Problem with Novell 4.2.3.0 Client

Hello out there, we upgraded our Novell-Clients with version 4.2.3.0 and now we have problems with the backups. cut from the errorlog: ... 01/15/2003 20:32:33 (TSA500.NLM 5.5 315) The program's attempt to scan failed, probably because an invalid path was specified. 01/15/2003 20:32:33

Re: 3494 and tapes question.

Hi, If you can't expand your library capacity here are some tips for you: 1. Move your archive data offsite if possible.. Archive retention is based on time, not on versions like backups. You can organize the space reclamations better . 2. You don't have to put back a tape as soon as it

Quick expiration question

Hi TSMers Just a quickie. When an inremental backup runs, some files get expired. Does this mean that they are 'marked' for expiration, but only get deleted from the database when the Expire Inventory job is run? Thanks Farren Minns - John Wiley Sons Ltd

Re: Unknown server messages

Hi, This is a manifestation of apar IC34488. Fixed in a ptf of 5.1.5 - may be 5.1.5.4, but I'm not sure Regards, -=Dave=- +44 (0) 20 7608 7140 I tried an internal modem, but it hurt when I walked...

Re: Quick expiration question

On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 09:03:09AM +, Farren Minns wrote: Just a quickie. When an inremental backup runs, some files get expired. Does this mean that they are 'marked' for expiration, but only get deleted from the database when the Expire Inventory job is run? yes. -- bx Seize the

AW: 5.1.6 Fix

do they have QA methodology since 4.2.2.0 ? -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Joshua Bassi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 15. Januar 2003 20:17 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: 5.1.6 Fix My customer here encountered that. The only time we have seen it core dump was when

Database page size?

Hi TSMers What is the default size of a page within the database? Thanks Farren - John Wiley Sons Ltd

Re: Database page size?

4KB Cordiali saluti Gianluca Mariani Tivoli TSM Global Response Team, Roma Via Sciangai 53, Roma phones : +39(0)659664598 +393351270554 (mobile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Hitch

Re: Database page size?

On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 10:37:17AM +, Farren Minns wrote: What is the default size of a page within the database? 16k for database pages, and 4k for log pages according to the admin guide, chapter 18. -- bx Seize the day - I heard him say - life will not always be this way, Look

Re: Database page size?

Can you change it? I have 4096 bytes. Med vänlig hälsning

Re: 3494 Manual mode

On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 08:19:29AM -0800, Cook, Dwight E wrote: Uh not reported as in the library by who ? TSM or the Library Manager ??? TSM wouldn't see the tapes. A databse search for volumes on the Library Manager showed the tapes. So in manual mode, once a tape is requested,

Re: Database page size?

tsm q db f=d Available Space (MB): 4,000 Assigned Capacity (MB): 4,000 Maximum Extension (MB): 0 Maximum Reduction (MB): 2,032 Page Size (bytes): 4,096 Total Usable Pages: 1,024,000 Used Pages: 501,832

Re: Database page size?

On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 11:46:12AM +0100, Gyula Bereczky wrote: On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 10:37:17AM +, Farren Minns wrote: What is the default size of a page within the database? 16k for database pages, and 4k for log pages according to the admin guide, chapter 18. ...which seems to be

Re: To Collate or Not to Collate? - UPDATE

We only back up 26 servers (NT, OS/2, Solaris, Linux, Mac) with one 3494 library and two 3590 drives. If we had collocation on our Copypool, it would mean sending 26 tapes off-site every morning, even if most of them had under a gig of data on them. All these tapes would then need to be reclaimed

Re: AW: 5.1.6 Fix

do they have QA methodology since 4.2.2.0 ? It sure doesn't make Tivoli look good to have major defects in just about every new level made available to customers. To put a software level onto the FTP site and then have to withdraw it is more than embarassing. I recall the VM product being in

Re: Error during delete volhistory

Hi There is no del volhist type=backupset command use del backupset nodename backupsetname command to delete backup sets.You can use preview option also. regards Raghu John Naylor john.naylor@SCOTTISH-SOUTHTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

TDP SQL server 2000 cluster

Hi, My environment is: TSM server 5.1.1.6 TSM BA client 5.1.1 TDP SQL 2.2 all running on Windows2000. I've got to backup a SQL server 2000 running in a microsoft cluster. I've installed the TDP on both physical nodes of the cluster (S300SQLN1 and S300SQLN2). The virtual servers are S300SQL02

Problem with SCSI-Fibr (Pathlight) Only Information

Hi folks, we have found a bug in the tsm device driver. Our configuration are: aix 4.3.3 with fibre-channel adapter DISC Jukebox 525 with SONY F561 Worm Drives (SCSI) We connect the aix and the jukebox with a PATHLIGHT bridge. (fibre to scsi) The problem ist the Pathlight bridge support online

cancel process problem

Hi again everyone! I have an administrative job running that is copying the onsite tape pool to the offsite tapepool. For some bizarre reason it is asking for a volume that is offsite. Volume Name: 473257 Storage Pool Name: DRCOPYDEC Device Class

Re: cancel process problem

Hi I haven't seen your script, but are you sure this is not an off-site copypool volume, that the DRM process wants back to the library to convert it to a scratch volume? The volume has problably been reclaimed, and therefore, the script, that probably runs somekind of DMR procedure, wants

Re: cancel process problem

Here is what it is trying to do with the tape: 693 Backup Storage Pool Primary Pool TAPEDEC, Copy Pool DRCOPYDEC, Files Backed Up: 0, Bytes Backed Up: 0, Unreadable Files: 0, Unreadable Bytes: 0. Current Physical

Re: 3494 and tapes question.

Thanks to everyone on this. Looks like the answer is 'NO!' then. We don't have the need to do it yet, but I just wanted to put the feelers out there. I guess the boss will have to stump up for a new frame or some drive upgrades. Thanks Farren - John Wiley Sons Ltd Please respond to ADSM:

Re: Problems with TSM AIX server V5.1.5.4

These values are actually higher than you suggested. 1. queue depth is set to 48 versus computed value of 45. 2. max_coalesce is set to x1 versus computed xF Does it matter that the values are higher ? Also, when we tried to lower them, we did get the drive is busy message so I am

Re: cancel process problem

Try to update access to offsite for the volume. It shouldn´t have READO if it´s OFFSITE. //Henrik Joni Moyer

Re: Error during delete volhistory

On Thu, 2003-01-16 at 06:18, Raghu S wrote: There is no del volhist type=backupset command While type=backupset is not listed as an option, it does work. It is a holdover from version 4.1 days. There was a bug in the 4.2 days that prevented some backupsets from being deleted with the DEL

WINNT 4.0 SP5 PDC wasn't backing up the software hive in the registry

Good morning, all, I am trying to figure this one out, and I need help (it was a long night). Last night one of our PDC bit the dust, and I was attempting to rebuild the client on identical hardware (and dissimilar hardware, too). It didn't work (it's always worked before). What I determined to

Re: recovery log filling up rapidly: Please help: EMERGENCY!!!! !

I've seen the log fill in Normal if you have a client running that's not sending commits often enough. Clients with NICs set to Autonegotiate, then ending up at 100/Half Duplex (or 10/Half duplex, a couple of times) will pin the log due to not getting to a commit point. Add in expiration on an

Re: recovery log filling up rapidly: Please help: EMERGENCY!!!! !

One possibility, which I have seen at clients, is that the database is on very slow disk. Orville L. Lantto Datatrend Technologies, Inc. (http://www.datatrend.com) IBM Premier Business Partner 121 Cheshire Lane, Suite 700 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:

Re: Database page size?

Nope - you are not able to change this as far as I know... Regards Christo = Can you change it? I have 4096 bytes. Med vänlig hälsning Henrik Wahlstedt Statoil Phone: +46 8 429 6325 IT EH SE

Re: AW: 5.1.6 Fix

Amen... -Original Message- From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: AW: 5.1.6 Fix do they have QA methodology since 4.2.2.0 ? It sure doesn't make Tivoli look good to have major defects in just about

tsm database unload question

Hey Fellow TSMer's, We were attempting to perform a database unload of a 55 gig TSM database yesterday. During the unload the output on the screen said: number database entries unloaded. How do you find out how many database entries a database has in total. Unfortunately the TSM database

AW: Strange _OLD FileSystems

Hi Zoltan, you have installed a Unicode enabled client on this machines and in the node definition you will find Auto Filespace Rename = Yes. TSM can't change filespaces on the fly to unicode so it renames the non-unicode filespaces to ..._old, creates new unicode filespaces and does a full

Re: Problems with TSM AIX server V5.1.5.4

I think these values may be too high but you should let AIX support make this decision. I believe you should open a pmr with IBM AIX support for this. In the past, when customers have reported these errors, various things have had to be done in order to change these values. First of all,

TransErrno: Unexpected error

Hello TSMer's, Have any ran into this problem. This is from a Linux client version 4.2.0.0 server is 4.2.1.19 01/16/2003 15:44:17 TransErrno: Unexpected error from lstat, errno = 75 01/16/2003 15:44:17 PrivIncrFileSpace: Received rc=131 from fioGetDirEntries: /

AW: tsm database unload question

Hi, yes, that's what our server is doing as well. It takes about 2 hrs to unload our 10GB database (80% used) to a 3590 drive. It writes a lot of messages, then suddenly stops with this messages but still is heavily working on disk. It takes about 45 minutes without messages before the unloaddb

TSM 5.1 resource requirements

We have a 4.2.3.0 TSM server running under OS/390. We are having severe difficulties achieving acceptable performance with the amount of memory available on the system, and occasional difficulties with CPU capacity. We will have to migrate to 5.1 within a few months to maintain vendor support. How

Can TSM Server V4.2.3.0 run on AIX 5.2?

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Re: TransErrno: Unexpected error

Tony-- on wintel this usually means that there is some corruption on the disk and a chkdsk needs to be run. The 131 means system error. Knowing very little about Linux-- can you run a consistency checker, like fsck or chkdsk? good luck! -lisa Trinh, Tony

cost of ADSM server 5? (fwd)

Can anyone give me a ballpark cost of IBM's ADSM Server v. 5, for AIX 4.3.3? We are part of the U of I, so we would get an educational discount. We also already have ADSM server 3.1, so we would probably get an upgrade discount as well. But all I'm looking for is a ballpark number. I've contacted

Re: recovery log filling

Top of message -- 01-16-03 09:11 S.SHEPPARD (SHS)recovery log filling up r The Database Backup Trigger IS available on the OS/390 server. We've been using it for years. Command is: DEFine DBBackuptrigger DEVclass=device-class

Re: mtlib output question

the last 3 are state, class, type. values ??? State: I like 00 anything other then that is a problem... Class: Looks like 10 is 3590 1/2 inch cartridge tape Type: Looks like 00 is HPCT 320m nominal length and 01 is EHPCT extended length EA0025 03EA 00 10 01 zdec23@tsmutl01/home/zdec23

Re: Quick expiration question

In light of this, what would be the best way to protect a node's data from expiring at all?? To keep from both active and inactive versions expiring?? If we rename the node and filespace, would the time based retention rules eventually get the data?? Or since the new (renamed) node name never has

Re: AW: Strange _OLD FileSystems

Thank you (and everyone who responded) for the info. I kinda figured as much. Next question.what did you mean by when your retention perior has expired... What retention period are you refering to ? Rupp Thomas (Illwerke) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor

Re: TDP SQL server 2000 cluster

Kurt, Sounds like you have things set up correctly from a DP for SQL perspective. Take a look at Microsoft KB article Q328306. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;328306 Thanks, Del Del Hoobler IBM Corporation [EMAIL

Need some help on sequence of checkin libv ... search commands

I'm having a senior moment here while trying to revise my TSM server recovery D/R documentation (we just sprung for a REAL library in the D/R contract!). (3584 SCSI library) It's been a l-o-n-g time since I've done this, I need to get the doc revised this week, and I won't get to test until

Re: AW: AW: Strange _OLD FileSystems

Thank you for the clarification. Rupp Thomas (Illwerke) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/16/2003 02:36 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:AW: AW: Strange _OLD FileSystems

Re: Database page size?

There is only one size right now, 4096. Paul D. Seay, Jr. Technical Specialist Naptheon Inc. 757-688-8180 -Original Message- From: Farren Minns [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 5:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Database page size? Hi TSMers What is the

Re: Need some help on sequence of checkin libv ... search comma nds

Tom, you are correct. This is the way we do the checkin commands when DR tapes return because we do a lot of move data commands. What will happen is tapes that have no data on them will end up being marked private in the libvolumes table. However, it is easy to fix. All you have to do is an

TSM database question

I have TSM database of 28 GB pct tul : 62.4 . Maximum reduction in databse is : 5 GB . Approximately how long will it take to do the unload and load of the TSM database ? With regards, CAUTION - This message may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the

Re: Quick expiration question

Files that do not have an active version do not get rebound if you set them to a new policy domain management class. In fact, we have had to create dummy files and run a backup with a special management class to get this kind of data to rebind. I really want a command that I can say rebind to a

Re: TSM database question

It really depends on the hardware you have. Paul D. Seay, Jr. Technical Specialist Naptheon Inc. 757-688-8180 -Original Message- From: Ruksana Siddiqui [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM database question I have TSM

Re: TSM database question

Paul, I have a 3580 LIbrary and the TSM server is running in AIX 4.3.3 version on TSM is 4.1.2 and we are in the process of updating it but I wanted to do a unload and load of database before the update so that it's nice and clean. The TSM server capacity is a SP node with 2 CPU's and 2 GB

Re: TSM database question

Presuming the disk are SSA disk. UNLOAD/LOAD is not CPU intensive based on what I have seen from others, I think you can expect 6 hours to unload and 4 to 5 to load it back. You can cancel the unload without having to restore your database from backup a backup. But, you are committed to the

Re: Need some help on sequence of checkin libv ... search commands

Hi Tom, 1) You must checkin the scratch tapes before the private, since performing a private checkin first will cause all of your scratch tapes to have a private status. Therefore do a scratch checkin for your scratch tapes first, then a private checkin for your tapes containing data.

Re: WINNT 4.0 SP5 PDC wasn't backing up the software hive in the registry

Sounds like it may have been a hardware (disk) drive failure where the registry is found. Maybe the registry hive was not available. This would also explain why it wouldn't reboot. Does the PDC even get to the 'last good menu' option? If so, try it. Can you restore from the 1/10 backups?

Re: Performance Tuning - Where to begin?

I'd like to know the following: 1. DB layout. How many DB volumes? How many storagepool volumes? 2. Is the DB RAIDed? RAID0, 1, 5, etc? Are the Storage pools RAIDed? 3. Are the DB, LOG, and storagepools all separated on separate physical disks? 4. Would you be

problem after upgrading from TSM 4.2.1.9 to 4.2.3.0.

Hi All, Recently I have upgraded TSM server from 4.2.1.9 to 4.2.3.0 on AIX the upgradation went fine without any problems, After upgradation I observed many changes in scheduled backup status like In progress, Uncertain, etc. But later I found that performance of scheduled backup (server prompt)

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Hi This is perhaps more of a communication question rather than a storage management question, but I will still ask, considering some of you out there should have encountered this problem. One of our customers have a P-Series 610 running AIX ML 4.3.3.09. It's equipped with 2 100Mbs Ethernet