Restoring Mac HFS files to CIFS

[Roger Deschner]

I'm on a Mac (which is already a problem; I'm unfamiliar) and this Mac
backed up a lot of data (4 TB, 900,000 files) that was in native Apple
HFS+ format. That 4 TB HFS RAID array crashed and burned, so now the
last copy of this data is in our TSM server. It exists there as HFS+
files with HFS+ style metadata. We'd like to restore this data directly
to a new CIFS share that lives on a NetApp, which will be a much better
place for it in the future.

When I attempt a test restore of a single file dsm.sys, I get:

  ANS5036I DIAG: Error for file:
  Parameter error
  ANS5036I DIAG: Error for file: /Volumes/CIFSshare/test/dsm.sys
  Parameter error
  ANS5036I DIAG: Session function thread, fatal error, signal 11

(/Volumes/CIFSshare/test/dsm.sys was the full filename I was trying to
restore one test file to.)

Then it crashed and created a core file.

Anybody had to do this before? Is the Mac ISP Client (which is v7.1.5)
trying to set HFS+ style ACLs on a CIFS filesystem during the restore,
and failing? The SKIPACL option is only for backup/archive, not for
restore. Fishing for ideas here.

I want to avoid an intermediate step of restoring to an external 6 TB
HFS+ USB drive, and then using Unix cp to copy it to CIFS. That would be
a double copy of 4 TB / 900,000 files. It's already going to take a
while to restore this, and I don't want to double my time to do this.

Roger Deschner  University of Illinois at Chicago rog...@uic.edu
==I have not lost my mind -- it is backed up on tape somewhere.=

RFE for powershell interface to dsmc and dsmadmc

[Harris, Steven]

Hi Guys and Gals

Powershell is the goto scripting language for windows these days, buyt if you 
have ever tried to script dsmadmc with it you find it is fraught with trouble.  
Just passing the right parameters in is difficult, getting output that 
powershell can use also requires jumping through hoops.

Everything else these days provides a powershell interface, so TSM/ISP should 
also.

I have raised an RFE 
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=100660

Vote if you are so inclined

Steve

Steven Harris

TSM Admin/Consultant
Canberra Australia

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Re: How to exclude bad Linux mountpoint

[Andrew Raibeck]

Another thought: if you are seeing the client hang, try using the
NFSTIMEOUT option to set a number of seconds the client will wait while
trying to stat the file system, e.g., NFSTIMEOUT 10 to wait up to 10
seconds.

Regards,

Andy



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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"  wrote on 2017-02-07
15:05:24:

> From: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS
> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
> Date: 2017-02-07 15:45
> Subject: Re: How to exclude bad Linux mountpoint
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 
>
> Hi Zoltan,
>
> It could be the simple act of enumerating file systems or mount points
that
> causes a problem. What kinds of problems, specifically, are you seeing?
>
> A couple of thoughts (not sure these will help):
>
> - Does this show up as a separate file system, such as when you do df -m?
> If yes, you could try exclude.fs /tmp/SECUPD
>
> - Another possibility is to define it as a virtual mount point using the
> VIRTUALMOUNTPOINT option, then using exclude.fs.
>
> Finally, a total "shot in the dark", but try searching the internet for
> this directory name. One discussion I found indicates that /tmp/SECUPD is
> causing other issues, too:
>
> http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/956/t/19996605
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
>


>
> Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | stor...@us.ibm.com
>
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links:
> Product support:
>
https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/tivoli_storage_manager

>
> Online documentation:
>
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7/landing/welcome_ssgsg7.html

>
> Product Wiki:
> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%
> 20Storage%20Manager
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"  wrote on 2017-02-07
> 14:45:50:
>
> > From: Zoltan Forray 
> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
> > Date: 2017-02-07 14:46
> > Subject: How to exclude bad Linux mountpoint
> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 
> >
> > Ever since a certain Dell update, a ghost mountpoint of /tmp/SECUPD is
> left
> > hanging after iDRAC/OpenManage updates.  This is now causing heartburn
> for
> > TSM backups.
> >
> > I have tried pushing down via CLOPTSET to
> >
> > exclude.dir /tmp/SECUPD
> > exclude /tmp/SECUPD
> >
> > but neither work - TSM still tries to access/back it up.
> >
> > Any suggestions on how to get TSM to stop trying to access this mount?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > *Zoltan Forray*
> > Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator
> > Xymon Monitor Administrator
> > VMware Administrator (in training)
> > Virginia Commonwealth University
> > UCC/Office of Technology Services
> > www.ucc.vcu.edu
> > zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807
> > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will
> > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social
> > security number or confidential personal information. For more details
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> >
>

Re: How to exclude bad Linux mountpoint

[Zoltan Forray]

Thanks for the suggestions.  I forgot about the EXCLUDE.FS which seems to
have done the trick since it is a filesystem (see df below).  Now to roll
this out to all of my Linux servers.

[zforray@processor ~]$ df -m
Filesystem   1M-blocksUsed Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/vg_processr_sys-lv_root
 200317123 11885  38% /
tmpfs48339   1 48339   1% /dev/shm
/dev/sdb2  477 108   344  24% /boot
/dev/sdb1  100   1   100   1% /boot/efi
/dev/mapper/vg_processr_sys-lv_home
 50269   10818 36891  23% /home
/dev/mapper/vg_processr_sys-lv_tsmarchlog
302380 480301901   1% /tsmdb2
/dev/mapper/vg_processr_sys-lv_tsmarchlog2
151190 348150843   1% /tsmarchlog2
/dev/mapper/vg_processr_sys-lv_tsmdb
403174  364843 38331  91% /tsmdb
/dev/mapper/vg_processr_sys-lv_tsmlog
129016  120165  2298  99% /tsmlog
/dev/mapper/vg_processr_pool-lv_tsmpool
  10133861 9618741   344 100% /tsmpool
/dev/mapper/vg_processr_sys-lv_var
 14991 878 13346   7% /var
/dev/sdd 2   0 2   0% /tmp/SECUPD
/dev/sde 2   0 2   0% /tmp/SECUPD


On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Andrew Raibeck  wrote:

> Hi Zoltan,
>
> It could be the simple act of enumerating file systems or mount points that
> causes a problem. What kinds of problems, specifically, are you seeing?
>
> A couple of thoughts (not sure these will help):
>
> - Does this show up as a separate file system, such as when you do df -m?
> If yes, you could try exclude.fs /tmp/SECUPD
>
> - Another possibility is to define it as a virtual mount point using the
> VIRTUALMOUNTPOINT option, then using exclude.fs.
>
> Finally, a total "shot in the dark", but try searching the internet for
> this directory name. One discussion I found indicates that /tmp/SECUPD is
> causing other issues, too:
>
> http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/956/t/19996605
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
> 
> 
>
> Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | stor...@us.ibm.com
>
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links:
> Product support:
> https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/
> tivoli_storage_manager
>
> Online documentation:
> http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7/
> landing/welcome_ssgsg7.html
>
> Product Wiki:
> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%
> 20Storage%20Manager
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"  wrote on 2017-02-07
> 14:45:50:
>
> > From: Zoltan Forray 
> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
> > Date: 2017-02-07 14:46
> > Subject: How to exclude bad Linux mountpoint
> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 
> >
> > Ever since a certain Dell update, a ghost mountpoint of /tmp/SECUPD is
> left
> > hanging after iDRAC/OpenManage updates.  This is now causing heartburn
> for
> > TSM backups.
> >
> > I have tried pushing down via CLOPTSET to
> >
> > exclude.dir /tmp/SECUPD
> > exclude /tmp/SECUPD
> >
> > but neither work - TSM still tries to access/back it up.
> >
> > Any suggestions on how to get TSM to stop trying to access this mount?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > *Zoltan Forray*
> > Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator
> > Xymon Monitor Administrator
> > VMware Administrator (in training)
> > Virginia Commonwealth University
> > UCC/Office of Technology Services
> > www.ucc.vcu.edu
> > zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807
> > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will
> > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social
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> >
>



--
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Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator
Xymon Monitor Administrator
VMware Administrator (in training)
Virginia Commonwealth University
UCC/Office of Technology Services
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R: [ADSM-L] Backup only one directory

[Marco Batazzi]

Thank you guys.
As I did not miss the point, I see only workarounds that I already use :)


-Messaggio originale-
Da: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] Per conto di Harry 
Redl
Inviato: sabato 4 febbraio 2017 19:06
A: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Oggetto: Re: [ADSM-L] Backup only one directory

Hello,

can be done sharing this via CIFS and backing it up as a \\server\myshare (on 
the very same machine) - dirty but working

dsm.opt contains DOMAIN \\server\myshare

Kind of workaround for the option "virtualmountpoint" present in UNIX clients 
but unfortunately not in Windows 

Not tried, but having the domain as "\\server\c$\Program Files.."
should work right away

Harry


On 3.2.2017 11:30, Marco Batazzi wrote:
> Hello,
> I want to do a backuo of only one directory of one filesystem, in my dsm.opt 
> I put:
> DOMAIN C:
> Exclude "*:\...\*"
> Exclude "*:\*"
> INCLUDE "C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 7.0\...\*"
>
> The problem here is that only my interested files will be backed up but all 
> others filesystem folder will be backed up too.
>
> How can I workaround it?

Re: How to exclude bad Linux mountpoint

[Andrew Raibeck]

Hi Zoltan,

It could be the simple act of enumerating file systems or mount points that
causes a problem. What kinds of problems, specifically, are you seeing?

A couple of thoughts (not sure these will help):

- Does this show up as a separate file system, such as when you do df -m?
If yes, you could try exclude.fs /tmp/SECUPD

- Another possibility is to define it as a virtual mount point using the
VIRTUALMOUNTPOINT option, then using exclude.fs.

Finally, a total "shot in the dark", but try searching the internet for
this directory name. One discussion I found indicates that /tmp/SECUPD is
causing other issues, too:

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/956/t/19996605

Regards,

Andy



Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | stor...@us.ibm.com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links:
Product support:
https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/tivoli_storage_manager

Online documentation:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7/landing/welcome_ssgsg7.html

Product Wiki:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"  wrote on 2017-02-07
14:45:50:

> From: Zoltan Forray 
> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
> Date: 2017-02-07 14:46
> Subject: How to exclude bad Linux mountpoint
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 
>
> Ever since a certain Dell update, a ghost mountpoint of /tmp/SECUPD is
left
> hanging after iDRAC/OpenManage updates.  This is now causing heartburn
for
> TSM backups.
>
> I have tried pushing down via CLOPTSET to
>
> exclude.dir /tmp/SECUPD
> exclude /tmp/SECUPD
>
> but neither work - TSM still tries to access/back it up.
>
> Any suggestions on how to get TSM to stop trying to access this mount?
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> *Zoltan Forray*
> Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator
> Xymon Monitor Administrator
> VMware Administrator (in training)
> Virginia Commonwealth University
> UCC/Office of Technology Services
> www.ucc.vcu.edu
> zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807
> Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will
> never use email to request that you reply with your password, social
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Re: How to exclude bad Linux mountpoint

[David Bronder]

On 02/07/2017 01:45 PM, Zoltan Forray wrote:
> Ever since a certain Dell update, a ghost mountpoint of /tmp/SECUPD is left
> hanging after iDRAC/OpenManage updates.  This is now causing heartburn for
> TSM backups.
>
> I have tried pushing down via CLOPTSET to
>
> exclude.dir /tmp/SECUPD
> exclude /tmp/SECUPD
>
> but neither work - TSM still tries to access/back it up.
>
> Any suggestions on how to get TSM to stop trying to access this mount?
>

You might try "exclude.fs /tmp/SECUPD" or "domain ALL-LOCAL -/tmp/SECUPD",
but even with either/both of those, you may still get a hung client.

If so, moving into the realm of kludges, maybe you could also mount some
other filesystem (real, loop-mount an ISO or something, or bind-mount some
other directory) at that same mount point.  That might get the TSM client
past the hang.  (Or it could cause more problems.  Best option would still be
to try to resolve the ghost/stale mount itself.)

--
Hello World.David Bronder - Systems Architect
Segmentation Fault  ITS-EI, Univ. of Iowa
Core dumped, disk trashed, quota filled, soda warm.   david-bron...@uiowa.edu

Re: AIX BAclient hung spinning cpu

[Andrew Raibeck]

Hi Rick,

Not sure what could be going on, but a few thoughts:

- You indicate you are running 7.1.6. Is that 7.1.6.0? If yes, there are a
couple of APARs you should be aware of that are related to instrumentation:
IT16364 and IT16403. These are fixed in 7.1.6.3 and later. If either of
those are in  play, the closest might be IT16364 (see the APAR description
for details, https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT16364).

Beyond that:

- Are these files that you always expect will get backed up? Or is it truly
possible that might not have changed since the last backup? I mention this
in case you want to consider using the SELECTIVE command rather than
INCREMENTAL. That is, if the file is always expected to be backed up, then
you can eliminate the overhead of incremental processing by just using
SELECTIVE.

- Regarding the file spec //arch_.log: is the file directly
under /? Or are you expecting dsmc to traverse the directory structure
to look for the file? Are there files with the same name that will get
backed up? If this is just a one-file-at-at-time backup, consider
specifying the fully qualified path, to avoid time spent traversing the
file system. Then  you an also get rid of the -SUBDIR=YES option.

My thinking is, if you are doing backups of specifically targeted files,
then dsmc could be doing a lot of unnecessary processing by using
INCREMENTAL and -SUBDIR=YES.

If the problem persists and none of the above helps, I suggest collecting a
SERVICE trace that captures the problem, and opening a PMR with IBM
support.

Regards,

Andy



Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | stor...@us.ibm.com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links:
Product support:
https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/tivoli_storage_manager

Online documentation:
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Product Wiki:
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"  wrote on 2017-02-07
10:48:21:

> From: "Rhodes, Richard L." 
> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
> Date: 2017-02-07 11:09
> Subject: AIX BAclient hung spinning cpu
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 
>
> AIX TSM server 7.1.5
> AIX BA client 7.1.6 on AIX 7100-03
>
> One of our servers is having the BA client hang.
> They are doing a Oracle archive backup:
>/usr/bin/dsmc incremental -subdir=yes
-se=oracle-bkup //arch_.log
>
> They process the archive logs individually - one dsmc per log  file,
> then delete the archive log after a good backup.
>
> Every couple of days a dsmc will hang.  The TSM server shows the
> session started and in idleW state.  On the client the dsmc is
> running one processor mostly flat out.  There is nothing in
> dsmerror.log.  The dsminstr.log shows the process starting, but nothing
else.
>
> I googled and searched IBM, but not finding anything.
>
> We just added -enableinstrumation=yes to the cmd to see if that
> gives any better info.
>
>
> Any thought are welcome!
>
> Rick
>
>
>
>
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How to exclude bad Linux mountpoint

[Zoltan Forray]

Ever since a certain Dell update, a ghost mountpoint of /tmp/SECUPD is left
hanging after iDRAC/OpenManage updates.  This is now causing heartburn for
TSM backups.

I have tried pushing down via CLOPTSET to

exclude.dir /tmp/SECUPD
exclude /tmp/SECUPD

but neither work - TSM still tries to access/back it up.

Any suggestions on how to get TSM to stop trying to access this mount?





--
*Zoltan Forray*
Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator
Xymon Monitor Administrator
VMware Administrator (in training)
Virginia Commonwealth University
UCC/Office of Technology Services
www.ucc.vcu.edu
zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807
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Re: docs for 8.1 client & NAS

[Del Hoobler]

Hi Steve,

No. IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1 currently only supports SM2T "full" backups.


Del



"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"  wrote on 02/07/2017 
08:40:27 AM:

> From: "Schaub, Steve" 
> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
> Date: 02/07/2017 08:41 AM
> Subject: Re: docs for 8.1 client & NAS
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" 
> 
> I will check that out, but that sounds like SnapDiff.  My 
> understanding is that the new CDOT now supports an incremental style
> SM2TAPE backup, which has been a block-level full backup at the 
> volume level.  I was looking for information on whether 8.1 supportså
> this new feature?
> Thanks,
> -steve
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On 
> Behalf Of Zoltan Forray
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 4:01 PM
> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] docs for 8.1 client & NAS
> 
> In the "*IBM Spectrum Protect for Windows Backup-Archive Clients 
> Version 8.1.0*" book, there is a section titled "*Configuring NetApp
> and IBM Spectrum Protect for snapshot difference incremental 
> backups". *Is that what you are looking for?
> 
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Schaub, Steve 
> wrote:
> 
> > No luck so far finding anything about using the 8.1 client, 
> > specifically with NetApp SnapDiff & SnapMirror2Tape.
> > I was hoping to find support the new CDOT SM2Tape incremental feature.
> > Anyone know where to look?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve Schaub
> > Systems Engineer II, Backup/Recovery
> > Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
> >
> >
> > 
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> 
> 
> 
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AIX BAclient hung spinning cpu

[Rhodes, Richard L.]

AIX TSM server 7.1.5
AIX BA client 7.1.6 on AIX 7100-03

One of our servers is having the BA client hang.
They are doing a Oracle archive backup:
   /usr/bin/dsmc incremental -subdir=yes -se=oracle-bkup //arch_.log

They process the archive logs individually - one dsmc per log  file, then 
delete the archive log after a good backup.  

Every couple of days a dsmc will hang.  The TSM server shows the session 
started and in idleW state.  On the client the dsmc is running one processor 
mostly flat out.  There is nothing in dsmerror.log.  The dsminstr.log shows the 
process starting, but nothing else.

I googled and searched IBM, but not finding anything.

We just added -enableinstrumation=yes to the cmd to see if that gives any 
better info.


Any thought are welcome!

Rick




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Re: Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments version 8.1.0 sets speed records

[Hans Christian Riksheim]

Upgraded to 8.1. From very slow to very fast restore. Nice.

Hans Chr.

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Stefan Folkerts  wrote:

> Alex, I think it's not possible to reply to your mail to the list, I can
> reply to others but when I reply to you it gets rejected due to images with
> just plain text in the mail. Maybe you want to change your signature for
> mails towards this list and see if that fixes it.
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Stefan Folkerts <
> stefan.folke...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > Okay, it rejected my first and second reply to Alex due to images. (did
> > not have an image in my mail)
> > No idea why but here is my third attempt, a reply to an earlier post.
> >
> > So here are some more specs Alex.
> >
> > Compute is somewhat based on the M model (16 cores, 192GB memory) you
> will
> > find in the Linux 2.3 blueprints, but with internal read intensive SSD's
> in
> > the server on a very fast internal controller for DB & active log.
> > OS is SLES12 build with filesystem layout and types according to the
> > blueprints.
> > Spectrum Protect storage is an IBM V3700 (non turbo) with 36 nearline
> > drives.
> > Spectrum Protect server version 7.1.7 with containerpools (compression
> > enabled)
> > No collocation in use of course.
> > And a bit of tuning of the Linux server and Linux datamovers for the IP
> > stack and memory usage.
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 8:18 PM, Stefan Folkerts <
> stefan.folke...@gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Running 6.0u2 without further updates for testing.
> >>
> >> On Mon, 9 Jan 2017 at 20:13, Alex Jaimes  wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello Stefan, what version of ESXi host are you running?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Alex
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 12:34 PM, Stefan Folkerts <
> >>> stefan.folke...@gmail.com>
> >>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > Server still on 7.1.7
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> > On Mon, 9 Jan 2017 at 19:33, David Ehresman <
> >>> david.ehres...@louisville.edu
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> > > Did you upgrade your server to TSM 8.1 when you upgraded VME to
> >>> 8.1?  Or
> >>>
> >>> > > is the server still running 7.1?
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > David
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > -Original Message-
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On
> >>> Behalf Of
> >>>
> >>> > > Stefan Folkerts
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 1:01 PM
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Subject: [ADSM-L] Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments version
> >>> 8.1.0
> >>>
> >>> > > sets speed records
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Hi guy's,
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > I don't know if all of you realise what kind of gigantic
> performance
> >>> step
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > IBM has made with the new version of Spectrum Protect for Virtual
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Environments for VMware but I think it's pretty incredible.
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > The magic parameter is VMMAXRESTORESESSION.
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > See the results below, 1 session was the max that 7.x could do, see
> >>> the
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > speeds below when I crank up the sessions.
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Remember, this is restoring a single VM on a single datamover using
> >>>
> >>> > HOTADD.
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > 10 is the max setting for this value, i'm interested to know if you
> >>> guy's
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > are seeing the same kind of results.
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Oh, and the upgrade was a breeze, if you aren't using the tagging
> >>>
> >>> > features
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > it's just next next finish and the restores go so much faster.
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > =
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > 1 session
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > =
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Total number of objects restored: 1
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Total number of objects failed:   0
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Total number of bytes transferred:   104.23 GB
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Data transfer time:1,926.99 sec
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>> > > Network data transfer rate:   56,714.31 KB/sec
> >>>
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>>

Re: docs for 8.1 client & NAS

[Schaub, Steve]

I will check that out, but that sounds like SnapDiff.  My understanding is that 
the new CDOT now supports an incremental style SM2TAPE backup, which has been a 
block-level full backup at the volume level.  I was looking for information on 
whether 8.1 supports this new feature?
Thanks,
-steve

-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan 
Forray
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 4:01 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] docs for 8.1 client & NAS

In the "*IBM Spectrum Protect for Windows Backup-Archive Clients Version 
8.1.0*" book, there is a section titled "*Configuring NetApp and IBM Spectrum 
Protect for snapshot difference incremental backups". *Is that what you are 
looking for?

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Schaub, Steve 
wrote:

> No luck so far finding anything about using the 8.1 client, 
> specifically with NetApp SnapDiff & SnapMirror2Tape.
> I was hoping to find support the new CDOT SM2Tape incremental feature.
> Anyone know where to look?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Schaub
> Systems Engineer II, Backup/Recovery
> Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
>
>
> 
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Re: Move Data from STG pool directory to another one.

[rou...@univ.haifa.ac.il]

Hi  Erwann

Thank you for the add  

Will do it as you suggest.

Best Regards

Ouzen Robert
Haifa University
Israel

-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Erwann 
SIMON
Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 10:39 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Move Data from STG pool directory to another one.

Hi Robert,

I'll do the same (with a small add) :
- add another stgpooldir pointing to the desired storage (def stgpooldir)
- mark the current stgpooldir as readonly (upd stgpooldir)
- move containers from the current stgpooldir to th new stgpooldir by directory 
(move container)

@all : if not watched yet, have a look at this video : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPyGaT1hPEk

-- 
Best regards / Cordialement / مع تحياتي
Erwann SIMON

- Mail original -
De: "rou...@univ.haifa.ac.il" 
À: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Envoyé: Mardi 7 Février 2017 06:43:50
Objet: Re: [ADSM-L] Move Data from STG pool directory to another one.

Hi to all



Thanks  to all for the feedback 



About UPDATE STGPOOL stg1 HI=1 LO=0 NEXTSTGPOOL=stg2  in the doc look at 
restrictions 3



NEXTstgpool

   Specifies the name of a random-access or primary sequential storagepool 
to which files are stored when the directory-container storage

   pool is full. This parameter is optional.



   Restrictions:

 *  To ensure that you do not create a chain of storage pools   that 
leads to an endless loop, specify at least one storage

pool in the hierarchy with no value.

 *  If you specify a sequential-access pool as the next storage pool, 
the pool must be in either NATIVE or NONBLOCK data   format.

 *  Do not specify a directory-container or cloud-container   storage 
pool.

 *  Do not use this parameter to specify a storage pool for data   
migration.



I think for now will be to add another stgpooldirectory to the original stgpool 
. To do a move container to the  new stgpooldirectory.

End to delete the stgpooldirectory empty.



Best Regards Robert



-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Roger 
Deschner
Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 3:19 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Move Data from STG pool directory to another one.



Wouldn't ordinary migration work for this?



UPDATE STGPOOL stg1 HI=1 LO=0 NEXTSTGPOOL=stg2



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

==I have not lost my mind -- it is backed up on tape somewhere.=







On Sun, 5 Feb 2017, rou...@univ.haifa.ac.il 
wrote:



>Hello all

>Working with TSM server version 7.1.7.0 and Directory stg pools.

>

>I  have a stg pool with a large capacity and I want to create a new stg pool 
>smaller. I wonder what will be  the correct process to move the data from stg1 
>to stg2.

>

>Both of them are with type directory.

>

>To use MOVE CONTAINER ???  or MOVE DATA ??? or another command ?

>

>Any suggestion , tips or commands

>

>Best Regards

>

>Robert

>

>

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Re: Move Data from STG pool directory to another one.

[Erwann SIMON]

Hi Robert,

I'll do the same (with a small add) :
- add another stgpooldir pointing to the desired storage (def stgpooldir)
- mark the current stgpooldir as readonly (upd stgpooldir)
- move containers from the current stgpooldir to th new stgpooldir by directory 
(move container)

@all : if not watched yet, have a look at this video : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPyGaT1hPEk

-- 
Best regards / Cordialement / مع تحياتي
Erwann SIMON

- Mail original -
De: "rou...@univ.haifa.ac.il" 
À: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Envoyé: Mardi 7 Février 2017 06:43:50
Objet: Re: [ADSM-L] Move Data from STG pool directory to another one.

Hi to all



Thanks  to all for the feedback 



About UPDATE STGPOOL stg1 HI=1 LO=0 NEXTSTGPOOL=stg2  in the doc look at 
restrictions 3



NEXTstgpool

   Specifies the name of a random-access or primary sequential storagepool 
to which files are stored when the directory-container storage

   pool is full. This parameter is optional.



   Restrictions:

 *  To ensure that you do not create a chain of storage pools   that 
leads to an endless loop, specify at least one storage

pool in the hierarchy with no value.

 *  If you specify a sequential-access pool as the next storage pool, 
the pool must be in either NATIVE or NONBLOCK data   format.

 *  Do not specify a directory-container or cloud-container   storage 
pool.

 *  Do not use this parameter to specify a storage pool for data   
migration.



I think for now will be to add another stgpooldirectory to the original stgpool 
. To do a move container to the  new stgpooldirectory.

End to delete the stgpooldirectory empty.



Best Regards Robert



-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Roger 
Deschner
Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 3:19 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Move Data from STG pool directory to another one.



Wouldn't ordinary migration work for this?



UPDATE STGPOOL stg1 HI=1 LO=0 NEXTSTGPOOL=stg2



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

==I have not lost my mind -- it is backed up on tape somewhere.=







On Sun, 5 Feb 2017, rou...@univ.haifa.ac.il 
wrote:



>Hello all

>Working with TSM server version 7.1.7.0 and Directory stg pools.

>

>I  have a stg pool with a large capacity and I want to create a new stg pool 
>smaller. I wonder what will be  the correct process to move the data from stg1 
>to stg2.

>

>Both of them are with type directory.

>

>To use MOVE CONTAINER ???  or MOVE DATA ??? or another command ?

>

>Any suggestion , tips or commands

>

>Best Regards

>

>Robert

>

>

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>

>? 

>???  ?? ??? ??.

>?? 

>: ? , ??? 5015

>?:  04-8240345 (?: 2345)

>: rou...@univ.haifa.ac.il

>_

>??  | ??' ???  199 | ?? ?,  | ?: 3498838

>??? ??? ? ??? :

>http://computing.haifa.ac.il>

>