You usually do not use RMAN to create a backup file locally on the client and then back up that file to TSM. Instead, via the TDPO api, RMAN: 1) connects to the TSM server 2) generates a file name 3) checks to see if that file name is currently in use 4) sends a stream of data to the TSM server to be stored in a file using the generated file name.
I would not want RMAN to store a 200GB backup file locally on the client. It would consume too much space and the disk i/o would be a performance hit. (RMAN is usually used for "hot" backups.) RMAN should have complete control over how long a backup is retained on the TSM server. RMAN maintains a catalogue database to keep track of which files are required to restore a database. When RMAN tells TSM to delete a file, it deletes that file from the catalogue database. At that point the file is useless as far as restoring the database goes because it has been dropped from the catalogue database. The ability to restore previous versions of a database is a logical concept RMAN maintains using the catalogue database. So once RMAN tells TSM to delete a file, there is no need to hang on to it. Thanks, H. Milton Johnson -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of goc Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 9:25 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] non visible RMAN backups ... hi all, is there any idea why don't i see RMAN backup files on client machine IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface Client Version 5, Release 4, Level 0.0 Client date/time: 06/18/07 16:16:43 (c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2007. All Rights Reserved. Node Name: DSS25_TDPO Please enter your user id <DSS25_TDPO>: Please enter password for user id "DSS25_TDPO": Session established with server TSM01: AIX-RS/6000 Server Version 5, Release 3, Level 4.0 Server date/time: 06/18/07 16:17:13 Last access: 06/18/07 16:14:27 tsm> q ba /adsmorc/ ANS1092W No files matching search criteria were found tsm> q filespace # Last Incr Date Type File Space Name --- -------------- ---- --------------- 1 06/18/07 12:43:28 API:ORACLE /adsmorc tsm> tsm> tsm> tsm> but on server i can see them with no problem at all DSS25_TDPO /adsmorc 1 ACTIVE_VERSION FILE// BACK_DSS25.50ikit- 552389757 2007-06-18 oracle DEFAULT h5_1_1 09:49:54.000000 DSS25_TDPO /adsmorc 1 ACTIVE_VERSION FILE// BACK_DSS25.50ikit- 552389759 2007-06-18 oracle DEFAULT v5_1_1 09:57:23.000000 DSS25_TDPO /adsmorc 1 ACTIVE_VERSION FILE// BACK_DSS25.52ikj7- 552394310 2007-06-18 oracle DEFAULT la_1_1 12:42:48.000000 DSS25_TDPO /adsmorc 1 ACTIVE_VERSION FILE// CTRL_DSS25.4pik5u- 550133859 2007-06-13 oracle DEFAULT 8a_1_1 11:42:33.000000 DSS25_TDPO /adsmorc 1 ACTIVE_VERSION FILE// CTRL_DSS25.4rik61- 550133951 2007-06-13 oracle DEFAULT ob_1_1 12:42:17.000000 DSS25_TDPO /adsmorc 1 ACTIVE_VERSION FILE// CTRL_DSS25.4vikit- 552389756 2007-06-18 oracle DEFAULT h1_1_1 09:49:51.000000 DSS25_TDPO /adsmorc 1 ACTIVE_VERSION FILE// CTRL_DSS25.4vikit- 552389758 2007-06-18 oracle DEFAULT v1_1_1 09:57:19.000000 DSS25_TDPO /adsmorc 1 ACTIVE_VERSION FILE// CTRL_DSS25.51ikj7- 552394309 2007-06-18 oracle DEFAULT l6_1_1 12:42:43.000000 another tought question ... :-) why are recommended values for mgmt class 1-0-0-0 and not 0-0-0-0 since RMAN should do deletions of backups ? thanks in advance. goran tsm5.3.4 on aix with all kind of clients