of the data in case of loss, you can create multiple copies of the copypool. - Original Message - From: "Bell, Charles (Chip)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12

Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor

2007-10-02 Thread Bell, Charles (Chip)
I have a vendor asking some application folks questions re: an upcoming data migration. Some I think I can answer, but I would love your input. 1. What is the best way to give the application owner a view of last night's backup? He only wanted last night's backup info, and understands that

Re: Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
q node f=d will also give you the last 'how much' for a client: - Original Message - From: "Bell, Charles (Chip)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:04 PM Subject: [ADSM-L] Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor I hav

Re: Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
What some people use in the situation you are describing is a low cost product called TSMmanager. It can generate a daily email that sumarrizes all the failed and missed backups as well as the amount of data backed up for each client. You can have this automaticly emailed for a group of people. --

Re: SANERGY

2007-10-02 Thread Remco Post
CAYE PIERRE wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for feedback about use of SANergy. > > Looking for impressions, efficiency, applicable domains, problematics, > difficulties and so. > > I am studying possible implementation of SANergy for backup purpose in > wintel world (with AIX/TSM Server). > > Regards

Re: creating a fresh TSM database instance

2007-10-02 Thread Remco Post
Larry Clark wrote: > I suppose a dsmformat of the exisiting db volumes would do it in any case. Yes, dsmfmt the files, or do a 'dsmserv format' to just perpare your existing volumes for a new restore. > - Original Message - > From: "William Boyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesda

Re: Migration question

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
I believe this is the general recommended sequence in most contexts where the initial incrementals are directed to disk to be later migrated to tape. That covers most sites. For those sites with VTLs the situation changes. You are not migrating from primary storage pools, disk based, to copy p

TDP For SQL Error ACO5402E

2007-10-02 Thread bobrains
I have installed TDP for SQL onto an existing system and am receiving error ACO5402E. I am also receiving the following error in the Windows Application event log. SQLVDI: Loc=IdentitySQLServer. Desc=MSSQL$FTDB1. ErrorCode=(1060) The specified service does not exist as an installed service. Pr

Re: TDP For SQL Error ACO5402E

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
From another post with the same problem: was related to service account for SQL missing from registry. Reset account and all is fine... - Original Message - From: "bobrains" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:42 AM Subject: [ADSM-L] TDP For SQL Error ACO5402E I

TDP For SQL Error ACO5402E

2007-10-02 Thread bobrains
I have gone so far as to create a "new" account with all the correct permissions but am still receiving the same errors. Thanks for the info - I had already read most of the posts here that returned this specific error. Thanks, Bob +

Re: TSM WEB Client failed

2007-10-02 Thread Shaw, Dan
Thanks Richard I saw those in the mail archive and other forums but it did not help. Do you happen to know the base Solaris 9 packages required for the tsm client? The TSM client documentation only talks about java requirements and some patch updates. We install the base OS and then we build from

BACKUP STGPOOL puzzle: why so much from tape?

2007-10-02 Thread Nick Laflamme
Our TSM server has several storage pools on disk, DP1-DP6. There's a primary sequential storage pool, TP-ALL, and a sequential copy pool, CP-ALL. Each of the six disk pools migrates to TP-ALL, and all of the disk pools as well as TP-ALL are backed up to CP-ALL. If the disk pools are sized correct

Re: BACKUP STGPOOL puzzle: why so much from tape?

2007-10-02 Thread Larry Clark
??What I don't understand is, why does anything on tape get backed up to the copy pool? I'd look at your admin scheds. There needs to be an explicit backup stg My guess is that was never set up. - Original Message - From: "Nick Laflamme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October

Re: BACKUP STGPOOL puzzle: why so much from tape?

2007-10-02 Thread David Bronder
Nick Laflamme wrote: > > If the disk pools are sized correctly, migrations should occur once a > day or less, after the daily backup window has ended. The storage pools > should be backed up after migrations are "encouraged" (by updating > storage pools with new migration thresholds). We backup the

Re: TSM WEB Client failed

2007-10-02 Thread Richard Sims
On Oct 2, 2007, at 3:33 PM, Shaw, Dan wrote: Do you happen to know the base Solaris 9 packages required for the tsm client? The TSM client documentation only talks about java requirements and some patch updates. The manuals and the "Client requirements" link from the TSM Support Page address t

Re: BACKUP STGPOOL puzzle: why so much from tape?

2007-10-02 Thread Richard Sims
On Oct 2, 2007, at 4:36 PM, Nick Laflamme wrote: Anything on tape should have been resident in the disk pools when they were backed up. Nick - You're speculating, without analysis of what landed in each level of the storage pool hierarchy. You can most readily utilize the Query CONTent with