I would agree with that. I just lost 4 days of export because of an I/O error on a scratch Tape it could not mount. It was on it's last 200GB of it 2.1TB when this happenedWhat is up with that? It's really frustrating. TSM should be able to pick another scratch tape.
Rajesh Oak Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: Tab Trepagnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 18:02:25 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Export quesion > Wanda / IBM, > > This is an opportunity for an enhancement. I've been bit by that > situation also. > > The problem is that an export is a single transaction. Either it fails or > it succeeds. As I write this I'm holding my breath hoping that the last > 100 GB of the current _3.7 TB_ export complete without a problem. It > has been running for eight days now and has survived two "dropped tape" > events by our 3583 LTO and is currently writing DLT # 64 in our HP 4/40. > > What I would like to see is for the export process to be able to resume at > the end of the last completely filled tape. I don't care if it has to > throw away a partially filled tape. I do care if it has to throw away 64 > - or more - full tapes. > > As servers and data stores get larger, it just isn't practical to cancel a > process running days or weeks because of a single tape I/O failure. > > Just a suggestion. > > Tab Trepagnier > TSM Administrator > Laitram, L.L.C. > > > > > > > > "Prather, Wanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 08/26/2004 01:24 PM > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: Export quesion > > > You will have to start the EXPORT from the beginning. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Robert Ouzen > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 5:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Export quesion > > > Hi to all > > Today I ran an export command of a few nodes and during the process after > a > few hours I had an error command in one cartridge (DLT8000) couldn't be > read > successfully and the process was abandonded: > > 08/25/2004 15:44:57 ANR8944E Hardware or media error on drive SRV4 > (/dev/mt4) > (OP=LOCATE, Error Number=5, CC=306, KEY=03, > ASC=11, > ASCQ=00, > SENSE=F0.00.03.00.00.00.BA.16.00.00.F3.38.11.00- > .00.00.00.00.81.0D.90.00.00.44.B6.00.5D.47.6D., > Description=Drive or media failure). Refer to > Appendix D > in the 'Messages' manual for recommended action. > (SESSION: 3305, PROCESS: 210) > 08/25/2004 15:44:57 ANR8359E Media fault detected on DLT volume > 000090 > in > drive SRV4 (/dev/mt4) of library SCALAR. > (SESSION: > 3305, > PROCESS: 210) > 08/25/2004 15:45:15 ANR0986I Process 210 for EXPORT NODE running in > the > BACKGROUND processed 504589 items for a total of > 24,126,583,819 bytes with a completion state of > FAILURE > at 15:45:15. (SESSION: 3305, PROCESS: 210) > > My question is did I need to run the process from the beginning or can I > continue from where it was abandonded after fixing the problem on the > damage > volume (move data...). > > Thanks in advance ..... > > Regards Robert Ouzen > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! > Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter > http://mail.giantcompany.com <http://mail.giantcompany.com/> > -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10
