Solaris TSM Server and ZFS for raw partitions

[David McClelland]

Guys,



I'm scratching around trying to find out if TSM/ZFS play ball when it comes
to raw volumes for DB and Log volumes. The published IBM recommendation for
Solaris DB, Log and Stgpool volumes is still to use raw partitions for 5.5,
but I'm not seeing anything specific in the way of support for this on ZFS
being stated yet.



I do see from IBM.com that a customer has been having problems trying this
with an earlier release of TSM, but also that TSM fixpack 5.5.3 should fix
it (although I don't see anything in the APARs fixed list that it has).



http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=1019

&context=SSSQWC&context=SSGSG7&q1=ZFS&uid=swg1IC59683&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lan
g=en



Is anyone else running with Solaris ZFS raw partitions? Or, does anyone have
an alternative view as to whether it's even worth using raw partitions on
ZFS filesystems for DB/Log?



TSM Server 5.5.3.0

Solaris 10, Sun Fire T2000

EMC DMX4 Disk



Cheers,



/David Mc

London, UK

restore process does not ask for pass phrase

[Mehdi Salehi]

restore does not ask for pass phrase while the file has been backed up using
a password. What could be wrong?
(backup and restore are on the same node)

Thanks,
Mehdi

Setting up new instance for TDP for Domino, getting errors

[Moyer, Joni M]

Hi Everyone,

This is for a z/Linux server.  I was just trying to set the options file for 
lnbrtzda38 with the following command when I get these errors:

chln957/home/notes5>tivoli/tsm/client/domino/bin/domdsmc_notes5/dsm.opt  <
domdsmc_notes[927]: /notes/exec.nbf: cannot create [Permission denied]
/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/latest/zlinux/domdsmc_notes: error while loading shared lib
raries: libnotes.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
chln957/home/notes5>domdsmc q preferences
domdsmc_notes[927]: /notes/exec.nbf: cannot create [Permission denied]
/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/latest/zlinux/domdsmc_notes: error while loading shared lib
raries: libnotes.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

If anyone has any suggestions on where to begin I am open to suggestions.  I've 
done this before without issue, so I'm not sure what is different in this case.

Thanks in advance!

Joni Moyer
Storage Administrator III
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TSM Security alerts - is there a list somewhere

[Richard Rhodes]

I'm being asked for a list of all TSM security alerts/issues.  I'm not
finding a list on the IBM support web page.

Is there a list of TSM security vulnerabilities anywhere?

We've got a case open with support, but thought to ask here also.

Rick


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Re: TSM Security alerts - is there a list somewhere

[Laughlin, Lisa]

Rick-- this is the link to the APAR Flash page, where I've seen the sec vulns 
posted before.

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=663&tc=SSGSG7&rank=8&dc=D600&dtm

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Re: TSM Security alerts - is there a list somewhere

[Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU]

Have you look at this page:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&dc=D600&uid=swg21384389



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Re: restore process does not ask for pass phrase

[Efim]

Hi, Mehdi
Parametr Encryptkey has 3 options.
By default it is Encryptkey=save - TSM save encription key in TSM password
file.
If you whant to test encription, you can delete  password file or set
Encryptkey=prompt and try to restore.
Also you can use Encryptkey=generate, but it is not your situation
Efim


2009/9/15 Mehdi Salehi 

> restore does not ask for pass phrase while the file has been backed up
> using
> a password. What could be wrong?
> (backup and restore are on the same node)
>
> Thanks,
> Mehdi
>

Re: Removing old archives

[Efim]

Hi
You can't delete all archive except the last using dsmadmc or ISC.
You can use Delete Archive in dsmc for automate this.

Efim

2009/9/14 Geert De Pecker 

> Hi,
>
> We have in our tsm a lot of older archives from machines that doe no
> longer exist. Except for the last
> archive, we would like to remove these archives.
>
> Can this be done using the dsmadmc admin client? Or ISC?
>
> Current procedure is to change the nodename on our personal box and start
> the gui to remove the
> archives one by one, but this takes forever...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Geert
>



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Backup fails on win2k3 client

[martijnk]

Hi,

Hope somebody can help me.
We have the following problems with some clients

14-09-2009 21:07:16 ANSE ntrc.cpp(768): Received Win32 RC 87 (0x0057) 
from GetBackupStreamSize(): uc_CreateFile. Error desription: The parameter is 
incorrect.
14-09-2009 21:07:16 ANSE ntrc.cpp(768): Received Win32 RC 87 (0x0057) 
from fioScanDirEntry(): GetBackupStreamInfo. Error desription: The parameter is 
incorrect.
14-09-2009 21:07:16 ANSE ntrc.cpp(768): Received Win32 RC 87 (0x0057) 
from GetBackupStreamSize(): uc_CreateFile. Error desription: The parameter is 
incorrect.
14-09-2009 21:07:16 ANSE ntrc.cpp(768): Received Win32 RC 87 (0x0057) 
from fioScanDirEntry(): GetBackupStreamInfo. Error desription: The parameter is 
incorrect.
14-09-2009 21:15:44 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'BACKUP_2100' failed. Return code 
= 12.

We have this on servers who have a raw volume as a mountpoint on the partition.

I've tried exluding it, but did'nt work.
Tried the latest 5.5.2.x client didn't work...
tried to set off VSS for the partition on wich it resides didn't work

this is our dsm.opt file


* 01NODE Section
*___
NODENAME ***

* 02COMM Section
*___
SCHEDMODE PROMPTED
MANAGEDSERVICES WEBCLIENT SCHEDULE

* 03TCP Section
*___
TCPSERVERADDRESS ***
TCPPORT ***

* 05AUTH Section
*___
PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE
REVOKEREMOTEACCESS ACCESS

* 06LOG Section
*___
SCHEDLOGNAME c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmsched.log
SCHEDLOGRETENTION 14
ERRORLOGNAME c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmerror.log
ERRORLOGRETENTION 14

* 08FORMAT Section
*___
DATEFORMAT 2

* 12SNAP Section
*___
SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS VSS
SNAPSHOTPROVIDERIMAGE VSS

* 14TUNE Section
*___
RESOURCEUTILIZATION 5

* INCLUDE/EXCLUDE Section
*___
DOMAIN C:
DOMAIN D:
DOMAIN O:
DOMAIN P:
DOMAIN SYSTEMSTATE
DOMAIN W:

EXCLUDE.DIR "O:\Mountpoint_CMDDEV_75290"
EXCLUDE.DIR "O:\Mountpoint_CMDDEV_75293"

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Trying to uninstall Tivoli client directory on C drive without affecting the D drive tivoli installation

[Timothy Hughes]

Hello,

A Windows Client D drive was recently lost and  a restore was done by
installing the Tivoli Client on the C:/ and restoring it. Now I am
trying to uninstall from the C:/  but unable to, Is there a way to
Completely uninstall the Tivoli Directory from the C:/ drive without
affecting the  D:/ drive?

When I try to delete the Tivoli folder I get the following

"Tivoli is being used by another person or program close any programs
that might be using the file and try again"

I'm not sure if its the D drive installation that's causing this or what.

Thanks in Advance!

rarely, tapes become logically unusable?

[Allen S. Rout]

Hi, there.

I have a small collection of tapes which appear to have become
uncorrectably unusable.  They were part of a server which has been
decomissioned; now




tsm: CTRL>UPDATE LIBVOLUME 3592LIB T00015 status=private owner=GLMAIL
ANR9787E The owner name specified is not defined to this server.
ANS8001I Return code 11.


tsm: CTRL>UPDATE LIBVOLUME 3592LIB T00015 status=private owner=blargh
ANR8969E The owner of volume T00015 can not be updated to owner BLARGH.
ANS8001I Return code 27.


So, somewhere in its black little heart, TSM remembers what server
that tape went with, depite the fact that the server has been off
since 2005.  On the one hand this is good: it prevents me from
accidentally overwriting tapes.  On the other hand, it's now
preventing me from deliberately overwriting tapes.

What do I do?  Ideally, I'd like to express to the server something
like 'No really, call that blank again, I'd like to reuse it'.
Relabel it, force=yes, checkin=scratch?


Any ideas?

- Allen S. Rout

Re: rarely, tapes become logically unusable?

[Clark, Margaret]

I suppose you've tried DELETE VOLUME T00015 DISCARDDATA=YES   ?
- Margaret Clark

-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Allen 
S. Rout
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:34 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] rarely, tapes become logically unusable?

Hi, there.

I have a small collection of tapes which appear to have become
uncorrectably unusable.  They were part of a server which has been
decomissioned; now




tsm: CTRL>UPDATE LIBVOLUME 3592LIB T00015 status=private owner=GLMAIL
ANR9787E The owner name specified is not defined to this server.
ANS8001I Return code 11.


tsm: CTRL>UPDATE LIBVOLUME 3592LIB T00015 status=private owner=blargh
ANR8969E The owner of volume T00015 can not be updated to owner BLARGH.
ANS8001I Return code 27.


So, somewhere in its black little heart, TSM remembers what server
that tape went with, depite the fact that the server has been off
since 2005.  On the one hand this is good: it prevents me from
accidentally overwriting tapes.  On the other hand, it's now
preventing me from deliberately overwriting tapes.

What do I do?  Ideally, I'd like to express to the server something
like 'No really, call that blank again, I'd like to reuse it'.
Relabel it, force=yes, checkin=scratch?


Any ideas?

- Allen S. Rout

Re: rarely, tapes become logically unusable?

[Huebner,Andy,FORT WORTH,IT]

You need to delete the tape from the Volume history.

Use this command carefully. 
del volh todate=today tot=now type=remote volume=t00015 force=y

Raise your hand if you use volsers starting with "T".

Andy Huebner

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Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] rarely, tapes become logically unusable?

I suppose you've tried DELETE VOLUME T00015 DISCARDDATA=YES   ?
- Margaret Clark

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S. Rout
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:34 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] rarely, tapes become logically unusable?

Hi, there.

I have a small collection of tapes which appear to have become
uncorrectably unusable.  They were part of a server which has been
decomissioned; now




tsm: CTRL>UPDATE LIBVOLUME 3592LIB T00015 status=private owner=GLMAIL
ANR9787E The owner name specified is not defined to this server.
ANS8001I Return code 11.


tsm: CTRL>UPDATE LIBVOLUME 3592LIB T00015 status=private owner=blargh
ANR8969E The owner of volume T00015 can not be updated to owner BLARGH.
ANS8001I Return code 27.


So, somewhere in its black little heart, TSM remembers what server
that tape went with, depite the fact that the server has been off
since 2005.  On the one hand this is good: it prevents me from
accidentally overwriting tapes.  On the other hand, it's now
preventing me from deliberately overwriting tapes.

What do I do?  Ideally, I'd like to express to the server something
like 'No really, call that blank again, I'd like to reuse it'.
Relabel it, force=yes, checkin=scratch?


Any ideas?

- Allen S. Rout


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Re: Trying to uninstall Tivoli client directory on C drive without affecting the D drive tivoli installation

[Huebner,Andy,FORT WORTH,IT]

Be sure to stop all TSM services and processes.

Andy Huebner

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Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:31 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] Trying to uninstall Tivoli client directory on C drive 
without affecting the D drive tivoli installation

Hello,

A Windows Client D drive was recently lost and  a restore was done by
installing the Tivoli Client on the C:/ and restoring it. Now I am
trying to uninstall from the C:/  but unable to, Is there a way to
Completely uninstall the Tivoli Directory from the C:/ drive without
affecting the  D:/ drive?

When I try to delete the Tivoli folder I get the following

"Tivoli is being used by another person or program close any programs
that might be using the file and try again"

I'm not sure if its the D drive installation that's causing this or what.

Thanks in Advance!


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Re: rarely, tapes become logically unusable?

[Jim Neal]

Are you using a Library Manager?



If so, you need to remove the volume history for that volume by typing
this command on the library manager instance:



del volhistory todate=today T00015 force=yes





 That should get rid of all associated volume history transactions.



   Jim Neal

   Sr. TSM Administrator

   IS&T Storage and Backup Group

   U.C. Berkeley



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Allen S. Rout
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:34 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] rarely, tapes become logically unusable?



Hi, there.



I have a small collection of tapes which appear to have become

uncorrectably unusable.  They were part of a server which has been

decomissioned; now









tsm: CTRL>UPDATE LIBVOLUME 3592LIB T00015 status=private owner=GLMAIL

ANR9787E The owner name specified is not defined to this server.

ANS8001I Return code 11.





tsm: CTRL>UPDATE LIBVOLUME 3592LIB T00015 status=private owner=blargh

ANR8969E The owner of volume T00015 can not be updated to owner BLARGH.

ANS8001I Return code 27.





So, somewhere in its black little heart, TSM remembers what server

that tape went with, depite the fact that the server has been off

since 2005.  On the one hand this is good: it prevents me from

accidentally overwriting tapes.  On the other hand, it's now

preventing me from deliberately overwriting tapes.



What do I do?  Ideally, I'd like to express to the server something

like 'No really, call that blank again, I'd like to reuse it'.

Relabel it, force=yes, checkin=scratch?





Any ideas?



- Allen S. Rout

Re: rarely, tapes become logically unusable?

[Allen S. Rout]

>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:10:53 -0400, "Strand, Neil B." 
>>  said:

> Allen,
>Try this command on the library manager:
> "del volhist type=remote volume=x tod=+0 force=yes"


Hah.

I didn't even consider mucking around with the volhist because I'm running

del volhist type=all tod='today-10'.

on a regular basis, and these tapes were assigned ... well, more than
10 days ago. :)

So I "knew" that, other than some possibly currently relevant database
backups, everything older was gone.


It's not what you don't know that hurts, it's what you do know that's wrong.


- Allen S. Rout
- Has learned a little more about his own ignorance today.

Re: TSM Security alerts - is there a list somewhere

[Roger Deschner]

Another good resource: http://www.secunia.com and search on Tivoli
Storage Manager.

Roger Deschner  University of Illinois at Chicago rog...@uic.edu


On Tue, 15 Sep 2009, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU wrote:

>Have you look at this page:
>
>http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&dc=D600&uid=swg21384389
>
>
>
>From:
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>Date:
>09/15/2009 09:06 AM
>Subject:
>[ADSM-L] TSM Security alerts - is there a list somewhere
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>
>We've got a case open with support, but thought to ask here also.
>
>Rick
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