Re: Backup set protection

2009-04-30 Thread Dwight Cook
ackup set restoration if encryption is enable for file system backup.? Sachin C. Dwight Cook Sent by: "ADSM:To Dist Stor ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU

Re: Tape Drive SN issue

2009-04-30 Thread Dwight Cook
orted no problems with these drives. Thanks for the suggestions, we have looked at so many things it is hard to recall them all, but we may have missed something simple. Andy Huebner -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Dwight Cook Sent:

Re: using dsmc to retrieving large number files

2009-05-22 Thread Dwight Cook
I've noticed in 5.5.1 server (healthy AIX server running virtual tape library so minimal mount delay, etc...) with 5.4.2 windows clients that if you are performing a restore where over 1.5M files exist within TSM for a single drive, it can take 7-10 days to perform the restore. If you have 2.5+Mil

Re: using dsmc to retrieving large number files

2009-05-22 Thread Dwight Cook
Sorry... didn't see the initial email earlier... As mentioned by Richard, the details on the TSM server and client platforms & code levels would be helpful. I seem to remember older clients only initiating a single thread per mount point on retrieves (but I could be remembering incorrectly). Als

Re: ANS5092S Server out of data storage space

2009-05-25 Thread Dwight Cook
Where does your directory management class go? It could be the case that the storage location used as the destination of your directory management class is full. That would explain being able to successfully run commands that aren't tied to the DIRMC. "The dirmc option specifies the management cl

Re: Question

2009-06-01 Thread Dwight Cook
You could use the move nodedata to move other nodes off that tape or move the node you want to keep to another tape. Say you have one node's data you want isolated... mark other filling vols in that pool readonly and then just use a move nodedata. If you want to purge just data on that tape for

Re: end of support tsm 5.5 on z/os ?

2009-09-10 Thread Dwight Cook
Your guide to all software support :) http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/ Right now I don't see any end of support date for TSM 5.5 http://www-111.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/PLCDetail.wss?synkey=V6499 76C05962P29-J757048G77027Y87-T956174D94205J68 -Original Message---

Re:

2009-10-01 Thread Dwight Cook
You will probably see that only one node's data resides in the disk pool still... I've noticed TSM only firing off a single migration process per node for any given storage pool so even if you set migpr=10 and high=1 low=0 you'll still only see a single migration process if you have data from only

Re: Log pinned

2009-11-23 Thread Dwight Cook
I've seen that but generally once the log has hit 80% (of a 13 GB log) and TSM is imposing a 2 millisecond delay in transactions in order to try to keep the log from filling and crashing TSM. I only have seen it a few times a year across various very active environments but one thing that seems to

Re: Reclamation for offsite storage pools

2010-01-28 Thread Dwight Cook
You might be running into what I've seen if you are performing your reclamation via RECLaim STGpool. If you have many very low utilized tapes and you do not use an OFFSITERECLAIMLIMIT then it is possible that the reclamation process will only yield another tape going off site and none coming back.

Re: How to find what management class is used per node

2010-03-02 Thread Dwight Cook
Try these: select distinct node_name as "Node Name ",filespace_name as "Filespace Name",class_name as "Management Class Name" from backups where TYPE='FILE' group by node_name,filespace_name,class_name Node Name Filespace Name Managem

Re: Tcp/ip address not correctly associated to cluster node

2010-04-16 Thread Dwight Cook
If you want to force it to use the cluster ip for the cluster node, set the tcpclientaddress in the dsm.opt file used by the cluster node client acceptor & scheduler... but if those follow the cluster OK, it really shouldn't matter if they use the cluster address or the address of the server curren

Re: have trouble viewing the Windows 5.5.2.12 client readme's

2010-05-25 Thread Dwight Cook
I always have that issue, I get around it by saving to my local PC and then opening it from there... -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Hughes Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:50 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] hav

Re: why create a 12TB LUN

2010-05-27 Thread Dwight Cook
Honestly Geoff, I think I'd have to tell them to stop smoke'n crack... In reality, people do what is easiest for them and/or their application. I'm sure it will be easier on them to make one big ~container~ for all their ~stuff~ rather than spread it out over lots of smaller areas. They might say

Re: Urgent - Library Master mount queue breaking down, tapes going into RESERVED status and never getting mounted

2010-09-10 Thread Dwight Cook
Also have to wonder if maybe the VTL hasn't lost multiple drives in a raid array and is (possibly) working off of parity or at minimum, rebuilding on a spare drive though that would generally happen and be done with (not be seen over and over again) but... if you have a raid array that has lost e

Re: Using copy pool (device class FILE)

2010-09-15 Thread Dwight Cook
You just have to remember that the directory under which the files will be written needs to be mounted up to your local TSM server. So filesystems /dev_class_file exists on your primary TSM server but is either an NFS mount to /dev_class_file filesystem on your DR TSM server... OR filesystem /dev_

Re: VSS error

2010-09-16 Thread Dwight Cook
Speaking of COM+ there is also the KB934016 which is required -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Lakshminarayanan, Rajesh Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:16 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] VSS error HI Timo

Re: Validate backup and archives.

2010-09-17 Thread Dwight Cook
In general computing you will want to have your production data center with all your production servers and your remote site data center functioning as your production fix / test / development / disaster recovery data center. Wise processing practice is to perform monthly production fix refreshes f

Re: Exluded file do not work - Can't understand why

2010-09-21 Thread Dwight Cook
>From a dsmc session, see what "q inclexcl" reveals. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Botelho, Tiago (External) Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 4:56 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Exluded file do not work - Can't u

Re: TSM webclient, CAD and scheduler

2010-10-11 Thread Dwight Cook
Yes, you still need to define the client scheduler service but it is started and stopped as required by the CAD. So typically you'll have three items dsmcutil inst /name:"TSM Client Scheduler" /node:NODE1 /password:NODE1PSWD /autostart:no /startnow:no /schedlog:"C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclie

Re: Minimum permissions to run dsmadmc.exe?

2010-12-14 Thread Dwight Cook
That sounds more like a case of you don't have something in the dsm.opt correct, like the tcpserveraddress or maybe the routing at the system level. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Christian Svensson Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 20

Re: 3494 tape dismount problem

2011-01-25 Thread Dwight Cook
Did you check to make sure the drive is securely tightened down... I had a 3494 that the little screws to tighten the drive's slide rails would be loose and as the gripper would come forward to grab the tape, rather than the tape going into the gripper, it would push the tape drive back just a bit.

Re: How many disk volumes are too many?

2011-02-17 Thread Dwight Cook
All I can say is what I've observed... Question #4) TSM looks to preallocate space on and direct new inbound traffic to a volume not currently in use within a storage pool. This is why I try to have as many volumes in a storage pool as I expect concurrent inbound sessions (within reason). 1 is a

Re: Question about TSM 6 server disaster recovery

2011-03-24 Thread Dwight Cook
I just got through with a DR test where the only entry in my volhist was the single dbb entry I wanted it to use to recover with. Worked like a champ after I figured out that async I/O wasn't activated at the AIX level... that killed me for hours :-( I also totally change around my devconfig becaus

Re: Restore of TSM V6 DB on another machine

2011-03-28 Thread Dwight Cook
I would say restore your secondary machine from a mksysb image of your initial machine, then MAKE SURE AND ACTIVATE ASYNC I/O because that won't be restored with the mksysb... then the drm file pretty much works like a charm. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@

Re: Restore of TSM V6 DB on another machine

2011-03-28 Thread Dwight Cook
MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Andrew Carlson Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 1:05 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Restore of TSM V6 DB on another machine I guess I should have mentioned this, but unfortunately this is not an inactive machine waiting for restore. On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at

Re: TDp and retention settings question

2011-04-06 Thread Dwight Cook
>From the tsm server use Q file Then Show version nametype=fsid To see the actual file names that TSM is saving your tdp data under... If varies across tdp products but typically the name used in tsm in a unique name each backup. Dwight -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager

Re: Anr8443e Tape can not be assigned a status of scratch

2008-02-27 Thread Dwight Cook
Probably the library has it assigned a category other than insert or scratch. Use your mtlib command to query the tape... mtlib -l/dev/lmcp# -qV -VC01861(where # is the proper lmcp1 or lmcp2 etc... that your library is as found via aix command lsdev -Cctape) Look for the category data... it

Re: TSM server 5.3.3.0->5.4.1.1...no problem?

2008-02-27 Thread Dwight Cook
I've gone from 5.3.4 up to 5.4.1 and then up to 5.5.0 without issues. I've also gone from 5.3.4 straight up to 5.5.0 without issues. I also went to the latest Atape and atldd at the same time. Atape.10.7.3.0.bin atldd.6.5.5.0.bin The installp commands associated with the Atape & atldd

Re: Retain All Existing TSM Backup / Archive Data for 10Yrs

2008-04-29 Thread Dwight Cook
If you only have to keep what is there for 10 years and can allow normal processing of new data going forward... set up a new domain with grace periods to fit your needs... for 10 years 3,666 days will work, my example here is where I had to keep everything for an umlimited period of time. (put in

Re: Backup Schedule Status : Uncertain ??

2008-07-31 Thread Dwight Cook
That is probably where the event is so far back that it has fallen off the event history. Event Record Retention Period: 65 Day(s) Use query stat to see your current setting. Additionally, the last thing your client does is send the results to the server, it is possible that the client

Re: New TSM Layout

2008-07-31 Thread Dwight Cook
What I've seen in the past, in general, is that inbound work looking for a place to store data will bind to a defined TSM volume that is not currently in use. Now, knowing that volume name is an internal key within TSM you can prevent excessive TSM DB lock contention by breaking that storage pool u

Re: Change retention policy on specific volumes

2008-07-31 Thread Dwight Cook
Data on specific volumes... How do you know what is on those volumes? Need more information... Is this copy pool data? Is it data for a single node and you know what is on it because of collocation? Dwight -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behal

Re: Change retention policy on specific volumes

2008-07-31 Thread Dwight Cook
are affected. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dwight Cook Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:05 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Change retention policy on specific volumes Data on specific volumes... How do you know what is on

Re: Migration Process Question

2008-08-25 Thread Dwight Cook
Might I ask how you have determined it is going to itself rather than the "next" storage pool? (by the volume assignment of the destination volume?) -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hart, Charles A Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 3:59 P

Re: WIndows2003 VSS errors

2008-10-17 Thread Dwight Cook
So you folks have the following windows patches installed: WindowsServer2003-KB940349-v3-ia64-ENU.exe WindowsServer2003-KB940349-v3-x86-ENU.exe WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB940349-v3-x64-ENU.exe (based on your platforms) Dwight -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-03 Thread Dwight Cook
Here is a thought... Define a management class with unlimited characteristics... define domain UNLIMITED backret= archret=3 define policy UNLIMITED standard define mgmt UNLIMITED standard UNLIMITED migdest=spacedisk define copy UNLIMITED standard UNLIMITED standard t=b dest=gbdp verex=nol

Re: Labelling mass volume of tapes with Label Libvol

2008-11-13 Thread Dwight Cook
You could have used the search=yes and the volrange to fire up multiple label libvol commands... fire off 25 commands each doing a range of 100 tapes. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Collyer Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:

Re: Best use of disk storage

2008-11-15 Thread Dwight Cook
Internally, within TSM there will be DB locks against keys such as ~volume~ and to help avoid lock contention what I like to do is to have as many volumes in a storage pool as I expect maximum concurrent inbound client sessions writing to that storage pool. So if you have a BACKUPPOOL that is to a

Re: Best way to use TSM to move 2Tb of data

2008-12-11 Thread Dwight Cook
Is it lots of little files (I know, silly question with it being a windows file server). Also, how long is "over night"? Is that compressed client data or is it file space data? Is that a backup or archive? What is your network? 100 Mb/sec fast Ethernet? Gig Ethernet? Teamed NIC's? I'd run archi

Re: Best way to use TSM to move 2Tb of data

2008-12-11 Thread Dwight Cook
arist.edu] On Behalf Of Dwight Cook Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 1:45 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Best way to use TSM to move 2Tb of data Is it lots of little files (I know, silly question with it being a windows file server). Also, how long is "over night"? Is

Re: Best way to use TSM to move 2Tb of data

2008-12-12 Thread Dwight Cook
I've seen restores of 1+M files take days due to the delays associated with general system over head (creating directory entries, etc...) and by days I mean 5-7+. And so again, I'll mention... Just because you CAN put a million or more files on a single drive doesn't mean it's a good idea! Dwigh

Re: select output help

2008-12-16 Thread Dwight Cook
You looking for something like this??? select session_id as "Sesija",cast(client_name as char(15)) as "Node", - cont> cast(state as char(10)) as "Stanje", - cont> current_timestamp-start_time as "Proteklo vrijeme", - cont> cast((cast(bytes_sent as decimal(18,0)) / cast((current_timestamp-start_t

Re: ANS1497W Duplicate include/exclude option

2008-12-29 Thread Dwight Cook
Well, remember that under windows... upper case and lower case are the same unless there are multiple files with various combinations of upper and lower case characters so NTUSER.DAT* = ntuser.dat* if only one ntuser.dat type file exists. So probably it is more so they are closing a hole (unless wi

Re: Another queer error message

2012-04-04 Thread Dwight Cook
I actually saw a flood of these type messages across multiple systems... enough to where I raised a red flag and declared a potential virus attack. Within minutes of sounding the alarm it was discovered that it was actually the anti-virus team performing a "vulnerability test" of the environments.

Re: TSM: Backing Up Large Files

2012-07-23 Thread Dwight Cook
Changingretries 50 WOW! OK, that is just the number of times to retry an open/active/changing file... your issues are connection issues... that parm won't help you and honestly, I'd back that way back down to something like 4 or less. Picture sending a 4 GB file 50 times trying to capture a stati

Re: IdleTimeOut

2013-06-28 Thread Dwight Cook
Is it maybe getting killed because it is waiting on a resource and hitting your resourcetimeout? Like a tdp backup going straight to tape and no tape drives available? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Loon, EJ van - SPLXM Sent:

Re: TSM for SAP w/Oracle RMAN

2013-07-09 Thread Dwight Cook
Wanda, Tell them to always run with the exact same multiplexing and restore sessions as they did when backing up (match multiplexing and backup sessions) In the init.utl file there is also a MAXBACKSESSIONS and a MAXRESTORESESSIONS etc... your maxsessions and sessions needs to be set at the

Re: DR with automated library

2013-08-13 Thread Dwight Cook
Well, all you have to do is start a bare TSM server and define your library, check in your DBB tape, halt TSM, and then do your restore. I like doing it that way rather than using OS commands to mount a tape on a drive and then classify that as a ~manual library~ in order to do my restore. All of m

Re: Maximum TSM nodes per server

2013-08-16 Thread Dwight Cook
Also all the TSM DB overhead How big is your DB and its cache hit % (but I'm thinking you've probably already looked into that end) Are you doing journaling? (which I personally don't like) Or INCRBYDATE (again, which I personally don't like) What about memoryeff diskcache? I should a

Win2008 with UAC and backing up files that really didn't change... kind'a

2013-10-10 Thread Dwight Cook
OK, so I have a file server with 6 volumes each of 2.5 TB's and each with 1-2.5M files on them. Under Win2008 there is this ~funk~ called UAC such that an "administrative" id has effective permissions to everything but not really any direct permission. That is, if I go into this server and under

Re: Win2008 with UAC and backing up files that really didn't change... kind'a

2013-10-10 Thread Dwight Cook
identity of a more powerful user. It is not uncommon for admins here to do what you describe without the results you describe. Andy Huebner -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Dwight Cook Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 2:20 PM To: A

Re: Win2008 with UAC and backing up files that really didn't change... kind'a

2013-10-11 Thread Dwight Cook
large backup occur again dump and compare. Do you also have AMD Admins? Andy Huebner -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Dwight Cook Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 10:00 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Win2008

Re: sql query question

2013-11-07 Thread Dwight Cook
Select distinct node_name,type,filespace_name,hl_name,ll_name from backups where node_name='' and type=DIR and filespace_name='\\\c$' and hl_name='\' order by node_name, type,filespace_name,hl_name,ll_name It will run a while though... -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mai

Re: Include/exclude confusion

2014-01-03 Thread Dwight Cook
Getting it to not even look at the rest of the F drive probably isn't going to happen... And I'm old and more command line oriented but here it goes... Depending on how many other directories there are at the root level of F you could have in your dsm.opt file: SUBDIR YES DOMAIN F: exclude.dir F:\

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