Hi Easiest way to accomplish what you're looking for is(I guess) using clustering in Mutual Take over mode.
This way, you have two cluster nodes, each running a TSM server instance, and each being a Standby-node for eachother. In case of a disaster, both instances would be running on the same clusternode. Then, you only have to rebuild the cluster node, and let it rejoin the cluster, and it's all up and running again. However, in this case, you'll have to alter the TCPPORT and HTTPORT for one of the instances, as two instances with the same IP port cannot run on the same machine. For example: TSM Cluster Node 1 - HTTPPORT 1580 TCPPORT 1500 running TSM instance TSMSERVER1 TSM Cluster Node 2 - HTTPPORT 1582 TCPPORT 1502 running TSM instance TSMSERVER2 If TSM Cluster Node 1 was to go down, it would look like this: TSM Cluster Node 1 - DOWN TSM Cluster Node 2 - HTTPPORT 1580 TCPPORT 1500 running TSM instance TSMSERVER1 HTTPPORT 1582 TCPPORT 1502 running TSM instance TSMSERVER2 I recently configured a fail-over cluster using IBM P-Series 660 machines, and HACMP. Worked perfectly. Doing a halt on the TSM server, moves the resource group to the standby node. We we're using mirrored HDS fibre-attached disks(two HDS 9960 in separate locations), and six 9310(three in each location) with 8 STK9840B drives and one 3494 with 4 3590E drives. Hope this helps. Best Regards Daniel Sparrman ----------------------------------- Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervägen 6B 183 62 HÄGERNÄS Växel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51 "Peter Pijpelink - P.L.C.S. BV Storage Consultants" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2002-06-11 09:45 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Technical question. What if I want a two active tsm servers running on one machine and in two locations, and also share the library's? In that way you can do a disaster recovery every day on each site and have a sort of hot-standy TSM solution for your enviorment. Anyone did this on AIX so far with succes? On windows works easy with server1 and so on.... AIX must have a lot of settings for the second server instance. thanks Peter At 11:45 10-06-2002 +0800, you wrote: >Hi all, > >Based on the following discussion, I'm interested to know, if both TSM >Servers (say in 2 separate sites) have attached to a tape storage pool, eg >each has it's own LTO 3583 library. >When one of the site crash, then I restore the TSM DB to another machine on >the other site, so now both TSM server instances run on the same machine >and has only 1 library, will the solution work in anyway? > >Thanks. > >Best Regards, > >Molly Pui > > > > > > Jozef Zatko > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent by: "ADSM: cc: > Dist Stor Subject: Re: Technical > question. > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .EDU> > > > 06/07/2002 05:22 > PM > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor > Manager" > > > > > >Christian, >there is no problem to run two TSM servers on one machine. You can have on >both machines installed two TSM servers (one active and >second inactive but ready to use in case of fail). >Then, when one of them fail, you can restore its database (from latest >backup) on second machine and run both servers simultaneously. >Or you can backup TSM database on each other via server-to-server >configuration. >Another question is if you need to automate this proces. Probably the best >solution would be to use cluster (if it is possible, as I do not know your >platform, servers location and so on). > >Hope this helps > > >Ing. Jozef Zatko >Login a.s. >Dlha 2, Stupava >tel.: (421) (2) 60252618 > > > > >Christian Astuni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >06.06.2002 15:55 >Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Technical question. > > >Hi at all ... >I have a technical question and I try to explain in good form. >If I have a 2 servers with TSM, for example TSM1 and TSM2. The server TSM1 >make a backups a one group of server "GROUP1" and TSM2 make a backups a >other group "GROUP2". My cuestion is: In case of fail the TSM1 is posible >perform a backup a GROUP1 with the other server of tsm "TSM2" with the >same >tsm database of TSM1. Is possible to have a two databases in one tsm >server >and active or inactive each one in different times ? > >If not possible the are any altenative or make this in other way. > >Thank you very much for theirs help !!! >Best Regards >Christian Astuni