AW: Copy storage pools

[sal Salak Juraj]

Hallo Tomáš,

you could use storage standard storage pool hierarchy,
backing first to disk storage pool, 
which later migrates to primary tape pool
(you probably already do this).

If your disk storage pool is large enough not to be migrated for, say,
couple of days,
than you can schedule 
backup storage pool your_disk_storage_pool to your_tape_backup_pool 
often. This will create the redundancy you wish.

When the data from disk storage pool are later 
migrated to you primary tape storage pool,
there will not be any need to backup them again, 
TSM will keep the link between those two copies.

I have four tape drives and I still use this technique in order to
minimise usage of the tapes and to speed things up.


For older backup data you already have in your tape storage pool
you could do  first 
 move data some_tape stgpool your_disk_storage_pool,
then again backup and migration just as above.


Considering the prices of large disks this can be cheaper than having two
tape drives,
but I still do advice you: require second tape drive from your management. 
System with only one tape is restricted in more ways (reclamation , no two
paralell restores possible,
single tape is single point of failure: no backup/restore if the tape does
not work, etc.)

regards
Šalak Juraj

KEBA AG
Softwareentwicklung Bankautomation
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Postfach 111
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Österreich

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Von: Hrouda Tomáš [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Gesendet am: Freitag, 4. Mai 2001 06:45
An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Betreff: Copy storage pools

Hi all, 
I want to ensure:
1. Do I need two mountpoints (at minimum two drives) if I want to backup
primary tape storage pool to copy storage pool?
2. Is any other way to resolve making backups to copy storage pools with
only single tape drive?

Thanx Tom

Tomáš Hrouda, AGCOM Smiřice
Tivoli Certified Consultant
Storage Manager Specialist
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
049-5941312, 0604-296521
ICQ#77892561


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AW: NT Performance issues

[sal Salak Juraj]

Morgan,

I am afraid you were a bit upset when writing
your mail. Stating that Arcserve is capable of 100+ MB/sec
seems either not to be fair, or you must have very
sophisticated hardware.

In order to give you any advice more informations are needed.
If you happen , for example, to use 10MBit network,
then your 1MB/s performance is quite good.

I use NT on both sides as well, 100MBit in between,
and have restore performances of 4-18GB/hour depending
on different factors (the upper limit is only possible through
data compression)

regards
juraj salak

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Von: MORGAN TONY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Gesendet am: Donnerstag, 3. Mai 2001 18:40
An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Betreff: NT Performance issues

Hi All,

I run the NT TSM 4.1.x.x at client (43 clients) and Server and performance
is rubbish...

Arcserve was 100 times faster!!! (Min.)

I have applied all the tuning covered in the Tivoli Adv.Mgmt course... and
can't get much past 1MB/sec

So that I can justify (or not) retaining Tivoli Any ideas where its all
gone wrong

I will send details of my setttings/hardware to anyone interested

Is it really just a crabby product???

Rgds
Tony Morgan
Fortis Bank UK

Re: 3494 checkin command

[Steve Harris]

Since the 3494 has already read the barcodes in order to place the tape in the insert 
category, you could try checkl=no with no impact.

Steve Harris
AIX and ADSM Admin
Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia

>>> "Ilja G. Coolen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/05/2001 16:39:25 >>>
Hi all,

Almost everyone is right, but it needs to be mentioned that checkin using
barcode only works on libraries that are scsi controled (LIBTYPE=SCSI). If
you use ATLDD (Automatic Tape Library Device Driver)(LIBTYPE=349X) using a
network connection this feature will not work.


-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens 
Dearman, Richard
Verzonden: woensdag 2 mei 2001 18:44
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Onderwerp: 3494 checkin command


Anyone know the command on a 3494 library to checkin volumes using the
barcode only.  I added 300 new tape to my library and it wants to mount each
one instead of just using the barcode.   What is the typical command you
guys use to check in new scratch tape on a 3494.

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Copy storage pools

[Hrouda Tomáš]

Hi all, 
I want to ensure:
1. Do I need two mountpoints (at minimum two drives) if I want to backup
primary tape storage pool to copy storage pool?
2. Is any other way to resolve making backups to copy storage pools with
only single tape drive?

Thanx Tom

Tomáš Hrouda, AGCOM Smiřice
Tivoli Certified Consultant
Storage Manager Specialist
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Re: ODBC driver system error 126

[Charlotte Brooks]

John - seems like this error has occurred before when not using the latest
client level (eg the base code of the install CD rather than the latest fix
level). If you're on V4, try
ftp://service.software.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/client/v4r1/Windows/i386,

or on 3.7
ftp://service.software.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/client/v3r7/Windows/i386.


If you still get the error best to call support as there might be a missing
or misplaced DLL. I hope this helps

Regards, Charlotte
Project Leader, Tivoli Storage Management solutions, ITSO Almaden
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://ibm.com/redbooks


"Talafous, John G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 05/03/2001
05:34:25 PM

Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Sent by:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:
Subject:  ODBC driver system error 126



I am installing IP22151_12_ODBC_Driver.exe install on Windows 2000
Professional. I must be missing something. I've tried and tried and just
can't seem to make it work. When trying to configure the Windows 2000 ODBC
Data Source Administrator using the System DSN tab, I consistently get "The
setup routines for the TSM ODBC driver could not be loaded due to system
error code 126. Could not load the setup or translator library".  Has
anyone
seen this before?

John G. Talafous  IS Technical Principal
The Timken CompanyGlobal Software Support
P.O. Box 6927 Data Management
1835 Dueber Ave. S.W. Phone: (330)-471-3390
Canton, Ohio USA  44706-0927  Fax  : (330)-471-4034
[EMAIL PROTECTED]   http://www.timken.com

ODBC driver system error 126

[Talafous, John G.]

I am installing IP22151_12_ODBC_Driver.exe install on Windows 2000
Professional. I must be missing something. I've tried and tried and just
can't seem to make it work. When trying to configure the Windows 2000 ODBC
Data Source Administrator using the System DSN tab, I consistently get "The
setup routines for the TSM ODBC driver could not be loaded due to system
error code 126. Could not load the setup or translator library".  Has anyone
seen this before?

John G. Talafous  IS Technical Principal
The Timken CompanyGlobal Software Support
P.O. Box 6927 Data Management
1835 Dueber Ave. S.W. Phone: (330)-471-3390
Canton, Ohio USA  44706-0927  Fax  : (330)-471-4034
[EMAIL PROTECTED]   http://www.timken.com

Vendor Interest for Oxford University TSM Symposium 2001

[Laura Buckley]

The organizing committee for the Oxford University TSM Symposium 2001 is
inviting vendors with TSM related hardware and software products to display
their products in our vendor demo area and possibly provide presentations on
their products.

We are specifically looking for companies who provide value added software
products for managing TSM and companies who provide storage hardware
supported by the TSM environment (i.e. tape libraries, SAN switches etc.)

If you are interested in participating in this event as a vendor, please
contact Laura Buckley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our website and submit
the vendor interest form.  You will be contacted with information regarding
fees and accommodations.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Re: 3590 question

[Peter Bjoern]

>We want to use both FC ports of the 3590 drives (connected via a FC
>fabric)in parallel for automatic path fail over. Is this supported by AIX
>and how could this be implemented in AIX. At the moment I see for the same
>drive two definitions in AIX. They are both available but they doesn't
work
>in TSM (drives are first polled by TSM and set to unavailable later on).

>Do you have a recommendation for defining both pathes to AIX in parallel
for
>dynamic path fail over?


>Thank you in advance
>Uwe

If you look at the tape drive charataristics in AIX, there is an option
called "Enable alternate pathing support".
I suppose this has to be involved in getting alternat paths to work.

I have not yet found anywhere in the AIX documentation where this is
documented, but I have not looked everywhere
yet :-)

We have two FC adapters in the host and therefore have two definitions for
each of our four physical tapedrives.
In our case rmt0=rmt3, rmt1=rmt2, rmt4=rmt6 and rmt5=rmt7.
If we had been using both FC connections on the drives as well, I suppose
we would have had four instances of
each drive.

You can check the WWPN of the drive to verify which is what.

I have tried to enable alternate pathing support and this causes the
connection name of 30-58-01 to change to
30-58-01-PRI for the first instance of the drive and 20-58-01 to
20-58-01-ALT for the second instance of the drive.

I have had no problems with the drives being switched offline and TSM did
function OK with the drives.
However, I saw a tendency to have I/O concentrated on one of the FC
adapters while the other adapter was only
slightly used, so I turned off the alternate pathing support again and
defined the drives to TSM with two on the
one FC adapter and two on the other adapter. This keeps the load balanced.

Perhaps we need a tape version of the disk DPO (Data Path Optimizer)
software which collects all paths to a disk
under one name and does a good job of balancing I/O or perhaps we only need
to read the documentation if
we can find it.

If anybody knows where the "Alternate pathing support" may be documented, I
would be happy to hear about it.

Regards

Peter








pathing support

Re: TDP for Exchange 2.2 and storage group problem

[Del Hoobler]

Jim,

The group:

   http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/pubs/admanual.htm#optional

Specifically TDP for Exchange 2.2:


http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/pubs/v4pubs/v1_pdf/msexc/ab5exmst.pdf


Thanks,

Del



Del Hoobler
IBM Corporation
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"It's a beautiful day.  Don't let it get away."  -- Bono




Jim Kirkman
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.EDU>cc:
Sent by: Subject: Re: TDP for Exchange 2.2 and 
storage group problem
"ADSM: Dist
Stor Manager"
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05/03/2001
01:48 PM
Please respond
to jim_kirkman





Del,

Is this documentation available on-line?

BTW, we're expecting a CD early next week w/2.2

Del Hoobler wrote:

> Mark,
>
> Are you using the "/EXCSERVER=virtual-server-name" option?
> In a cluster setup, it MUST be specified.
> (See page 35 in the GUI chapter and page 66 of the command-line chapter.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Del
>
> 
>
> Del Hoobler
> IBM Corporation
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> "It's a beautiful day.  Don't let it get away."  -- Bono
>
> Mark Stapleton
>  BEE.COM> cc:
> Sent by: Subject: TDP for Exchange
2.2 and storage group problem
> "ADSM: Dist
> Stor Manager"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> IST.EDU>
>
> 05/03/2001
> 01:05 AM
> Please respond
> to "ADSM: Dist
> Stor Manager"
>
> I'm trying to install and configure the new TDP for Exchange 2.2 agent
> for a prospective customer. After getting the client to at least run,
> which was not a trivial exercise, we've run into a brick wall. We can't
> drill down the left-hand pane's tree past the 'Information Store' entry;
> in other words, the backup GUI can't seem to see the storage groups.
> (The customer is running clustered Exchange 2000 servers.)
>
> I think the error number the GUI gives us is ACN5725E; the command line
> gives us error message ACN0151E (I think) in the log file.
>
> We think it's probably a syntax issue with the include lines in dsm.opt,
> but the documentation is a little thin. Tivoli support took the matter
> to level 2 late this afternoon, and I've gotten no response yet.
>
> Does anyone out there have any successful experience with the new TDP
> for Exchange and clustered servers?
>
> --
> Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

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Re: Identify tape volumes

[PETER GRIFFIN]

select volume_name from contents where file_name like (???%)

file_name is the client's name for the file

you possible could replace file_name with filespace_name since the oracle db probably 
would be in it's own file space

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/03/01 11:45pm >>>
I am looking for a select statement to identify tape volumes used during an
oracle db backup
for a specific date (04/20/01).  Can anyone help me?

Thanks


William M. Jolley
EDS
9014 Research Drive
Charlotte, NC  28226

Tel:704-548-5524
pag:877-471-5029

email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: NT Performance issues

[PINNI, BALANAND (SBCSI)]

Hi
tony

I have AIX servers and tuning helped me in dsmserv.opt file and AIX tuning.I
have 40 unix/40nt clients.
In arcserv does it manange with data base to recover to particular date and
time
during restore.

balanand pinni
-Original Message-
From: MORGAN TONY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 11:40 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: NT Performance issues


Hi All,

I run the NT TSM 4.1.x.x at client (43 clients) and Server and performance
is rubbish...

Arcserve was 100 times faster!!! (Min.)

I have applied all the tuning covered in the Tivoli Adv.Mgmt course... and
can't get much past 1MB/sec

So that I can justify (or not) retaining Tivoli Any ideas where its all
gone wrong

I will send details of my setttings/hardware to anyone interested

Is it really just a crabby product???

Rgds
Tony Morgan
Fortis Bank UK

Re: DLT Clean problem

[Justino Costa]

Hi all,

I'll do 3 replies in this mail:


___ REPLY 1 ___
>Why don't you use the library autoclean functionality, it's simpler and
>moreover it won't use one slot in your 9740 as the cleaning slot is not
>visible for TSM ?
>rv

I was using autoclean but I disabled it because:

*) With autoclean and TSM, the library never cleaned the drives ! Yes, I
know it's strange but with Legato, the library auto clean worked well. I
don't know why it works with Legato and not with TSM. IBM doesn't know
either.

*) I want to have more than 1 cleaning tape in the library.

*) I want to receive warnings at Tivoli TEC when the cleaning tapes need to
be replaced.


___ REPLY 2 ___
>I believe with the STK 9740 you are supposed autoclean on the 9740 itself
and NOT throught *SM.   In general >libraries that have autoclean
capability should have it enabled and not use *SM for cleaning.
>David B. Longo

*) I think I answerd this on reply 1. Nevertheless, why souldn't you be
able to use TSM cleaning feature if it's there ?


___ REPLY 3 ___
>First the cleaning tape has to be kept in its slot ,only one slot is
allowed
>though its written two in robot lib.Pl look at ROBOT TAPE LIB ,
>OPEN DOOR AND SEE THE LABEL.NOT NOTES.To locate the cell.

>I had the problem that it did not pick from the cell.
>Its 9710 tape lib.Sould be of same type urs also.

*) Yes you right. The cleaning tape as a reserved slot but only when
autoclean is enabled.

*) When auto clean is disabled, you don't need (or use) that slot. Instead,
you use normal slots for them:

ANR2017I Administrator ROOT issued command: CHECKIN  LIBVolume stk9740_2
CLN013 STATus=CLEaner CLEanings=20
ANR8427I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME for volume CLN013 in library  STK9740_2
completed successfully.

tsm: MATBCKPPR01 > q libvol f=D
Lib_name Vol_name Status Home_Element Cleanings Left
..
STK9740_2CLN003  Cleaner 136  17
STK9740_2CLN013  Cleaner 119  20


___END REPLIES___


So, I guess the problem still remains unsolved :-(  Today I had another I/O
error:

# 2001-05-03 16:50:12  ANR8302E I/O error on drive DRIVE_3 (/dev/rmt/10mt)
# (OP=READ, CC=422, KEY=03, ASC=80, ASCQ=01,
#
SENSE=F0.00.03.00.04.00.00.16.00.06.23.CC.80.01.00.00.00.00.81.03.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.,
# Description=An undetermined error has occurred).  Refer to Appendix D in
# the 'Messages' manual for recommended action.

I did found more information though. In the DLT7000_rev4.pdf manual, in
page 203, section "EEPROM Vendor Unique Page Parameters", there's a
firmware parameter that says:

DISDEFERCLNRPT | ASCII Binary | 0 or 1 |  When set, a cleaning report is
sent over the library port as soon as the cleaning light illuminates. If
this parameter = 0, then the report is sent only at unload. (0 is de
default value).

Do you think that I should try to change this parameter to 1 ?


Thank you,
Justino Miguel Costa
Edinfor - Unix Team
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___Original mail___

(See attached file: dlt_clean.txt)

 dlt_clean.txt

Re: LTO restore performance - seek problem?

[Leopold Hameder]

Hi All


Below again a posting from a few weeks ago - with the microcode - infos.
With this Microcode i needed 67 minutes to restore 17 GB...


LTO Microcode - Perf Improvement
From: arhoads <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 06:10:46 -0800


I'm posting this to the ADSM-L list so that anyone to whom it applies
can gain the benefit ASAP.  I get it from an IBM internal/Business
Partner mailing and recieved permission to post it here.

Regards,  Steffan

+++

The latest LTO drive microcode (0CE1) provides a
significant performance improvement for customers doing
certain types of tape operations.  This level of code
dramatically improves the overheads associated with
buffer flush (write 0 filemarks) and end of file (write
2 filemarks, backspace 1 filemark).

TSM does a buffer flush after every transaction.  The
end of file impact would be greatest for customers
writing a series of files to the LTO tape drive.  For
tape applications that intensively use buffer flush or
are writing a series of files we have seen 30% to 50%
elapsed time improvements after installing 0CE1.  0BN1
was the previous LTO drive microcode release.

For 3580, 3581, and 3583 mach types (Customer Setup),
the customer can download 0CE1 from:

 ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/358x

 Choose 0CE1.fmr

Instructions for verifying the current LTO drive
microcode release and how to install the new release
can be found in the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers
Installation and Users Guide available from:

 ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/

For 3584s, have the customer request his CE update the
LTO drive microcode.




On Thursday 03 May 2001 17:35, you wrote:
> I would hope/expect to see at least 10 GB/Hr restore speed, especially if
> there was no need to mount a lot of tapes;  have you opened PMR with IBM
> and/or Tivoli on this problem?!?  Also, are you seeing 20 GB/Hr on backup
> speed?
>
> We just ordered a six drive 3583, along with H80, specifically intended to
> address restore performance (and capacity) issues... so we are very much
> interested and concerned about your experience!  Our plan would be to use
> either TSM server 3.7.4 or 4.1.3 (just recently released, with some fixes
> for performance & LTO support) - I am suspicious that you're seeing
> problems associated with the 4.1.2 server.
>
> Thanx,
> Don
>
> Don France
>
> Technical Architect - Unix Engineering/P.A.C.E.
> San Jose, CA
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> PACE - http://www.pacepros.com
> Bus-Ph:   (408) 257-3037
>
>
>  -Original Message-
> From:   John Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent:   Thursday, May 03, 2001 6:40 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:LTO restore performance - seek problem?
>
> Greetings,
> I have seen many posts on adsm.org about LTO, but none that
> addresses the problem I am seeing.  Backup speed seems to be fine, at
> least as far as I can tell.  But when I do a restore, I see a strange
> behavior.  The restore seems to happen in bursts, where the restore
> pulls back files lickety-split for a awhile, then stops for 15-20
> minutes, then continues.  I think that the wait is the seek from one
> spot on the tape to another.  We have two tape drives in the IBM 3583
> library, and the problem seems to be happening on both of them.  We
> upgraded to the 0CE1 version of the LTO microcode, but it has not
> improved things that I can tell.
> We restored 1.5 GB from our RS/6000 TSM server to a NT client, and
> it took 47762 seconds, or 13 hours.  All the data was on one tape, so it
> is not a colocation problem.  How long should it take an LTO drive to
> seek?  I have done these sort of restores on DLT, and it can usually get
> from any place to any place on a tape within a few minutes.  I expected
> LTO to be at least as good.  A 13 hour restore is completely
> unacceptable.
> Any input or things to try would be appreciated.  By the way, the
> TSM server is an RS/6000 F50 running AIX 4.3.3 ML4, with TSM 4.1.2.  It
> is running atape 6.0.4, and atldd 4.1.5.0, which are both the latest, I
> believe.  The NT client was TSM 4.1.2.  Both are on the same switch on a
> 100MB Ethernet network, so I don't think the network is related in any
> way.
>
> TIA,
> John Schneider
>
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Using Tivoli Software Distribution for TSM Client Code

[Larry Girardi]

People,

We are in the process of implementing TSM using a SAN and shared libraries.
TSM will be running on two SUN 4500s using EMC DASD, IBM SDGs, LTO libraries.

We want to use Tivoli Software Distribution to put client code on about 500-800
clients.
We have NT, W2K, and Solaris clients.

1) Are any of you using Tivoli Software Distribution for this purpose?

2) Is it working good?

3) Is there any advice you can give me to follow the easiest path?


Thank you,

Larry Girardi
860-277-6675
Citigroup (Travelers)

Re: Problem downloading latest Windows Client

[Thomas Denier]

Quoting Jeff Connor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> I've been trying to download the latest Windows client from the
> service.boulder.ibm.com FTP server all day but can get the .EXE to
> download
> all the way.  I can download the README's but the .EXE file download
> stops
> at 22,168KB and hangs there every time.  Anyone else had this happen?

I once saw behavior like this while trying to download client software
to an Intel-architecture Linux system. The problem went away when I
shut down Linux, powered off the system, and powered on the system. I
have since seen other behavior suggesting that the network card on
that system is a little flaky.

Re: NT Performance issues

[Jeff Bach]

Be aware

If you are running WIN2000, TSM only keeps one version of the registry.
They indicated that this was not a problem, but I define ADSM to keep
between 3 and 7 copies of each file.  Try not to learn this the hard way.

If you are running prior to 3.7 on server or client the WIN2000 registry is
not backed up at all.  If the client is 3.7, but not the server, TSM creates
a file with the registry contents on the client (find it and NT can get the
registry back).

Jeff Bach
Home Office Open Systems Engineering
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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Re: recreate bitvectors

[David_Bohm]

The APAR actually applies to all TSM server platforms.  For the MVS server
a ZAP
is available.  Although the problem is in common code, the symptom does not
occur on the Windows platform.  The MVS and the Solaris servers will hang.
The
AIX server will crash.  I am not sure what the HP server will do.  On the
Windows server
the command will complete successfully.  The original fix was tested on the
Windows
platform which is why this problem was not noticed.  This has now also been
tested
on MVS since the ZAP was tested there.  This problem will be fixed in the
next
fixtest level.

I am sure that this APAR is the problem even if you are not running MVS
since the
problem is in common code.  Although it is common code the symptom on the
other platforms are different because of the interaction between the common
code
and the platform specific code.

My tests recreated the bitvector in a matter of seconds, although my disk
storage pool
volumes were small.  If the volumes are large and contain a lot of data I
would expect
the time to take something in the range of a few hours at the most, not
days.  This
assumes that the server is very busy with processing.  Until the new
fixtests are
available, this command will only work on the Windows server or with the
ZAP on
the MVS server.

David Bohm
TSM server development
email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Bill Colwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 05/03/2001 07:09:36 AM

Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Sent by:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:
Subject:  Re: recreate bitvectors



Saud - if your server is os/390 then this apar is your problem.

Item PQ48420

  APAR Identifier .. PQ48420   Last Changed..01/05/02
  HANG ACQUIRE MUTEX ISSUING RECREATE BITVECTORS  IC29878


  Symptom .. WS WAIT  Status ... OPEN
  Severity ... 1  Date Closed .
  Component .. 5697TSMVS  Duplicate of 
  Reported Release . 371  Fixed Release 
  Component Name TIVOLI STR MGR   Special Notice
  Current Target Date ..01/05/02  Flags
  SCP ...
  Platform 

  Status Detail: CREATE - APAR solution creation has begun.

  PE PTF List:

  PTF List:


  Parent APAR:
  Child APAR list:


  ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  On MVS platform, issuing RECREATE BITVECTORS as part of
  recommended fix for IC29878, server hangs attempt to
  reaccess a mutex that it already has acquired.
  --
  Server will not respond to commands.



  LOCAL FIX:
  ZAP will be provided for MVS customers
  Following ZAP has been tested with 4132 and 3745 fixtest
  --
NAME DSMSERV DSUTIL$
VERIFY   2186 05EF
VERIFY   2190 478035A0
REP  2186 0700
REP  2190 47F035A0
  The customer will also get following message twice for each
  bitvector object that needs to be recreated.
  ANRD TMLOCK(734): Attempt to release unheld shared lock.
  These messages can be ignored.  The fix for those messages
  are already included in the GA code and in the next patch level.


In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 05/03/01
   at 10:09 AM, Suad Musovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

>Has anyone run the special "recreate bitvectors" introduced in a patch
>recently?

>I have fruitlessly watch my system for 4 days waiting for the process
>to end but nothing seems to be happening(system has been sitting at idle)

>If so, how long did it take? how big was your database? etc...

>Suad
>--

--
--
Bill Colwell
C. S. Draper Lab
Cambridge, Ma.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--

Problem downloading latest Windows Client

[Jeff Connor]

I've been trying to download the latest Windows client from the
service.boulder.ibm.com FTP server all day but can get the .EXE to download
all the way.  I can download the README's but the .EXE file download stops
at 22,168KB and hangs there every time.  Anyone else had this happen?

Thanks
Jeff Connor
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp

Re: NT Performance issues

[Othonas Xixis]

Hi Tony,
did you used the same crabby network with arcserv ? or you were backing
up to local drives ?
Seems like there is network issue in yr environment... have u tried to
ftp from the TSM server to any TSM client ? how is the performance there
... rubbish ? probably...

It is not a TSM issue friend, its a resources issue outside of TSM
(network, memory, etc...).

GLuck.

Cheers.

Othonas



Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:
Subject: NT Performance issues


Hi All,

I run the NT TSM 4.1.x.x at client (43 clients) and Server and
performance
is rubbish...

Arcserve was 100 times faster!!! (Min.)

I have applied all the tuning covered in the Tivoli Adv.Mgmt course...
and
can't get much past 1MB/sec

So that I can justify (or not) retaining Tivoli Any ideas where its
all gone wrong

I will send details of my setttings/hardware to anyone interested

Is it really just a crabby product???

Rgds
Tony Morgan
Fortis Bank UK

Re: NT Performance issues

[Chris Gibes]

> Hi All,
>
> I run the NT TSM 4.1.x.x at client (43 clients) and Server and performance
> is rubbish...
>
> Arcserve was 100 times faster!!! (Min.)
>
> I have applied all the tuning covered in the Tivoli Adv.Mgmt course... and
> can't get much past 1MB/sec

so you were getting at least 100MB/sec or 360GB/hour with arcserve?!?!?

Still, 1MB/sec isn't good at all.

>
> So that I can justify (or not) retaining Tivoli Any ideas where its all
> gone wrong

My first inclination is to blame the network :)

Seriously, you should try ftping some larger files to your TSM server and see
what kind of speed you get. If that speed is satisfactory then you need to go
down the chain and look at your storage pool setup and make sure that all your
hardware associated with it is performing as expected. Once you've looked at
your network infrastructure and hardware and eliminated them as possible
bottlenecks, then you can start looking at TSM tuning parameters.

>
> I will send details of my setttings/hardware to anyone interested
>
> Is it really just a crabby product???

I've gone in and replaced Arcserve with TSM and have usually gotten better
performance with TSM than with Arcserve. In those instances where I haven't it
was because the hardware was the bottleneck for both systems.

The usual knock against TSM isn't performance related, it's that TSM is overly
complicated and has a steep learning curve.

To really diagnose the problem you should tell us what kind of hardware and OS
your TSM server is running on, and then the output of q opt, q stg, q status
and  more information about your clients.

Chris Gibes
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: NT Performance issues

[Thierry ITTY]

tsm overall performance is quite the order of network speed
i've been given the following data (to be verified)
- 1,4 GB/hour on a 10 Mb/sec net
- 14 on a 100
- 140 on a 1 Gb

some clues :
- check your network (by doing remote file copy or ftp transfer)
- check your clients backup logs : they will tell you how fast data has
been transfered on the network 
- check your achitecture (disk pool, disk perf, tape pool, tape perf,
migration conditions...)
- what about the server own backups ? fast or not ? (no external network here)

hth


A 18:39 03/05/01 +0200, vous avez écrit :
>Hi All,
>
>I run the NT TSM 4.1.x.x at client (43 clients) and Server and performance
>is rubbish...
>
>Arcserve was 100 times faster!!! (Min.)
>
>I have applied all the tuning covered in the Tivoli Adv.Mgmt course... and
>can't get much past 1MB/sec
>
>So that I can justify (or not) retaining Tivoli Any ideas where its all
>gone wrong
>
>I will send details of my setttings/hardware to anyone interested
>
>Is it really just a crabby product???
>
>Rgds
>Tony Morgan
>Fortis Bank UK
>
>
- * - * - * - * - * - * -
Mes idees n'engagent que moi (vieux proverbe du Net)

Thierry ITTY
eMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]   FRANCE

Re: TDP for Exchange 2.2 and storage group problem

[Jim Kirkman]

Del,

Is this documentation available on-line?

BTW, we're expecting a CD early next week w/2.2

Del Hoobler wrote:

> Mark,
>
> Are you using the "/EXCSERVER=virtual-server-name" option?
> In a cluster setup, it MUST be specified.
> (See page 35 in the GUI chapter and page 66 of the command-line chapter.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Del
>
> 
>
> Del Hoobler
> IBM Corporation
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> "It's a beautiful day.  Don't let it get away."  -- Bono
>
> Mark Stapleton
>  BEE.COM> cc:
> Sent by: Subject: TDP for Exchange 2.2 and 
>storage group problem
> "ADSM: Dist
> Stor Manager"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> IST.EDU>
>
> 05/03/2001
> 01:05 AM
> Please respond
> to "ADSM: Dist
> Stor Manager"
>
> I'm trying to install and configure the new TDP for Exchange 2.2 agent
> for a prospective customer. After getting the client to at least run,
> which was not a trivial exercise, we've run into a brick wall. We can't
> drill down the left-hand pane's tree past the 'Information Store' entry;
> in other words, the backup GUI can't seem to see the storage groups.
> (The customer is running clustered Exchange 2000 servers.)
>
> I think the error number the GUI gives us is ACN5725E; the command line
> gives us error message ACN0151E (I think) in the log file.
>
> We think it's probably a syntax issue with the include lines in dsm.opt,
> but the documentation is a little thin. Tivoli support took the matter
> to level 2 late this afternoon, and I've gotten no response yet.
>
> Does anyone out there have any successful experience with the new TDP
> for Exchange and clustered servers?
>
> --
> Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

--
Jim Kirkman
AIS - Systems
UNC-Chapel Hill
966-5884

Re: NT Performance issues

[Remeta, Mark]

you should use arcserve


-Original Message-
From: MORGAN TONY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:40 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: NT Performance issues


Hi All,

I run the NT TSM 4.1.x.x at client (43 clients) and Server and performance
is rubbish...

Arcserve was 100 times faster!!! (Min.)

I have applied all the tuning covered in the Tivoli Adv.Mgmt course... and
can't get much past 1MB/sec

So that I can justify (or not) retaining Tivoli Any ideas where its all
gone wrong

I will send details of my setttings/hardware to anyone interested

Is it really just a crabby product???

Rgds
Tony Morgan
Fortis Bank UK

Re: NT Performance issues

[Lindsay Morris]

Performance that bad suggests (shooting in the dark here) that your NIC
might be set to autonegotiate rather than 100mbps.
You might try to ftp a file from your TSM server to its client (i.e., take
TSM out of the picture)  and see what kind of numbers you get.
I don't think it's a crappy product. Quite the opposite.  Complex, maybe...

-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
MORGAN TONY
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:40 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: NT Performance issues


Hi All,

I run the NT TSM 4.1.x.x at client (43 clients) and Server and performance
is rubbish...

Arcserve was 100 times faster!!! (Min.)

I have applied all the tuning covered in the Tivoli Adv.Mgmt course... and
can't get much past 1MB/sec

So that I can justify (or not) retaining Tivoli Any ideas where its all
gone wrong

I will send details of my setttings/hardware to anyone interested

Is it really just a crabby product???

Rgds
Tony Morgan
Fortis Bank UK

Re: DISK reclamation?

[Jack McKinney]

Big Brother tells me that Alex Paschal wrote:
> Hi, Jack.  There's a FAQ at Richard Sims's site,
> 
> http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ADSM.funcdir
> 
> There's a searchable archive at
> 
> http://www.adsm.org
> 

 Thanks.   I knew of the searchable archive, but it wouldn't help
much: a search for DISK and RECLAMATION would turn up too many results
to be very useful.
 The documentation in TSM didn't help much, either.  I have finally
found that TSM does not need to reclaim DISK space (though I still do
not know if it fragments files, or reclaims DISK volumes to themselves).
I found this by reading what _wasn't_ in the documentation.  The reference
guide has an option under DEFINE STGPOOL to specify what stgpool to use
to reclaim the one you are defining.  However, the specific docs for
DEFINE STGPOOL DISK is missing that option.  I can thus infer that it does
not need to do reclamation.  The docs should really spell this out, as I
am still interested in knowing if TSM will just fill the holes (in which
case the database could grow significantly, since each file could have
multiple entries to locate all of its fragments) or if it shifts the data
down the volume to recover space at the end.  Only time will tell...


 PGP signature

Re: recreate bitvectors

[Bill Colwell]

Saud - if your server is os/390 then this apar is your problem.

Item PQ48420

  APAR Identifier .. PQ48420   Last Changed..01/05/02
  HANG ACQUIRE MUTEX ISSUING RECREATE BITVECTORS  IC29878


  Symptom .. WS WAIT  Status ... OPEN
  Severity ... 1  Date Closed .
  Component .. 5697TSMVS  Duplicate of 
  Reported Release . 371  Fixed Release 
  Component Name TIVOLI STR MGR   Special Notice
  Current Target Date ..01/05/02  Flags
  SCP ...
  Platform 

  Status Detail: CREATE - APAR solution creation has begun.

  PE PTF List:

  PTF List:


  Parent APAR:
  Child APAR list:


  ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  On MVS platform, issuing RECREATE BITVECTORS as part of
  recommended fix for IC29878, server hangs attempt to
  reaccess a mutex that it already has acquired.
  --
  Server will not respond to commands.



  LOCAL FIX:
  ZAP will be provided for MVS customers
  Following ZAP has been tested with 4132 and 3745 fixtest
  --
NAME DSMSERV DSUTIL$
VERIFY   2186 05EF
VERIFY   2190 478035A0
REP  2186 0700
REP  2190 47F035A0
  The customer will also get following message twice for each
  bitvector object that needs to be recreated.
  ANRD TMLOCK(734): Attempt to release unheld shared lock.
  These messages can be ignored.  The fix for those messages
  are already included in the GA code and in the next patch level.


In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 05/03/01
   at 10:09 AM, Suad Musovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

>Has anyone run the special "recreate bitvectors" introduced in a patch
>recently?

>I have fruitlessly watch my system for 4 days waiting for the process
>to end but nothing seems to be happening(system has been sitting at idle)

>If so, how long did it take? how big was your database? etc...

>Suad
>--

--
--
Bill Colwell
C. S. Draper Lab
Cambridge, Ma.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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NT Performance issues

[MORGAN TONY]

Hi All,

I run the NT TSM 4.1.x.x at client (43 clients) and Server and performance
is rubbish...

Arcserve was 100 times faster!!! (Min.)

I have applied all the tuning covered in the Tivoli Adv.Mgmt course... and
can't get much past 1MB/sec

So that I can justify (or not) retaining Tivoli Any ideas where its all
gone wrong

I will send details of my setttings/hardware to anyone interested

Is it really just a crabby product???

Rgds
Tony Morgan
Fortis Bank UK

Re: DISK reclamation?

[Alex Paschal]

Hi, Jack.  There's a FAQ at Richard Sims's site,

http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ADSM.funcdir

There's a searchable archive at

http://www.adsm.org

Alex

-Original Message-
From: Jack McKinney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:28 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: DISK reclamation?


 TSM 4.1.3.2 (I think... 4.1 plus whatever patch they put on their site
last week) on AIX 4.3.3.

 Firstly, is there a FAQ associated with this list?   I have a feeling
this question may have come up before...

Re: ANR9999D tcpcomm.c(1567)

[MORGAN TONY]

Malcolm,

2 things to check

a: check your maxsession in dsmserv.opt or the equiv. on the sun box
b: NT sessions sometimes hang...q sess and cancel sess # to remove

sorry its a quicky, but i'm going home...Now!

-Original Message-
From: Gibb, Malcolm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 03 May 2001 10:24
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:


Good morning, hope you've got your thinkin' caps on,

Got this error message in the ACTLOG when starting the client GUI on NT4.0,
the server is on Sun Solaris, TSM version 4.1.3

05/03/01 09:04:31 ANRD tcpcomm.c(1567): SessionThread: return code
from
   setsockopt is 22

I can't log onto the server via the web browser at the same time the client
is open, and I'm stuck.  All I want to do is to manually backup some files.

Any advice for this novice user would be great.

Mal

Tel - (0191) 587 8941
Quantum DSMC Peterlee

Re: 3575lib

[George Lesho]

Yes!
George Lesho
Storage/System Admin
AFC Enterprises





Gisbert Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 05/03/2001 08:59:55 AM

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To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:(bcc: George Lesho/Partners/AFC)
Fax to:
Subject:  3575lib



Hello,

can anyone tell me how to check whether my 3575 library tapedrives can
use Magstar C-Format XL tapes?



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Ooops...

[Lindsay Morris]

Sorry,all, about the accidental commercial postings about Servergraph. I
clicked reply, and oh,well. Honest mistake.
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Re: LTO restore performance - seek problem?

[Caffey, Jeff L.]

John,

I am experiencing similar problems here.  My backup performance is
fantastic, but my restore performance is poor.  All my variables (server,
client, code levels, LTO, etc...) are similar to yours, except we're on
Gigabit Ethernet.  I've even tried eliminating the LTO's from the picture by
restoring from cached disk pools.  I recommend you try that yourself and see
if your performance changes.  Even though I tried that here, it didn't seem
to help much - so I don't think the LTO technology is the problem.

Even with using the disk pools for the source, I still see the long delays
like you see.  I've found some things that seem to slightly improve
performance IN A TEST ENVIRONMENT.  These things are:
 - performing multiple restores at the same time
 - restoring from a command line rather than the GUI
 - restoring entire volumes rather than individual files.
Obviously, you can't rely on those methods in the real world.   Tivoli
support hasn't given me a very good answer yet either...  They suggest that
TSM is looking through the database to decide what files to restore next.
Yeah, right...

This is (so far) my only real complaint about TSM.  But the whole reason we
do backups anyway is so we can restore, right...?  Please let me know what
you find out and I'll do the same for you.

Thank you,

Jeff Caffey
Enterprise Systems Programmer
(AIX & Storage Administrator)
Pier 1 imports, Inc.  -  Information Services
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Voice: (817) 252-6222
Fax:   (817) 252-7299



 -Original Message-
From:   John Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Thursday, May 03, 2001 8:40 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:LTO restore performance - seek problem?

Greetings,
I have seen many posts on adsm.org about LTO, but none that
addresses the problem I am seeing.  Backup speed seems to be fine, at
least as far as I can tell.  But when I do a restore, I see a strange
behavior.  The restore seems to happen in bursts, where the restore
pulls back files lickety-split for a awhile, then stops for 15-20
minutes, then continues.  I think that the wait is the seek from one
spot on the tape to another.  We have two tape drives in the IBM 3583
library, and the problem seems to be happening on both of them.  We
upgraded to the 0CE1 version of the LTO microcode, but it has not
improved things that I can tell.
We restored 1.5 GB from our RS/6000 TSM server to a NT client, and
it took 47762 seconds, or 13 hours.  All the data was on one tape, so it
is not a colocation problem.  How long should it take an LTO drive to
seek?  I have done these sort of restores on DLT, and it can usually get
from any place to any place on a tape within a few minutes.  I expected
LTO to be at least as good.  A 13 hour restore is completely
unacceptable.
Any input or things to try would be appreciated.  By the way, the
TSM server is an RS/6000 F50 running AIX 4.3.3 ML4, with TSM 4.1.2.  It
is running atape 6.0.4, and atldd 4.1.5.0, which are both the latest, I
believe.  The NT client was TSM 4.1.2.  Both are on the same switch on a
100MB Ethernet network, so I don't think the network is related in any
way.

TIA,
John Schneider

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Re: Sams Vantage??

[Lindsay Morris]

Hi, Stephen.

Did you ever get a chance to look at Servergraph/TSM?

I'd be very interested in your take on what TDS has that Servergraph lacks.
The slideshow only takes 10-15 minutes, if you just want the 5,000-foot
view.

I know TDS is free with 4.1, but you still have to buy the supporting
package from Tivoli, right? How much did that cost you?

Hope to hear from you. Thanks.


-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Stephen Mackereth
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 8:11 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Sams Vantage??


Hi Joe,

We run it but its not very good.
it not as good as TDS (Tivoli Decision Support) for TSM, which can be
configured to retrieve different information from the TSM Server.

we have outstanding issues with sams where it will just lock up, blue screen
or
stop collecting information from TSM, when it finds something in the act log
it can't handle.

we are about to turn it off.

> Regards
>
> Stephen Mackereth
> Senior UNIX Consultant / Senior Storage Administrator (TSM)
> ITS Unix Systems Support
> Coles Myer Ltd.


-Original Message-
From: Joseph Dawes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 25 April 2001 22:50
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sams Vantage??


Is anyone using this product ? And are you happy with it?? please advise,
thanks




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Re: Servergraph

[Lindsay Morris]

Hi, Steve.

Did you ever get a chance to look at Servergraph/TSM, after I sent you the
press release the other day?

The slideshow only takes 10-15 minutes, if you just want the 5,000-foot
view.

Hope to hear from you. Thanks.


-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Steve Schaub
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 1:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Anyone have any SQL ideas for these stats?


Paul,

I recently needed this same info, so I wrote a Rexx program to take the
results of a TSM SQL command and use the data to graphically plot tape drive
utilization for all drives across a given span of time.  Although we use Aix
for our TSM server, the Rexx program runs on our OS/390 mainframe.  If you
are interested, reply direct to me and I can send you the jcl, rexx code,
etc.  The program is < 200 lines, but makes heavy use of dynamic,
multi-dimensional arrays, so you would need to be fairly proficient in Rexx
to do much de-coding.

Steve Schaub
Haworth, Inc
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/25 12:51 PM >>>
Paul,

I tried:
dsmadmc -id=id -pa=password -comma -out=x:\tempdir\mountlog.mount q act
begind=-1 endd=-1 begint=00:00 endt=23:59 msg=8337
dsmadmc -id=id -pa=password -comma -out=x:\tempdir\mountlog.dismount q act
begind=-1 endd=-1 begint=00:00 endt=23:59 msg=8468

I then opened both files with Excel, set it to delimited by comma and space,
then deleted all the columns I didn't need, copied one file and pasted on
the end of the other, and sorted by drive then date/time, and came up with
the following (just an exerpt, of course).  This took about 5 minutes.

4/24/01 15:30 102200 mounted   rmt1
4/24/01 15:37 102200 dismountedrmt1
4/24/01 20:55 100702 mounted   rmt1
4/24/01 21:17 100702 dismountedrmt1
4/24/01 15:28 102074 mounted   rmt10
4/24/01 15:30 102074 dismountedrmt10
4/24/01 15:37 101222 mounted   rmt11
4/24/01 15:38 101222 dismountedrmt11

If you need to automate it, this may be doable with SQL and it'd definitely
be doable with AWK, and PERL.  Maybe SED.

Alex Paschal
Storage Administrator
Freightliner, LLC
(503) 745-6850 phone/vmail


-Original Message-
From: paul baines [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 8:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Anyone have any SQL ideas for these stats?


This is cool. But only works in 4.1.x (4.1.2.0) and not in 3.7.3.0 for me.
And most of my servers are still 3.7.

>This might get you some useful information
>from TSM about tape mounting activity:
>
>tsm>  select * from summary where activity='TAPE MOUNT'
>START_TIME: 2001-03-26 00:01:00.00
>  END_TIME: 2001-03-26 00:12:30.00
>  ACTIVITY: TAPE MOUNT
>NUMBER: 0
>ENTITY:
>  COMMMETH:
>   ADDRESS:
>SCHEDULE_NAME:
>  EXAMINED: 0
>  AFFECTED: 0
>FAILED: 0
> BYTES: 0
>  IDLE: 0
>MEDIAW: 0
> PROCESSES: 0
>SUCCESSFUL: YES
>   VOLUME_NAME: 065643
>DRIVE_NAME: DRIVE33 (/dev/rmt/33st)
>  LIBRARY_NAME: LIB22
>  LAST_USE: Data
>
>
>
>
>
>Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 04/25/2001 09:32:50 AM
>
>Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>cc:(bcc: Matthew Glanville/437358/EKC)
>Subject:  Re: Anyone have any SQL ideas for these stats?
>
>
>
>
> > I need to see if I can determine:
> >  - # of mounts per individual tape drive
> >   - drive useage - would like to be able to compare when all drives
> >are in use, for how long, etc,
>
>Harold - I'm not aware that TSM tracks such information; but advanced
>  tape drives like the 3590 themselves record such information,
>internally...
>
>You can use the 3590 front panel to get mount information from the
>Show Statistics menu.  Refer to the 3590 Operator Guide.
>
>You can typically ask various types of tape drives for the counters that
>they
>maintain.  For the 3590 you can get statistics such as Drive Lifetime
>Mounts,
>Drive Lifetime Megabytes Written or Read, from the Log Page X'3D'
>(Subsystem
>Statistics), via discrete programming or with the 'tapeutil' command, like:
>
>  tapeutil
>
>   Enter Selection: 1
>
>   Enter the device special file name (Example: /dev/rmt0): /dev/rmt3
>
>   Select mode (1=Read/Write, 2=Read Only, 3=Write Only, 4=Append): 2
>
>   Opening device...
>
>   Enter Selection for /dev/rmt3: 9
>
>   Enter page code in hex: 3d
>
>   Enter parameter pointer in hex or  for all parameters: 40
>
>   Enter length (including header) or  for entire parameter:
>   Issuing log sense for page 0x3D...
>
>   Log Sense Page 0x3D,  Page Length 28,  Data,  Length 28
>
> 0 1  2 3  4 5  6 7  8 9  A B  C D  E F   0123456789ABCDEF
>  - 3D00 0018 0040 6004  066A 0041 6004  [=@`j.A`.]
> 0010 - 0015 63E3 0042 6004 0011 F9D6[..cc.B`...yV]
>
>Refer to the 3590 Hardware Reference manual for codes and byte positions.
>Here, we requ

Re: Anyone have any SQL ideas for these stats?

[Lindsay Morris]

Hi, Paul.

Did you ever get a chance to look at Servergraph/TSM, after I sent you the
press reelease last week?

 The slideshow only takes 10-15 minutes, if you just want the 5,000-foot
view.

Hope to hear from you. Thanks.


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Re: C-Format XL Tapes

[France, Don G (Pace)]

You maybe don't have pre-labelled tapes; try using "label libv 3570lib
search=y labels=b checkin=scr".  You'll need to ensure there is a drive
available, etc.  (Do "help label libv" for more info.)

 -Original Message-
From:   Gisbert Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Thursday, May 03, 2001 8:56 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:C-Format XL Tapes

Hello,

checking our library i get the following results:

lscfg -vl smc0
  DEVICELOCATION  DESCRIPTION

  smc0  20-60-00-0,1  IBM Magstar MP 3575 Library Medium
  Changer

ManufacturerIBM
Machine Type and Model..03575L32
Serial Number...000x
Device Specific.(FW)2.19

lscfg -vl rmt0
  DEVICELOCATION  DESCRIPTION

  rmt0  20-60-00-0,0  IBM Magstar MP 3570 Library Tape
  Drive

ManufacturerIBM
Machine Type and Model..03570C1A
Serial Number...000x
Device Specific.(FW)544D
Loadable Microcode LevelA0B00E27

So i think the library should be ready for the C-Format XL tapes. But here
is
what i get when trying to checkin such a tape:

05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR2017I Administrator A05413 issued command: CHECKIN
libv
   3575lib search=bulk status=scratch devtype=3570
05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR0984I Process 4 for CHECKIN LIBVOLUME started in
the
   BACKGROUND at 14:07:31.
05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR8422I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME: Operation for library
3575LIB
   started as process 4.
05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR0609I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME started as process 4.
05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR8373I 001: Fill the bulk entry/exit port of library
   3575LIB with all 3570 volumes to be processed within
60
   minute(s); issue 'REPLY' along with the request ID
when
   ready.
05/03/01 14:08:19 ANR2017I Administrator A05413 issued command: REP 1
05/03/01 14:08:19 ANR8499I Command accepted.
05/03/01 14:08:38 ANR8357I Error reading label of volume from
slot-element
   30 in drive RMT5 (/dev/rmt5) of library 3575LIB.
05/03/01 14:08:49 ANR8841I Remove volume from slot 30 of library 3575LIB
at
   your convenience.
05/03/01 14:08:55 ANR8431I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME process completed for
library
   3575LIB; 0 volume(s) found.

Has anyone an idea what the problem might be?

Thanks,
Gisbert



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Re: C-Format XL Tapes

[David Longo]

If that doesn't work, try same command with overwrite=yes.  I have found that even a 
new tape can have "something" on it and not label correctly - overwrite=yes labels no 
matter what was on tape. Be careful about this as you can overwrite existing data 
tapes.

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>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/03/01 11:31AM >>>
Are you sure the tape is labeled?  Try:

label libvol 3575LIB search=bulk checkin=scr labels=barcode overwrite=no

>
> So i think the library should be ready for the C-Format XL tapes. But here is
> what i get when trying to checkin such a tape:
>
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR2017I Administrator A05413 issued command: CHECKIN libv
>3575lib search=bulk status=scratch devtype=3570
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR0984I Process 4 for CHECKIN LIBVOLUME started in the
>BACKGROUND at 14:07:31.
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR8422I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME: Operation for library 3575LIB
>started as process 4.
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR0609I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME started as process 4.
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR8373I 001: Fill the bulk entry/exit port of library
>3575LIB with all 3570 volumes to be processed within 60
>minute(s); issue 'REPLY' along with the request ID when
>ready.
> 05/03/01 14:08:19 ANR2017I Administrator A05413 issued command: REP 1
> 05/03/01 14:08:19 ANR8499I Command accepted.
> 05/03/01 14:08:38 ANR8357I Error reading label of volume from slot-element
>30 in drive RMT5 (/dev/rmt5) of library 3575LIB.
> 05/03/01 14:08:49 ANR8841I Remove volume from slot 30 of library 3575LIB at
>your convenience.
> 05/03/01 14:08:55 ANR8431I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME process completed for library
>3575LIB; 0 volume(s) found.
>
> Has anyone an idea what the problem might be?
>
> Thanks,
> Gisbert
>
>
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Re: LTO restore performance - seek problem?

[Rejean Larivee/Quebec/IBM]

Hello John,
I have worked with one customer getting the same
behaviour on restore, even with the 0C1 microcode
applied. Small bursts of files being restored at a time.

We have captured TSM and Atape traces and found
TSM to be waiting for LOCATE commands to complete.
We found this to be an LTO  microcode problem.
A new microcode has been developed and is currently
going through final stages of testing.

>From my last conversation with the hardware engineers
involved, our customer should get this new microcode
early next week.

I will update the list as soon as our customer gets
the microcode installed and has a chance to test it.
I will also let you know what the "official" microcode
number is once I have it.

Regards,

-
Rejean Larivee / IBM
TSM/ADSM Level 2 Support




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05/03/01 10:40
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Please respond
to jdschn





Greetings,
I have seen many posts on adsm.org about LTO, but none that
addresses the problem I am seeing.  Backup speed seems to be fine, at
least as far as I can tell.  But when I do a restore, I see a strange
behavior.  The restore seems to happen in bursts, where the restore
pulls back files lickety-split for a awhile, then stops for 15-20
minutes, then continues.  I think that the wait is the seek from one
spot on the tape to another.  We have two tape drives in the IBM 3583
library, and the problem seems to be happening on both of them.  We
upgraded to the 0CE1 version of the LTO microcode, but it has not
improved things that I can tell.
We restored 1.5 GB from our RS/6000 TSM server to a NT client, and
it took 47762 seconds, or 13 hours.  All the data was on one tape, so it
is not a colocation problem.  How long should it take an LTO drive to
seek?  I have done these sort of restores on DLT, and it can usually get
from any place to any place on a tape within a few minutes.  I expected
LTO to be at least as good.  A 13 hour restore is completely
unacceptable.
Any input or things to try would be appreciated.  By the way, the
TSM server is an RS/6000 F50 running AIX 4.3.3 ML4, with TSM 4.1.2.  It
is running atape 6.0.4, and atldd 4.1.5.0, which are both the latest, I
believe.  The NT client was TSM 4.1.2.  Both are on the same switch on a
100MB Ethernet network, so I don't think the network is related in any
way.

TIA,
John Schneider

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IBM 3583 Fully populated library connectivity

[Jacques Butcher]

Can anyone help me.

We have an IBM 3583 Library with 6 drives, 72 slots, and two controllers.
What is the optimal configuration for connecting the drives and the
controllers.  e currently have three drives daisy chained and connected to
a controller but are experiencing I/O related errors.  Are these errors
related to our connection configuration?

Any replies will be greatly appreciated.

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 pic11478.pcx

Re: restore errors

[Prather, Wanda]

Yep, that will cause the error you saw.
You can restore old data with a newer client.
But you usually can't restore data backed up with a higher level client
using lower level code.

-Original Message-
From: Steven P Roder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 8:46 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: restore errors


> Hi Steve!
> What's the client code level? It's probably rather outdated! Upgrade to
the
> most current level, this will solve your problem.
> Kindest regards,
> Eric van Loon
> KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Actually, I think the issue is that the client is running 3.7.2, but the
person that was doing the restore was using the same OS and platform, but
hitting the server for the 3.7.2 client with 3.1.06

yes, very old

>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Steven P Roder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 23:34
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: restore errors
>
>
> Anyone know what causes this?  and if anything can be done to restore the
> client data?
>
>
>  05/02/01   13:31:59 ANS4032E Error processing
>  '/temp/joeogden/mainmatch.f': file is not compressed.
>  05/02/01   13:31:59 ANS4032E Error processing
>  '/temp/joeogden/mainmatch.f': file is not compressed.
>
> Thanks,
>
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> HOD Service Coordinator
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Re: C-Format XL Tapes

[Steven P Roder]

Are you sure the tape is labeled?  Try:

label libvol 3575LIB search=bulk checkin=scr labels=barcode overwrite=no

>
> So i think the library should be ready for the C-Format XL tapes. But here is
> what i get when trying to checkin such a tape:
>
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR2017I Administrator A05413 issued command: CHECKIN libv
>3575lib search=bulk status=scratch devtype=3570
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR0984I Process 4 for CHECKIN LIBVOLUME started in the
>BACKGROUND at 14:07:31.
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR8422I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME: Operation for library 3575LIB
>started as process 4.
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR0609I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME started as process 4.
> 05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR8373I 001: Fill the bulk entry/exit port of library
>3575LIB with all 3570 volumes to be processed within 60
>minute(s); issue 'REPLY' along with the request ID when
>ready.
> 05/03/01 14:08:19 ANR2017I Administrator A05413 issued command: REP 1
> 05/03/01 14:08:19 ANR8499I Command accepted.
> 05/03/01 14:08:38 ANR8357I Error reading label of volume from slot-element
>30 in drive RMT5 (/dev/rmt5) of library 3575LIB.
> 05/03/01 14:08:49 ANR8841I Remove volume from slot 30 of library 3575LIB at
>your convenience.
> 05/03/01 14:08:55 ANR8431I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME process completed for library
>3575LIB; 0 volume(s) found.
>
> Has anyone an idea what the problem might be?
>
> Thanks,
> Gisbert
>
>
>
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>

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Re: LTO restore performance - seek problem?

[France, Don G (Pace)]

I would hope/expect to see at least 10 GB/Hr restore speed, especially if
there was no need to mount a lot of tapes;  have you opened PMR with IBM
and/or Tivoli on this problem?!?  Also, are you seeing 20 GB/Hr on backup
speed?

We just ordered a six drive 3583, along with H80, specifically intended to
address restore performance (and capacity) issues... so we are very much
interested and concerned about your experience!  Our plan would be to use
either TSM server 3.7.4 or 4.1.3 (just recently released, with some fixes
for performance & LTO support) - I am suspicious that you're seeing problems
associated with the 4.1.2 server.

Thanx,
Don

Don France

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San Jose, CA
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 -Original Message-
From:   John Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Thursday, May 03, 2001 6:40 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:LTO restore performance - seek problem?

Greetings,
I have seen many posts on adsm.org about LTO, but none that
addresses the problem I am seeing.  Backup speed seems to be fine, at
least as far as I can tell.  But when I do a restore, I see a strange
behavior.  The restore seems to happen in bursts, where the restore
pulls back files lickety-split for a awhile, then stops for 15-20
minutes, then continues.  I think that the wait is the seek from one
spot on the tape to another.  We have two tape drives in the IBM 3583
library, and the problem seems to be happening on both of them.  We
upgraded to the 0CE1 version of the LTO microcode, but it has not
improved things that I can tell.
We restored 1.5 GB from our RS/6000 TSM server to a NT client, and
it took 47762 seconds, or 13 hours.  All the data was on one tape, so it
is not a colocation problem.  How long should it take an LTO drive to
seek?  I have done these sort of restores on DLT, and it can usually get
from any place to any place on a tape within a few minutes.  I expected
LTO to be at least as good.  A 13 hour restore is completely
unacceptable.
Any input or things to try would be appreciated.  By the way, the
TSM server is an RS/6000 F50 running AIX 4.3.3 ML4, with TSM 4.1.2.  It
is running atape 6.0.4, and atldd 4.1.5.0, which are both the latest, I
believe.  The NT client was TSM 4.1.2.  Both are on the same switch on a
100MB Ethernet network, so I don't think the network is related in any
way.

TIA,
John Schneider

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Re: Linux et ReiserFS ?

[Heinz Flemming]

According to Chibois, Herve:
> Hi all
>
> I'm trying to backup one of my linux box, MDK 7.1, linux-2.2.19
> FS are under ReiserFS, and it seems that TSM is annoyed with it ?
>
> Any idea ?

  Add for each domain a virtualmountpoint statement in
  the option-file dsm.sys

  virtualmountpoint /
  virtualmountpoint /usr
  virtualmountpoint /home
  virtualmountpoint /var



Mit freundlichen Gruessen
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Re: Sams Vantage??

[Lindsay Morris]

Hi, Curtis.

Did you ever get a chance to look at Servergraph/TSM?

I'd be very interested in your take on what SAMS has that Servergraph lacks.
The slideshow only takes 10-15 minutes, if you just want the 5,000-foot
view.

Hope to hear from you. Thanks.

-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Magura, Curtis
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 5:48 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Sams Vantage??


Interesting... What version of SAMS are you running? We also run it and
would agree that at times the syntax is "clunky" to get the data that you
want. We haven't experienced the blue screen or lock up problems.

We use it for almost all of daily metrics and reporting to customers and
management. Also use it to collect disk utilization and capacity information
on all of the file servers. We monitor servers all across the country and
from one pane of glass can display not only the status of our TSM
environments but also the status of the storage that TSM is backing up.

We are currently at 5.5.1 and in the process of upgrading to 6.x. Between
our records and theirs we seem to be out of sync on what our customer number
is. As soon as we get that corrected we should get the new version. Did look
at the Tivoli module but doesn't look like it will get the disk numbers we
are after. We have another group working with the Tivoli Endpoint clients
and the data that it can gather. So far it looks like a combination of the
Endpoint stuff and the SAMS stuff gives us the data that we are looking for.

Curt Magura
Lockheed Martin EIS
Gaithersburg, Md.
301-240-6305



-Original Message-
From: Stephen Mackereth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 8:11 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Sams Vantage??


Hi Joe,

We run it but its not very good.
it not as good as TDS (Tivoli Decision Support) for TSM, which can be
configured to retrieve different information from the TSM Server.

we have outstanding issues with sams where it will just lock up, blue screen
or
stop collecting information from TSM, when it finds something in the act log
it can't handle.

we are about to turn it off.

> Regards
>
> Stephen Mackereth
> Senior UNIX Consultant / Senior Storage Administrator (TSM)
> ITS Unix Systems Support
> Coles Myer Ltd.


-Original Message-
From: Joseph Dawes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 25 April 2001 22:50
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sams Vantage??


Is anyone using this product ? And are you happy with it?? please advise,
thanks




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Re: Can I send one file to two pools?

[Lindsay Morris]

No, I don't know that. Can I get more info somewhere.

-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
France, Don G (Pace)
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 11:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can I send one file to two pools?


But you all do know that it's coming, right?!?  Future plans include added
replication (e.g., similar to what BackInt already allows SAP dba to do, but
in a LAN-free way for copies beyond the first).

 -Original Message-
From:   Lindsay Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Tuesday, May 01, 2001 2:46 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: Can I send one file to two pools?

I don't think there's a way.  I did a competitive evaluation of ADSM vs
Harbor, a mainframe-based storage manager.
Harbor did have the nice feature that it could make a copy tape on the fly.
But I looked hard for a way to do that in ADSM, and at the time, there was
none. (Though using a disk storage pool gets you similar functionality,
i.e., you don't have to back the client up twice to get your copy...)

-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Alex Paschal
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 5:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can I send one file to two pools?


I've actually wondered about this. I've been told that in the mainframe
world, they are able to make two copies of the same file at the same time,
i.e., mount two tapes, and stream the file off of disk to both tape drives.
I'm told this incurs quite a bit less than the 2x overhead you would
normally expect from making two copies.  Does anybody know of a way to get
ADSM (or even just AIX) to do that?

Alex Paschal
Storage Administrator
Freightliner, LLC
(503) 745-6850 phone/vmail

-Original Message-
From: Joe Faracchio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 1:38 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can I send one file to two pools?


Did you at all consider COPYPOOLs? Or are you unaware of them?

Copypools were made for DR.  Just setup a rotational plan to send
tapes out as the fill up and reclam on weekends all the ones that get too
fragemented during the week.

Call me if you liked to here what we do.

On the other hand if you need something more 'archival' in nature then use
backupsets.

or both if you need both!

   joe.f.

Joseph A Faracchio,  Systems Programmer, UC Berkeley
Private mail on any topic should be directed to :
   [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On Tue, 1 May 2001, Adams, Tracy wrote:

> I want to send the file to one pool for retention based on the data, but
he
> second copy I want for DR retention on a five day cycle.
>
> This is all coming down to DR and hot site recovery... I am trying to ask
> the questions simply instead of immediately broaching the $1,000,000
> question of "how do you handle DR?"
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tracy
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 2:25 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Can I send one file to two pools?
>
>
> >Anybody know a clever way to do this?
>
> One sorta way: Caching, in a storage pool hierarchy.
> Otherwise: Backup Stgpool.
> But I think we'd like to hear what your requirements are
> to better advise.
>
>   Richard Sims, BU
>

C-Format XL Tapes

[Gisbert Schneider]

Hello,

checking our library i get the following results:

lscfg -vl smc0
  DEVICELOCATION  DESCRIPTION

  smc0  20-60-00-0,1  IBM Magstar MP 3575 Library Medium
  Changer

ManufacturerIBM
Machine Type and Model..03575L32
Serial Number...000x
Device Specific.(FW)2.19

lscfg -vl rmt0
  DEVICELOCATION  DESCRIPTION

  rmt0  20-60-00-0,0  IBM Magstar MP 3570 Library Tape
  Drive

ManufacturerIBM
Machine Type and Model..03570C1A
Serial Number...000x
Device Specific.(FW)544D
Loadable Microcode LevelA0B00E27

So i think the library should be ready for the C-Format XL tapes. But here is
what i get when trying to checkin such a tape:

05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR2017I Administrator A05413 issued command: CHECKIN libv
   3575lib search=bulk status=scratch devtype=3570
05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR0984I Process 4 for CHECKIN LIBVOLUME started in the
   BACKGROUND at 14:07:31.
05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR8422I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME: Operation for library 3575LIB
   started as process 4.
05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR0609I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME started as process 4.
05/03/01 14:07:31 ANR8373I 001: Fill the bulk entry/exit port of library
   3575LIB with all 3570 volumes to be processed within 60
   minute(s); issue 'REPLY' along with the request ID when
   ready.
05/03/01 14:08:19 ANR2017I Administrator A05413 issued command: REP 1
05/03/01 14:08:19 ANR8499I Command accepted.
05/03/01 14:08:38 ANR8357I Error reading label of volume from slot-element
   30 in drive RMT5 (/dev/rmt5) of library 3575LIB.
05/03/01 14:08:49 ANR8841I Remove volume from slot 30 of library 3575LIB at
   your convenience.
05/03/01 14:08:55 ANR8431I CHECKIN LIBVOLUME process completed for library
   3575LIB; 0 volume(s) found.

Has anyone an idea what the problem might be?

Thanks,
Gisbert



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Re: Can I send one file to two pools?

[France, Don G (Pace)]

But you all do know that it's coming, right?!?  Future plans include added
replication (e.g., similar to what BackInt already allows SAP dba to do, but
in a LAN-free way for copies beyond the first).

 -Original Message-
From:   Lindsay Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Tuesday, May 01, 2001 2:46 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: Can I send one file to two pools?

I don't think there's a way.  I did a competitive evaluation of ADSM vs
Harbor, a mainframe-based storage manager.
Harbor did have the nice feature that it could make a copy tape on the fly.
But I looked hard for a way to do that in ADSM, and at the time, there was
none. (Though using a disk storage pool gets you similar functionality,
i.e., you don't have to back the client up twice to get your copy...)

-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Alex Paschal
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 5:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can I send one file to two pools?


I've actually wondered about this. I've been told that in the mainframe
world, they are able to make two copies of the same file at the same time,
i.e., mount two tapes, and stream the file off of disk to both tape drives.
I'm told this incurs quite a bit less than the 2x overhead you would
normally expect from making two copies.  Does anybody know of a way to get
ADSM (or even just AIX) to do that?

Alex Paschal
Storage Administrator
Freightliner, LLC
(503) 745-6850 phone/vmail

-Original Message-
From: Joe Faracchio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 1:38 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can I send one file to two pools?


Did you at all consider COPYPOOLs? Or are you unaware of them?

Copypools were made for DR.  Just setup a rotational plan to send
tapes out as the fill up and reclam on weekends all the ones that get too
fragemented during the week.

Call me if you liked to here what we do.

On the other hand if you need something more 'archival' in nature then use
backupsets.

or both if you need both!

   joe.f.

Joseph A Faracchio,  Systems Programmer, UC Berkeley
Private mail on any topic should be directed to :
   [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On Tue, 1 May 2001, Adams, Tracy wrote:

> I want to send the file to one pool for retention based on the data, but
he
> second copy I want for DR retention on a five day cycle.
>
> This is all coming down to DR and hot site recovery... I am trying to ask
> the questions simply instead of immediately broaching the $1,000,000
> question of "how do you handle DR?"
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tracy
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 2:25 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Can I send one file to two pools?
>
>
> >Anybody know a clever way to do this?
>
> One sorta way: Caching, in a storage pool hierarchy.
> Otherwise: Backup Stgpool.
> But I think we'd like to hear what your requirements are
> to better advise.
>
>   Richard Sims, BU
>

Linux et ReiserFS ?

[Chibois, Herve]

Hi all

I'm trying to backup one of my linux box, MDK 7.1, linux-2.2.19
FS are under ReiserFS, and it seems that TSM is annoyed with it ?

Any idea ?

# mount
/dev/hda5 on / type reiserfs (rw,notail)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620)
/dev/hda8 on /home type reiserfs (rw)
/dev/hda6 on /usr type reiserfs (rw)
/dev/hda7 on /var type reiserfs (rw)
/dev/hda9 on /var/cache type reiserfs (rw)

# cat dsm.opt
SErvername  TSM_PROJ01
subdir  yes
replace prompt
compressalways  no
domain  / /usr /home /var

# dsmc i /usr
Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Backup Client Interface - Version 4, Release 1, Level 2.0
(C) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1990, 2000, All Rights Reserved.

Node Name: FOO
Session established with server TSM_PROJ01: Windows NT
  Server Version 4, Release 1, Level 3.0
  Server date/time: 05/03/2001 17:05:00  Last access: 05/03/2001 17:02:55

Incremental backup of volume '/usr'
ANS1076E *** Directory path not found ***

#

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DRM and DBBACKUPS

[Gill, Geoffrey L.]

Hello all,

DRM here is set up the following:
DB Backup Series Expiration Days: 7 Day(s)
Recovery Plan File Expiration Days: 7 Day(s)
Last week I implemented dbsnapshots, one per day, and an incremental, one
per day, on top of the regular dbbackup. The dbbackup and incrementals
remain in the library in case they are needed and the dbsnapshot goes
offsite in case of a real disaster.

Q volhist type=dbb shows a concurrent dbbackup and an incremental, except on
the 27th because of some changes I was making, with the oldest date of April
24th. This exceeds the 7 days DRM is set to and I'm now wondering why DRM is
not expiring those automatically.  I have a script that runs to expire the
dbsnapshot after 7 days and that works fine. I did read in the Admin Guide
to let DRM handle expiring dbbackups and not run a script, I'm not sure if
they meant dbsnapshots too.

I will keep an eye on this again today to see if the dbbackup and
incremental from the 24th go away today. In the mean time I'm wondering if
anyone can tell me if I've got something missing in my setup.

Thanks,
TSM 4.1.2.0
AIX 4.3.3

Geoff Gill
TSM Administrator
NT Systems Support Engineer
SAIC
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Phone:  (858) 826-4062
Pager:   (888) 997-9614

Re: 3575lib

[Steven P Roder]

Not all C1A will support XL tapes.  They need at least 41A of the
microcode too.

> Try "lscfg -vl rmtn", where n is replace by an appropriate numeric value. A
> drive capable of supporting the desired tape should return (along with the
> other information):
>
> Machine Type and Model..03570C1A
>
> If it returns
>
> Machine Type and Model..03570B12
>
> the drive does not support the C-format tape.
>
> > --
> > From: Gisbert Schneider[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Reply To: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 9:59 AM
> > To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject:  3575lib
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > can anyone tell me how to check whether my 3575 library tapedrives can
> > use Magstar C-Format XL tapes?
> >
> >
> >
> > __
> >
> >
> >Da E-Mails leicht unter fremdem Namen erstellt oder manipuliert werden
> >koennen, muessen wir zu Ihrem und unserem Schutz die rechtliche
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> > die
> >Stadtsparkasse Koeln geltenden Regeln ueber die Verbindlichkeit von
> >rechtsgeschaeftlichen Erklaerungen mit verpflichtendem Inhalt bleiben
> >unberuehrt.
> >
>
>

Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
HOD Service Coordinator
VM Systems Programmer
UNIX Systems Administrator (Solaris and AIX)
TSM/ADSM Administrator
([EMAIL PROTECTED] | (716)645-3564 | http://ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu/~tkssteve)

Re: 3575lib

[Steven P Roder]

The library needs 2.19 of the EPROM.  The drives need at least 41A.  I am
running 432 without problems.

> We are using the 3575 L32 library and use the C format XL tapes...
>
> K. Jones
> Chesterfield County VA
> >>> Gisbert Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/03/01 09:59AM >>>
> Hello,
>
> can anyone tell me how to check whether my 3575 library tapedrives can
> use Magstar C-Format XL tapes?
>
>
>
> __
>
>
>Da E-Mails leicht unter fremdem Namen erstellt oder manipuliert werden
>koennen, muessen wir zu Ihrem und unserem Schutz die rechtliche
>Verbindlichkeit der vorstehenden Erklaerungen ausschliessen. Die fuer die
>Stadtsparkasse Koeln geltenden Regeln ueber die Verbindlichkeit von
>rechtsgeschaeftlichen Erklaerungen mit verpflichtendem Inhalt bleiben
>unberuehrt.
>
>

Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
HOD Service Coordinator
VM Systems Programmer
UNIX Systems Administrator (Solaris and AIX)
TSM/ADSM Administrator
([EMAIL PROTECTED] | (716)645-3564 | http://ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu/~tkssteve)

Re: 3575lib

[Coyle, Jack]

Try "lscfg -vl rmtn", where n is replace by an appropriate numeric value. A
drive capable of supporting the desired tape should return (along with the
other information):

Machine Type and Model..03570C1A

If it returns

Machine Type and Model..03570B12

the drive does not support the C-format tape.

> --
> From: Gisbert Schneider[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 9:59 AM
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:  3575lib
>
> Hello,
>
> can anyone tell me how to check whether my 3575 library tapedrives can
> use Magstar C-Format XL tapes?
>
>
>
> __
>
>
>Da E-Mails leicht unter fremdem Namen erstellt oder manipuliert werden
>koennen, muessen wir zu Ihrem und unserem Schutz die rechtliche
>Verbindlichkeit der vorstehenden Erklaerungen ausschliessen. Die fuer
> die
>Stadtsparkasse Koeln geltenden Regeln ueber die Verbindlichkeit von
>rechtsgeschaeftlichen Erklaerungen mit verpflichtendem Inhalt bleiben
>unberuehrt.
>

Identify tape volumes

[Jolley, Bill]

I am looking for a select statement to identify tape volumes used during an
oracle db backup
for a specific date (04/20/01).  Can anyone help me?

Thanks


William M. Jolley
EDS
9014 Research Drive
Charlotte, NC  28226

Tel:704-548-5524
pag:877-471-5029

email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Can I send one file to two pools?

[Jeff Bach]

Create the copy storage pool from your disk storage pool before you migrate
to tape.

Jeff Bach
Home Office Open Systems Engineering
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

WAL-MART CONFIDENTIAL


-Original Message-
From:   Alex Paschal [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Tuesday, May 01, 2001 4:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: Can I send one file to two pools?

I've actually wondered about this. I've been told that in the
mainframe
world, they are able to make two copies of the same file at the same
time,
i.e., mount two tapes, and stream the file off of disk to both tape
drives.
I'm told this incurs quite a bit less than the 2x overhead you would
normally expect from making two copies.  Does anybody know of a way
to get
ADSM (or even just AIX) to do that?

Alex Paschal
Storage Administrator
Freightliner, LLC
(503) 745-6850 phone/vmail

-Original Message-
From: Joe Faracchio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 1:38 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can I send one file to two pools?


Did you at all consider COPYPOOLs? Or are you unaware of them?

Copypools were made for DR.  Just setup a rotational plan to send
tapes out as the fill up and reclam on weekends all the ones that
get too
fragemented during the week.

Call me if you liked to here what we do.

On the other hand if you need something more 'archival' in nature
then use
backupsets.

or both if you need both!

   joe.f.

Joseph A Faracchio,  Systems Programmer, UC Berkeley
Private mail on any topic should be directed to :
   [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On Tue, 1 May 2001, Adams, Tracy wrote:

> I want to send the file to one pool for retention based on the
data, but
he
> second copy I want for DR retention on a five day cycle.
>
> This is all coming down to DR and hot site recovery... I am trying
to ask
> the questions simply instead of immediately broaching the
$1,000,000
> question of "how do you handle DR?"
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tracy
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 2:25 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Can I send one file to two pools?
>
>
> >Anybody know a clever way to do this?
>
> One sorta way: Caching, in a storage pool hierarchy.
> Otherwise: Backup Stgpool.
> But I think we'd like to hear what your requirements are
> to better advise.
>
>   Richard Sims, BU
>


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Re: 3575lib

[Kelli Jones]

We are using the 3575 L32 library and use the C format XL tapes...

K. Jones
Chesterfield County VA
>>> Gisbert Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/03/01 09:59AM >>>
Hello,

can anyone tell me how to check whether my 3575 library tapedrives can
use Magstar C-Format XL tapes?



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LTO restore performance - seek problem?

[John Schneider]

Greetings,
I have seen many posts on adsm.org about LTO, but none that
addresses the problem I am seeing.  Backup speed seems to be fine, at
least as far as I can tell.  But when I do a restore, I see a strange
behavior.  The restore seems to happen in bursts, where the restore
pulls back files lickety-split for a awhile, then stops for 15-20
minutes, then continues.  I think that the wait is the seek from one
spot on the tape to another.  We have two tape drives in the IBM 3583
library, and the problem seems to be happening on both of them.  We
upgraded to the 0CE1 version of the LTO microcode, but it has not
improved things that I can tell.
We restored 1.5 GB from our RS/6000 TSM server to a NT client, and
it took 47762 seconds, or 13 hours.  All the data was on one tape, so it
is not a colocation problem.  How long should it take an LTO drive to
seek?  I have done these sort of restores on DLT, and it can usually get
from any place to any place on a tape within a few minutes.  I expected
LTO to be at least as good.  A 13 hour restore is completely
unacceptable.
Any input or things to try would be appreciated.  By the way, the
TSM server is an RS/6000 F50 running AIX 4.3.3 ML4, with TSM 4.1.2.  It
is running atape 6.0.4, and atldd 4.1.5.0, which are both the latest, I
believe.  The NT client was TSM 4.1.2.  Both are on the same switch on a
100MB Ethernet network, so I don't think the network is related in any
way.

TIA,
John Schneider

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Re: TDP for Exchange 2.2 and storage group problem

[Del Hoobler]

Mark,

Are you using the "/EXCSERVER=virtual-server-name" option?
In a cluster setup, it MUST be specified.
(See page 35 in the GUI chapter and page 66 of the command-line chapter.)

Thanks,

Del



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IBM Corporation
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Mark Stapleton
 cc:
Sent by: Subject: TDP for Exchange 2.2 and storage 
group problem
"ADSM: Dist
Stor Manager"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]
IST.EDU>


05/03/2001
01:05 AM
Please respond
to "ADSM: Dist
Stor Manager"





I'm trying to install and configure the new TDP for Exchange 2.2 agent
for a prospective customer. After getting the client to at least run,
which was not a trivial exercise, we've run into a brick wall. We can't
drill down the left-hand pane's tree past the 'Information Store' entry;
in other words, the backup GUI can't seem to see the storage groups.
(The customer is running clustered Exchange 2000 servers.)

I think the error number the GUI gives us is ACN5725E; the command line
gives us error message ACN0151E (I think) in the log file.

We think it's probably a syntax issue with the include lines in dsm.opt,
but the documentation is a little thin. Tivoli support took the matter
to level 2 late this afternoon, and I've gotten no response yet.

Does anyone out there have any successful experience with the new TDP
for Exchange and clustered servers?

--
Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

3575lib

[Gisbert Schneider]

Hello,

can anyone tell me how to check whether my 3575 library tapedrives can
use Magstar C-Format XL tapes?



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Re: restore errors

[Steven P Roder]

> Hi Steve!
> What's the client code level? It's probably rather outdated! Upgrade to the
> most current level, this will solve your problem.
> Kindest regards,
> Eric van Loon
> KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Actually, I think the issue is that the client is running 3.7.2, but the
person that was doing the restore was using the same OS and platform, but
hitting the server for the 3.7.2 client with 3.1.06

yes, very old

>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Steven P Roder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 23:34
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: restore errors
>
>
> Anyone know what causes this?  and if anything can be done to restore the
> client data?
>
>
>  05/02/01   13:31:59 ANS4032E Error processing
>  '/temp/joeogden/mainmatch.f': file is not compressed.
>  05/02/01   13:31:59 ANS4032E Error processing
>  '/temp/joeogden/mainmatch.f': file is not compressed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
> HOD Service Coordinator
> VM Systems Programmer
> UNIX Systems Administrator (Solaris and AIX)
> TSM/ADSM Administrator
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Re: 3590 question

[Lawrence Clark]

BTW, make sure you get the latest microcode on those drives. We just went thru a 
series of catridges becoming unavailable and having to do volume restores and losing 
data in the process.

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/03/01 06:38AM >>>
As far as i know AIX doesn't support automatic failover for tape devices by
default. For this to accomplish you need to build it yourself, or install
third party software.

As an example: we have connected an ESS to our S70 - ADSM Server using 4 FC
adapters. AIX correctly detects each harddisk 4 times. You can check this by
the serialnumber. Using Subsystem Device drivers (used to be Datapath
Optimizer) you can map each unique harddisk per adapter to one virual
device.

See the clipping:

(rs6sv057-root) /home/root> datapath query device 12

DEV#:  12  DEVICE NAME: vpath13  TYPE: 2105F20   SERIAL: 50716694
=
Path#  Adapter/Hard DiskState Mode Select Errors
0 fscsi0/hdisk15 OPEN   NORMAL1389355  0
1 fscsi2/hdisk31 OPEN   NORMAL1385889  0
2 fscsi3/hdisk62 OPEN   NORMAL1385217  0
3 fscsi4/hdisk47 OPEN   NORMAL1368531  0

You can see by the serial that all 4 harddisks are identical. The load to
the selected disks will be equally distibuted over al 4 paths. If one to
three paths fail, the remaining paths will continue to work without
disturbance. After reconnecting the failed paths, all load will
automatically be devided over the available paths.

This is what you would need to look for to connect your drives. What does
IBM say?
Good luck.

BTW: I woul'd imagine that your drive itself is most likely to fail, not
your connection. I think the cost will not weigh up against the gain.

Ilja Coolen.


-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens 
Schönacher, Uwe
Verzonden: donderdag 3 mei 2001 12:00
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Onderwerp: 3590 question


For all you AIX guru's out there,

I need an additional information on the definition of 3590 FC tape drives to
AIX.

We want to use both FC ports of the 3590 drives (connected via a FC
fabric)in parallel for automatic path fail over. Is this supported by AIX
and how could this be implemented in AIX. At the moment I see for the same
drive two definitions in AIX. They are both available but they doesn't work
in TSM (drives are first polled by TSM and set to unavailable later on).

Do you have a recommendation for defining both pathes to AIX in parallel for
dynamic path fail over?


Thank you in advance
Uwe



-Original Message-
From: Steve Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: 02 May 2001 04:54
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Subject: Quick 3590 question


Can anyone tell me how many fibre ports there are on a 3590 with the  fibre
attachment?

Thanks

Steve Harris
AIX and ADSM Admin
Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia

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Re: restore errors

[Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM]

Hi Steve!
What's the client code level? It's probably rather outdated! Upgrade to the
most current level, this will solve your problem.
Kindest regards,
Eric van Loon
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines


-Original Message-
From: Steven P Roder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 23:34
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: restore errors


Anyone know what causes this?  and if anything can be done to restore the
client data?


 05/02/01   13:31:59 ANS4032E Error processing
 '/temp/joeogden/mainmatch.f': file is not compressed.
 05/02/01   13:31:59 ANS4032E Error processing
 '/temp/joeogden/mainmatch.f': file is not compressed.

Thanks,

Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
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VM Systems Programmer
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Lotus notes agent with TSM 37218 on NT4 platform

[Richard Adams]

I am having major problems attempting to install the ADSM agent for Lotus Notes.
Has anybody out there got 1) A successful implementation and 2) Proper
documentation on how to install the agent?

I am running a TSM 3.7.2.18 client on NT4 SP6a with Lotus Notes 4.6  and ADSM
Lotus Notes agent version 2.1.9.

A normal (ie non agent) backup of the server works properly, as does the agent
backup on other servers running ADSM 3.1.0.6. The problem I have is that the
people who originally installed the code have long since departed, leaving no
documentation. The limited documentation available on the Tivoli site is not
very revealing! We have upgraded all our other platforms to TSM 3.7 but are
currently stuck with our Notes servers.

Thanks for any information


Richard Adams


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Re: 500GB Backup

[Richard L. Rhodes]

On 2 May 2001, at 22:53, Mark Stapleton wrote:
>Where does the trade off happen for your system? There
>are so many
>variables that it is almost mandatory to do some
>benchmarking to find
>the breakpoint.

Questions like this are extremely complex. Every single piece in the
system must be looked at to determine bottlenecks and best solutions.
A partial list would include:

- size of files being backed up
- number of files being backed up
- rate that files can be read from disk
- read datastreams from the same disk
- rate that client can send data
- network topology between client/server
- rate that server can receive data
- concurrent data streams into the server
- tape drive speed (streaming, start/stop)
- buss speed to tape drive
- concurrent data streams for multiple tape drives
sharing a single buss
- compressability of data
- I/O capability of tsm server
- cpu speed of tsm server

Any one of these can be a bottleneck that destroys
backup performance.  And no, there is not an easy way
to figure all this out.  Probably the hardest thing I find
for myself is to not make assumptions.  Every single piece
of the puzzle must be looked at!

Rick

Re: DISK reclamation?

[Cook, Dwight E]

Worry not... tsm will fill the "holes"

Are you only using disks ?
Won't you be bleeding the diskpools off to some tapepool nightly ?

Dwight


-Original Message-
From: Jack McKinney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:28 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: DISK reclamation?


 TSM 4.1.3.2 (I think... 4.1 plus whatever patch they put on their site
last week) on AIX 4.3.3.

 Firstly, is there a FAQ associated with this list?   I have a feeling
this question may have come up before...

 How do DISK volumes reclaim unused space?  On a tape, since you cannot
write to the begining of a tape you are reading from, you have to copy the
data to another tape to reclaim.
 On a disk volume, this should not be necessary, since you can copy
data from the middle of a volume to the begining of the volume.
 I just installed a new TSM server here with disk volumes as the
primary storage pool.  Should I be worried about reaching the "end" of the
disks?  Will TSM fill the "holes" in each volume with new data, or will it
shift all of the data to the beginning of the volume, just moving the holes
to the end of the volume?
 If not, should I put one of the volumes into a separate storage pool
and then tell TSM to reclaim my main disk pool to this second pool, and
have that pool migrate back to the main one?   I would hate to do this if
it was not necessary, since it would waste a lot of good space for backups.
 OTOH, I'd hate to put ALL of my disks into the one storage pool, and
then be unable to do backups due to lack of reclamation...
 Right now, I have some disks that I have not used, yet (once a part
arrives, I am going to mirror the original volumes).   If I wait until we
have filled the disk storage pool and see what happens, I can then recover
if backups stop by using one of the other disks as a reclamation pool. I'd
rather not trial and error on a production server, though...

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Re: 3590 question

[Ilja G. Coolen]

As far as i know AIX doesn't support automatic failover for tape devices by
default. For this to accomplish you need to build it yourself, or install
third party software.

As an example: we have connected an ESS to our S70 - ADSM Server using 4 FC
adapters. AIX correctly detects each harddisk 4 times. You can check this by
the serialnumber. Using Subsystem Device drivers (used to be Datapath
Optimizer) you can map each unique harddisk per adapter to one virual
device.

See the clipping:

(rs6sv057-root) /home/root> datapath query device 12

DEV#:  12  DEVICE NAME: vpath13  TYPE: 2105F20   SERIAL: 50716694
=
Path#  Adapter/Hard DiskState Mode Select Errors
0 fscsi0/hdisk15 OPEN   NORMAL1389355  0
1 fscsi2/hdisk31 OPEN   NORMAL1385889  0
2 fscsi3/hdisk62 OPEN   NORMAL1385217  0
3 fscsi4/hdisk47 OPEN   NORMAL1368531  0

You can see by the serial that all 4 harddisks are identical. The load to
the selected disks will be equally distibuted over al 4 paths. If one to
three paths fail, the remaining paths will continue to work without
disturbance. After reconnecting the failed paths, all load will
automatically be devided over the available paths.

This is what you would need to look for to connect your drives. What does
IBM say?
Good luck.

BTW: I woul'd imagine that your drive itself is most likely to fail, not
your connection. I think the cost will not weigh up against the gain.

Ilja Coolen.


-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens
Schönacher, Uwe
Verzonden: donderdag 3 mei 2001 12:00
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onderwerp: 3590 question


For all you AIX guru's out there,

I need an additional information on the definition of 3590 FC tape drives to
AIX.

We want to use both FC ports of the 3590 drives (connected via a FC
fabric)in parallel for automatic path fail over. Is this supported by AIX
and how could this be implemented in AIX. At the moment I see for the same
drive two definitions in AIX. They are both available but they doesn't work
in TSM (drives are first polled by TSM and set to unavailable later on).

Do you have a recommendation for defining both pathes to AIX in parallel for
dynamic path fail over?


Thank you in advance
Uwe



-Original Message-
From: Steve Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 02 May 2001 04:54
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Quick 3590 question


Can anyone tell me how many fibre ports there are on a 3590 with the  fibre
attachment?

Thanks

Steve Harris
AIX and ADSM Admin
Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia

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Server Problem when connecting via client GUI

[Gibb, Malcolm]

Good morning, hope you've got your thinkin' caps on,

Got this error message in the ACTLOG when starting the client GUI on NT4.0,
the server is on Sun Solaris, TSM version 4.1.3

05/03/01 09:04:31 ANRD tcpcomm.c(1567): SessionThread: return code
from
   setsockopt is 22

I can't log onto the server via the web browser at the same time the client
is open and vice versa, and I'm stuck.  All I want to do is to manually
backup some files.

Any advice for this novice user would be great.

Mal


PS I sent this mail previously but forgot to put a subject in, my apologies.

3590 question

["Schönacher, Uwe"]

For all you AIX guru's out there,

I need an additional information on the definition of 3590 FC tape drives to
AIX.

We want to use both FC ports of the 3590 drives (connected via a FC
fabric)in parallel for automatic path fail over. Is this supported by AIX
and how could this be implemented in AIX. At the moment I see for the same
drive two definitions in AIX. They are both available but they doesn't work
in TSM (drives are first polled by TSM and set to unavailable later on).

Do you have a recommendation for defining both pathes to AIX in parallel for
dynamic path fail over?


Thank you in advance
Uwe



-Original Message-
From: Steve Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 02 May 2001 04:54
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Quick 3590 question


Can anyone tell me how many fibre ports there are on a 3590 with the  fibre
attachment?

Thanks

Steve Harris
AIX and ADSM Admin
Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia

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No Subject

[Gibb, Malcolm]

Good morning, hope you've got your thinkin' caps on,

Got this error message in the ACTLOG when starting the client GUI on NT4.0,
the server is on Sun Solaris, TSM version 4.1.3

05/03/01 09:04:31 ANRD tcpcomm.c(1567): SessionThread: return code
from
   setsockopt is 22

I can't log onto the server via the web browser at the same time the client
is open, and I'm stuck.  All I want to do is to manually backup some files.

Any advice for this novice user would be great.

Mal

Tel - (0191) 587 8941
Quantum DSMC Peterlee

Re: TSM client on Silicon IRIX

[Chibois, Herve]

Hi Thomas,

Just use the old 3.1 client for irix versions under 6.5

ftp://index.storsys.ibm.com/adsm/fixes/v3r1/sgi/

rv

> -Message d'origine-
> De : Hrouda Tomáš [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Envoyé : jeudi 3 mai 2001 07:53
> A : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Objet : TSM client on Silicon IRIX
> 
> 
> Hi all !
> 
> Situation:
> Our customer wants to backup a few Silicon IRIX workstations, 
> he has 5.3,
> 6.2, 6.3 and 6.5 versions of Silicon IRIX. In TSM client 4.1 
> requirements is
> specified Silicon IRIX 6.5
> 
> Question:
> Does it mean, that older versions of IRIX are not supported?
> Can I backup IRIX versions 5.3, 6.2, and 6.3 with TSM client 4.1 ?
> 
> Thanx
> 
> Tomáš Hrouda, AGCOM Smiřice
> Tivoli Certified Consultant
> Storage Manager Specialist
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 049-5941312, 0604-296521
> ICQ#77892561
> 
> 
> ---
> Odchozí zpráva neobsahuje viry.
> Zkontrolováno antivirovým systémem AVG (http://www.grisoft.cz).
> Verze: 6.0.225 / Virová báze: 107 - datum vydání: 22.12.2000
> 

Linux client: XSF filesystem support?

[Hanna Hahne]

Will XSF be supported for the Linux client? Any availability dates?

Hanna Hahne

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Im Neuenheimer Feld 280

AW: DISK reclamation?

[sal Salak Juraj]

hallo jack,

no need to worry about reclamation of disk storage pools at all.
(Primary) disk storage pools will be emptied according to
their migration limits as set by you.
Maybe you should read TSM documentation, there is a nice 
chapter about its concepts in one of the books (sorry, I forgot
where exactly, but it is easy to find)

best regards
Juraj Salak


-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: Jack McKinney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2001 22:28
An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Betreff: DISK reclamation?

 TSM 4.1.3.2 (I think... 4.1 plus whatever patch they put on their site
last week) on AIX 4.3.3.

 Firstly, is there a FAQ associated with this list?   I have a feeling
this question may have come up before...

 How do DISK volumes reclaim unused space?  On a tape, since you cannot
write to the begining of a tape you are reading from, you have to copy the
data to another tape to reclaim.
 On a disk volume, this should not be necessary, since you can copy
data from the middle of a volume to the begining of the volume.
 I just installed a new TSM server here with disk volumes as the
primary storage pool.  Should I be worried about reaching the "end" of the
disks?  Will TSM fill the "holes" in each volume with new data, or will it
shift all of the data to the beginning of the volume, just moving the holes
to the end of the volume?
 If not, should I put one of the volumes into a separate storage pool
and then tell TSM to reclaim my main disk pool to this second pool, and
have that pool migrate back to the main one?   I would hate to do this if
it was not necessary, since it would waste a lot of good space for backups.
 OTOH, I'd hate to put ALL of my disks into the one storage pool, and
then be unable to do backups due to lack of reclamation...
 Right now, I have some disks that I have not used, yet (once a part
arrives, I am going to mirror the original volumes).   If I wait until we
have filled the disk storage pool and see what happens, I can then recover
if backups stop by using one of the other disks as a reclamation pool. I'd
rather not trial and error on a production server, though...

--
"There are two kinds of spurs, my friend: Jack McKinney
 Those that come in by the door, and  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 those that come in by the window.http://www.lorentz.com
 -Tuco, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
1024D/D68F2C07 4096g/38AEF076