That will cause a problem. You should NOT be running DELETE VOLHIST for the
TYPE=DBB tapes, IF you are using DRM.
Run Q DRMSTATUS; look for DB BACKUP SERIES EXPIRATION DAYS blah. DRM will
EXPIRE the DBB tapes ITSELF after blah days.
You can change it with: SET DRMDBBACKUPEXPIREDAYS
If you run a DELETE VOLHIST and those tapes are removed from the VOLHIST
before blah days, then DRM LOSES track of those DBB tapes, and they will
disappear into the vault and not come back.
In summary, if you are NOT using DRM, you are responsible for deleting the
DBB tapes by running a DELETE VOLHIST. If you are using DRM, LET THEM ALONE
and let DRM do it.
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The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kelli Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 8:59 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Disappearing Tapes
I was thinking that maybe it was the DB tapes...we are using DRM and here's
our db backup scenario...we have one DB tape going over each day, and one
returning. On the weekends, there are no vault runs...on Monday, three
tapes go over (Saturday's, Sunday's and Monday's)...The system only asks for
one DB tape to come back from the vault each day. Our DELETE_DBVOLHIST is
'delete todate=today--7'. I think those weekend tapes may be lost in the
shuffle....can I change this delete pararmeter on the delete volhist
schedule so that this won't happen?
Thanks!
Kelli Jones
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>>> Yanki Yuksel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/30/01 11:09AM >>>
Are you also sending out your database backup tapes? If so, do you have a
schedule in place that regularly deletes old database volumes? If you do,
this would explain your situation.
If you send a database volume offsite, it will not show up in a query
volume or query libvolume command. The only way to see them is to query
the volhistory. If you have a scheduled clean up of the database volumes ,
they will be automatically deleted from the volhistory (The only way to
delete a DB volume). This will result in tapes being kept at the off site
vault with no records left to identify them.
I hope this helps.
Yanki
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Sr. Systems/Network Administrator
Alcatel Canada
1235 Ormont Drive
Weston, Ontario, Canada
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Tel: (416) 742-3900 ext 5767
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Kelli Jones
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Please respond to
"ADSM: Dist Stor
Manager"
We conducted an audit on our off site tapes today and found that while all
of the tapes in Vault status were at the storage facility, there were many
tapes there (physically) that were not on our list and therefore, not in
vault status. When we query these tapes in the system there is 'No match
found'. We have very good checks and balances with the vendor...all tapes
are verified coming in and going out so it appears as if the tapes have
just disappeared from TSM. Any ideas?
Kelli Jones
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Chesterfield County, VA
