Many thanks; about 60 responses, statistically significant I guess: Short answer: most everybody uses the contact field in some way.
Someone suggested using TSM 6.1's extensible database schema. Sure, but ouch: I envision each of us extending the schema in a different way. There might be some benefit in being public about our plans to extend the schema; then people with similar ideas could cooperate and give their extensions to the rest of us. Sort of an Open Schema Development model ;-} Details: Count How do you track who owns a node?
12 0. We don't. 12 1. We put an email address in the node's CONTACT field. 17 2. We put structured info (like "j...@foo.org; Joe Jones; HR; 212-223-1111") in the CONTACT field 8 3. We put un-structured stuff in the CONTACT field, like name, phone number, email, or whatever we have 0 4. We put the email address in the node's EMAIL_ADDRESS field 5 5. We use home-grown spreadsheets or databases or shell scripts 4 6. We use 3rd-party apps like Servergraph, or Bocada, etc. 6 7. None of the above
------ Mr. Lindsay Morris Principal www.tsmworks.com 919-403-8260 lind...@tsmworks.com On Feb 23, 2009, at Feb 23, 8:50 AM, Lindsay Morris wrote:
A little help please? I want more responses to my poll, about how you track who owns a node. THIS MEANS YOU! It'll take you JUST THREE CLICKS, starting here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ojC0QfiSbYEcc2B246nO_2bA_3d_3d Why should you do this? Guilt: After all the great advice you've gotten off this list, isn't it time to help a little? Logic: Many people write software to make TSM better. Help them to help you! Greed: I'll buy beer at the next TSM symposium for anyone who responds. Come on, share the knowledge please. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ojC0QfiSbYEcc2B246nO_2bA_3d_3d And thanks! ------ Mr. Lindsay Morris Principal www.tsmworks.com 919-403-8260 lind...@tsmworks.com _________________________________________________ From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Lindsay Morris Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:09 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Tracking who "owns" a node For every node we back up, there is someone who uses it. This person knows that: * They want it backed up ONLY between 2AM and 4AM; * They can't afford TDP so please back up the flat-file database dump and ignore the true DB directories; * They prefer to exclude drive C: * For recovery, the application depends on 3 other nodes too and so on. It helps us do a better job, if we know who these people are. So, how do you map people to nodes? I'm trying to see what's common, so our bolt-on software can discover this mapping if it's there, or help you set it up if it's not. Reply to me off-list and I'll report back the results to the community here. Just pick a number below (I'm trying to make this so easy ;-} ), and/ or discuss in detail. Phone calls welcome too. ________________________________ How do you know who owns a node? __________________________________ Thanks!