Re: Expiration problem with TSM 5.1.1.1 on AIX 4.3.3
Same here on 5.1.1.1 - looks like the stall (error message is that a resource waiter has been aborted) happens whenever database change-intensive processes run at the same time when expiration runs. I had this happen when move nodedata ran concurrent with expiration and also when migration ran concurrent with expiration. Good news is that if you wait one hour, the resource waiter is aborted. In the case of move nodedata, the process was aborted. In the case of migration, I cancelled the processes and after an hour expiration picked up and completed successfully. During my stalls, some backups and restores also stalled, also a q content of a volume stalled. Backups and restores continued after the hour wait. I also have the problem fixed in 5.1.1.2 where delete filespace will not delete W2K system objects - has anyone installed 5.1.1.2 in a production environment yet? Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452 "Seay, Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2002-08-03 06:36 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: Expiration problem with TSM 5.1.1.1 on AIX 4.3.3 I have seen the same problem under V4.2.1.15 but not quite as severe. The problem went away with 4.2.2.7. Paul D. Seay, Jr. Technical Specialist Naptheon Inc. 757-688-8180 -Original Message- From: Magura, Curtis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 7:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Expiration problem with TSM 5.1.1.1 on AIX 4.3.3 Yep - seeing the same thing. We have three servers. Two are the same config you mentioned. The thrid one is hosted on win2k. Also seeing the same symptoms. Please post back to the list results of the PMR. Curt Magura Lockheed Martin EIS Gaithersburg, Md. 301-240-6305 -Original Message- From: Gerhard Rentschler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Expiration problem with TSM 5.1.1.1 on AIX 4.3.3 Hello, after one day I got the first more severe problem. I started expiration and afterward migration for a storage pool. Later I started migration for another storage pool. Aftwards I noticed that the expiration and the other migration processes have stopped advancing their counters. Cancelling the processes doesn't help. For the expiration I get ANR0819I Cancel in progress. For the last migration process the cancel was accepted, but there was no effect. Everything else (Backup sessions, admin commands) seems to work.Colleagues from a neighbour university have this problem as well. They say after one hour they get an error message and the processes resume work. Has anyone else seen this? Is there a circumvention for this? I created PMR 88563, branch 070, country 724. Best regards Gerhard --- Gerhard Rentschleremail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Regional Computing Center tel. ++49/711/685 5806 University of Stuttgart fax: ++49/711/682357 Allmandring 30a D 70550 Stuttgart Germany
Re: Licensing problems on TSM for Windows 5.1.1.0
I have upgraded from 5.1.0.2 to 5.1.1.0. The code is in the maintenance - not the patches - directory on the ftp server, eg. for the windows server it's at ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/server/v5r1/WIN/LATEST/ Mark, you are absolutely correct, the mgsyslan.lic, oracle.lic registrations with number=n works fine. Thanks for the tip. All nnwhatever.lic files are still in the product directory. I suspect it's because I have upgraded as opposed to doing a fresh install. Dava Canan, you can close the PMR. Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452 Mark Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2002-06-13 21:05 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: Licensing problems on TSM for Windows 5.1.1.0 From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Canan > I checked with 3 customers today running 5.1.1. The first was > running ITSM 5.1.1 for Solaris, the second was ITSM for W2K, and the third > was ITSM for AIX. All experienced the same behavior. Sounds like a bug to > me also. I will call this in to IBM support. (5.1.0.2 is the latest released patch to TSM server. Are you referring to 5.1.0.1?) That's interesting. I've done installs, both new and upgrades, for AIX and Windows, and licensing has not a problem. Remember that version 5 license files only come in single access. In other words, there is a mgsyslan.lic file, but not a 5mgsyslan.lic or 10mgsyslan.lic anymore. If you want to install, say 35 LAN-based client licenses, you run reg lic file=mgsyslan.lic number=35 -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MSCE
Re: Licensing problems on TSM for Windows 5.1.1.0
Thanks Dave. I'll watch for the patch. Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452 Dave Canan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2002-06-13 09:32 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: Licensing problems on TSM for Windows 5.1.1.0 Nice to hear from you again Joerg - I checked with 3 customers today running 5.1.1. The first was running ITSM 5.1.1 for Solaris, the second was ITSM for W2K, and the third was ITSM for AIX. All experienced the same behavior. Sounds like a bug to me also. I will call this in to IBM support. At 11:54 AM 6/11/2002 -0700, you wrote: >I have just upgraded my TSM server to 5.1.1.0 and am unable to register >client licenses beyond 1 mgsyslan client or 1oracle client etc. I have not >been able to test this on other platforms. Sounds like a bug, even >reinstalled the licenses off the 5.1.0.0 CD and no success. Any help is >appreciated. > >Joerg Pohlmann >604-535-0452 Money is not the root of all evil - full backups are.
Re: tsm 5.1
Not sure which Web Gui you are referring to - the Web client Gui is now various shades of light blue - most appropriate with the renaming of TSM to IBM TSM. The Web admin Gui has minor restructuring in that the Storage Agent stuff and the NAS and Server free enhancements have moved to the "Server Storage" link under object view. You'll find both GUIs easy to use. Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452 Burak Demircan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2002-06-12 07:26 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:tsm 5.1 Hi, I am using tsm 4.2.2 and I wonder what changes are there in web GUI side on version 5.1 Best Regards, Burak
Licensing problems on TSM for Windows 5.1.1.0
I have just upgraded my TSM server to 5.1.1.0 and am unable to register client licenses beyond 1 mgsyslan client or 1oracle client etc. I have not been able to test this on other platforms. Sounds like a bug, even reinstalled the licenses off the 5.1.0.0 CD and no success. Any help is appreciated. Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452
Re: Cross-client restore not working - W2K --> W98
Thanks for your reply, Andy. Yes, the filespaces are Unicode, FAT32. Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by:"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: Cross-client restore not working - W2K --> W98 This may be "works as designed". Are your W2K filespaces enabled for Unicode? That is, if you do a QUERY FILESPACE w2knodename, does the "Is Filespace Unicode?" field say "Yes"? If so, then it is true that you will not be able to restore the data with the non-unicode (Win9x) client. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. Joerg Pohlmann/CanWest/IBM@IBMCA Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/10/2002 17:09 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Cross-client restore not working - W2K --> W98 Hi. We are unable to restore data from a W2K node to a W98 node. Clients are current code levels, server is also current. Set access is all done properly because we can do a cross-client restore W2K --> W2K. Cross- client within a family of platforms (i.e. all Windows and OS/2) used to be supported. I can still use my 4.2.1.20 client on W2K to restore some antique OS/2 files, but the W98 client GUI won't even expand the directory tree when attempting to restore from a W2K node. Does anyone know if this is a bug and that an incident should be opened or is this a new "works as designed" function/restriction? Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452
Cross-client restore not working - W2K --> W98
Hi. We are unable to restore data from a W2K node to a W98 node. Clients are current code levels, server is also current. Set access is all done properly because we can do a cross-client restore W2K --> W2K. Cross- client within a family of platforms (i.e. all Windows and OS/2) used to be supported. I can still use my 4.2.1.20 client on W2K to restore some antique OS/2 files, but the W98 client GUI won't even expand the directory tree when attempting to restore from a W2K node. Does anyone know if this is a bug and that an incident should be opened or is this a new "works as designed" function/restriction? Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452
Re: TSM 5.1 Availability
The links are still there as well - go to http://www.tivoli.com/tsm then, under " More Resources" click on storage, then scroll down to the "Product Resources" box and click on downloads. Joerg Pohlmann 604-535-0452 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: TSM 5.1 Availability Wanda, try this http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/adsercli.htm "Prather, Wanda" wrote: > $%%^^&!!!#! > Anybody found what they have done with the Fixes & Downloads page?!? > > -Original Message- > From: Rushforth, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: TSM 5.1 Availability > > Do we now call it ITSM?! > > See http://www.tivoli.com/products/index/storage_mgr/ > > "This product has changed from Tivoli Storage Manager to IBM Tivoli Storage > Manager" > > -Original Message- > From: Steve Hnath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: TSM 5.1 Availability > > The IBM announcement has more details on TSM v5.1 > > http://www1.ibmlink.ibm.com/cgi-bin/master?xh=Ncc35aWBhPP7Dz1USenGnN9332&req > uest=announcements&parms=H+202%2d078&xfr=N > > Steve Hnath > Code Relief LLC > Makers of AutoVAULT -- Jim Kirkman AIS - Systems UNC-Chapel Hill 966-5884
Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables)
Al, the 4.1.x TSM for NT server package omitted a whole bunch of nice add-on's - the scripts were just one piece that was missing, also missing were the ibmtsm.mac sample, user exits samples, etc. - they are all back in TSM for NT 4.2.x. Joerg Pohlmann Al Narzisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2002-02-18 15:52:48 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by:"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) I am at 4.1.0 and the initial install did not provide the scripts.smp? I am not sure why? Al - Original Message - From: "George Lesho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > > During the initial install on my Win2K server (4.1.4.5), a "Server1" dir > was created. Most of the server config files are now located there. In the > original "Server" directory is a file which contains the sample scripts > called scripts.smp. > > I will attach that file... > > George Lesho > AFC Enterprises > > (See attached file: scripts.smp) > > > > > > Al Narzisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 02/18/2002 05:24:31 PM > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc:(bcc: George Lesho/Partners/AFC) > Fax to: > Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > > I did a search on *.smp and no scripts.smp on my W2K server. > > Al > - Original Message - > From: "Rushforth, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:12 PM > Subject: Re: TSM Sample Scripts (was TSM Database Tables) > > > > C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\Server\scripts.smp > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Al Narzisi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:47 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: TSM Database Tables > > > > > > I can not find the sample scripts on my W2K Server. Does anyone know > where > > I would find these samples for Windows servers. > > Al > > >
Re: TSM Database Tables
Even better is to install the sample scripts. Shut down your server, then do a dsmserv runfile /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/webimages/scripts.smp if your server is on AIX (on other platforms the file is in the appropriate directory/data set/minidisk - if you cannot find it, I'll be glad to send it to you). Then restart your server and all you need to do is run Q_TABLES to get a nicely formatted list of tables. My second favourite script is to "run Q_COLUMNS " to get the columns in a table. Many thanks to the developer in TSM who provided this sample set. There are many other useful examples in this set of sample scripts that have helped me with SQL SELECT statements. Joerg Pohlmann Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2002-02-15 12:57:01 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by:"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: TSM Database Tables Hi Pattie, I"m not aware of any updated list, but you can use the SELECT statement to find out: SELECT TABNAME FROM TABLES You can use the following to find out what columns are in the table: SELECT * FROM COLUMNS WHERE TABNAME='tablename' where tablename is the name of the table you are interested in (be sure to put the table name in uppercase). Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. Patricia LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/15/2002 13:40 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:TSM Database Tables Anyone know where I can find (online) an updated copy of the TSM Database Tables? Thanks, pattie Liberty Mutual Backup and Recovery
Re: copying scripts between tsm servers
...or - set up enterprise administration between the two servers, make the scripts managed and have them automatically transferred to the managed server. Then, each time you make a change on the config manager, the scripts get automatically updated on the managed servers. Joerg Pohlmann Richard Cowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-11-30 06:05:46 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: copying scripts between tsm servers > -Original Message- > From: Steve Bennett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 6:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: copying scripts between tsm servers > I need to copy dozens of scripts from one TSM 4.1.3 server to another. > Any suggestions? source: query script abc format=raw outputfile=abc.raw dest: define script abc file=abc.raw or make a macro: define macro QSCR "query script $1 format=raw outputfile=$1.raw" create a macro to run it for each script: select distinct 'RUN QSCR ',name from scripts > qscr.mac1 get rid of heading: grep "^RUN" qscr.mac1 > qscr.mac2 and run it: MACRO qscr.mac2 Do something similar to load them into the new server. Note that the output from the Query script xxx outputfile=xxx.raw is in the tsm server directory unless you provide a complete pathname... I would create a Perl script that did the whole thing at once, assuming you have connectivity to both servers...
Re: Réf. : Recovery log space spikes
Just as an aside, in one of my shops we have just increased the recovery log to >6GB with TSM 4.2 (couldn't make it larger because of lack of disk space on our server). The new 13GB maximum log size has helped in that we will not be doing as many incremental db backups any more. Joerg Pohlmann Alain Gourves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-10-04 05:32:36 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Réf. : Recovery log space spikes Hi, Be carefull about the max log size It's not 5,5GB but only 5500MB so if you convert MB to GB, the maximum size is 5,3GB. When your log space is 5500MB and full, you have to restore the database because you can't extend the log space. Since our database is more than 60GB, we must use rollforward mode because full database backup is too long. We are in TSM 4.1.4.1 and there is a bug with incremental database backup . The log space doesn't clear every time when DB backup ends. Now we upgrade to TSM 4.2 and the first server is OK. Regards, Alain Gourves Internet [EMAIL PROTECTED]@VM.MARIST.EDU - 04/10/2001 13:46 Veuillez répondre à [EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé par : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pour :ADSM-L cc : ccc : Objet : Recovery log space spikes The maximum size of the recovery log is 5.5GB, my recovery log is 4.5 GB now and I have just recently increased it 1GB from 3.5GB. It filled up again last night. My database is 59.5 GB. Could I have a problem that is causing my recovery log to fill up or is this normal for this size of database? I am running TSM 3.7.4 on OS390 R 2.10. I have been testing TSM 4.1.4 and am planning to go to the new release in the next few weeks, could this help the situation? Below shows the past three days monitoring. * October 4, 2001 * tsm: ADSM3>q log Available Assigned MaximumMaximum Page Total Used Pct Max. Space Capacity ExtensionReduction Size Usable PagesUtil Pct (MB) (MB) (MB) (MB) (bytes) PagesUtil - - - --- -- - - 4,620 4,620 0 4,264 4,096 1,182,208 89,762 7.6100.0 Available Assigned Maximum Maximum Page TotalUsed Pct Max. Space CapacityExtension ReductionSize UsablePagesUtil Pct (MB) (MB)(MB)(MB) (bytes) Pages Util - - ------- ---- 60,908 60,908 06,852 4,096 15,592,448 13,839,06688.888.8 tsm: ADSM3> October 3, 2001 ** tsm: ADSM3>q log AvailableAssignedMaximum Maximum Page TotalUsed PctMax. Space Capacity Extension ReductionSize Usable PagesUtilPct (MB)(MB) (MB)(MB) (bytes) Pages Util - - - --- - - - 4,6204,620 02,480 4,096 1,182,208 546,31346.2 88.6 tsm: ADSM3>q db Available AssignedMaximum Maximum Page Total Used Pct Max. SpaceCapacity Extension Reduction Size Usable Pages Util Pct (MB)(MB)(MB) (MB) (bytes)Pages Util - -- - - ----- --- - - 60,908 60,908 0 7,208 4,096 15,592,44813,748,751 88.2 88.2 tsm: ADSM3> * October 2, 2001 tsm: ADSM3>q log AvailableAssigned Maximum Maximum
Re: TSM Web site points to IBM internal (w3) links
Thanks for you help, Andy. Joerg Pohlmann Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2001-10-02 12:59:37 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: TSM Web site points to IBM internal (w3) links I have forwarded this problem to the Tivoli web master. I am not sure whether the Tivoli web master monitors this forum. In the future, web site problems should be reported directly to the web master. Follow the "Contact" link near the top of the web page, then pick the link near the bottom (Feedback on this web site). The e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I understand that there have been occasions in the past when response from the web master e-mail has not always been as timely as desired (i.e. "I sent an e-mail to the web master 4 days ago, and neither has the problem been fixed nor have I received any response"). In such cases, let us know here and we can try to move things along. But in general, the problem should first be reported to the web master. Thanks and regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. Joerg Pohlmann/CanWest/IBM@IBMCA Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/02/2001 12:19 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:TSM Web site points to IBM internal (w3) links Could someone at Tivoli please fix the redbooks links. From the www.tivoli.com/tsm web page, click on "Storage Redbooks". The page that is now displayed has a list of TSM-related redbooks that all point to the w3.itso.ibm.com site as opposed to the external site (www.redbooks.ibm.com). Admittedly, one can always search the redbooks site, but if the links are there at all, they should not be limited to IBM folks at IBM sites. Thanks. Joerg Pohlmann
TSM Web site points to IBM internal (w3) links
Could someone at Tivoli please fix the redbooks links. From the www.tivoli.com/tsm web page, click on "Storage Redbooks". The page that is now displayed has a list of TSM-related redbooks that all point to the w3.itso.ibm.com site as opposed to the external site (www.redbooks.ibm.com). Admittedly, one can always search the redbooks site, but if the links are there at all, they should not be limited to IBM folks at IBM sites. Thanks. Joerg Pohlmann
Re: Your response to my LTO tape questions.
Jim, I have seen this before, even on TSM 4.2 and I don't know under what circumstances this < 100% statistic arises. I believe it to be an error. I have not experienced the SCSI error referred to by Steve Bennett in his posting on LTO tapes (reclamation processing of these large tapes worked fine). The APAR that covers his problems specifically refers to 8mm Mammoth 2 tapes where more than 268GB is written. Perhaps someone from development can comment further if the APAR applies to other device types. Joerg Pohlmann "Jim Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2001-08-28 16:32:42 Please respond to "Jim Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Joerg Pohlmann/CanWest/IBM@IBMCA cc: Subject: Your response to my LTO tape questions. I understand that the Est Cap increases until the End Of Tape marker is hit. I have never seen the Pct Util drop from 100% prior to the tape being marked as full. The tape in question is still in the filling state but has dropped to only 82% Util. Do you know if this is normal? ThanX > Jim Taylor > Senior Associate, Technical Services > Enlogix > * E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * Office: (416) 496-5264 ext. 286 > * Cell: (416)458-6802 > * Fax: (416) 496-5245 > >
Re: I don't think she can hold much more Captain! She's gonna blow! (IBM LTO Tape)
I have seen exactly the same type of results. One of my customers routinely gets 250+GB per tape; and in one other instance my customer got 400+GB, similar to what you are experiencing. Compression results are a function of the type of data. If you are using collocation, the compressability becomes more obvious for the type of data because a given node is clustered on a cartridge. For example if your clients compress their data, you will find tape capacities much closer to 100GB. In my case, the 400+ GB client was an API database client that sent very compressable data. Remember that the total amount of data written to the tape only shows up when the tape is marked "full". When it is "filling", TSM will keep on writing to the tape and you will see the Estimated Capacity increase. Joerg Pohlmann Jim Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-08-28 15:47:29 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: I don't think she can hold much more Captain! She's gonna blow! (IBM LTO Tape) How much can these 100GB native tapes hold? Can I really be getting this kind of compression? Half a TB on one tape? Anyone else seeing this? My real issue is with the Status. It says that the tape is still filling, yet its Pct Util is only at 95%. I don't get this. I thought that a tape get to 100% full and the Est Cap keeps increasing until EOT is met. At which time the Status changes to Full and the Pct Util can then drop from 100% as the data on the tape expires. Have I been wrong??? tsm: TSM-D2>q vol Volume Name Storage Device EstimatedPct Volume Pool NameClass Name Capacity Util Status (MB) --- -- - - /tsm/tsmstg/disk-vol01DISKPOOL DISK 5,000.0 30.5 On-Line A0TAPEPOOL LTOTAPE 100,000.07.2 Filling A7TAPEPOOL LTOTAPE 204,800.02.6 Filling A00023TAPEPOOL LTOTAPE 384,482.9 65.0Full A00031TAPEPOOL LTOTAPE 398,471.2 64.4Full A00035TAPEPOOL LTOTAPE 537,664.2 85.3 Filling tsm: TSM-D2> > Jim Taylor > Senior Associate, Technical Services > Enlogix > * E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * Office: (416) 496-5264 ext. 286 > * Cell: (416)458-6802 > * Fax: (416) 496-5245 > >
Re: TSM 4.2 server migration problem on NT
U/G to IE 5 did the trick. Thanks for your help, Andy. Joerg Pohlmann Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2001-08-22 17:55:21 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: TSM 4.2 server migration problem on NT The TSM 4.2 server requires Internet Explorer 5 or higher. Since you are running NT 4.0, SP 5, it is possible you do not have this on your system. Try installing IE5 (or higher), then try the install again. IE doesn't have to be your default browser, but it does have to be present. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Tivoli Systems Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. Joerg Pohlmann/CanWest/IBM@IBMCA Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/22/2001 16:26 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:Re: TSM 4.2 server migration problem on NT I have received the same error (Internal error 2738. caTestPtfLevel) with an English (US) language environment. NT is 4.0, SP5, the TSM server previously installed was 3.7.4. Upgrade to 4.1.3 was no problem, that's where we are right now. Any help would be appreciated as we would like to get to 4.2. Joerg Pohlmann tsm aloes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-08-22 07:30:36 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: TSM 4.2 server migration problem on NT Hi all, before deployment, I experience the migration of a TSM 4.1.3.0 server to a TSM 4.2.0.0 server on NT platform (NT 4 service pack 6). NLS is french. The readme provided with installation package (CDROM) tells the following: Upgrading from TSM 4.1.x.x to the current version 1) Write down the directory where the current release is installed 2) Use Add/Remove programs to uninstall the current version 3) Install the new version to the same location as the original Note that during step 3, the setup program will automatically upgrade your TSM database and Web Administrator. So, I do... and during installation (phase #3), a popup is displayed with: Erreur interne 2738. caTestPtfLevel (Internal error 2738. caTestPtfLevel) I tried again the installation with NLS English US: same popup is displayed. I looked into registry, searching about "TSM" or "ADSM". Some keys containing these strings remained and have been deleted. Then, I rebooted my system and retried installation : unsucceful, same popup is displayed. Thanks by advance for your help... Aloes consultant team. _ http://shopping.yahoo.com.au - Father's Day Shopping - Find the perfect gift for your Dad for Father's Day
Re: TSM 4.2 server migration problem on NT
I have received the same error (Internal error 2738. caTestPtfLevel) with an English (US) language environment. NT is 4.0, SP5, the TSM server previously installed was 3.7.4. Upgrade to 4.1.3 was no problem, that's where we are right now. Any help would be appreciated as we would like to get to 4.2. Joerg Pohlmann tsm aloes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-08-22 07:30:36 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: TSM 4.2 server migration problem on NT Hi all, before deployment, I experience the migration of a TSM 4.1.3.0 server to a TSM 4.2.0.0 server on NT platform (NT 4 service pack 6). NLS is french. The readme provided with installation package (CDROM) tells the following: Upgrading from TSM 4.1.x.x to the current version 1) Write down the directory where the current release is installed 2) Use Add/Remove programs to uninstall the current version 3) Install the new version to the same location as the original Note that during step 3, the setup program will automatically upgrade your TSM database and Web Administrator. So, I do... and during installation (phase #3), a popup is displayed with: Erreur interne 2738. caTestPtfLevel (Internal error 2738. caTestPtfLevel) I tried again the installation with NLS English US: same popup is displayed. I looked into registry, searching about "TSM" or "ADSM". Some keys containing these strings remained and have been deleted. Then, I rebooted my system and retried installation : unsucceful, same popup is displayed. Thanks by advance for your help... Aloes consultant team. _ http://shopping.yahoo.com.au - Father's Day Shopping - Find the perfect gift for your Dad for Father's Day
Re: Backup Sets
Marc, see my previous append - you CAN restore an individual file using the CLI (NOT the GUI nor the Web Client). You are correct in that you can generate a backupset and specify the filespace(s) you want to have included in the backup set. Joerg Pohlmann Marc Levitan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-03-14 05:00:34 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Backup Sets >From my understanding, no. A backupset is a flat file (.ost). It will be restored in it's entirety. However I do believe that you can define what filespace the Backupset originally backs up. In other words, you can backup only what you want to. Hope this helps. Marc Levitan Senior LAN Engineer PFPC Global Fund Services Jane Doe cc: Sent by: Subject: Backup Sets "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] RIST.EDU> 03/13/2001 04:38 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Is it possible to restore a single from from a backupset without restoring the entire set? ___ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/
Re: Backup Sets
Yes, from the command line b/a client. Once at the tsm> prompt type help and you will find the syntax to restore a single file. You will need to specify the complete path name. Joerg Pohlmann Jane Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-03-13 01:38:21 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Backup Sets Is it possible to restore a single from from a backupset without restoring the entire set? ___ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/
Re: 3583-L36 drive
Yes, a slot is used when you check in a cleaning cartridge. Make sure you have the correct bar code on it (CLNInn - as described in the 3583 book). I to have set drives to ASNEEDED. Joerg Pohlmann Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-02-21 07:02:50 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: 3583-L36 drive Hello *SM'ers... Anyone familiar with the 3583 LTO drive? I just installed the L36 model (36 tapes) yesterday. There is an extra slot at the top of each column of 18 tapes that seems to be the perfect spot for a cleaning tape. But i cannot find documentation to support this. Can this drive hold a cleaning tape internally (as the 3570 does) or must i give up one of the 36 tape slots for a cleaning tape. Also the options for cleaning in the docs are manual, or "host based" meaning the software decides when to clean it. I'm guessing i set it to "host based" and set the drives to ASNEEDED. Is this a correct setup for automatic cleaning? Thanks for any info... -Ray =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org Systems Administrator Southeastern Louisiana University IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Re: MagStar Tape Library #3575 vs. LTO
Great idea, Miles. Some of my installations use older technology, e.g DLT or 8mm Mammoth for offsite DR and use LTO for on-site normal backup. This way the investment in old technology is redeployed. With DLT and 8mm you don't have the slow-as-molasses reclamation processing if these technologies are used for DR. Offsite reclamation only produces output tapes and hence can even be used with small single-drive DLT libraries since the input for offsite reclamation comes from the LTO library. Joerg Pohlmann Miles Purdy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-02-08 10:54:16 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: MagStar Tape Library #3575 vs. LTO Hi LuAnn, we are also in the exact same situation. We backup a large database and many smaller filesystems. We also have and SP and L32 3575. My thoughts are this: keep the magstar _and_ buy LTO. I plan to use LTO for the database backups (few but large files) and my offsite storage pool. Then keep using the magstar for the many, but smaller filesystem files. Miles --- Miles Purdy System Manager Farm Income Programs Directorate Winnipeg, MB, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph: (204) 984-1602 fax: (204) 983-7557 --- >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08-Feb-01 12:10:13 PM >>> We are reaching storage capacity limit in our current MagStar Tape Library. We have TSM 3.7 (will upgrade to 4.1 later in the summer). Our TSM environment is in an AIX environment. We have 6 RS/6000 AIX nodes on an SP switch and about 30 NT servers that we back up nightly. We are looking at upgrading or adding on to our existing library. One option our vendor would like us to consider is the use of a LTO system. He said that although it is not quite as fast our as MagStar the storage capacity on the tapes are 100 gig native and 200 gig compressed. Does anyone have any opinions on that? Thanks. Lu Ann Mezera Data Center Supervisor Lab Safety Supply (608) 757-4909 voice (608) 757-4652 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: IBM 35xx Libraries, Windows 2000 and TSM - Observations
Mike, when will this support be available. I have an installation that is about to implement a 3583 on TSM 4.1.1 on W2K. Should I advise to hold off? If this is a week or so away, this may be acceptable. Joerg Pohlmann Kelly Lipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 2001-01-16 08:28:28 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: IBM 35xx Libraries, Windows 2000 and TSM - Observations Excellent! Let the tape boys so the drive drivers, but let you TSM guys do the library. Leaving it to Microsoft is a real bad idea! While we're on this topic: I'm having trouble getting tapes to label properly in a 3584. The barcodes on the tapes (provided with the IBM tapes) have eight characters. label libvol appears to label them correctly, but when attempts are made to use the tapes we're getting an I/O error reading the labels. Are we limited to six characters? If so, why do the LTO specified labels have eight characters (six useful ones with the last two being L1)? Any ideas how to work around this short of using a magic marker to wipe out the L1? Thanks, Kelly -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Collins Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IBM 35xx Libraries, Windows 2000 and TSM - Observations Hi Kelly, Here's some information regarding your recent post. TSM recognizes that there are some short comings with RSM and will be providing the ability to define 3581, 3583 and 3584 libraries as type SCSI in the near future. This will be accomplished with updates to ADSMSCSI to control the medium-changer in the 3581, 3583 and 3584 libraries. This work is currently in test and will be released as a PTF when it completes the test process. The README will document how to migrate from an RSM environment to a SCSI environment. TSM will continue to support the definition of the library as type RSM for those customers who wish to utilize RSM. With the introduction of the SSD LTO technology, TSM has changed how it supports SSD tape devices and uses the SSD device driver to control the LTO drives on the NT platforms. Now SSD LTO customers can easily download microcode updates and perform other serviceability functions. Whether RSM or ADSMSCSI controls the medium-changer in the library, the SSD device driver will control the LTO drives. Kelly J. Lipp writes: > Gang, > > Well, with any luck this will rile up the works! > > This is whacked. > > The use of TSM Libraries through RSM will cause you to seriously rethink the > way you manipulate media. As there is no longer checkin/checkout/label > libvol, those operational procedures must be changed. You must use RSM to > perform these steps. Checking in tapes appears to require the opening of > the library and the insertion of a tape into the library rather than using > the Bulk Port. Opening a library that has a bulk port would seem silly. > > Overall this strategy appears flawed in its initial release. > > I would not recommend to anyone that they try to run this configuration. > >From our days worth of fooling with it the learning curve is too steep. > Tape manipulation is already complicated enough within TSM and this makes it > more so. > > Our recommendation essentially suggests that the purchase of IBM 35xx > libraries for use with TSM on Windows 2000 is a mistake. I can't imagine > that anyone within IBM or Tivoli wants this. From all appearances these > libraries seem to be very nice units indeed. Not with TSM and Windows 2000 > though. That's a conundrum. > > What we need to know from Tivoli is the following: > > 1. Is the use of RSM on Windows 2000 an interim step leading to the use of > ADSMSCSI, or is this the way it's going to be? > > 2. Will other libraries receive the same treatment? I.e., is this the wave > of the future? > > 3. Has anyone within Tivoli tested this stuff and is there some > documentation which might simplify this? I've seen list entries as far back > as October. I haven't seen anyone from Tivoli weigh in on this. I'm sure > some guys in Tucson or San Jose have fooled with this. How about giving us > some guidance? > > In the meantime if any of you are considering going down this path, STOP. I > don't think you're going to like where it takes you. > > Kelly J. Lipp > Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc. > PO Box 51313 > Colorado Springs CO 80949-1313 > (719) 531-5926 > Fax: (240) 539-7175 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.storsol.com > www.storserver.com Best Regards, Mike Collins Tivoli Storage Manager Development E Mike Collins/Tivoli Systems or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sample Scripts not installed with TSM 4.1
I have experienced the same thing. A number of files seem to have been forgotten in the 4.1.0.0/4.1.1.0 NT server packages. All these file are useful, but the most valuable ones for me have been scripts.smp and ibmtsm.mac (the latter can easily be adapted to other external event receivers). The others are ibmadsm.baroc, ibmtsm.baroc, ibmtsm.rls, mib2adsm.tbl, userexitsample.c, userexitsample.h, userexitsample.rc, and adsmserv.mib. If anyone has not saved these files from their 3.7.3 environment, please send me a note and I'll send them to you. ADSM-L does not allow me to attach them here. Joerg Pohlmann
Re: find a file in tivoli
...and another copy to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. Joerg Pohlmann "Jolley, Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2000-11-09 02:09:04 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: find a file in tivoli Please send me a copy [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Ruth Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 2:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: find a file in tivoli Yes! Please send a copy to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! Ruth Robertson -Original Message- From: Tom Melton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 12:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: find a file in tivoli I converted the file and have it available in pdf format, if anyone is interested. It is a 236K file. Tom Melton Emory HealthCare Emory University >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/09/00 01:28PM >>> Is there a text, word, or html format of this doc available? >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/09/00 01:21PM >>> A good reference is: "Using the ADSM SQL Interface" (by IBMer Andy Raibeck) http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~rz57/ADSM/3rd/handouts/raibeck.ps The Archives and Backups tables tend to be less expensive to examine than the Contents table. - This email server is running an evaluation copy of the MailShield anti- spam software. Please contact your email administrator if you have any questions about this message. MailShield product info: www.mailshield.com
Re: Configuring dsm.sys and dsm.opt for multiple clients on one host
Herb, why don't you use client option sets - that way you don't put anything into any of the TSM client directories and furthermore, any change can be done at the TSM server via Web Admin as opposed to having to go to the client and editing dsm.sys/opt files. Joerg Pohlmann "Herb Girard/CanWest/IBM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2000-11-07 11:26:53 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Configuring dsm.sys and dsm.opt for multiple clients on one host Our environment includes an AIX/HACMP cluster. Some disks are shared, non-concurrently, by the active and standby hosts. We have configured three TSM client nodes, one permanently on each host to back up its non-shared disks, and a third that runs on whichever host is accessing the shared disks. In order to do this, we need separate include/exclude lists for the nodes, which requires separate dsm.sys files. The TSM 3.7 "Installing the clients" manual (p.34) says "Do not put any user created files into /usr/tivoli/tsm/clients/ba/bin, the directory into which the TSM product is installed Include-exclude files, dsm.opt and dsm.sys files should not reside in this directory". Later on (p.48) the same manual says that the DSM_DIR environmnet variable must "point to the executable file dsmtca, the resource files, and the dsm.sys file. ... If DSM_DIR is not set, the executables are expected in the default installation directory." Sounded to me like you can;t get there from here. Our solution was to make a copy of /usr/tivoli/tsm/clients/ba/bin, put the second client's dsm.sys and dsm.opt files in there and point to it with DSM_DIR and DSM_CONFIG. This works but seems kind of clumsy. Has anyone else encountered this problem and found a more elegant solution? Thanks, Herb ITSD (250) 952-6649 IBM: (250) 380-5483 FAX: (250) 380-5427 Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Canada Global Services 1803 Douglas Street 02/346 Victoria, B.C. V8T 5C3
Re: ANS1312E Server media mount not possible
If you are on TSM 3.7/4.1 and have migrated from ADSM 3.1, please make sure that the mount point limit for the node is > 0 if you are directing data to tape (check your copygroups). In upgrading the data base, the default mount limit for existing nodes is zero, for newly-defined nodes it is two. You can change the limit using upd node * maxnummp=2 or whatever number of drives you'd like the client to use. Joerg Pohlmann Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2000-10-11 10:46:23 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: ANS1312E Server media mount not possible >10/11/00 12:50:04 ANR0406I Session 7978 started for node RSCWS (AIX) = > (Tcp/Ip 129.10.199.10(40421)). >10/11/00 12:50:09 ANR0406I Session 7979 started for node RSCWS (AIX) = > (Tcp/Ip 129.10.199.10(40423)). >10/11/00 12:50:10 ANR0403I Session 7979 ended for node RSCWS (AIX). >10/11/00 12:50:11 ANR0480W Session 7978 for node RSCWS (AIX) terminated = > - connection with client severed. > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/11/00 11:33AM >>> >>ANS1312E Server media mount not possible Larry - That's very interesting...no indication of even trying to mount a volume. Apparently, the server immediately knew that it could not satisfy the request: there was no timeout as indicated in the ANS1312E message description, and MOUNTWait could not be the issue since its unit of measurement is minutes, and the rejection here was in seconds. You didn't say, but I'll assume that you are set up to back up directly to tape. I'll also assume the common collocation choice of "by node". In that case the server would want to append the new data to the end of the tape that it was last filling for that node. Perhaps that volume is in a peculiar state - not bad enough to cause the server to go use a new scratch or, if no scratches left, the end of any other tape. See if you can determine what that tape was, from the prior successful backup for that node reflected in the Activity Log or queries, and then do a Query Volume F=D to see what it's state is; and also check that it is still in the library. If you are backing up to an intermediate disk storage pool, check its status and capacity. Beyond that, see if there is any dsmerror log with further indications. Richard Sims, BU
