Re: TSM backup via firewall
Hi Trevor, With SCHEDMODE polling on client, there does not need the port 1501 firewall rule. Thanks. Regards, Eric Tang
Re: TSM backup via firewall
Hi Eric, Try changing SCHEDMODE on your client to polling. That is how we have it set up and it works fine. Trevor -Original Message- From: Eric Tang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 12:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM backup via firewall Hi All, I am new to firewall, and I am going to setup TSM client backup via firewall, after reading Apar IC27212 and perform testing on a NT Client and AIX TSM Server with testing firewall in between, I have a few questions to ask. Environment AIX TSM Server 3.7.3 (IP address 9.184.95.101 hostname: tivoli schedulemode is any) NT TSM Client 3.7.2 (IP address 49.11.35.51hostname: ntadsm01 schedmode is prompted) Checkpoint Firewall rules: SourceDestination ServiceAction 1. tivolintadsm01 adsm1501 accept 2. ntadsm01 tivoli adsm1500 accept 3. any anyanydrop Service adsm1501: Port 1501 defined in TCP Service Property Service adsm1500: Port 1500 defined in TCP Service Property Finding: If rule 2 is absent, cannot run dsmc incremental, q files ...etc (even manually via cli) If rule 1 is absent, dsmc client will not wake up according to server schedule Output from "netstat -a" on TSM Server when dsmc inc is running and "q session" shows 2 sessions Proto Recv_Q Send_Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) tcp4 0 0 tivoli.1500 49.11.35.51.1075 Established tcp4 0 0 tivoli.1500 49.11.35.51.1076 Established tcp4 *.1500 *.* Listen tcp4 *.1580 *.* Listen Questions: 1. Are 1075, 1076 the random ports mentioned in the Apar? 2. Are those firewall rules proper to bypass the problem mentioned in the Apar? 3. For those having TSM backup via firewall, are you having a similar setup? Apar IC27212 * USERS AFFECTED: All TSM Clients* * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Tivoli Storage Manager Client does not* * support the use of a firewall in the environment. When the * * client connects to the assigned port, the server rolls the * * client over to another random port to keep the initial port* * open for additional communication. Oncethe client is on * * another port, communication is severed unless the next* * selected port happens to be open in the firewall as well.* *** * RECOMMENDATION: It should be documented that TSM does not * * support access through a firewall.* *** PROBLEM CONCLUSION: The following statement has been documented in the readmes for all TSM clients: "The TSM clients work in conjunction with a TSM server to which they have access. Currently, TSM does not support the use of a firewall beween the server and the client." Regards, Eric Tang -- This message and any attachment is confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system; you should not copy the message or disclose its contents to anyone.
RAID5 or JBOD: Which Performs Batter in the *SM Environment?
We are looking to upgrade our SSA storage on our H50. Our current configuration is 16 x 9GB drives. One the upgrade path is to 16 x 18GB RAID5. How will this help or hurt our *SM performance? Any suggestions on setting up the filesystems, i.e., a few large ones or several small ones? Thanks, Phil Phil Bone Sr. Systems Consultant Network Services, Infrastructure Management Office: 706.596.5928 Fax: 706.596.5950 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phil Bone Sr. Systems Consultant Network Services, Infrastructure Management Office: 706.596.5928 Fax: 706.596.5950 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We currently have an Phil Bone Sr. Systems Consultant Network Services, Infrastructure Management Office: 706.596.5928 Fax: 706.596.5950 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
rc=612, dsmRCMsg error rc=612 By Exchange 1.1.1
Hi forks, I have a big problem with a NT 4.0 Exchange Server V5.5. Does anyone heared about this massage? rc=612, dsmRCMsg error rc=612 ANS0113E dsameng.txt has a invalid controll record. with kind regards Norbert Klaus Martin Technischer Leiter TTP Support Phone: +49-6103-20558-18 Fax:+49-6103-20558-10 Mobile: +49-170-2234111 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
odbc driver
Does anyone have the newest odbc driver from TSM that they can mail to me or post on the list? I am trying to test the Mainstar MonitorPlus. One of their software requirements is "TSM ODBC version 3.7.2.0 or higher" Is the versioning on TSM or the ODBC driver? My ODBC driver is currently 3.01.00.08. Thanks in advance Mary Vraspir West Teleservices Omaha, NE
MonitorPlus
Is anyone using MonitorPlus? Is anyone using Tivoli® Decision Support for Storage Management Analysis? Opinions on both or other comperable software Thanks, > Geoff Gill > NT Systems Support Engineer > Computer Systems Group > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (858) 826-4062 > Pager: (888) 997-9614 >
Re: need help in developing a better backup procedure
Is TDP used in conjuction with backint? Is TDP purchase separately? -Original Message- From: Prather, Wanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 10:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: need help in developing a better backup procedure -Original Message- From: Prather, Wanda To: 'Lopez, Ulises (ITD) ' Sent: 8/27/00 10:31 AM Subject: RE: need help in developing a better backup procedure Hi - I don't know if this information will help you, but it's something you could look into: When you use the TDP agent for Oracle 8, it works with RMAN, the Oracle Recovery manager. You don't run the TDP agent by itself; you run RMAN, and it invokes the TDP agent via an API call. What the TDP agent does is sort of make ADSM look like a funky alternative tape driver from RMAN's point of view. But instead of going to a local tape drive, the data goes over the network to ADSM. As far as I know, your user can STILL specify that RMAN send data to the local tape drives, or to ADSM, according to which output destination he selects when he runs RMAN. (And since he will be running the same RMAN interface he is used to, he should feel pretty comfortable using it.) (I'm speaking from Oracle on AIX here, don't have any experience with Oracle on NT.) Might be worth getting he a trial copy to play with. Has the added benefit of letting you do backups while the DB is open, which eliminates all your scripting hassles with shutting the DB's down. Wanda Prather Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab 443-778-8769 -Original Message- From: Lopez, Ulises (ITD) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 8/25/00 11:46 AM Subject: need help in developing a better backup procedure Hello everyone, We are running ADSM server 3.1.2.50 under MVS OS/390 2.7 I have a user with high expectations pertaining to ADSM backup procedures and I am not sure if ADSM is capable of meeting these demands. Here are some of the most important demands and concerns my user have: 1. Before backup starts, ensure the machine to be backed up is active. 2. Prior backup, shutdown databases and have an indicator flag or return status code indicating failure or successful of the shutdown. 3. The flag indicator or return code would be use to proceed with the backup process or stop the backup process and inform Operations. 4. Ability to page, email or both to inform someone about backup results. 5. The backup process should also provide a return code to proceed or stop the process 6. After the backup process completes successful, bring online database and return a condition code indicating the status of the database. The database must be available the next morning. 7. Backup process should produce a report of backed up files or files that failed the backup. This information would be used by the on-call programmer to troubleshoot the problem and should be available in a single report and if possible accessible by remote access (Internet or other means). 8. Operations department should be the centralized location for initiating the backup process and information related to backups. Currently my user have a backup procedure based on MVS TSO meeting most of their backup requirements but is affecting the ADSM server due to the high number of queries needed to monitor the status of the backups (see step3 below). Following is the description of their current backup procedure. Step1. Ping the physical machine. This step is to ensure the machine is active before further actions are taken. If IP or the machine is not accessible, the job step fails and no further action is taken. Step2. Connect to the Oracle server to bring down the application. Connect to the application via an Oracle agent. The instance is brought down once, brought up and brought down again to ensure the instance would not have problems at bring up. A return code other than zero would prevent further actions on this machine. The reason for using this procedure instead of the pre/post-schedule ADSM commands is because the script used for bringing down the databases could not confirm the status of the database. There was no indication if the database was down or not. ADSM executed the script commands and continued with the backup process even if the script procedure failed. Step3. Backup databases using In-house written interface program. This code was written part Assembler and COBOL and runs under TSO and in TEST mode. The program performs the following sequence of actions. a. Logs on to ADSM server as Administrator using TSO Admin client b. Defines an immediate schedule for the client using the DEFINE CLIENTA command to Archive the database files. c. Queries the server every X number of minutes to find out the status of the schedule d. At end of the schedule, queries ADSM Event logs for additional information and returns a status condition code. e. Returns condition code for incrementa
Re: cleaning cartridge for 3494 tape library
>We would like to checkin some cleaning cartridge to 3494 tape library. We >put in four cleaning cartridges already through I/O station, do we need to >run 'checkin' from TSM to check in them or check in from 3494 workstation? >Or do nothing? TSM is not involved with cleaner cartridges in libraries and drives which initiate their own cleaning, like the 3494. You need to apply barcode labels which conform to the definition you made for the Cleaner Volume Mask in the Library Manager, and also there define the cleaning interval. Refer to your 3494 Operator Guide and the redbook IBM Magstar Tape Products Family: A Practical Guide (SG24-4632). Richard Sims, BU
Re: TDP for SAP R/3 using Oracle
We are also converting from ADSM 3.1 to TSM 3.7. Today we are using oracle SAP R/3 with backint. Do not know if connect agents or data protection is used at this time. Is TDP a replacement for backint or and add-on for TSM 3.7? -Original Message- From: Joshua S. Bassi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 9:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TDP for SAP R/3 using Oracle Just the SAP R/3 agent. -- Joshua S. Bassi Senior Technical Consultant Symatrix Technology, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Talafous, John G. Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 9:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TDP for SAP R/3 using Oracle If a SAP R/3 installation uses Oracle database, which TDP modules do I need. Both or just the SAP R/3? TIA John G. Talafous Sr. Tech. Prog/Anal The Timken Company Phone: (330)-471-3390 P.O. Box 6927 Fax : (330)-471-4034 1835 Dueber Ave. S.W. Canton, Ohio USA 44706-0927 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.timken.com/
Re: License Question
I've posed this question to support before...here's the response that I got 2/2/1999: Tim, The problem we have is that you cannot un-register a single license .. What you can do is delete a file "nodelock" it resides in "/usr/lpp/adsmserv/bin/" .. if you delete this file it will un-register everything.. then you will have to go into ADSM and re-register what you need .. It's kind of a pain, but it shouldn't take but a few minutes.. This is for version 3 of the server .. in version 2, the file was "adsmserv.licenses" ... FYI Thanks Tim "Johnson, Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/28/2000 01:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]@SMTP@Exchange cc: Subject:License Question I'll ask a silly question, We have an AIX TSM 3.7 Server and when I do a "q lic" someone has obviously done a "reg lic file=*.lic" How can I unlicense some entries ?? TIA Regards, Brian Johnson Storage Strategy Team Tel: 212 - 647 3557
License Question
I'll ask a silly question, We have an AIX TSM 3.7 Server and when I do a "q lic" someone has obviously done a "reg lic file=*.lic" How can I unlicense some entries ?? TIA Regards, Brian Johnson Storage Strategy Team Tel: 212 - 647 3557
cleaning cartridge for 3494 tape library
Hi all, We would like to checkin some cleaning cartridge to 3494 tape library. We put in four cleaning cartridges already through I/O station, do we need to run 'checkin' from TSM to check in them or check in from 3494 workstation? Or do nothing? 'mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qI -v' shows no cleaning cartridge but 'mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qL' shows 'avail 3590 cleaner cycles..398'. What does it mean? Thanks. Best regards, Phillip Guan Sansia System Solutions Bowers Avenue, Suite 239 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Voice: 408.844.8808 Fax: 408.844.9801
Re: TSM 3.7.0 Install
Paging space was the problem.. for some reason it is inactive.. thanks much! Gerald Wichmann RS Engineer Sansia System Solutions 408-844-8893 work 408-844-9801 fax -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 10:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM 3.7.0 Install >tivoli.tsm.server.rte42.config[215]: 15732 Trace/BPT trap(coredump) Gerald - You indicate that your /usr should not be filling, so that should not be the cause. Another possibility is that swap space is not active on your AIX system. Richard Sims, BU
Re: TSM 3.7.0 Install
Gerard, this could be APAR IX89878. If so, it is fixed by various AIX OS upgrades. Check the levels of these components - if you still have the problem then support should be able to help you. bos.mp to 4.3.3.2 (or whatever is the latest) bos.sysmgt.serv_aid to 4.3.3.1 bos.rte.libpthreads to 4.3.3.2. Hope this helps. Charlotte Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph (408) 927-3641 Fax (408) 927-3616 T/L 8-457-3641 Project Leader, Storage Management, ITSO Almaden http://ibm.com/redbooks > In installing TSM 3.7.0 off the cd on an IBM S70 with PLENTY of space in /usr (as well as other filesystems) I notice I get a coredump when it gets to applying the software for the following file set.. Anyone know what the problem might be here? The S70 is running AIX 4.3.3.. installp: APPLYING software for: tivoli.tsm.server.rte42 3.7.0.0 . . . . . << Copyright notice for tivoli.tsm.server.rte42 >> . . . . . . . Licensed Materials - Property of IBM 5697-TSMAX (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp. 1990, 1999. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. . . . . . << End of copyright notice for tivoli.tsm.server.rte42 >>. . . . New volume on /.cd_nToTMc/usr/sys/inst.images/tivoli.tsm.server.rte42: Cluster size is 51200 bytes (100 blocks). The volume number is 1. The backup date is: Wed Aug 25 08:32:02 PDT 1999 Files are backed up by name. The user is BUILD. The number of restored files is 2. x 8540126 ./usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv x29961 ./usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmfmt The total size is 8570087 bytes. Server options file created in /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin tivoli.tsm.server.rte42.config[215]: 15732 Trace/BPT trap(coredump) Filesets processed: 13 of 15 (Total time: 3 mins 2 secs). Gerald Wichmann RS Engineer Sansia System Solutions 408-844-8893 work 408-844-9801 fax
Re: TSM 3.7.0 Install
>tivoli.tsm.server.rte42.config[215]: 15732 Trace/BPT trap(coredump) Gerald - You indicate that your /usr should not be filling, so that should not be the cause. Another possibility is that swap space is not active on your AIX system. Richard Sims, BU
TSM 3.7.0 Install
In installing TSM 3.7.0 off the cd on an IBM S70 with PLENTY of space in /usr (as well as other filesystems) I notice I get a coredump when it gets to applying the software for the following file set.. Anyone know what the problem might be here? The S70 is running AIX 4.3.3.. installp: APPLYING software for: tivoli.tsm.server.rte42 3.7.0.0 . . . . . << Copyright notice for tivoli.tsm.server.rte42 >> . . . . . . . Licensed Materials - Property of IBM 5697-TSMAX (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp. 1990, 1999. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. . . . . . << End of copyright notice for tivoli.tsm.server.rte42 >>. . . . New volume on /.cd_nToTMc/usr/sys/inst.images/tivoli.tsm.server.rte42: Cluster size is 51200 bytes (100 blocks). The volume number is 1. The backup date is: Wed Aug 25 08:32:02 PDT 1999 Files are backed up by name. The user is BUILD. The number of restored files is 2. x 8540126 ./usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv x29961 ./usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmfmt The total size is 8570087 bytes. Server options file created in /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin tivoli.tsm.server.rte42.config[215]: 15732 Trace/BPT trap(coredump) Filesets processed: 13 of 15 (Total time: 3 mins 2 secs). Gerald Wichmann RS Engineer Sansia System Solutions 408-844-8893 work 408-844-9801 fax
DIRMC question
This may seem like a dumb question but I've got to ask it anyway. I'm trying to decide if I need to perform "archives" of some data on certain computers. Some contracts require us to keep data up to 7 years. Unfortunately the amount of data we've got makes it almost impossible to archive even once a month. So here is the question: If I use the include option for those specific directories where the data is, can I bind it to a management class that has a 7 year retention period? If the file is deleted on the client will it is in the ADSM database for 7 years as long as I specify retonly 2555? Would this setup do the trick Versions Data Exists 3 Versions Data Deleted1 Retain Extra Versions60 Retain Only Version 2555 Has anyone verified, on a smaller scale probably, that this works well? > Geoff Gill > NT Systems Support Engineer > Computer Systems Group > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (858) 826-4062 > Pager: (888) 997-9614 >
Compatibility
Hi every one I have an adsm v3.1.3 working on Aix 4.2.1 and i want to up grade the Aix to 4.3 is that would work? Thanks Regard Saad Opens Systems Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TSM backing up EMC BCV
Hello fellow TSMers, Recently I have request from a client to backup Business Continuance Volumes created on a EMC symmetrix device using TSM. The TSM server ( AIX 4.3.3, TSM 3.7.3 ) is attached directly to the EMC through fibre channel and data switch. A few Queries here : 1. Can it be done ? if it is possible, how do we go about implementing it ? 2. What pitfalls must we look out for ? 3. i remembered that TSM 4.1 will include the Tivoli data protection for symmetrix but so far, i haven't heard anything about the availability. Does anypne have any idea is there a similar component available for TSM 3.7.3 ? Many Thanks. HK
TSM backup via firewall
Hi All, I am new to firewall, and I am going to setup TSM client backup via firewall, after reading Apar IC27212 and perform testing on a NT Client and AIX TSM Server with testing firewall in between, I have a few questions to ask. Environment AIX TSM Server 3.7.3 (IP address 9.184.95.101 hostname: tivoli schedulemode is any) NT TSM Client 3.7.2 (IP address 49.11.35.51hostname: ntadsm01 schedmode is prompted) Checkpoint Firewall rules: SourceDestination ServiceAction 1. tivolintadsm01 adsm1501 accept 2. ntadsm01 tivoli adsm1500 accept 3. any anyanydrop Service adsm1501: Port 1501 defined in TCP Service Property Service adsm1500: Port 1500 defined in TCP Service Property Finding: If rule 2 is absent, cannot run dsmc incremental, q files ...etc (even manually via cli) If rule 1 is absent, dsmc client will not wake up according to server schedule Output from "netstat -a" on TSM Server when dsmc inc is running and "q session" shows 2 sessions Proto Recv_Q Send_Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) tcp4 0 0 tivoli.1500 49.11.35.51.1075 Established tcp4 0 0 tivoli.1500 49.11.35.51.1076 Established tcp4 *.1500 *.* Listen tcp4 *.1580 *.* Listen Questions: 1. Are 1075, 1076 the random ports mentioned in the Apar? 2. Are those firewall rules proper to bypass the problem mentioned in the Apar? 3. For those having TSM backup via firewall, are you having a similar setup? Apar IC27212 * USERS AFFECTED: All TSM Clients* * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Tivoli Storage Manager Client does not* * support the use of a firewall in the environment. When the * * client connects to the assigned port, the server rolls the * * client over to another random port to keep the initial port* * open for additional communication. Oncethe client is on * * another port, communication is severed unless the next* * selected port happens to be open in the firewall as well.* *** * RECOMMENDATION: It should be documented that TSM does not * * support access through a firewall.* *** PROBLEM CONCLUSION: The following statement has been documented in the readmes for all TSM clients: "The TSM clients work in conjunction with a TSM server to which they have access. Currently, TSM does not support the use of a firewall beween the server and the client." Regards, Eric Tang
Re: Slow restore
>When I do a NETSTAT on the TSM Server (3466 with TSM 3.7.2) I get the >following output. > >I wonder what Send-Q means and why the value is that high! > >Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address >tcp4 0 63800 nsm_backbone.ill.1500 node2_backbone.i.3963 The Q(ueue) counts are byte counts. Send-Q is the count of bytes not acknowledged by the remote host (it's the sb_cc character count in socket struct). A value of 63800 may or may not be high: if communication is intense, this may simply reflect a lot going on, and not a problem. (The AIX documentation fails to explain what these values are: you'll find a much better description in the Linux man page for the 'netstat' command, sadly.) >Is there a documentation on how to trap slow restore performance? I've accumulated a bunch of real-world things to look at in the "Restoral performance" topic of http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ADSM.funcdir . Richard Sims, BU
Re: DB volume layout (was Re: Database sizing question)
Geoff Allen wrote: >I've currently been trying to find bottlenecks in our database. When >we do a restore from a rather large filesystem (about 25,000 home >directories at the top level), our ADSM server thrashes the db disks >for a long time (20-40 minutes). During this time, the client appears >hung (won't redraw in X, etc.). Eventually, the server finishes >building its list, and the restore completes quickly (appears limited >only by the ability of the tape library to mount and unmount tapes). My first impression is that the symptoms do not necessarily point to DB layout. Have you specified a DIRMC for this environment? I have found that the DIRMC is important to avoid this thrashing and mounting of tapes as the server re-assembles the directory structure. With a management class for DIRMC, the directory structure is quickly put together. Especially if it is all on disk. I recommend having a look at this. John G. Talafous Sr. Tech. Prog/Anal The Timken Company Phone: (330)-471-3390 P.O. Box 6927 Fax : (330)-471-4034 1835 Dueber Ave. S.W. Canton, Ohio USA 44706-0927 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.timken.com/
Slow restore
Hi TSM-ers, today I tried to restore one of our big NT serves (60G, 45 files) The restore is quite slow - only a third of the backup speed. As our TSM server is connected to our 16MB token ring AND to our 155MB ATM backbone I wanted to be sure that the TSM Server is using the correct connection. When I do a NETSTAT on the TSM Server (3466 with TSM 3.7.2) I get the following output. I wonder what Send-Q means and why the value is that high! Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address(state) tcp4 0 63800 nsm_backbone.ill.1500 node2_backbone.i.3963 ESTABLISHED Can anyone explain the output from NETSTAT? Is there a documentation on how to trap slow restore performance? Thanks in advance for your assistance! Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Kind regards Thomas Rupp UIS - Informatik Services Vorarlberger Illwerke AG MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TEL:++43/5574/4991-251 FAX:++43/5574/4991-820-8251
