Goran, Thank you this will help quite a bit.
Thanks, Dan S. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of goc Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 3:57 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] SECOND TIME SENDING: multiple dsm.opt - dsm.sys and tdpo.opt hi, you can use one dsm.sys file simply linking to $DSM_HOME/dsm.sys file from your API directory each client has to have own opt file dsm.sys part example: SERVERNAME ARIS62_tdpo COMMmethod TCPip TCPPort 1500 TCPServeraddress axptsm01 NodeName ARIS62_tdpo Mailprog /usr/bin/mail root PASSWORDACCESS Prompt Schedlogname /var/adm/dsmsched.ARIS62_tdpo Schedlogretention 14 D ERRORLOGNAM /var/adm/dsmerror_ARIS62_tdpo.log errorlogretention 14 D QUERYSCHED 12 MANAGEDSERVICES schedule webclient memoryefficientbackup no ENABLELANFREE no SERVERNAME ARISAM_tdpo COMMmethod TCPip TCPPort 1500 TCPServeraddress axptsm01 NodeName ARISAM_tdpo Mailprog /usr/bin/mail root PASSWORDACCESS Prompt Schedlogname /var/adm/dsmsched.ARISAM_tdpo Schedlogretention 14 D ERRORLOGNAM /var/adm/dsmerror_ARISAM_tdpo.log errorlogretention 14 D QUERYSCHED 12 MANAGEDSERVICES schedule webclient memoryefficientbackup no ENABLELANFREE no in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64 (or usr if on AIX) you must have 2 opt files for each dsm.sys stanza one example: -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 23 May 24 15:49 dsm_ARISAM_tdpo.opt -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 58 Jul 16 12:53 dsm_ARISAM_tdpo_sched.opt -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 29 Jul 16 12:53 dsm_ARIS62_tdpo.opt -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 29 Jul 16 12:53 dsm_ARIS62_tdpo_sched.opt the *sched.opt 's are used for dsmcad type of scheduled rman/tdpo backups /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64 # more dsm_ARISAM_tdpo.opt SERVERNAME ARISAM_tdpo /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64 # more dsm_ARIS62_tdpo.opt SERVERNAME ARIS62_tdpo in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 --> /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 # ls -lrt ARIS* -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 764 Jul 16 13:04 ARIS62_tdpo.opt -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 764 Jul 16 13:05 ARISAM_tdpo.opt content of this two --> /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 # cat ARIS62_tdpo.opt ************************************************************************ *** * IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases * Data Protection for Oracle * * Sample tdpo.opt for the AIX Data Protection for Oracle 64bit ********************************************************************* DSMI_ORC_CONFIG /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm_ARIS62_tdpo.opt *DSMI_LOG <dirname> *TDPO_FS orc9_db *TDPO_NODE <hostname> TDPO_NODE ARIS62_tdpo *TDPO_OWNER <username> *TDPO_PSWDPATH /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 TDPO_PSWDPATH /home/oracle TDPO_DATE_FMT 4 *TDPO_NUM_FMT 1 *TDPO_TIME_FMT 1 *TDPO_MGMT_CLASS_2 orcbackup *TDPO_MGMT_CLASS_3 mgmtclass3 *TDPO_MGMT_CLASS_4 mgmtclass4 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 # cat ARISAM_tdpo.opt ************************************************************************ *** * IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases * Data Protection for Oracle * * Sample tdpo.opt for the AIX Data Protection for Oracle 64bit ********************************************************************* DSMI_ORC_CONFIG /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm_ARISAM_tdpo.opt *DSMI_LOG <dirname> *TDPO_FS orc9_db *TDPO_NODE <hostname> TDPO_NODE ARISAM_tdpo *TDPO_OWNER <username> *TDPO_PSWDPATH /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 TDPO_PSWDPATH /home/oracle TDPO_DATE_FMT 4 *TDPO_NUM_FMT 1 *TDPO_TIME_FMT 1 *TDPO_MGMT_CLASS_2 orcbackup *TDPO_MGMT_CLASS_3 mgmtclass3 *TDPO_MGMT_CLASS_4 mgmtclass4 :end the only diff is in DSMI_ORC_CONFIG and NODE_NAME parameter you connect to each node with dsmc -se=arisam_tdpo or dsmc -se=aris62_tdpo for scheduling mulitple backups via dsmcad you have to add new stanza in dsm.sys for each node with PASSWORDACCESS generate and don't forget when generating passwords with "tdpoconf" into oracle home directory to do it for each node used important: make log files chmod 666 so oracle can write to them (the easiest way) or rman/tdpo will fail with no precise explanation dsmcad is started with NODENAME_tdpo_sched.opt -optfile parameter because it MUST have PASSWORDACCESS generated before starting scheduled operations when everything seems to be configured, you MUST connect to node manually with both optfile parameters - NODENAME_tdpo.opt and NODENAME_tdpo_sched.opt TWO times just to make it sure ... *sched will not ask you for password second time you'll log in (it will be used for automatic schedules) but NODENAME_tdpo.opt will/must ask you for password everytime since PASSWORDACCESS is PROMPT have fun :-) any questions? just ask here. peace, goran On 9/24/07, Larry Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They are separate clients requiring separate opt files. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shaw, Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 10:23 AM > Subject: [ADSM-L] SECOND TIME SENDING: multiple dsm.opt - dsm.sys and > tdpo.opt > > > I was wondering if anybody had answer to this question. > > > Thanks, > > Dan > > > > Hello, > > I am fairly new with setting up the TSM product but I am learning very > fast and I have a question. > > I noticed that the tdpo.opt file has an entry to point to the following > file for the Oracle piece of backing up Oracle via RMAN > > DSMI_ORC_CONFIG /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/dsm.opt > > There is also a dsm.sys file in the working directory of oracle which is > used but is the same as the standard UNIX backup dsm.sys located in > another directory > > So my question is... > Is there a need for multiple dsm.opt files and dsm.sys files or can the > Oracle / Unix and any other type of backup be consolidated into just one > version of these files. > > If the answer is yes do you have an example and or a web location to > look at an example? > > > Thank you ahead of time. > > Dan Shaw > > > > > Daniel P. Shaw > Triad Financial > Pro-Tem Contractor > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ext: 25106 > Ph: 714-799-5106 > Start Date: 08-13-2007 >