Re: 3494 and 3592 WORM media
Does drive APPLICATION level encryption work on WORM? So if I make my new worm devclass WORM=YES and DRIVEENCRYPTION=ON I'll get encrypted WORM media. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:55 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: 3494 and 3592 WORM media On Mar 12, 2008, at 10:24 AM, William Boyer wrote: ... What just isn't connecting is how does TSM know a regular scratch tape from a WORM scratch tape? ... Good question. The TSM manuals leave that unexplained. The redbook Implementing IBM Tape in Unix Systems provides some insight... Because Tivoli Storage Manager can distinguish between WORM and R/W cartridges (assigns media type of 412 for WORM cartridges and 411 for R/W cartridges at the time of check-in), you can have both WORM and R/W cartridges in a single logical library just by defining device classes, one with WORM=yes and the other with WORM=no. There are some things which TSM knows under the covers. Media type is revealed in the output of the Query LIBVolume command. Richard Simsat Boston University
3494 and 3592 WORM media
I have a client that wants to start using WORM tapes for specific nodes/data. They are TSM 5.4.2.0 on Winders2003 SP2, 3494 library and 3592 (TS1120) drives. Reading the manuals/redbooks it seems to activate this: - Change WORMSCRATCHCATEGORY= on the library definition - Create a DEVCLASS with WORM=YES - Create my stgpool(s) to the new WORM devclass - Checkin WORM media (JR, JW) What just isn't connecting is how does TSM know a regular scratch tape from a WORM scratch tape? When I insert tapes in the 3494 they go in to the insertion category and then checkin claims those volumes for TSM. Does TSM and the checkin command recognize the JR/JW and assigns them to the WORMSCRATCHCATEGORY? And is there a way to identify which are WORM scratch tapes vs. regular scratch tapes? We have scripts in TOR that alert when the scratch tape count drops below a minimum. TIA, Bill Boyer Experience is a comb nature gives us after we go bald. - ??
Re: 3494 and 3592 WORM media
That's kinda what I inferred from the (limited) documentation. Just wanted confirmation. True, until you get to 5.4 release. The the developers decided that the MEDIATYPE column in the LIBVOLUMES table should be changed from INTEGER to VARCHAR(16) and on my 5.4.1.0 system the Q LIBV F=D on my TS3310 with LTO3 drives shows 'Unknown' in that column. But a big thanks Richard!! Bill Boyer Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. - Murphy -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:55 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: 3494 and 3592 WORM media On Mar 12, 2008, at 10:24 AM, William Boyer wrote: ... What just isn't connecting is how does TSM know a regular scratch tape from a WORM scratch tape? ... Good question. The TSM manuals leave that unexplained. The redbook Implementing IBM Tape in Unix Systems provides some insight... Because Tivoli Storage Manager can distinguish between WORM and R/W cartridges (assigns media type of 412 for WORM cartridges and 411 for R/W cartridges at the time of check-in), you can have both WORM and R/W cartridges in a single logical library just by defining device classes, one with WORM=yes and the other with WORM=no. There are some things which TSM knows under the covers. Media type is revealed in the output of the Query LIBVolume command. Richard Simsat Boston University
Re: Expiration
Nothing that I'm aware of, but you could always run a couple select statements
before and after the expiration process to list the
total occupancy of the stgpool(s) defined in your VTL:
Select sum(physical_mb) from occupancy where stgpool_name in
('stgpool1','stgpool2',...)
The list of stgpool(s) that are defined to your VTL in UPPERCASE.
This should give you a before and after occupancy picture.
Bill Boyer
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving - ??
-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lepre,
James
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:22 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: Expiration
Hello All,
Is there a SELECT Statement that would tell you how many files are expired
and how much data this correlates to? For example if
we expire 1,000,000 file that could be 500MB of actual data. The reason for
this request is because we need to know how much data
is actually coming off of our VTL from the expiration process.
Thank you in Advance
James
-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hans
Christian Riksheim
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 6:46 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM has built-in encryption?
A lot of people opt for the transparent encryption scheme where the key is held
in the TSM database and it seems that IBM is moving
in that direction with this feature being the only option in 5.5 for the
BA-client. It seems that I am the only one who wants it the
other way around.
As I see it, client-key encryption offers far better security. OK, you must
protect the key and store it on paper or other media on
more than one secure location in case of DR but isn't that the whole game with
crypto anyways? No key? Sorry, no data for you!
Transparent encryption on the other hand is easier but security is poorer.
I have thought on some security breach scenarios and compared the two schemes.
Correct me if I am wrong on any of the
technicalities.
Tapping the lines between data center(customer) and backup site:
The is the same for both client-key encryption and transparent encryption. A
snooper will in both cases only get DES56/AES128
garble.
Lost/stolen tape media:
This depends. The data tapes alone are protected with both schemes. But if you
also get hold of the DBbackup tapes(Hijack the truck
with DR tapes) you can restore the TSM-server with the keys if you are using
transparent encryption. With client-key encryption the
data is safe from inspection because you do not have the keys.
Backup site breakin:
The data will be safe with client-key encryption. With transparent encryption
the intruder will have full access to all data.
Backup-LAN:
Someone puts a client into your Backup-LAN or one client that is already there
wants to snoop into another clients data. For example
if backup is outsourced different customers/competitors are sharing the same
TSM infrastructure. With transparent encryption you can
access all the data on the TSM server IF you have an admin password for an
account with system privilege. And a lot of admin
passwords are not that secret. Many places admin password are not changed for
different reasons. In some setups with config manager
and library sharing it is seen as too cumbersome to change these passwords.
Anyway, in this scenario transparent encryption offers
no security. Client-key encryption does.
Trusting the TSM administrator:
I'm not saying that TSM administrators are an untrustworthy lot. But with
client-key encryption you don't have to trust the TSM
admin and it is a big difference. If I offer a TSM service, backup through a
hole in the wall or what it is called, the customer
can set the encryption key himself and even if I wanted to, would have no
chance of retrieving his data and giving it away. The
backup is as secure as the customers own standard for protecting the key. He
does not have to rely on the supplier of the TSM
service.
I guess there are more examples and pros and cons but this sums it up for me: I
want IBM to continue with client-key encryption for
the BA client, offer the same option for TDPO(though there are other means to
the end in Oracle10/11) and likewise for
Exchange(where I'm not sure of which options exist in the application itself).
Best regards
Hans Chr. Riksheim
Fra: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager på vegne av Wanda Prather
Sendt: to 06.03.2008 17:03
Til: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Emne: Re: TSM has built-in encryption?
The TSM clients (including TDP's) can encrypt at AES 256. You take a hit on
performance for both backup and restore; you need to
also turn on compression on the client, as encrypted data can't be compressed
by the tape drive.
If you want to encrypt using the backup client, I STRONGLY recommend you
upgrade to 5.5, where the TSM server manages the keys for
you.
Re: Getting rid of ghost REMOTE volumes
On the library manager instance.. Del volh t=remote tod=+0 force=yes volume=091007 Bill Boyer A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:34 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Getting rid of ghost REMOTE volumes How can I get rid of/delete/release volumes that were associated with a TSM server that no longer exists? For example, here is the history of a volume. The last use was to the server CAPELLA which has been decommissioned. It also happens to be a database backup for that now defunct server. Can I just initialize it with extreme prejudice ? Will it let me ? A simple delete volume doesnt work since this server doesn't own it eventhough it is the library owning server! DATE_TIME: 2008-01-20 03:31:41.00 VOLUME_NAME: 091007 TYPE: STGNEW DEVCLASS: 3583-LTO2-1 BACKUP_SERIES: BACKUP_OPERATION: VOLUME_SEQ: LOCATION: COMMAND: DATE_TIME: 2008-01-22 09:14:20.00 VOLUME_NAME: 091007 TYPE: STGDELETE DEVCLASS: 3583-LTO2-1 BACKUP_SERIES: BACKUP_OPERATION: VOLUME_SEQ: LOCATION: COMMAND: DATE_TIME: 2008-01-22 09:52:46.00 VOLUME_NAME: 091007 TYPE: STGNEW DEVCLASS: 3583-LTO2-1 BACKUP_SERIES: BACKUP_OPERATION: VOLUME_SEQ: LOCATION: COMMAND: DATE_TIME: 2008-01-24 04:17:34.00 VOLUME_NAME: 091007 TYPE: STGDELETE DEVCLASS: 3583-LTO2-1 BACKUP_SERIES: BACKUP_OPERATION: VOLUME_SEQ: LOCATION: COMMAND: DATE_TIME: 2008-01-24 17:24:02.00 VOLUME_NAME: 091007 TYPE: REMOTE DEVCLASS: 3583-LTO2-1 BACKUP_SERIES: BACKUP_OPERATION: VOLUME_SEQ: LOCATION: TSM-CAPELLA COMMAND:
TOR Limits?
Is there a limit to the number of TSM servers and/or reports that can be configured for TOR? I'm running 5.4.2.0 on a Windows2003 server, 7 TSM servers are defined with multiple reports/monitors for each. Nothing runs! The service is running, the reports/monitors are activated, but I don't get any automated reports/monitors. I can right-click and run them manually, so the userid/password is configured correctly. This used to run fine and I'm not sure at what point it stopped running. I have recently added 2 new TSM servers. Are there limits Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Re: TOR Limits?
How about the number of reports? I've split out the hourly monitor in to individual monitor reports so that the email notification has the report title in the subject instead of the generic Hourly Monitor and the TSM server name. So I actually have about 9 monitor for each of those 7 TSM servers. And I've stopped/started the service several times. I actually have a Windows scheduled task to do a NET STOP and NET START on the report service daily. Used to have lots of memory leaks, crashes,hangs in the TOR. Just right now I don't have any report OR monitor that runs automagically. Bill Boyer I haven't lost my mind...it's backed up on tape somewhere! - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wanda Prather Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1:11 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: TOR Limits? Hi Bill, Don't know what the limit is, but it isn't 7 - I've gone to 8 On 2/27/08, Ochs, Duane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stop and start the service through the report services tab. I've had this hang up from time to time. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Boyer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:45 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: TOR Limits? Is there a limit to the number of TSM servers and/or reports that can be configured for TOR? I'm running 5.4.2.0 on a Windows2003 server, 7 TSM servers are defined with multiple reports/monitors for each. Nothing runs! The service is running, the reports/monitors are activated, but I don't get any automated reports/monitors. I can right-click and run them manually, so the userid/password is configured correctly. This used to run fine and I'm not sure at what point it stopped running. I have recently added 2 new TSM servers. Are there limits Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Re: Archive Data
Might run for a while Select distinct volume_name from contents where type='Arch' Bill Boyer Tell me again how lucky I am to be working here...I keep forgetting! -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lepre, James Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 2:53 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Archive Data Yes that works, but know I need to find out which tapes have archive data -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stapleton, Mark Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 2:35 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Archive Data Query occupancy node_name stgp=stgpool_name type=archive Query occupancy node_name stgp=stgpool_name type=backup -- Mark Stapleton CDW Berbee System engineer 7145 Boone Avenue North, Suite 140 Brooklyn Park MN 55428-1511 763-592-5963 www.berbee.com -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lepre, James Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 1:13 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Archive Data Hello Everyone, Does anyone know a sql statement that would produce what type of data is on the tapes? I am trying to figure out which tapes have backup data on them and which tapes have archive data on them. TSM SERVER VERSION 5.4.1.1 Any help is always appreciated Thank you James --- Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail and any attachments thereto is intended for the named recipient(s) only. This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain information that is privileged and confidential and subject to legal restrictions and penalties regarding its unauthorized disclosure or other use. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action or inaction in reliance on the contents of this e-mail and any of its attachments is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender via return e-mail; delete this e-mail and all attachments from your e-mail system and your computer system and network; and destroy any paper copies you may have in your possession. Thank you for your cooperation.
Re: Offsite copies for NDMP - how to do ?
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.4 5.5 Technical Guide Revised: February, 15, 2008 More details are available at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg247447.html?Open -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Remco Post Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:38 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Offsite copies for NDMP - how to do ? Richard Sims wrote: On Feb 21, 2008, at 5:13 AM, PAC Brion Arnaud wrote: If only IBM could edit trustable/understandable manuals ... Would avoid lots of headaches and time lost ! Like in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.4 5.5 Technical Guide redbook chapter 10, which devotes the full chapter to the new NDMP capabilities? ;-) URL? Richard Sims -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Remco Post SARA - Reken- en Netwerkdiensten http://www.sara.nl High Performance Computing Tel. +31 20 592 3000Fax. +31 20 668 3167 PGP Key fingerprint = 6367 DFE9 5CBC 0737 7D16 B3F6 048A 02BF DC93 94EC I really didn't foresee the Internet. But then, neither did the computer industry. Not that that tells us very much of course - the computer industry didn't even foresee that the century was going to end. -- Douglas Adams
Re: How to schedule dsmc for always backup'
Yes, but then you need to specify the OBJECTS='' to tell the client WHAT to SELectively backup. Only Incremental backups work with the DOMAIN, plus SEL doesn't do the SYSTEMobject/state/services. Put this node in a domain where the mgmtclass is set for MODE=ABSOLUTE instead of the default of MODIFIED. Then your backups are just incremental, use the DOMAIN, but will always backup. Bill Boyer Tell me again how lucky I am to be working here...I keep forgetting! -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Dourado Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:09 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: How to schedule dsmc for always backup' update schedule 'domain_name' 'schedule_name' action=selective Bill Nicholas Rodolfich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 20/02/2008 15:58 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject [ADSM-L] How to schedule dsmc for always backup' Hello All, Thanks for your help!! One of my Windows server admins wants to schedule an always backup so the system will backup everything but we could not find a syntax diagram that included the option from the command line. Does anyone know where I can find this info or have a trick that we could use to make this happen. The user's guide has a list of options to dsmc backup but there is not one for the always backup Nicholas Rodolfich Network Administrator (AIX) East Jefferson General Hospital 504-883-6955 (office) 228-223-1187 (mobile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] IMPORTANT NOTICE: This message and any included attachments are from East Jefferson General Hospital, and is intended only for the addressee(s), and may include Protected Health (PHI) or other confidential information. If you are the intended recipient, you are obligated to maintain it in a secure and confidential manner and re-disclosure without additional consent or as permitted by law is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, use of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please promptly reply to the sender by email and delete this message from your computer. East Jefferson General Hospital greatly appreciates your cooperation. ** This electronic mail message, including any attachments, is a confidential communication exclusively between Babcock International Group PLC or its subsidiary company and the intended recipient(s) indicated as the addressee(s). It contains information which is private and may be proprietary or covered by legal professional privilege. If you receive this message in any form and you are not the intended recipient you must not review, use, disclose or disseminate it. We would be grateful if you could contact the sender upon receipt and in any event you should destroy this message without delay. Anything contained in this message that is not connected with the business of Babcock International Group PLC is neither endorsed by nor is the liability of this company. Babcock International Group PLC Company number 2342138 Registered in England 2 Cavendish Square London W1G 0PX Telephone: +44(0)20 7291 5000 Fax: +44(0)20 7291 5055 Website: www.babcock.co.uk **
Re: How to schedule dsmc for always backup'
Active Data Pools? Or maybe IMAGE backups? IMAGE backup would probably be the faster restore/recovery and is only a single object to TSM. Bill Boyer An optomist is just a pessimist with no job experience - Scott Adams -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Orville Lantto Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:00 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: How to schedule dsmc for always backup' Another good reason for 'Full' backups is to facilitate quick restores. I do this for systems prior to Websphere updates and for other 'fragile' systems. Collocation is nice, but having the entire current system on disk, or on a single tape, is better. Orville L. Lantto From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Nicholas Rodolfich Sent: Wed 2/20/2008 11:33 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] How to schedule dsmc for always backup' The Windows admin replaced the hardware and wanted to make sure that everything got backed up. The node is on a schedule with 100 other nodes. Thanks to Richard Sims who had several solutions. I used the rename filespace option on the server. When I can, I like to control things from the server. This should work well and allow us to keep the old and new data separate so we can remove the old data after a week or so. I had thought that they imaged the box somehow to do the move but they actually renamed an existing server so all of the files would have been changed anyway when TSM inspected them. Thanks to everyone for all your help and brain power Nicholas Rodolfich Network Administrator (AIX) East Jefferson General Hospital 504-883-6955 (office) 228-223-1187 (mobile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/20/2008 11:18 AM I agree with using MODE=ABSOLUTE to do this, rather than SELECTIVE. Has the requester articulated the why behind this requirement? If not, I would question the rationale for the requirement. TSM's incremental approach is one of its strengths. Backing up everything (presumably every day?), even if it hasn't changed, will: - consume more storage pool, server database space, and other TSM server resources (like longer backup sessions, etc) - cause more network traffic - increase backup run-time - impact the ability to restore older unique versions of files that are rolled off by duplicate backups versions (depends on how you configure the version and retention settings) Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. Good enough is the enemy of excellence. ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 2008-02-20 09:51:00: Yes, but then you need to specify the OBJECTS='' to tell the client WHAT to SELectively backup. Only Incremental backups work with the DOMAIN, plus SEL doesn't do the SYSTEMobject/state/services. Put this node in a domain where the mgmtclass is set for MODE=ABSOLUTE instead of the default of MODIFIED. Then your backups are just incremental, use the DOMAIN, but will always backup. Bill Boyer Tell me again how lucky I am to be working here...I keep forgetting! -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Dourado Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:09 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: How to schedule dsmc for always backup' update schedule 'domain_name' 'schedule_name' action=selective Bill Nicholas Rodolfich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 20/02/2008 15:58 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject [ADSM-L] How to schedule dsmc for always backup' Hello All, Thanks for your help!! One of my Windows server admins wants to schedule an always backup so the system will backup everything but we could not find a syntax diagram that included the option from the command line. Does anyone know where I can find this info or have a trick that we could use to make this happen. The user's guide has a list of options to dsmc backup but there is not one for the always backup Nicholas Rodolfich Network Administrator (AIX) East Jefferson General Hospital 504-883-6955 (office) 228-223-1187 (mobile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] IMPORTANT NOTICE: This message and any included attachments are from East Jefferson General Hospital, and is intended only for the addressee(s), and may include Protected Health (PHI) or other confidential information. If you are the intended recipient, you are obligated to maintain it in a secure and
Re: Internal error DBLOG666 (5.4.0.3 Win32-Server)
I know this won't help you now, but if you are running with LOGCOPY volumes I've been able to recover from a corrupted log file in the past by renaming the primary log volumes in the filesystem and bringing up TSM. It will recognize that the primary log files aren't there and use the copies. I've done this several times (all of the Windows..go figure!) in the past and been able to get the server back up and running. Then just rename them back and vary on to get them to re-sync. Bill Boyer Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Bartl Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 5:50 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Internal error DBLOG666 (5.4.0.3 Win32-Server) Hi all, first of all, many thanks for the fast replies. You've been right, we had a corrupted Recovery Log. We've opened a PMR with IBM service and had to make this decision: A) Restore the DB (Point in Time) B) Do a DUMPDB, FORMATLOAD, LOADDB, AUDITDB A) is painful regarding data-loss, B) is painful regarding time-loss. We've decided to go for B), the first 3 steps used 1/2 day, let's see how AUDITDB performs. I hope this all will fix our problem, but I have no idea what could have caused the problem... Best regards, Michael Bartl
Re: OFS support/changes in 5.5 client
So with the 5.5 client, I would to a Typical install and specify SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS VSS in the DSM.OPT file to globally enable OFS processing of ALL filespaces on that machine. If I wanted to NOT do OFS on a filesystem I would specify an include.fs with SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS=NONE. Or the other way I wouldn't specify the global and use include.fs SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS=VSS for the filesystem(s) I wanted to enable OFS on. Correct? If so the section on enabling OFS support in the client manual needs to be overhauled. What are the pros/cons of using one over the other? LVSA vs. VSS. Besides having to rely on Microsoft patches for VSS to work consistantly. :-) Bill Boyer Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 10:39 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: OFS support/changes in 5.5 client You only need to install the LVSA if you intend to use online image backup or open file support, AND you want to use the LVSA as the snapshot provider. If you do not intend to use online image backup or open file support, you do not need to install the LVSA. If you intend to use online image backup or open file support, AND you want to use VSS exclusively as the snapshot provider, you do not need to install the LVSA. SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS can be specified globally or on an INCLUDE.FS line. By using it with INCLUDE.FS, you can tailor which volumes use open file support, and even which ones use LVSA or VSS (you can use VSS for some volumes, LVSA for others, but in general I'd recommend sticking with one or the other. :-) SNAPSHOTPROVIDERIMAGE is for online image backup, and can be specified globally or on an INCLUDE.IMAGE line, similar to SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS. Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. Good enough is the enemy of excellence. ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 02/11/2008 01:30:48 PM: Trying to figure out OFS with the new 5.5. client. With previous releases you had to install the OFS support which installed the LVSA agent. Then the FILELEVELTYPE=SNAPSHOT|DYMANIC was used to determine if you did OFS for locked files. That option isn't available in 5.5. Now there's the SNAPSHOTPRIVIDER=LVSA|VSS. So if I want to use VSS for OFS support in 5.5, do I still need to install the OFS (LVSA) feature of the client? Or do I just need to specify SNAPSHOTPROVIDER=VSS and I get OFS globally or specify on the INCLUDE.FS to be selective. The manual isn't very informative of the changes in 5.5 to OFS. The draft redboot for 5.4 and 5.5 Technical Guide doesn't even address OFS changes in 5.5 Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
OFS support/changes in 5.5 client
Trying to figure out OFS with the new 5.5. client. With previous releases you had to install the OFS support which installed the LVSA agent. Then the FILELEVELTYPE=SNAPSHOT|DYMANIC was used to determine if you did OFS for locked files. That option isn't available in 5.5. Now there's the SNAPSHOTPRIVIDER=LVSA|VSS. So if I want to use VSS for OFS support in 5.5, do I still need to install the OFS (LVSA) feature of the client? Or do I just need to specify SNAPSHOTPROVIDER=VSS and I get OFS globally or specify on the INCLUDE.FS to be selective. The manual isn't very informative of the changes in 5.5 to OFS. The draft redboot for 5.4 and 5.5 Technical Guide doesn't even address OFS changes in 5.5 Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
OFS and LVSA
Does anyone know of a way to see if the OFS support was installed with the TSM client? I have a client that wants to inventory their TSM nodes to see which have the OFS/LVSA support installed and which don't. Looking for a quick and dirty way just to see if it's been installed. Bill Boyer Tell me again how lucky I am to be working here...I keep forgetting!
Re: LTO1/LTO2 to LTO4 migration?
Creating the new copypool on the LTO4 tapes is going to be a big hit at the beginning. Another thing I would do is to rename your existing LTO1/2 stgpools to something else, and then when you create the new LTO4 stgpool call them the same names. That way you don't have to change any of your scripts and procedures. Bill Boyer A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Longo Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:50 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LTO1/LTO2 to LTO4 migration? That's correct, one of the real nice things about TSM. This is basically the same as migrating from any kind of disk pool to any kind of tape pool, doesn't matter the media type/technology. You do need to remember though that after you have migrated ALL of your onsite tape pool and it's offsite copies have been made, then you need to delete volume with discarddata option on the OLD offsite pool tapes, or else old tapes will still be there. DL Bell, Charles (Chip) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/9/2008 10:28 AM That sounds great! So to confirm, there are no technical gotchas that are going to prevent data movement from one media type (LTO1/2) ton another (LTO3/4)? Anyone else done this? Thanks, Bill! -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Boyer Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:25 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] LTO1/LTO2 to LTO4 migration? Just define up your new tape drives/devc/stgpools and then set the NEXTPOOL= on your LTO1/LTO2 stgpool(s) to the new LTO3 or LTO4 stgpools. Now just MIGRATE STGPOOL the LTO1/2 over to the LTO4 pool. No need to do individual MOVE DATA/NODEDATA. Just let migration handle it all for you. Cancel it and restart it as you need. Bill Boyer I haven't lost my mind...it's backed up on tape somewhere! - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bell, Charles (Chip) Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:16 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: LTO1/LTO2 to LTO4 migration? Is it possible to run 'move data' or 'move nodedata' commands from either LTO1 or LTO2 device class to LTO4? What about from LTO1/2 to LTO3? Has anyone done this? God bless you!!! Chip Bell Network Engineer I IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional Baptist Health System Birmingham, AL - Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email message is privileged and confidential information and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named in the address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this information in error, please notify the sender and delete this information from your computer and retain no copies of any of this information. # This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it, and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Health First reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the individual sender, except (1) where the message states such views or opinions are on behalf of a particular entity; and (2) the sender is authorized by the entity to give such views or opinions. #
Re: MSSQL Server Backup
Had a client of mine have some backup hangs when he started loading servers on a new bladecenter. He opened a PMR and this is the response from Level2Don't know if this is your problem... I've reviewed it and the files that you sent in and this issue appears to be related to Known Issues with the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) which is installed and enabled by default by Windows 2003 Service Pack 2.. For more information please refer to the following webpages: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/91 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936594/en-us The issue also appears to be tied to gigabit ethernet NIC's with Broadcom *CHIPSETS*. Note that several different manufacturers are using Broadcom Gig-E chipsets in their NICs. I've confirmed that you *are* using Broadcom BCM5708S NetXtreme II GigE NICs. The approach that has addressed this issue for most of our customers has been to disable the SNP functionality in Windows and on their NIC's driver settings dialog, after ensuring that the NIC's firmware and device drivers are the most current version available from their vendor. NOTE: For the record, I am *not* a Broadcom/HP/Microsoft support engineer and am passing you general information that has been reported back by other customers seeing extremely similar symptoms/issues in their environment. The OEM or vendor for your customer's environment should be contacted to confirm any changes external to TSM should you have any questions regarding them or how to make them. The following steps have worked for several of our customer to address this issue : 1. Confirm that the affected nodes all have Gig-E ethernet cards. (Since they're all the same type of Blade, they should have the same BCM5708S NetXtreme II GigE NICs.) 2. Determine if the Gig-E NIC's have Broadcom chipsets. You might need to contact the vendor to confirm this. (I've already confirmed this from you doc.) 3. Confirm that the Gig-E NIC's are at the most current firmware driver levels. 4. Disable all the advanced features on the NIC that might be related to SNP. Note: Different models of NIC adapter will describe the features differently. Any feature that contains the word offload should be disabled, as well as Receive Side Scaling or RSS. Your settings might look like the attached NIC_Settings.jpg file. 5. Disable SNP in the OS via the Registry. NOTE: This process will require a REBOOT. Please see the attached SNP_Registry.jpg A. Modify the registry to disable Receive Side Scaling (RSS) 1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. 2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters 3. If the EnableRSS registry entry does not exist, create it. To do this, follow these steps a. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value. b. In the New Value #1 box, type EnableRSS, and then press ENTER. 4. In the details pane, right-click EnableRSS, and then click Modify. 5. In the Value data box, type 0 (zero), and then click OK. B. Modify the registry to disable TCPA support 1. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters 2. If the EnableTCPA registry entry does not exist, create it. To do this, follow these steps a. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value. b. In the New Value #1 box, type EnableTCPA, and then press ENTER. 3. In the details pane, right-click EnableTCPA, and then click Modify. 4. In the Value data box, type 0 (zero), and then click OK. C. Modify the registry to disable TCP Chimney support (TCP Offload) 1. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters 2. If the EnableTCPChimney registry entry does not exist, create it. To do this, follow these steps a. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value. b. In the New Value #1 box, type EnableTCPChimney, and then press ENTER. 3. In the details pane, right-click EnableTCPChimney, and then click Modify. 4. In the Value data box, type 0 (zero), and then click OK. 5. Exit Registry Editor. 6. Reboot. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Johanson Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:46 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: MSSQL Server Backup Mahesh, This came up, in a slightly different fashion, last week. As I noted then, the last thing in a trace on the TDP is a TCPFLUSH. We haven't tried a trace with the .BAK, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was similar. A new NIC gave some relief, but Support has been
ISC 6.0.1.1 Install on Linux
Redhat ES 4, ISC6.0.1.1 install. Just loaded the Redhat and nothing else is on it. The install goes through the 6.0.1 and then proceeds to the 6.0.1.1 patch, gets to 99% and then hangs. Never goes any farther. This is the 2nd time I've gotten this condition. Which is why I went back to a fresh install of Redhat. Anyone have any ideas or similar results Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Anyone doing TSM Encryption on TS1120's in a 3494 tape library??
Looking for help...TSM 5.4.1.1 on WIndows2003 running the latest IBM tape driver. The library and drives are at the latest firmware as of about 2-weeks ago. The drives have application encryption enabled. This was done through the CE interface on the back of the drives. A query of the drive VPD data from the library console shows application encryption is enabled. When we enable encryption in TSM UPD DEVC 3592 DRIVEENCRYPTION=ON, we get ANR8985E message when mounting scratch tapes. Using the NTUTIL command and specifying that you want 59: Get encryption State it shows: Encryption capable: True Encryption method: None (0) Encryption state: Off (0) We rebooted the TSM server after making the encryption changes to the drives. Could really use some help on thiscalling IBM and trying to figure out where to start is it a TSM issue...driverhardware configuraiton..??? Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Re: scheduling
I would make it DURATION=59 DURUNITS=MINUTES. That way if the previous hourly backup ran longer, it would have an extra 59-minutes before registered as a miss. Instead of only an extra 15-minutes. Bill Boyer My problem was caused my a loose screw at the keyboard - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mcnutt, Larry E. Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 4:14 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: scheduling Avy, Something like the following is what you could do to change it to run hourly. This assumes that it can complete in less than an hour, otherwise sometimes you will get a missed backup for those times that run longer than an hour. Update schedule standard 2100_something duration=15 durunits=minutes perunits=hours Larry McNutt -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Avy Wong Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:57 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: scheduling Hello, Can you tell me how to update the schedule to run a backup every hour ? thanks for your help. From the client side: Schedule name: 2100_somename Description: Schedule Style: Classic Action: Incremental Options: -subdir=yes Objects: Priority:5 Next Execution: 23 Hours and 17 Minutes ( -- I would like this to change to 60 minutes ) Duration: 1Hour Period: 1 Day Day of Week: Any Month: Day of Month: Week of Month: Expire: Never From the server side: Policy Domain Name: STANDARD Schedule Name: 2100_somename Description: Action: Incremental Options: -subdir=yes Objects: Priority: 5 Start Date/Time: 11/19/2007 14:39:41 Duration: 1 Hour(s) ( -- this is just the open window allowed) Schedule Style: Classic Period: 1 Day(s) Day of Week: Any Month: Day of Month: Week of Month: Expiration: ast Update by (administrator): WONGAV Last Update Date/Time: 11/19/2007 14:50:35 Associated Nodes: SomeNode Managing profile: Avy Wong Business Continuity Administrator Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd Uncasville, CT 06382 (860)862-8164 (cell) (860)961-6976 - This message and any attachments are intended for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward, copy, print, use or disclose this communication to others; also please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. The Timken Company / The Timken Corporation=
Re: Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node.
Again, searching the actlog or the summary table for the restore information is fine as long as what you're looking for is within the retention of the ACTLOGRETENTION and SUMMARYRETENTION values you've set. Or if you're saving the actlog on a regular basis you can search it still. But if it's past those retention values, your kinda SOL. You can dig the information out of the accounting records, but again only if you have accounting on. I'm not sure if some of the OEM monitoring packages (TSMManager, ServerGraph) capture and retain this information or not. Might be an option for you, too. Bill Boyer My problem was caused my a loose screw at the keyboard - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rejean Larivee Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 9:02 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. Hello, and if you want more granularity, you can also use the REPORTRETRIEVE YES server option. With this option, message ANR0411I will be logged in the TSM activity log when a file is restored. For example : timestamp ANR0411I Session 8 for administrator COLIND-TUC logged in as node COLIND-TUC restored or retrieved Backup object: node COLIND-TUC, filespace \\colind-tuc\c$, object\CODE\TESTDATA\ XXX.OUT Rejean Larivee IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support IBM Global Technology Services ** Visit our new IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support page: http://www-3.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html Expand IBM Tivoli product knowledge through our Support Technical Exchange. http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/supp_tech_exch.html ** ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 11/12/2007 11:40:08 AM: As long as the last restore was within the retention you've set for the summary table. QUERY STATUS to find out the current valut. SET SUMMARYRETENTION to set/change. Same as for a previous suggestion for querying the actlog. The restore has to be within the ACTLOG retention value. Only long term retention of this data is in the accounting data (SET ACCOUNTING ON). It doesn't say restore for the record, but you could query that nodename and look at fields 18 and 19 for retrieved backup objects. Bill Boyer Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. - Murphy -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ribeiro, Ricardo Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:25 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. Just run this statement... SELECT * FROM SUMMARY WHERE ACTIVITY='RESTORE' -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CAYE PIERRE Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:23 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. Sorry I miss a word... It is for backup only, not restore -Message d'origine- De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Andrew Raibeck Envoyé : lundi 12 novembre 2007 16:05 À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Objet : Re: [ADSM-L] Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. I am sure I must be missing something obvious, else I am going to learn a new trick... how do you determine from QUERY FILESPACE F=D when a node last performed a restore? Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoli StorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. Good enough is the enemy of excellence. ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 11/12/2007 07:49:17 AM: That did the trick. Thanks for the tip Regards, Kamran -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CAYE PIERRE Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 4:07 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. You can also query filespaces : q fi f=d -Message d'origine- De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Kamran Rao
Re: Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node.
As long as the last restore was within the retention you've set for the summary table. QUERY STATUS to find out the current valut. SET SUMMARYRETENTION to set/change. Same as for a previous suggestion for querying the actlog. The restore has to be within the ACTLOG retention value. Only long term retention of this data is in the accounting data (SET ACCOUNTING ON). It doesn't say restore for the record, but you could query that nodename and look at fields 18 and 19 for retrieved backup objects. Bill Boyer Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. - Murphy -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ribeiro, Ricardo Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:25 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. Just run this statement... SELECT * FROM SUMMARY WHERE ACTIVITY='RESTORE' -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CAYE PIERRE Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:23 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. Sorry I miss a word... It is for backup only, not restore -Message d'origine- De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Andrew Raibeck Envoyé : lundi 12 novembre 2007 16:05 À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Objet : Re: [ADSM-L] Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. I am sure I must be missing something obvious, else I am going to learn a new trick... how do you determine from QUERY FILESPACE F=D when a node last performed a restore? Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoli StorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. Good enough is the enemy of excellence. ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 11/12/2007 07:49:17 AM: That did the trick. Thanks for the tip Regards, Kamran -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CAYE PIERRE Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 4:07 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. You can also query filespaces : q fi f=d -Message d'origine- De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Kamran Rao Envoyé : vendredi 9 novembre 2007 21:12 À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Objet : [ADSM-L] Is their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a TSM node. Hello, Just curious to know if their a way to find out - when was the last time a restore was performed for a particular TSM node. Regards, Kamran H. Rao
Re: TS3500/3584 Partitioning Options?
The barcode labels came with the library and the clips for the tape slot columns. I don't remember how many different partitions you can create from them as they are pre-labeled. I think 4. I'm not where I can go in a look at our 3584. The clip for the drives is on the front of the drive. You just put the partition label at the top of the storage column(s) and drives and tell the library to automatically partition. I believe then it creates a control point on the first drive in each partition. When you place the clip/barcode on the top of the storage column I believe it also affects the corresponding storage column on the door. Why the Datafort device and not LTO4/TS1120 drives? Just curious, not critisizing your decision. You need to make sure you have a Datafort for your D/R site. I had a client looking in to this and Sungard said that they would have to purchase an 2nd Datafort to keep at Sungard for D/R. Sungard wouldn't let them bring it in for an exercise. That pushed the cost for them over the budget and now they're doing client-side encryption for those critical files. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Laflamme Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 2:50 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: TS3500/3584 Partitioning Options? OK, I get to read about bar code labels and try to make this work for us. It's nice that it's possible; if not so nice that the granularity on how slots are assigned is a bit more coarse and that it'll be some work putting labels and clips into place. Oh, well! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Tom. Thanks, Nick Kauffman, Tom wrote: Unless things have changed in a more recent firmware than I'm running (always possible) there are three ways to partition a 3584; the web interface, the operator panel, and the barcode labels. The web interface and the front panel both work the same -- how many drives, starting with number 1, are in the first library; how many drives are in the second; until all drives are assigned to librarys. And the same with slots, starting with the first slot and working out. If you want to have a dis-continuous library, with something like drives 1,2,4,and 8 or slots in multiple groups you will need to use the barcode labels and magnetic clips that came with the library. IIRC, tape drives are individually assignable and slots are assigned by the column. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.
Re: Running dsmc incremental backup from client schedule versus from crontab
Also sounds like you are using POLLING. At least for that client. Then you get a start time randomized based on the DURATION of the schedule and the SET RANDOMIZE value. If you seitch to PROMPTED for that client, you should see it pretty close to the starttime of the schedule. You can do it via crontab, but as it won't be scheduled you won't get the pre/postschedule processing. Plus you'll need to maage your own condition checking and notification for failed backups. Bill Boyer I haven't lost my mind...it's backed up on tape somewhere! - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Clark Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:01 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Running dsmc incremental backup from client schedule versus from crontab yep, you can use the crontab. - Original Message - From: Lucia Burke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:16 PM Subject: [ADSM-L] Running dsmc incremental backup from client schedule versus from crontab Hello - I currently run a backup from a client schedule in which the action is incremental and options include preschedulecmd and postschedulecmd. The preschedulecmd procedure performs application shutdown procedures and the postschedulecmd performs application startup procedures. The user community would like to have the backup start at the same time every day preferably at 00:30. Currently, the client schedule is priority 2 with a four hour window beginning at 22:45. I could create a schedule with a priority 1, a start time of 00:30, and a smaller duration window. I could limit client schedule association to this one client node. But I am not sure that there is a way within a client schedule to guarantee a specific start time. Should I do this as a crontab entry? As a crontab entry, might I assume that the command dsmc incremental captures the same files and directories as a client schedule with the action incremental? Thanks, Lucia Lucia Burke Senior Systems Analyst/ Programmer Sharp HealthCare 3571 Corporate Court San Diego, CA 92123 (858)627-5081 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Scheduling a full archive of data once/month
OWS LETTERSPBkup SYSTEM 1 WINDOWS11 30.81 30.81 STATE LETTERSPBkup SYSTEM 2 CDLA_WIND 160 779.51 779.51 SERVICES OWS LETTERSPBkup SYSTEM 2 COPY_WIND 180 885.03 885.03 SERVICES OWS LETTERSPBkup SYSTEM 2 WINDOWS20 105.55 105.55 SERVICES LETTERSPBkup \\letters 3 CDLA_WIND 157,130 11,505.19 11,024.20 p\d$ OWS LETTERSPBkup \\letters 3 COPY_WIND 157,385 12,040.86 11,081.24 p\d$ OWS LETTERSPBkup \\letters 3 WINDOWS 255 57.00 57.00 p\d$ LETTERSPBkup ASR 4 CDLA_WIND 42 0.36 0.36 OWS LETTERSPBkup ASR 4 COPY_WIND 47 0.40 0.40 OWS LETTERSPBkup ASR 4 WINDOWS 5 0.05 0.05 LETTERSPBkup \\letters 5 CDLA_WIND 44,318 7,643.96 7,092.39 p\c$ OWS LETTERSPBkup \\letters 5 COPY_WIND 44,413 8,319.43 7,184.66 p\c$ OWS LETTERSPBkup \\letters 5 WINDOWS95 92.22 92.22 p\c$ Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] William Boyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 10/22/2007 01:57 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: Scheduling a full archive of data once/month I do not believe that the DOMAIN option is valid for the ARCHIVE function. The description for DOMAIN is the drives to be included for incremental backup processing. For ARCHIVE you have to specify what you want processed in the OBJECTS= parameter for the schedule. ARCHIVE also does not process your systemobject, system services or system state objects. If you want to use a schedule and ARCHIVE for everything, you'll need to specify each drive in a separate schedule for each node. OBJECT='C:\* D:\*'for example. It is not dynamic in that if the admin adds a drive, you will need to adjust the schedule to include the new drive. Bill Boyer Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. - Murphy -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Clark Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:29 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Scheduling a full archive of data once/month Something like: 1). def sched domain monthlyarch act=archive scheds=enhanced week=first day=saturday options='-subdir=yes -domain=all-local' expiration=10/30/2014 2). associate your clients with the schedule - Original Message - From: Joni Moyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:49 AM Subject: [ADSM-L] Scheduling a full archive of data once/month Hello everyone, I have just received the task of scheduling an archive of all data from several windows servers the first Saturday of every month for 7 years. What is the best method of accomplishing this? I would like to do this from the TSM server which is an AIX 5.3 TSM 5.3.5.2 server. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Scheduling a full archive of data once/month
I do not believe that the DOMAIN option is valid for the ARCHIVE function. The description for DOMAIN is the drives to be included for incremental backup processing. For ARCHIVE you have to specify what you want processed in the OBJECTS= parameter for the schedule. ARCHIVE also does not process your systemobject, system services or system state objects. If you want to use a schedule and ARCHIVE for everything, you'll need to specify each drive in a separate schedule for each node. OBJECT='C:\* D:\*'for example. It is not dynamic in that if the admin adds a drive, you will need to adjust the schedule to include the new drive. Bill Boyer Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. - Murphy -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Clark Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:29 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Scheduling a full archive of data once/month Something like: 1). def sched domain monthlyarch act=archive scheds=enhanced week=first day=saturday options='-subdir=yes -domain=all-local' expiration=10/30/2014 2). associate your clients with the schedule - Original Message - From: Joni Moyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:49 AM Subject: [ADSM-L] Scheduling a full archive of data once/month Hello everyone, I have just received the task of scheduling an archive of all data from several windows servers the first Saturday of every month for 7 years. What is the best method of accomplishing this? I would like to do this from the TSM server which is an AIX 5.3 TSM 5.3.5.2 server. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Select statement for space occupied by type of file?
Maybe the easiest is to either from the original server or from another Windows box with the TSM client, start the client CLI and run a QUERY BACKUP for *.PST files with -SUBDIR=YES. If you want all, the include the -INA flag to get the inactive version(s), too. It's quick and easy. Pipe the output to a file and you might be able to import it in to Excel. Sure beats trying to query the BACKUPS table! :-) Bill Boyer I haven't lost my mind...it's backed up on tape somewhere! - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thach, Kevin G Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 8:20 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Select statement for space occupied by type of file? Hello- I'm trying to determine the amount of space occupied by .pst files for a certain node. I cannot figure out a good way to gather this information. The backups table doesn't have size information, and the occupancy table doesn't have file information. Can anyone offer up a select statement that would work? Thanks so much! - This E-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended only for the use of the Individual(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this E-mail, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this E-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this E-mail in error, please immediately notify us at (865)374-4900 or notify us by E-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Exchange 2007
From the readme in the latest release (5.4.1) of the TDP Exchange x64 for Exchange 2007: This Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail: Data Protection for Exchange package (Version 5.4.1) addresses the following requirement: * Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Legacy Support - Support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 legacy (streaming) operations Note: TSM for Copy Services (VSS) operations for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 are not supported with this release. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Verhelst, Luc Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 12:41 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Exchange 2007 Hi all, We are currently testing the backup of an Exchange Cluster 2007 that is running on a Windows 2003 server R2. In order to backup the Exchange we need to make sure that the vshadow command is working and that is not the case. Has anyone of you see this error: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\VSSSDK72\TestApps\vshadow\bin\release-servervshadow c: VSHADOW.EXE 2.2 - Volume Shadow Copy sample client Copyright (C) 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. (Option: Create shadow copy set) (Gathering writer metadata...) (Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...) Error during the last asynchronous operation. - Returned HRESULT = 0x80042318 - Error text: VSS_E_WRITER_INFRASTRUCTURE - Please re-run VSHADOW.EXE with the /tracing option to get more details It's the intention that in the future we will install TSM 5.5 that will backup Exchange 2007. Release Q4 2007. Regards, Luc Managed Services Unix Da Vincilaan 5 - Corporate Village B-1930 Zaventem Phone: +32 (0)2 690 27 66 Fax: +32 (0)2 690 27 82 GSM: +32 (0)474 98 24 25 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: generating backupsets for Windows clients
If you have a stand-alone SCSI tape drive, attach that to the TSM server, define it and then generate the backupset to that devclass. Or what about creating a FILE devclass with the with a MAXCAPACITY of either the CD size or DVD if you're using that. Then FTP them over to a Windows box to burn the CD/DVD. Just make sure to use BINary transfer mode. I've heard of people doing that. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Clark Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:29 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: generating backupsets for Windows clients It does seem the only practical way to use the backupsets is when the server and client are on the same platform, or at least windows server/windows client and unix server/unix client. - Original Message - From: Richard van Denzel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 7:48 AM Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] generating backupsets for Windows clients Hi Larry, I know there is a problem with Unicode (Windows) and non-Unicode (AIX). I've restored a Windows client on AIX and after that nothing could be done anymore with the AIX client, because it's type got changed to Unicode. So I think your conclusion might be right. Met vriendelijke groet, with kind regards, Richard van Denzel. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Clark Sent: 12 October 2007 13:09 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] generating backupsets for Windows clients I've read the following comment in the TSM admin manual: Software for writing CDs may not work consistently across platforms. I conclude that it is not practical to generate a backupset on an AIX server and use that CD on a windows client. Anyone ever done that?
Re: Volumes Private
Search the activity log for the reason the tape is being put back to Private status. Things such as write-protected tape, tape not labelled and you don't have AUTOLABEL=YES defined for the library, I/O error,... Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TSM User Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:10 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Volumes Private The volumes released from a storage pool (Volume Type: STGDELETE) continue with status = private. To fix UPDate LIBVolume TS3200 AA0038L3 STATus = SCRatch, but was again put in Private Thanks
Re: creating a fresh TSM database instance
Windows or Unix? Windows is easy...just use the TSM Management Console application, Right click on your computername under the Tivoli Storage Manager and select Add a new TSM Server... Very wizard based to create another instance. For the Unix's, there's a section in the Admin Guide for Running multiple servers on a single machine. Bill Boyer A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Clark Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:33 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: creating a fresh TSM database instance The TSM Server in SiteA was lost and recovered to a server at SiteB. Subsequently it was restored to SiteA. Question: is there a method to generate a new TSM database instance without removing and reinstalling TSM at SiteB?
Re: DR restore of a virtual volume
You would rebuild the ServerA instance with a blank database of the same size or larger as what ServerA had originally. Then you would define the server-to-server communication to ServerB. Once that's done, shutdown ServerA. All the configuration information is now in the DEVCONFIG file(s). Now you can run the Dsmserv restore db devclass=serve-to-server device class volumes=virtual volume name(s) commit=yes Your DRM prepare plan should have all the information you need, if you're using DRM. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Clark Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 8:56 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: DR restore of a virtual volume ServerA backups up the TSM DB to a virtual volume on ServerB. ServerA is lost and the TSM DB on the virtual volume on ServerB is required to recreate it. How is that virtual volume restored?
TS3310 slot inaccessible error.
I have a client with a TS3310 running the latest firmware (just did it a couple weeks ago) and SCSI LTO3 drives. This has now happened 4 times in the past year were the I/O ports go inaccessible. During a checkin we get: ANR8386W Slot 16 of library TS3310 is inaccessible. ANR8386W Slot 17 of library TS3310 is inaccessible. ANR8386W Slot 18 of library TS3310 is inaccessible. ANR8386W Slot 19 of library TS3310 is inaccessible. ANR8386W Slot 20 of library TS3310 is inaccessible. ANR8386W Slot 21 of library TS3310 is inaccessible. And it takes a complete power cycle of the libraray to resolve it. If I access the library via the web interface, in the system summary It shows me that I have 6 I/O slots and all 6 are full (which they really are!). But if I click on the link for the I/O slots, the resulting status screen shows NO tapes in the I/O ports. I plan on opening an issue with hardware support, but I really can't have the library out of commission like this for very long. Not being able to vault and checkin tapes doesn't sit well with this client. Bill BoyerSelect * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Netware restore requirement question
We have a client with a couple old Netware 4.11 servers running TSM client 4.2.3.0. These nodes will be retired and the hardware will go away. But there is a requirement to keep the data for possible future restores. We were thinking of installing a newer version of Netware as a VMware virtual machine using a newer supported client. The current 4.11 filespaces are all NTW:LONG. Can we restore (using either FROMNODE or VIRTUALNODENAME) from the old 4.11 node's data to this new node? What are the compatibility, or more specific the INcompatibilities in doing restores across Netware releases. Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Messages ANS1228E and ANS4005E combination during backup
Windows2003, TSM client 5.4.1.0
TSM Server 5.3.4.0 on WIndows2003.
This one client continually gets combinations of:
08/12/2007 03:00:38 ANS1228E Sending of object
'\\vmtntansa\c$\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}'
failed
08/12/2007 03:00:38 ANS4005E Error processing
'\\vmtntansa\c$\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}':
file
not found
08/12/2007 03:00:38 ANS1228E Sending of object
'\\vmtntansa\c$\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}\TimeStamp'
failed
08/12/2007 03:00:38 ANS4005E Error processing
'\\vmtntansa\c$\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}\TimeStamp':
file not found
Including:
08/12/2007 03:00:38 ANS4005E Error processing 'SYSTEM STATE': file not found
Some files on the C: drive backup, but probably most of them fail with these 2
messages. This fails both from the TSM scheduler and
a domain admin logged on running the GUI. The backup completes with RC=0, but
skipped files.
Any ideas on where to go next?
Bill Boyer
Select * from USERS where CLUE0
0 rows returned
Re: prescheduled postcheduled commands help
Only thing with doing a script to stop the services, dsmc incremental, and start the services is, you loose the successful with skipped files for the event. An ACTION=COMMAND schedule either works (rc=0) or failes (rc0). And in your script you have to make allowances for DSMC INCREMENTAL returning 0 or 4 for a successful backup. But you can't end the script with RC=4 and expect successful with skipped files. Unless your pre/post scripts are complex it may be better to code the pre/post script files and just do an incremental schedule so you get the full benefits of the event reporting. Bill Boyer I haven't lost my mind...it's backed up on tape somewhere! - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence Clark Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:56 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: prescheduled postcheduled commands help Tim, It's defined just like your incremental sched, just set action=command (default is incremental), then objects=your script name a q sched sched name f=d would show: Policy Domain Name: SPAIX Schedule Name: STATBKTRACK-FULL Description: The weekly full backup of selected tables on STATDBMS using SQL-BACKTRACK Action: Command Options: Objects: /home/sybase/dump/dbbkup.s [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/22/2007 11:44:15 AM Thanks Lawerence, I wasn't aware of that I had planned on putting the following commands in the dsm.opt file. I have never defined a script schedule before I am going to have to figure out the correct syntax for this type of script. feel free to give example Tim pre 'net stop update service ' post 'start update service ' pre 'net stop World Wide Web Publishing Service ' post ' start World Wide Web Publishing Service ' LANG AMENG DOMAINALL-LOCAL TCPSERVERADDRESS spf64.oit.state.nj.us PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE TCPCLIENTADDRESS 10.37.20.54 NODENAME OITWSUS subdir yes replace prompt tcpb 32 tcpw 63 SCHEDMODEPROMPTED txnbytelimit 25600 errorlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmerror.log SCHEDlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmsched.log errorlogretention 14 schedlogretention 7 tcpnodelay yes resourceutilization 3 LARGECOMMbuffers yes CHANGINGRETRIES2 COMPRESSIon Yes BACKUPREG YES MANAGEDSERVICESWEBCLIENT SCHEDULE Lawrence Clark wrote: where it is in the dsm.opt shouldn't matter, but since you want to stop multiple processes and can only use one -preschedulecmd=my script you might want to think about defining a schedule that executes a script to stop your processes, does the incremental, then restarts them. Policy Domain Name: SPAIX Schedule Name: STATBKTRACK-FULL Description: The weekly full backup of selected tables on STATDBMS using SQL-BACKTRACK Action: Command Options: Objects: /home/sybase/dump/dbbkup.s [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/22/2007 11:04:57 AM Hello, I need to stop two services before the incremental backup runs then restart the services once the backup completes. I know about the prescheduled and postscheduled commands but have never used them. Where do I insert the commands in dsm.opt file for this to excute successfully? The following are the two services that need to be stopped then restarted once backup completes can someone tell me where I would put in the dsm.opt file? The dsm.opt file is below also. 1)Update Services 2) World Wide Web Publishing Service Thanks in advance for any help! TSM 5.3 TSM 5.3.4 AIX 5.3 LANG AMENG DOMAIN ALL-LOCAL TCPSERVERADDRESS .xxx.xx.xx PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE TCPCLIENTADDRESS xx.xx.xx.xx NODENAME OFSWTUS1 subdir yes replace prompt tcpb 32 tcpw 63 SCHEDMODE PROMPTED txnbytelimit 25600 errorlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmerror.log SCHEDlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmsched.log errorlogretention 14 schedlogretention 7 tcpnodelay yes resourceutilization 3 LARGECOMMbuffers yes CHANGINGRETRIES2 COMPRESSIon Yes BACKUPREG YES MANAGEDSERVICESWEBCLIENT SCHEDULE The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this electronic message is from an attorney or someone in the Legal Department, it may also contain confidential attorney-client communications which may be privileged and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the New York State Thruway Authority
Re: prescheduled postcheduled commands help
Maybe being an ex-programmer, but you have no condition code checking to make sure that the NET STOP/START commands completed successfully. If you NET STOP's don't work, do you still want to run the backup? Now if the last NET STOP command fails, then the preschedulecmd will return with a non-zero completion code and the backup will not run. Maybe something like this: REM StartStuff.cmd Set LASTCC=0 Set MAXCC=0 Set LOG_FILE=c:\some\path\StartStuff.log Echo Script start at %date% %time% %LOG_FILE% Echo Net stop Update Services %LOG_FILE% Net stop Update Services %LOG_FILE% Set LASTCC=%ERRORLEVEL% If %LASTCC% EQU 0 goto stop2 Set MAXCC=%LASTCC% Echo Stop of the Update Services service failed with RC=%LASTCC% %LOG_FILE% Goto endit :stop2 Echo Net stop World Wide Web Publishing Service %LOG_FILE% Net stop World Wide Web Publishing Service %LOG_FILE% Set LASTCC=%ERRORLEVEL% If %LASTCC% EQU 0 goto endit Set MAXCC=%LASTCC% Echo Stop of the World Wide Web Publishing Service failed with RC=%LASTCC% %LOG_FILE% Echo Net start Update Services %LOG_FILE% Net start Update Services %LOG_FILE% :endit Echo Script completed at %date% %time% with RC=%MAXCC% %LOG_FILE% Exit %MAXCC% Now the script will complete with an appropriate return code and give you all the messages in case you need to try and figure out why it failed. Bill Boyer I haven't lost my mind...it's backed up on tape somewhere! - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Huebner Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:05 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: prescheduled postcheduled commands help In the dsm.opt file add: PRESCHEDULECMD c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\StopStuff.bat POSTSCHEDULECMD c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\StartStuff.bat Or PRESCHEDULECMD c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\StopStuff.bat POSTSCHEDULECMD c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\StartStuff.bat In the c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient directory add: StartStuff.bat Net start Update Services Net start World Wide Web Publishing Service StopStuff.bat Net stop Update Services Net stop World Wide Web Publishing Service Run the backup normally. The batch has 5 minutes to complete. (I think) Test both batch files from the command line to make sure there are not any dependencies. I know of no simpler way to stop and start services for a backup. Andy Huebner -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence Clark Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:56 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] prescheduled postcheduled commands help Tim, It's defined just like your incremental sched, just set action=command (default is incremental), then objects=your script name a q sched sched name f=d would show: Policy Domain Name: SPAIX Schedule Name: STATBKTRACK-FULL Description: The weekly full backup of selected tables on STATDBMS using SQL-BACKTRACK Action: Command Options: Objects: /home/sybase/dump/dbbkup.s [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/22/2007 11:44:15 AM Thanks Lawerence, I wasn't aware of that I had planned on putting the following commands in the dsm.opt file. I have never defined a script schedule before I am going to have to figure out the correct syntax for this type of script. feel free to give example Tim pre 'net stop update service ' post 'start update service ' pre 'net stop World Wide Web Publishing Service ' post ' start World Wide Web Publishing Service ' LANG AMENG DOMAINALL-LOCAL TCPSERVERADDRESS spf64.oit.state.nj.us PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE TCPCLIENTADDRESS 10.37.20.54 NODENAME OITWSUS subdir yes replace prompt tcpb 32 tcpw 63 SCHEDMODEPROMPTED txnbytelimit 25600 errorlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmerror.log SCHEDlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmsched.log errorlogretention 14 schedlogretention 7 tcpnodelay yes resourceutilization 3 LARGECOMMbuffers yes CHANGINGRETRIES2 COMPRESSIon Yes BACKUPREG YES MANAGEDSERVICESWEBCLIENT SCHEDULE Lawrence Clark wrote: where it is in the dsm.opt shouldn't matter, but since you want to stop multiple processes and can only use one -preschedulecmd=my script you might want to think about defining a schedule that executes a script to stop your processes, does the incremental, then restarts them. Policy Domain Name: SPAIX Schedule Name: STATBKTRACK-FULL Description: The weekly full backup of selected tables on STATDBMS using SQL-BACKTRACK Action: Command Options: Objects: /home/sybase/dump/dbbkup.s [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/22/2007 11:04:57 AM Hello, I need to stop two services before the incremental backup
Re: prescheduled postcheduled commands help
When the script exits the condition code (ERRORLEVEL) of the last command executed is used as the completion code for the script. In your example, if the first net stop/start fails and the 2nd one worksthen the script will show zero completion...but it really half-failed. You could always make this script complete successfully just by putting any command as the last command that will always give an ERRORLEVEL of 0. Like ECHO. Then no matter what the rest of the script does, it will always show as completed successfully. The PRESCHEDULECMD is such that if the command returns with a non-zero condition code, TSM client does not perform the backup. I think on the POSTSCHEDULECMD you need to check the condition code of the NET START's to alert you if they fail to start. You could then be pro-active and get the services going before the users discover it for you. This is a good place to start if you need to get it going now, but I really think you should look at condition code checking and alerting on errors in the long run. Bill Boyer A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy Hughes Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 2:24 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: prescheduled postcheduled commands help Thanks to all who responded I need and appreciate all of your help. I am going to try some if not all of your suggestions. Since I am new at this type of scripting I am going to Start with the simplist form first. Here are the two scripts that I placed in the C: \program files\tivoli tsm\baclient\ REM = REM = REM Tivoli storage manger 5.3.4 REM COMMAND TO START SERVICES REM @ECHO OFF set tsm_dir=c:\Progra~1\TivoliTSM\BaClient C: cd %tsm_dir% net start Update Services net start World Wide Web Publishing Service REM=== REMREM REM COMMAND TO STOP SERVICES REM @ECHO OFF set tsm_dir=C:\Program files\tivoli\TSM\Baclient C: Cd %tsm_dir% net stop Update Services net stop World Wide Web Publishing Service The dsm.opt file looks like this PRESCHEDULEDCMD c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\Stopstuff.bat POSTSCHEDULEDCMD c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\Startstuff.bat LANG AMENG DOMAINALL-LOCAL TCPSERVERADDRESS PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE TCPCLIENTADDRESS xx.xx.xx.xx NODENAME OFSWTUS1 subdir yes replace prompt tcpb 32 tcpw 63 SCHEDMODEPROMPTED txnbytelimit 25600 errorlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmerror.log SCHEDlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmsched.log errorlogretention 14 schedlogretention 7 tcpnodelay yes resourceutilization 3 LARGECOMMbuffers yes CHANGINGRETRIES2 COMPRESSIon Yes BACKUPREG YES MANAGEDSERVICESWEBCLIENT SCHEDULE William, I understand your logic and condition code checking and I read the Technote that Andrew pointed out. From what I have been told if the commands don't work the backup will just fail with a condition code. A couple of our backups are setup with presched commands with ASR. If it does fail I will try your Condition Code Script. I am going to implement this for tonights backup hopefully it will work. If anyone cares to add anything or see any possible errors feel free to let me know. Again Thank you all very much. Tim William Boyer wrote: Maybe being an ex-programmer, but you have no condition code checking to make sure that the NET STOP/START commands completed successfully. If you NET STOP's don't work, do you still want to run the backup? Now if the last NET STOP command fails, then the preschedulecmd will return with a non-zero completion code and the backup will not run. Maybe something like this: REM StartStuff.cmd Set LASTCC=0 Set MAXCC=0 Set LOG_FILE=c:\some\path\StartStuff.log Echo Script start at %date% %time% %LOG_FILE% Echo Net stop Update Services %LOG_FILE% Net stop Update Services %LOG_FILE% Set LASTCC=%ERRORLEVEL% If %LASTCC% EQU 0 goto stop2 Set MAXCC=%LASTCC% Echo Stop of the Update Services service failed with RC=%LASTCC% %LOG_FILE% Goto endit :stop2 Echo Net stop World Wide Web Publishing Service %LOG_FILE% Net stop World Wide Web Publishing Service %LOG_FILE% Set LASTCC=%ERRORLEVEL% If %LASTCC% EQU 0 goto endit Set MAXCC=%LASTCC% Echo Stop of the World Wide Web Publishing Service failed with RC=%LASTCC% %LOG_FILE% Echo Net start Update Services %LOG_FILE% Net start Update Services %LOG_FILE% :endit Echo Script completed at %date% %time% with RC=%MAXCC% %LOG_FILE% Exit %MAXCC% Now the script will complete with an appropriate return code and give you all the messages in case you need to try and figure out why it failed. Bill Boyer I haven't lost my mind...it's backed up on tape somewhere! - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Huebner Sent: Wednesday, August
Re: How do I restore damaged files on a Copy Storage Pool volume?
Just do a DEL VOL copypoolvolume DISCARD=YES And the next time BA STG runs the files that were on that damanged tape will be re-copied to new copypool media. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Davis, Adrian Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 11:15 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: How do I restore damaged files on a Copy Storage Pool volume? When I try to mark the volume as destroyed... update volume lu0141 access=destroyed ...I get the following messages... ANR2116E UPDATE VOLUME: Access mode for volume LU0141 cannot be changed to destroyed - volume does not belong to a primary storage pool. ANR2212I UPDATE VOLUME: No volumes updated. Regards, =Adrian= Adrian Davis * System Administrator * SunGard Vivista * (Unit 72) 1st Floor, Romer House, 132 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London, SE13 6JG, UK * Tel +44 (0)20 8463 8571 (DDI) * www.sungard.com/Vivista -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilkinson, Brent Sent: 20 August 2007 16:09 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] How do I restore damaged files on a Copy Storage Pool volume? Mark the volume destroyed then run a backup stg. This will replace the files that no longer exist in the copy pool. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Davis, Adrian Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 9:09 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] How do I restore damaged files on a Copy Storage Pool volume? How do I restore damaged files on a Copy Storage Pool volume? restore volume works from Copy to Primary only - How can I do this the other way? Many Thanks, =Adrian= Adrian Davis * System Administrator * SunGard Vivista * (Unit 72) 1st Floor, Romer House, 132 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London, SE13 6JG, UK * Tel +44 (0)20 8463 8571 (DDI) * www.sungard.com/Vivista DISCLAIMER This message is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity it is addressed to. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail. To see the full version of this Disclaimer please click here: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/AboutThisSite/EmailDisclaimer.htm For advice and assistance about online security and protection from internet threats visit the Get Safe Online website at www.getsafeonline.org DISCLAIMER This message is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity it is addressed to. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail. To see the full version of this Disclaimer please click here: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/AboutThisSite/EmailDisclaimer.htm For advice and assistance about online security and protection from internet threats visit the Get Safe Online website at www.getsafeonline.org
Re: open Access files
Yeah, but unless the Access application opens the database with exclusive use, you can get a backup of an open Access database. And even Microsoft says that's a no-no. I use to have a link to a KB article at Microsoft that said even doing a COPY of an open MDB file would leave the copy corrupt and unusable. Retrying 3-times (SHRSTATIC) is OK, but if the file doesn't change and is just open during the backup, you got a backup that might not be any good. That is unless Microsoft has changed the way Access operates in later releases. That KB article was a couple years old. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence Clark Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 4:06 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: open Access files we just have TSM set to retry three times then pass on open files. better no backup then false sense of security. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/17/2007 5:00 PM I sent this the other day and saw no responses so I'm trying again in case it did not get through. If anyone has any info on this I would appreciate feedback. Thanks, From: Gill, Geoffrey L. Sent: Thu 8/16/2007 6:35 PM To: ADSM (ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU) Subject: open Access files Hello again all, I was wondering if anyone can tell me how they deal with Microsoft Access (.mdb) files. If these files remain in an open state when the backup runs are there any issues? Will they get backed up? Will they be in a usable state when restored if they do get backed up while open? We know from past experience open Oracle files are not, which is why tools are available to back these up, but I'd like to hear from anyone who has experience the .mdb's. Thanks for the help. Geoff Gill The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this electronic message is from an attorney or someone in the Legal Department, it may also contain confidential attorney-client communications which may be privileged and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the New York State Thruway Authority immediately by either responding to this e-mail or calling (518) 436-2700, and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.
Re: Library manager still shows REMOTE
The volhist TYPE=REMOTE entries are created when a library client requests a scratch tape and the library manager changes it to status=private and creates this REMOTE entry with LOCATION of the owning instance name. It doesn't have anything to do with MOVE DRM. There is a TYPE=REMOTE for every volume in a library clients inventory in the library manager volhist. Whether checked in to the library or not. This is what prevents you from bringing back a tape and checking it in as scratch. I have found another way to create a REMOTE entry. If you make sure there is no REMOTE entry, check out the tape from the library manager libv and then from the library client run an AUDIT LIBR CHECKL=B. This will create a REMOTE entry on the library manager. Then you can check that tape back in. You don't mention what you mean by stuck volumes. The only way to checkout a tape from a library client is via MOVE DRMEDIA or MOVE MEDIA commands. They communicate with the library manager to eject the tape. Not create or modify this REMOTE entry in the volhist. The full syntax of the del command is del volhist type=remote volume=x tod=+0 force=yes These are undocumented options to the command. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Josh Davis Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:30 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Library manager still shows REMOTE I've seen a few hits where the only fix was to DELETE VOLHIST TYPE=REMOTE FORCE=YES but where it was never identified HOW the volumes got stuck. I found one way at my customer site. MOVE DRM notifies the library manager that the volume is TYPE=REMOTE. The LOCATION is filled with the servername. If you SET SERVERNAME on a library client AFTER it's already moved DRM volumes offsite, there is no way to refresh the LOCATION on the library manager. AUDIT LIBR doesn't work because it's not in the library. UPD VOLHIST won't update location on a REMOTE volume, though it will say the command completed. Preemptively deleting the volume history can be a problem too, so manual handling is the only way out. I've got a PMR open to see if UPD VOLHIST can be enhanced with FORCE=YES also, or otherwise to allow REMOTE volumes to have location updated. -Josh-Daniel S. Davis Certified TSM Implementor CATE AIX/pLPAR
Question on client side encryption
I have a client that required certain directories on each file server to be encrypted. We made the changes to the DSM.OPT to enable AES128 and the include.encrypt statemsents and did a selective always backup of those directories so that the active version was an encrypted version and all the other inactive un-encrypted versions will roll off based on REtain Extra. Here is a question from the client. Can anyone give some suggestions on how to prove that data is encrypted? Is there a way that we can report on what's encrypted, maybe as part of the rules for backing up? The question is, if audited internally, or externally, how do we prove data's encrypted. More importantly, if we lose a tape, how could we prove it if asked if we need to disclose? Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Re: ANR1076E Path not found on UNC name in the domain
I'm already logged in as a domain admin. From the same C: command prompt I issue: Dir \\snap01\metafile And get a directory listing. I then issue Dsmc I \\snap01\metafile\ And get the ANR1076E message. Now if I pick a directory on the share and issue Dsmc I \\snap01\metafile\images\ The backup runs. From Windows I can reference the share, from withint DSMC I can reference a directory on the share, but I can't reference the share itself. Bill -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thorneycroft, Doug Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 11:22 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: ANR1076E Path not found on UNC name in the domain Try running dsmc from a domain admin account and see if it's a rights/permissions issue. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William Boyer Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:06 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: ANR1076E Path not found on UNC name in the domain Windows 2003 server, TSM client 5.3.2.0, TSM Server 5.3.2.0 on Windows. The share in question is on a NAS type device called a SNAP! server. We have changed the TSM Scheduler service to use a domain logon that has access to that share. For testing we logged on as that user and were able to map a drive to that share \\snap001\metafile. I put this in the DOMAIN in the dsm.opt file and I get the ANS1076E path not found error. Having 2 C: command prompts open I had DSMC running in one. I entered 'i \\snap01\metafile' and got the error. In the other at the C: prompt I entered dir \\snap001\metafile and got back the file listing. Now in the dsmc if I issue i \\snap001\metafile\metafile\' and specifiy a subdirectory of the share, then the backup runs. Don't know why I can access the share from DOS, but not from DSMC. Any ideas? Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
ANR1076E Path not found on UNC name in the domain
Windows 2003 server, TSM client 5.3.2.0, TSM Server 5.3.2.0 on Windows. The share in question is on a NAS type device called a SNAP! server. We have changed the TSM Scheduler service to use a domain logon that has access to that share. For testing we logged on as that user and were able to map a drive to that share \\snap001\metafile. I put this in the DOMAIN in the dsm.opt file and I get the ANS1076E path not found error. Having 2 C: command prompts open I had DSMC running in one. I entered 'i \\snap01\metafile' and got the error. In the other at the C: prompt I entered dir \\snap001\metafile and got back the file listing. Now in the dsmc if I issue i \\snap001\metafile\metafile\' and specifiy a subdirectory of the share, then the backup runs. Don't know why I can access the share from DOS, but not from DSMC. Any ideas? Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Re: Upgrading TSM server 5.2 to 5.3
This is from the README.SRV from the 5.3.2.1 patch level. If you check out the readme for the 5.3.2.0 base level I'm sure it'll probably be the same: Migration and LAN-free Considerations * Only storage agents Versions 5.2.3, 5.2.4, and 5.3 are supported by Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.3. Before moving to version 5.3, you must ensure your storage agents are upgraded to one of these levels. Please note that storage agents at the Version 5.2.x level can not access shared FILE volumes ( using SANergy ) on 5.3.x servers using LAN-free protocols. Requests by 5.2.x storage agents are automatically re-directed to the server and handled using LAN protocols. Also check the 5.3 Installation Guide. It should list compatability levels. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CAYE PIERRE Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 10:09 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Upgrading TSM server 5.2 to 5.3 Hi, What is the Storage Agent level ? Normaly, it should be at the same level as TSM server. Thanks, Pierre -Message d'origine- De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de zareyna salim Envoyé : lundi 9 juillet 2007 13:45 À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Objet : [ADSM-L] Upgrading TSM server 5.2 to 5.3 Hi all, Just a quick one.. Is there going to be a problem if the TSM server will be upgrading to 5.3.5 but the clients and Storage Agent remain to version 5.2.9? Do I need to restart the server after installing TSM for BAC and TSM for SAN? Thanks, Regards, Zareyna Salim No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/891 - Release Date: 7/8/2007 6:32 PM
Re: Splitting the TSM Database into three
If you server has enough resources (CPU, memory, storage...) then put the new instance on the same server. You have to update the clients DSM.OPT file for the ones that backup to the new instance anyway, but instead of chaning TCPSERVERADDRESS you change TCPPORT. You currently have your TSM instance running on port 1500. So, first create an instance to be the library manager using port 1700. Setup server-server and create a shared library on the libmgr and define all your paths. Now define your TSM instance and create the paths to the drives. They'll be the same as what you just created for the libmgr. When you're ready, create a 3rd instance running on port 1600 with the same size of the production DB. Define the shared library and paths to this instance and using a Dbbackup from the TSM instance, restore it to your new TSM(3) instance. Bring it up, change settings (servername, serverhl, serverll,...) then start deleing the data for nodes in TSM(3) from TSM(1) and data visa versa. Change your client DSM.OPT files for the new TSM(3) instance. I'm not sure how TSM server licensing is, but if you put it on another server I think you need to purchase another license. But if you just create more instances on the same server,...? You should contact your IBM business partner for the definitive answer. So it may be cheaper in the long run to add more resources to the existing server and create multiple instances. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Haberstroh, Debbie (IT) Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 4:39 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Splitting the TSM Database into three We are in the same state, my db is 180 Gb, 87% utilized. At a high level, one of the consultants we talked to suggested loading the database onto 2 different servers and then deleting different storage pools and nodes from each one, essentially putting part of the database on each server. We are at TSM 5.3 so would be going to the same OS and were going to keep the same TSM version. One of the obstacles I have with this method is almost all of my clients belong to the same copypool so I need to separate them before we can even attempt this. Once everyone was backing up to their new server, we could export the remaining nodedata that was backed up since the database backup was done. Good luck with your split, I will be interested to hear what method you use and how it works for you. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Daad Ali Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 1:54 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Splitting the TSM Database into three Hi All, We are discussing a way of splitting our TSM database. It is become very big and slow. We want to split it into 2 or 3(one will be the manager of the other two) I don't know how to split it so I am looking for a procedure/steps on how to do that. Also, after splitting the database, can I assign different platforms (AIX/Windows) to the two DBs. My db is about 200 GBs now and the server is version 5.2.6.0 q db f=d Available Space (MB): 180,000 Assigned Capacity (MB): 180,000 Maximum Extension (MB): 0 Maximum Reduction (MB): 14,824 Page Size (bytes): 4,096 Total Usable Pages: 46,080,000 Used Pages: 34,660,427 Pct Util: 75.2 Max. Pct Util: 75.4 Physical Volumes: 9 Buffer Pool Pages: 272,144 Total Buffer Requests: 293,217,483 Cache Hit Pct.: 99.05 Cache Wait Pct.: 0.00 Backup in Progress?: No Type of Backup In Progress: Incrementals Since Last Full: 0 Changed Since Last Backup (MB): 5,818.36 Percentage Changed: 4.30 Last Complete Backup Date/Time: 07/09/07 01:15:44 == tsm: BRDTSM01q log f=d Available Space (MB): 12,000 Assigned Capacity (MB): 10,020 Maximum Extension (MB): 1,980 Maximum Reduction (MB): 10,000 Page Size (bytes): 4,096 Total Usable Pages: 2,564,608 Used Pages: 4,369 Pct Util: 0.2 Max. Pct Util: 68.3 Physical Volumes: 6 Log Pool Pages: 128 Log Pool Pct. Util: 8.54 Log Pool Pct. Wait: 0.00 Cumulative Consumption (MB): 4,768,612.50 Consumption Reset Date/Time: 12/07/05 14:37:35 Thanks as always. Daad - Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail
Re: AW: [ADSM-L]
Yes, Include.encrypt does not INCLUDE files for backup processing or assign mgmtclass to files. It only specified files to have encryption applied to them. I just ran in to a similar problem where a user wanted to exclude everything on a drive except for a single directory and have that encrypted. They had the exclude D:\...\* and then an include.encrypt d:\groups\...\* and nothing backed up. Reading the client manual I found a small statement under the include.encrypt that this was applied AFTER all include/exclude processing was done on files that passed the filter. It kinda, sorta almost comes right out and says that burried down deep in the doc. * Tivoli Storage Manager processes exclude.dir and other include-exclude statements first. Tivoli Storage Manager then considers any include.compression, include.encrypt and include.subfile statements. For example, consider the following include-exclude list: exclude c:\test\file.txt include.compression c:\test\file.txt include.encrypt c:\test\file.txt include.subfile c:\test\file.txt Tivoli Storage Manager examines the exclude c:\test\file.txt statement first and determines that c:\test\file.txt is excluded from backup processing and is, therefore, not a candidate for compression, encryption, or adaptive subfile backup processing. The description is vague and confusing. Bill Boyer Experience is a comb nature gives us after we go bald. - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oscar Kolsteren Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 6:06 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: AW: [ADSM-L] Hi Thomas, You're right. I added the include line, did a test and it worked Thanks, Oscar UNIX / TSM Administrator | ING Direct 410 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1RH Tel: 0118 938 1990 l Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Rupp Sent: 04 July 2007 10:56 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] AW: [ADSM-L] I once had the same problem. A MC isn't valid on a include.encrypt line. You need two lines: encryptkey save encryptiontype aes128 include/ros/BACKUP/.../*cr_servers_one_year include.encrypt/ros/BACKUP/.../* One to assign a MC and another to encrypt. It's somewhere in the docs but at the moment I can't find it :-( HTH Thomas Rupp -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Oscar Kolsteren Gesendet: Mittwoch, 04. Juli 2007 11:48 An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Betreff: [ADSM-L] Hi all, I started to backup my data via encryption from an AIX system via the following extra lines in the dsm.sys file; encryptkey save encryptiontype aes128 include.encrypt/ros/BACKUP/.../*cr_servers_one_year I've checked the data in TSM and all this data is being backupped to the DEFAULT mgmtclass??? Does anyone has the same experience or is there something else I have to put in the dsm.sys file? Thanks, Oscar Kolsteren UNIX / TSM Administrator | ING Direct 410 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1RH Tel: 0118 938 1990 l Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]@ingdirect.co.uk --- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected or encrypted attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. ING Direct NV is limited liability company incorporated in The Netherlands. Registered in England Wales, Branch Ref BR7357, 410 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1RH. --- Vorarlberger Illwerke AG ein Unternehmen von illwerke vkw Rechtsform: Aktiengesellschaft, Sitz: Bregenz, Firmenbuchnummer: FN 59202 m, Firmenbuchgericht: LG Feldkirch, UID-Nr.: ATU 36737402 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in
Re: unloaddb/loaddb
What kind of throughput did you see on the unload/load processes? Bill Boyer Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robben Leaf Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:44 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: unloaddb/loaddb We recently did unloaddb / loaddb's to a couple of our TSM servers, to a FILE-type devclass, with great success. Much easier than messing with manual libraries, in my opinion. If you can scrounge up 25 GB or so of disk space, that should be more than enough for your purposes; we temporarily hijacked a disk pool volume for this operation. Make a FILE-type devclass (make sure the max capacity is as big as the amount of space you have - we found a limit at 63 GB), and when you're ready to perform the operation, do dsmserv unloaddb devclass=DEVCLASSNAME (when this is done, be sure to record the name of the volume it created for the unload) dsmserv loadformat # logvol1name ... logvol#name ## dbvol1name ... dbvol##name dsmserv loaddb devclass=DEVCLASSNAME volume=/path/volumename Assuming the unloaddb came up with a consistent image, you shouldn't need to do an audit of the database after the loaddb - probably. Note that we are on ver 5.3; I don't know what differences there might be with 5.2 (is the loadformat command new to 5.3, for example; if so, the format command should work in its place) - best to look it up and verify. We have also done unloaddb / loaddb's successfully on some 5.3 servers using a non-manual library; the library is a shared one, and the library manager instance worked just fine handling the scratch volume allocation and drive mounts; that being said, we have also had failures using this method, which is what led us to the FILE devclass solution. Hope that helps! Robben Leaf Enterprise Storage Backup and Retention 651-962-2698 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gill, Geoffrey L. GEOFFREY.L.GILL@ To SAIC.COM ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent by: ADSM:cc Dist Stor Manager Subject [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ADSM-L] unloaddb/loaddb .EDU 06/27/2007 08:10 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU I'm trying to reduce the assigned capacity of the DB since it is only 18% utilized but it looks like I've hit a roadblock. I'm thinking I need to run the uloaddb and loaddb to fix this but not totally sure. If so, as I read it, it sounds like the library needs to be changed to manual in order for this command to work when going to tape. It also sounds like other commands should be run after it and before the loaddb is run. Anyone out there with a 3494 out there that has done this and can send what commands and order you've run? I have an old server I'd like to test this on to see how long it would take to run on a db sized at about 73GB that is only 18% utilized. I'd call support but at 5.2 would be told to upgrade the system. Thanks, Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==
Re: Lost in TSM licensing
Instead of having to restore each *.LOG file every day, why not just code a POSTSCHEDULECMD that FTP's all the *.LOG files to a central server as nodename.dsm*.log Bill Boyer Life isn't about how fast you run, or how high you climb but how well you bounce - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stefan Holzwarth Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:50 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: AW: Lost in TSM licensing I do that every morning fully automated: Dsmsched.log of every tsm node is restored on a individual name at a central server for reporting of backup problems. It's not that difficult. But you are right - IBM should solve the problem by reporting the cpu count to the tsm server through the client. Regards, Stefan Holzwarth -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Gill, Geoffrey L. Gesendet: Mittwoch, 27. Juni 2007 18:30 An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Betreff: Re: Lost in TSM licensing So what you are saying is I still have to manually restore hundreds of files from hundreds of systems to a location, and hopefully the file name is different on each one or it will overwrite it ever time I restore it, and then manually go through each file to get the info. Not to mention the fact it could be some folks may not even have the web interface up and I actually don't have access to restore the file. Sorry, for me, way too much work. Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Warren Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:20 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Lost in TSM licensing Hmm, there is always a scheduled TSM command that send's it's output to a file you have rights to look at later? On occaision for small adhoc tasks I have used the TSM scheduler to initiate a command on a client, when I've needed to do the same thing across a lot of nodes. as TSM administrator, you could send the output to a file, let tsm back it up, and then restore it elsewhere to get at it, if you really really had to! Matt. http://tsmwiki.com/tsmwiki Internet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To ADSM-L Sent by: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc 27/06/2007 16:07 Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Lost in TSM licensing Please respond to ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU M$ offers a tool named MSINFO32 that returns a lot of information about a server. You can gather information from a remote server - provided you have enough rights on the remote machine. Ahhh, the ol don't have rights issue. Which is why I keep saying the best way to get the info is to build it into the client so it can get and report it on the tsm server. Otherwise with hundreds, if not thousands of machines, I doubt any one person is going to have a simple way to get the info. It turns in to a multi day manual task which is absolutely stupid. Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message and any attachments (the message) is intended solely for the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable for the message if modified. - Ce message et toutes les pieces jointes (ci-apres le message) sont etablis a l'intention exclusive de ses destinataires et sont confidentiels. Si vous recevez ce message par erreur, merci de le detruire et d'en avertir immediatement l'expediteur. Toute utilisation de ce message non conforme a sa destination, toute diffusion ou toute publication, totale ou partielle, est interdite, sauf autorisation expresse. L'internet ne permettant pas d'assurer l'integrite de ce message, BNP PARIBAS (et ses filiales) decline(nt) toute responsabilite au titre de ce message, dans l'hypothese ou il aurait ete modifie.
Somewhat OT: Sizing a VTL solution
Has anyone just gone through sizing a VTL solution for a library replacement? Is it as simple as taking your current occupancy/retention, applying for some compression and using that figure for the amount of storage behind the VTL? Or maybe I'm just trying to make something harder than it is. Wouldn't be the first time! :-) TIA. Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Re: Cannot define a path to a drive: help, please?
I think what you need to do is have the library device in AIX re-initialize. I believe that TSM is only reporting on what the Atape device driver knows about the last time it was initialized at the last boot or cfgmgr. Try stopping TSM and 'rmdev -l /dev/smc(x)' to put it to s defined state, or just go ahead and 'rmdev -dl /dev/smc(x)' and remove the defition from the system. Then run your cfgmgr and bring up TSM and try your def path again. I don't believe that the TSM library definition and the Atape information are dynmically updated when you do anything to change the configuraiton at the library. Like adding drives. You can verify what TSM thinks is installed with the 'show slots libraryname'. This will list how many drives and their elements. If this doesn't match the actual configuration...reinitialize. Bill Boyer Hit any user to continue... - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joni Moyer Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:12 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Cannot define a path to a drive: help, please? Hi Chris, This is an EMC CDL 4400 with dual heads. I am emulating an IBM 3584 and nothing has been changed on this system since I defined the library, drives, paths from a week ago. I pretty much just went to add 1 more drive and it's path and I'm getting the error you see below where it doesn't want to recognize the element number. At this point I'm not quite sure what the real issue is with the defining the path, but as you can see it's not liking the element number. Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chris McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 06/19/2007 10:05 AM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: Cannot define a path to a drive: help, please? Hi Joni, I did have this exact problem, but with a Windows server. What type of Library do you have?? Did you update any firmware lately?? We have a 3584 library, and found the firmware was the problem. I had to downgrade the firmware, let it detect the drive define the drive, then update the firmware again. Hopefully this may be of some assistance. Take Care, Chris ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU writes: Hi Everyone! I have a TSM server on AIX 5.3 and TSM is 5.3.4.2. I have defined a drive: vlto2-68 with define drive cdlb_dev vlto2-68. Library Name: CDLB_DEV Drive Name: VLTO2-68 Device Type: UNKNOWN On-Line: Yes Read Formats: Write Formats: Element: Drive State: UNKNOWN Volume Name: Allocated to: WWN: Serial Number: I then tried to define a path to the drive and it will not let me: 06/19/07 09:53:26 ANR2017I Administrator LIDZR8V issued command: DEFINE PATH tsmdev vlto2-68 srctype=server desttype=drive library=cd lb_dev device=/dev/rmt68 (SESSION: 497257) 06/19/07 09:53:26 ANR8972E DEFINE PATH: Unable to find the element number for drive VLTO2-68 in library CDLB_DEV. (SESSION: 497257) I have already defined 40 other drives their paths successfully, but this one is giving me issues. From the server it does appear as: rmt68U0.1-P2-I2/Q1-W2102000D77BD375D-LB IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) ManufacturerIBM Machine Type and Model..ULT3580-TD2 Serial Number...1182255815 Device Specific.(FW)53Y2 And since this is a virtual drive I then looked at the CDL and the serial numbers do match. Has anyone ever had this issue? Does anyone have any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong? Thanks in advance! Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ This message is for the sole use of the intended recipients and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you for your cooperation.
Re: Cannot define a path to a drive: help, please?
Easiest wayreboot the whole system. OR... 1. Halt TSM 2. rmdev -dl /dev/smc0 3. cfgmgr -v 4. Start TSM 5. show slots cdlb_dev I've always just rebooted if I can get the downtime. Bill Boyer A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joni Moyer Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 11:25 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Cannot define a path to a drive: help, please? Hi Bill, I did a show slots cdlb_dev and I do only see the original 40 drives. I did have cfgmgr run and it did pick up the new drive definition (/dev/rmt68), but as you can see with the show slots, it doesn't see the new drive I added. When you say to reinitialize, what steps would I go through to do so? I wanted to make sure that I didn't misunderstand what you were stating below. Also, isn't this a little archaeic for TSM? If I ever have to add another drive to this environment this is a really messy way of doing it PVR slot information for library CDLB_DEV. Library : CDLB_DEV Product Id : 03584L32 Support module : 4 Mount count : 0 Drives : 40 Slots: 4096 Changers : 2 Import/Exports : 10 Device : /dev/smc0 Drive 0, element 257 Drive 1, element 258 Drive 2, element 259 Drive 3, element 260 Drive 4, element 261 Drive 5, element 262 Drive 6, element 263 Drive 7, element 264 Drive 8, element 265 Drive 9, element 266 Drive 10, element 267 Drive 11, element 268 Drive 12, element 269 Drive 13, element 270 Drive 14, element 271 Drive 15, element 272 Drive 16, element 273 Drive 17, element 274 Drive 18, element 275 Drive 19, element 276 Drive 20, element 277 Drive 21, element 278 Drive 22, element 279 Drive 23, element 280 Drive 24, element 281 Drive 25, element 282 Drive 26, element 283 Drive 27, element 284 Drive 28, element 285 Drive 29, element 286 Drive 30, element 287 Drive 31, element 288 Drive 32, element 289 Drive 33, element 290 Drive 34, element 291 Drive 35, element 292 Drive 36, element 293 Drive 37, element 294 Drive 38, element 295 Drive 39, element 296 Changer 0, element 1 Changer 1, element 2 ImpExp 0, element number 769 ImpExp 1, element number 770 ImpExp 2, element number 771 ImpExp 3, element number 772 ImpExp 4, element number 773 ImpExp 5, element number 774 ImpExp 6, element number 775 ImpExp 7, element number 776 ImpExp 8, element number 777 ImpExp 9, element number 778 Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] William Boyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 06/19/2007 10:25 AM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: Cannot define a path to a drive: help, please? I think what you need to do is have the library device in AIX re-initialize. I believe that TSM is only reporting on what the Atape device driver knows about the last time it was initialized at the last boot or cfgmgr. Try stopping TSM and 'rmdev -l /dev/smc(x)' to put it to s defined state, or just go ahead and 'rmdev -dl /dev/smc(x)' and remove the defition from the system. Then run your cfgmgr and bring up TSM and try your def path again. I don't believe that the TSM library definition and the Atape information are dynmically updated when you do anything to change the configuraiton at the library. Like adding drives. You can verify what TSM thinks is installed with the 'show slots libraryname'. This will list how many drives and their elements. If this doesn't match the actual configuration...reinitialize. Bill Boyer Hit any user to continue... - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joni Moyer Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:12 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Cannot define a path to a drive: help, please? Hi Chris, This is an EMC CDL 4400 with dual heads. I am emulating an IBM 3584 and nothing has been changed on this system since I defined the library, drives, paths from a week ago. I pretty much just went to add 1 more drive and it's path and I'm getting the error you see below where it doesn't want to recognize the element number. At this point I'm not quite sure what the real issue is with the defining the path, but as you can see it's not liking the element number. Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chris McKay [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 06/19/2007 10:05 AM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM
Re: non visible RMAN backups ...
Did you try putting the filespace name between the {} brackets?
q ba {/adsmorv}/*
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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of goc
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 10:25 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: non visible RMAN backups ...
hi all,
is there any idea why don't i see RMAN backup files on client machine
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface
Client Version 5, Release 4, Level 0.0
Client date/time: 06/18/07 16:16:43
(c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Node Name: DSS25_TDPO
Please enter your user id DSS25_TDPO:
Please enter password for user id DSS25_TDPO:
Session established with server TSM01: AIX-RS/6000
Server Version 5, Release 3, Level 4.0
Server date/time: 06/18/07 16:17:13 Last access: 06/18/07 16:14:27
tsm q ba /adsmorc/
ANS1092W No files matching search criteria were found
tsm q filespace
# Last Incr Date TypeFile Space Name
--- -- ---
1 06/18/07 12:43:28 API:ORACLE /adsmorc
tsm
tsm
tsm
tsm
but on server i can see them with no problem at all
DSS25_TDPO/adsmorc 1ACTIVE_VERSION
FILE//BACK_DSS25.50ikit- 552389757
2007-06-18 oracleDEFAULT
h5_1_1
09:49:54.00
DSS25_TDPO/adsmorc 1ACTIVE_VERSION
FILE//BACK_DSS25.50ikit- 552389759
2007-06-18 oracleDEFAULT
v5_1_1
09:57:23.00
DSS25_TDPO/adsmorc 1ACTIVE_VERSION
FILE//BACK_DSS25.52ikj7- 552394310
2007-06-18 oracleDEFAULT
la_1_1
12:42:48.00
DSS25_TDPO/adsmorc 1ACTIVE_VERSION
FILE//CTRL_DSS25.4pik5u- 550133859
2007-06-13 oracleDEFAULT
8a_1_1
11:42:33.00
DSS25_TDPO/adsmorc 1ACTIVE_VERSION
FILE//CTRL_DSS25.4rik61- 550133951
2007-06-13 oracleDEFAULT
ob_1_1
12:42:17.00
DSS25_TDPO/adsmorc 1ACTIVE_VERSION
FILE//CTRL_DSS25.4vikit- 552389756
2007-06-18 oracleDEFAULT
h1_1_1
09:49:51.00
DSS25_TDPO/adsmorc 1ACTIVE_VERSION
FILE//CTRL_DSS25.4vikit- 552389758
2007-06-18 oracleDEFAULT
v1_1_1
09:57:19.00
DSS25_TDPO/adsmorc 1ACTIVE_VERSION
FILE//CTRL_DSS25.51ikj7- 552394309
2007-06-18 oracleDEFAULT
l6_1_1
12:42:43.00
another tought question ... :-)
why are recommended values for mgmt class 1-0-0-0 and not 0-0-0-0 since RMAN
should do deletions of backups ?
thanks in advance.
goran
tsm5.3.4 on aix with all kind of clients
Re: ANR8355E-I/O error has brought the tape from Read Write to Unavailable
Doing a HELP 8355 from the TSM admin command line gives a suggestion that the PATH statements do not correctly point to the right drive(s). Possibly the DEVICE= specified in the PATH isn't the correct DRIVE of the ELEMENT= you specified. Most libraries and TSM today support the ELEMENT=AUTODETECT for the DEFINE DRIVE command. Then the element is determined whtn the DEF PATH is issued. Bill Boyer Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of zareyna salim Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:18 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: ANR8355E-I/O error has brought the tape from Read Write to Unavailable Hi all, I encountered an error on the tape while doing a TDP for Exchange backup. The error was ANR 8355E I/O error reading label for volume A000122. After the unsuccessful backup finished, some of the tapes that were mount during the backup has changed from readwrite to unavailable. I have update all the unavailable tape to read write status and run the back up but still I encountered the ANR8355E error and the tapes again change the status to unavailable. This issue happened last 3 days, when I received an intermittent unsuccessful backup of TDP for Exchange due to error ANS1315E (RC15) Unexpected Retry request. It has brought me to check the volume for the storage pool and found that some of tapes were in unavailable and read only status. After I updated the status and ran again the backup the above issue occurred. Version of : TSM 5.2.9 on AIX version 5.2 Client on Windows Server 2003 Ent Edition SP2 Storage Agent 5.2.9 TSM for Mail5.2.1.0 TSM API 5.2.5 Tape library IBM ULT3580-TD2 SCSI Sequential device with driver version 6.0.4.2 The issue above is only happen on one client. Others client backup work successfully. Appreciate your help. Thanks, Regards, Zareyna Salim No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 9:42 PM
Re: TDP for Mail (Domino) throughput - Multiple mount question
Try looking at these 2 articles on IBM: 1114638 and1194688. Bill Boyer My problem was caused my a loose screw at the keyboard - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:18 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: TDP for Mail (Domino) throughput - Multiple mount question The Domino TDP does not honor/use the resourceutilzation settings. There is very little you can do to improve the Domino TDP performance. I have gone through this, over and over. A lot of the speed issue is the Domino server itself. For instance, when we start the backup process on one of our 4,000 user servers, it can take 30+ minutes from the time the process starts and queries the Domino server what needs to be backed up and any actual backup traffic starts to flow. Even if you divided the backup into multiple nodes and configured the domdsmc process to only backup certain mailboxes, if you run 10-of these, there are 10-queries going against the same Domino server. Muthukumar Kannaiyan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 06/07/2007 02:03 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] TDP for Mail (Domino) throughput - Multiple mount question Hello, I am right now testing LANFREE on NT machine using TDP-Domino. I am getting about 35 MB/Sec. We are using LTO-3 drives. 06/07/07 12:20:22 ANE4991I (Session: 313196, Node: Z-SPAREDL585-1-DOMINO) TDP Domino ACD5209 Data Protection for Domino: Selective database backup from server NOTES003 complete. Total Domino databases backed up: 175 Total bytes transferred: 58605536768 Elapsed processing time: 1526.13 Secs Throughput rate: 37501.27 Kb/Sec(SESSION: 313196) Does any one have any idea, how can I backup in multiple tapes?. Note: I have resourceutilization 4 in dsm.opt and maximum mount as 4 for the node. But still TDP for domino mounts only one tape on the drive. There are two drives shared between Node and TSM server and they are free when I start the backup Thanks Regards Muthu 202-458-8340 - Work tsm agk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: To Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc DU Subject Re: [ADSM-L] TDP for Mail (Domino) 06/07/2007 07:55 AM throughput Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] DU James, Different environment but same issue,Getting around 28Mb/sec with LAN free. Whether anybody getting more than that in LAN free environment? Total Domino databases inspected: 2,151 Total Domino databases backed up: 2,150 Total Domino databases excluded: 0 Throughput rate: 29,014.09 Kb/Sec Total bytes transferred: 356,580,581,988 Elapsed processing time: 12,001.87 Secs James Choate [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this as good as it can get for backing up Notes. or is 6MB/s just as good as it gets. If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. I've been looking at this all day with the AIX sys admin, And the Notes admin, and we can't seem to make any headway. We're pushing 11 hours to back up this Notes server, and that's getting right at the window. Snippet from last log Total Domino databases inspected: 3,035 Total Domino databases backed up: 2,869 Total Domino databases excluded: 0 Total Domino backup objects expired: 0 Throughput rate: 5,976.04 Kb/Sec Total bytes transferred: 249,403,132,171 Elapsed processing time: 40,755.73 Secs Specifics on the Notes server and TSM server We are backing up 2 Notes servers that are running on AIX. Each Notes server is 250GB. Each Notes server is taking 10+ hrs. to back up. We are using TDP for Mail to backup the Notes servers. The mailboxes are on a jfs2 filesystem (ESS F800 SAN device). The Notes servers are backing up over the network via Gb ethernet. TSM server is TSM on AIX 5.3.5.1 / 9 LTO1 drives / 3 LTO3 drives / Gb eithernet for LAN (Backups run on LAN) We set the statistics on for TDP on the client side and captured statistics. Here is what that yeilded. 06/06/07 14:25:57 Performance statistics for database mail4/westrada.nsf 06/06/07 14:25:57 Section Total Time Wait Time Average Time Long W aits 06/06/07 14:25:57 (msec) (msec) (msec) 06/06/07 14:25:57 - 06/06/07 14:25:57 Producer 6683 1 0 0 06/06/07 14:25:57 Consumer 8683 5352 50 0 06/06/07 14:25:57
Re: Mixing drive types in logical library 3584
I have a 3583 with 3 LTO1 drives and 1 LTO3. I have 2 devclass's defined with FORMAT=ULTRIUMC and FORMAT=ULTRIUM3C and stgpools defined to use the specific type. I notice that if I had specified FORMAT=DRIVES, then it was possible that when asking for a scratch that I would get an LTO1 when I really wanted an LTO3 for that stgpool. The documentation does state that using mixed drive types you should not specify FORMAT=DRIVE. The main problem I ran in to was that I was unable to issue any commands that would copy/move the data from LTO1 to LTO3. The process would sit in a waiting for mountpoint and never finish. I opened a PMR and it went all the way up to the developers. The PMR was closed as a documentation fix that said to FULLY support mixed drive types in a library you must logically partition the library to separate the drives in different partitions. They said that the algorithm for device allocation would need a significant overhaul so they were changing the documentation. This was probably about a year ago I posted this to ADSM-L. Try searching the archives for my posts. Bill Boyer Experience is a comb nature gives us after we go bald. - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CAYE PIERRE Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 6:32 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Mixing drive types in logical library 3584 Well I forgot that, if the library is able to manage different cartridge type, everything is different. My experience is very limited and about STK Libraries (with ACSLS of course), and 358x libraries (3583/3584), with and without partitioning. It is also different when mixing LTO drives with other technologies. -Message d'origine- De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Brian Matthias Envoyé : dimanche 3 juin 2007 03:52 À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Objet : Re: [ADSM-L] Mixing drive types in logical library 3584 You may have found your answer; however, there is a TSM Technote on libraries using mixed media. The Technote reference number is 1155662 Regards, Brian Matthias -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris McKay Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:39 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Mixing drive types in logical library 3584 Hi all, I have been told by IBM that fibre LTO2 drives are no longer available. We wish to expand the number of drives in our 3584 library from 2 to 5. The current 2 drives are fibre LTO2 drives, would it pose a problem by adding an additional 3 LTO3 drives to that logical library? Is it possible under Windows?? I realize I will need to continue to use LTO2 media, as the existing LTO2 drives would not be compatable with LTO3 media. Our TSM server is running on Windows 2003. Any input would be appreciated. Regards, Chris __ This message is for the sole use of the intended recipients and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you for your cooperation.
Re: Point in time restore problem
Instead of doing a SELECTIVE backup on a periodic basis, which won't update the last backup date/time of the filespace, use the MODE=ABSOLUTE of the backup copygroup. In your domain, make a copy of the active policy set and change all the management class backup copygroups to MODE=ABSOLUTE instead of the default of MODIFIED. Then on your occasional timeframe, run an admin schedule to activate this policy set, do your backups which are incremental and then the next day run another admin schedule to activate your MODE=MODIFIED policyset. This way your schedules don't change and as far as the client is concerned you just ran a unqualified INCREMENTAL backup and the filespaces are updated. Since the active policyset will have ABSOLUTS, you'll get a copy of every file whether it's changed or not. I've been doing TSM not for over 8-years and this is the first time I've ever thought of a way to use multiple policyset definitions in a domain. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Dudley Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 8:59 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Point in time restore problem From what I read the standard incremental backup is restricted in that it only backs up new or changed files since the last incremental backup. However I have been told that we need to run absolute incremental backups on a periodic basis - these incremental backups backup all files whether they have changed or not, so that the Last Incr Date is updated, so that Point in time restores don't have to traverse through a huge transaction log and spend long periods of time restoring files that were later deleted. I quote from the dsmc help option for incremental backups: Mode: Permits you to back up only files that changed since the last backup (modified). Also permits you to back up the files whether they changed or not (absolute). What I want to know is if you can run an absolute backup from the command line on the client server. The end result I want to achieve from all of this, is to run full backups on a periodic basis so that when I have to perform a Point in time restore it does it quickly and does not have to traverse a huge transaction log and restore files that were later deleted. Regards Paul -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Saturday, 26 May 2007 11:57 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Point in time restore problem On May 26, 2007, at 9:34 AM, Paul Dudley wrote: OK - can I perform an absolute/unqualified incremental backup from the command line using the dsmc command? If so then how? I cannot see the correct option to use under dsmc incr. There is no option... That's the whole point - it's unqualified: you are in no way restricting the incremental backup, which proceeds on the basis of inventory comparison with prior backups. This is the most basic TSM backup, as described in the client manual: Full and partial incremental backup If you select entire file systems, you are performing a full incremental backup. If you select a directory tree or individual files, you are performing a partial incremental backup. Read through the Backing up your data section of the client manual. The TSM Concepts redbook also helps explain the differences. Richard Sims ANL - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person.
Re: TS3310 and 6 character bar codes
I believe that with LTO3 tapes you don't have the choice of 6 or 8-character tape numbers. You can only use 8. And the TS3310 only supports LTO3 drives. I guess that's why there's no option for 6/8-char volsers. If you're going to have to use the TS3310 for the older tapes labeled with the 6-char volser, then just use the CHECKLABEL=YES for the checkin command for those tapes. I would also not set the library up for AUTOLABEL=OVERWRITE, and maybe not even AUTOLABEL=YES until I've moved all the data from the old 6-char tapes. Bill Boyer Hit any user to continue... - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Harris Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 8:47 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: TS3310 and 6 character bar codes Hi All I've just finished migrating a customer from a 3583 with LTO2 drives to a new TS3310 with LTO3 drives. As the customer planned to have both libraries attached at the end of the process I had no trouble with copying everything again using the 8 character tape labels on the new library, even though it was not my original plan. I now have another such migration in the works but this time won't have the luxury of having both libraries connected for an extended period. I've been through the TS3310 manuals and web interface and can find no way to run the library in six-character mode. Can someone please point me to the section in the manuals I've missed or the magic command known only to the initiated that can be used to configure six-character labels on a TS3310? Many thanks Steve Steve Harris AIX and TSM admin Brisbane Australia Soon to move to Sydney - Anyone got a job going?
Re: Client's attributes changing
Until you get some admin that installs TSM and copies the DSM.OPT from a client that has the NODENAME specified. Once the CAD/Scheduler startsthat nodename now points to this new box and the real NODENAME isn't getting backups anymore. I always pay attention to these messages as they could be a mis-configuration issue. If it's a cluster, then I (probably) don't care. But anything else is something I want to look in to. Bill Boyer Experience is a comb nature gives us after we go bald. - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gill, Geoffrey L. Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:44 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Client's attributes changing Is this normal behavior when a server has 2 IP addresses to switch attributes? Or does this cause a delay? And if this is an issue, is there a way to resolve this so that it doesn't occur? We see this on clusters when a cluster node has moved/failed from one node to another. If a backup is in progress when it fails over then sure there would be a delay in restart until the resource is back online. If nothing is going on then there are no worries. It does seem like just mindless noise in the logs, since as far as I know TSM could care less about this really. The data still comes from the cluster node and when restoring it makes no difference what IP the node has, or was for that matter, what you really need is the password, if it asks when you connect. Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ANR1025W Migration process 3433 terminated for storage pool BACKUPPOOL - insufficient space in subordinate storage pool.(PROCESS: 3433)
How many tapes are in the TAPEPOOL1 storage pool? You have a MAXSCRATCH of 250. If you have 250...then that's your issue. Try updating the stgpool to a higher MAXSCRATCH= value. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM VOLUMES WHERE STGPOOL_NAME='TAPEPOOL1' Bill Boyer Life isn't about how fast you run, or how high you climb but how well you bounce - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Browne Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:54 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: ANR1025W Migration process 3433 terminated for storage pool BACKUPPOOL - insufficient space in subordinate storage pool.(PROCESS: 3433) Any suggestions to what my problem could be? ANR1025W Migration process 3433 terminated for storage pool BACKUPPOOL - insufficient space in subordinate storage pool.(PROCESS: 3433) I check my tape pool and it appears I have scratch volumes and they are marked read/write. See below: tsm: SIMTSM05q stg tapepool1 f=d Storage Pool Name: TAPEPOOL1 Storage Pool Type: Primary Device Class Name: TAPE_T10K Estimated Capacity: 126,337 G Space Trigger Util: Pct Util: 13.3 Pct Migr: 65.6 Pct Logical: 99.2 High Mig Pct: 90 Low Mig Pct: 70 Migration Delay: 0 Migration Continue: Yes Migration Processes: 1 Reclamation Processes: 1 Next Storage Pool: Reclaim Storage Pool: Maximum Size Threshold: No Limit Access: Read/Write Description: stk t10k tapes Overflow Location: Cache Migrated Files?: Collocate?: Node more... (ENTER to continue, 'C' to cancel) Reclamation Threshold: 100 Offsite Reclamation Limit: Maximum Scratch Volumes Allowed: 250 Number of Scratch Volumes Used: 182 Delay Period for Volume Reuse: 2 Day(s) Migration in Progress?: No Amount Migrated (MB): 0.00 Elapsed Migration Time (seconds): 0 Reclamation in Progress?: No Last Update by (administrator): TSO233 Last Update Date/Time: 04/18/2007 08:00:55 Storage Pool Data Format: Native Copy Storage Pool(s): Continue Copy on Error?: CRC Data: No Reclamation Type: Threshold Any suggestions to what my problem could be? The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information.
Re: BAClient doesn't know my new partition is there!
Why not just take out ALL the DOMAIN lines from your DSM.OPT and let it default to ALL-LOCAL. Which will get you all local drives (now and in the future!) plus the systemstate,systemservices. If there's a specific drive you DON'T want as part of your domain, it's easier to list what you don't want (and let it remain dynamic for whey you add/remove drives) thatn to list what you want and always have to make changes. DOMAIN ALL-LOCAL -E: To do everything but the E: drive. If you're specifying drive letters to INCLUDE, you lose the dynamic ability of the ALL-LOCAL. Bill Boyer Experience is a comb nature gives us after we go bald. - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angus Macdonald Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:14 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: BAClient doesn't know my new partition is there! I'll give that a go. My dsm.opt file doesn't currently have a line like that, although it does have DOMAIN SYSTEMSERVICES DOMAIN SYSTEMSTATE Angus -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Helder Garcia Sent: 18 April 2007 14:00 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] BAClient doesn't know my new partition is there! Add your new drive to the DOMAIN statement of your option file DOMAIN C: D: E: I think it is not considered a local drive, that's why it is not being included by default on the backup. On 4/18/07, Angus Macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've added a new SAN partition to an existing server and I can't, for the life of me, get the BAClient to back it up. I've tried everything my meagre knowledge allows, restarted the client numerous times and am really starting to struggle. I can back the partition up manually but the regularly scheduled job doesn't pick it up. Nothing in the job or error log refers to this partition (E:\) Here is the relevant part of my dsm.opt file: DOMAIN.IMAGE \\nwwsanfs3\c$ DOMAIN.IMAGE \\nwwsanfs3\e$ DOMAIN.IMAGE \\nwwsanfs3\g$ DOMAIN.IMAGE \\nwwsanfs3\i$ DOMAIN.IMAGE \\nwwsanfs3\j$ DOMAIN.IMAGE \\nwwsanfs3\k$ DOMAIN.IMAGE \\nwwsanfs3\v$ EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\microsoft uam volume\...\* EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\microsoft uam volume\...\*.* EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\...\EA DATA. SF EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\...\INT-PRODUCTION\*.* EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\IBMBIO.COM EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\IBMDOS.COM EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\IO.SYS EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\...\system32\config\...\* EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\...\system32\Perflib*.dat EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\...\system32\dhcp\...\* INCLUDE.BACKUP *:\...\system32\dhcp\backup\...\* EXCLUDE.BACKUP *:\...\system32\dns\...\* INCLUDE.BACKUP *:\...\system32\dns\backup\...\* EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\microsoft uam volume\...\* EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\microsoft uam volume\...\*.* EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\...\EA DATA. SF EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\IBMBIO.COM EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\IBMDOS.COM EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\IO.SYS EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\...\system32\config\...\* EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\...\system32\Perflib*.dat EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\...\system32\dhcp\...\* INCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\...\system32\dhcp\backup\...\* EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\...\system32\dns\...\* INCLUDE.ARCHIVE *:\...\system32\dns\backup\...\* EXCLUDE.DIR *:\System Volume Information EXCLUDE.DIR *:\...\Temporary Internet Files EXCLUDE.DIR *:\Recycled EXCLUDE.DIR *:\Recycler EXCLUDE.DIR G:\TSM_Mirror EXCLUDE.DIR c:\documents and settings INCLUDE.FS C: fileleveltype=dynamic INCLUDE.FS G: fileleveltype=dynamic INCLUDE.FS J: fileleveltype=dynamic INCLUDE.FS E: fileleveltype=dynamic EXCLUDE.DIR K:\tseprofiles\* EXCLUDE.DIR C:\windows\temp\* INCLUDE.BACKUP *:\ECG\* The last line is the most recent addition. It should backup all ECG folders on all drives, correct? ECG is the only folder on E:\ I know I can probably use task scheduler to backup this folder manually but it offends my engineering sensibilities! Regards Angus -- Helder Garcia
Re: TSM on Windows Cluster
Appendix D of the TSM B/A client manual describes the steps necessary to configure TSM to backup cluster resources. I think you're missing the step for the registry key replication. Bill Boyer Law of Cybernetic Entomology - There is always another bug. - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fawad Baig Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:42 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: TSM on Windows Cluster Hi, After setting up TSM on a windows cluster it seems that everytime a failover occurs the TSM service on the cluster does not automatically start up. I have to manually log in start the cluster services through the cluster admin and then there is a password mismatch so i have to reset the password in TSM and then restart the TSM cluster service via cmd line with dsmc -optfile=g:\tsmconfig1 Everytime i resync the password on the tsm server for the active node , it ofcourse becomes out of sync with the passive node for the next login. Seems the registry is not holding the password and every 90 days this happens as the password expires. I cannot set password expiration to zero as its against regulations. How can I have the registry hold these TSM passowrds? Am i doing something wrong? The redbook does not speak on this so im kinda lost. Any ideas appreciated.Thanks. -- Regards, Fawad Baig
Re: LTO Tape Encryption Ideas
Just saw this announcement: HP AND IBM PASS MECHANISM COMPLIANCE TESTING FOR LTO ULTRIUM FORMAT GENERATION 4 TAPE DRIVES Brings New Generation of Tape Hardware with Drive-Level Encryption, WORM, Capacity and Performance Enhancements SILICON VALLEY, CALIF. - (April 11, 2007) - HP, IBM and Quantum, the three technology provider companies (TPCs) for the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Program, today announced that HP and IBM have completed the LTO Ultrium format generation 4 compliance and data interchangeability testing process. With this qualification, HP and IBM will be authorized to display the LTO Ultrium format generation 4 logo on their tape drives. In adherence to its compliance testing, the LTO Program requires that all licensees pass a series of compliance verification tests, which call for data interchangeability testing before being issued a license and the right to display the LTO Ultrium trademark. Compliance testing of all Ultrium products is completed annually to help ensure that all manufacturers adhere to the LTO Ultrium format specifications. Buyers seeking Ultrium format-compliant products should look for the LTO Ultrium format trademark logo on both tape drives and data cartridges. LTO Ultrium generation 4 delivers the features that storage customers require, including 256-Bit encryption for added security of offsite media, and higher capacities to support their ever-growing data storage needs. This is another key milestone to have successfully passed the LTO Program's compliance verification tests, said Bob Wilson, vice president, Nearline Storage Division, HP. The ability to introduce products that fully comply with the LTO Ultrium specification and support data security with tape drive encryption allows our customers to take advantage of the open format flexibility, total cost of ownership and investment protection benefits of LTO generation 4 technology, said Cindy Grossman, vice president, IBM Tape Systems. The LTO Ultrium format generation 4 specification, announced in January of this year, allows for licensees to deliver a doubling of storage capacity over generation 3, with the LTO Ultrium format generation 4 cartridges storing up to 1.6TB of data compared to 800GB on the previous generation*. Transfer rates of the new generation are also improved, with backup and archiving performance reaching speeds up to 240MB per second in generation 4 versus up to 160MB per second in generation 3*. As with generation 3, the LTO Ultrium format generation 4 continues to offer WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) functionality that provides a cost-effective means for storing data in a non-rewriteable format to help address compliance requirements. For additional security, generation 4 supports 256-Bit AES-GCM encryption capabilities at the tape drive level that are designed to enable the writing of encrypted data to the LTO Ultrium tape cartridge, helping to protect the storage and transport of sensitive information. LTO Ultrium generation 4 also delivers investment protection for business, providing for drives with backwards-compatible read-and-write capability to store and retrieve non-encrypted data with the Ultrium format generation 3 cartridges, and backward-read capabilities with generation 2 cartridges. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Yuzik Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 4:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: LTO Tape Encryption Ideas LTO4 will include the encryption capabilities. http://www.ultrium.com/newsite/html/news_4_17_06.html : : Greg Yuzik : : -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly Lipp Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 12:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ADSM-L] LTO Tape Encryption Ideas Folks, I've looked at the Redbook highlighting TS1120 tape encryption to get the overall idea. In the more general case of LTO3 and LTO4 drives, which can encrypt data, how are folks implementing this? Thanks, Kelly J. Lipp VP Manufacturing CTO STORServer, Inc. 485-B Elkton Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80907 719-266-8777 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Remove unwanted files
If you do that, then the next backup will EXPIRE the backup copies on the TSM server. They will then be managed by the Versions Deleted, Retain Extra and Retain Only parameters. They will not be deleted immediately! There is a technique that has been discussed on this list and I've used on several occassions: 1. Define a new management class (I always call is ZERO) with VERE=1 VERD=0 RETE=0 RETO=0. 2. The first night change your include/exclude to Include e:\data\*.dbf ZERO Include e:\index\*.dbf ZERO Include e:\system\*.dbf ZERO Include d:\undo_temp\*.dbf ZERO 3. Now you will be left with only a single copy of the files in TSM server once the backup and expire inventory completes 4. Change your DSM.OPT for the next night's backup to: Exclude e:\data\*.dbf Exclude e:\index\*.dbf Exclude e:\system\*.dbf Exclude d:\undo_temp\*.dbf 5. After this backup all versions of the file will be deleted from TSM storage. I know this takes 2 days/cycles of backups to complete, but you are able to remove the files from TSM storage without having to wait for them to roll off. Bill Boyer A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ford, Phillip Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 5:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Remove unwanted files The next backup will delete all versions from TSM. -- Phillip (901)320-4462 (901)320-4856 FAX (901)652-6337 Cell (901)384-6337 Home -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Avy Wong Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 04:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ADSM-L] Remove unwanted files Hello, I am asked to exclude backing these filespace, but because they were already backed up previously, is there a way to remove them off TSM to save some space? Thank you. e:\data\*.dbf e:\index\*.dbf e:\system\*.dbf d:\undo_temp\*.dbf Avy Wong Business Continuity Administrator Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd Uncasville, CT 06382 (860) 862-8164 cell (860) 961-6976 ** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ** * This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, copying, use or distribution of the information included in this message is prohibited -- Please immediately and permanently delete.
Re: available slots left
Using one of the undocumented SHOW commands: SHOW SLOTS libraryname Will list out how many usable slots there are in the library. Then SELECT COUNT(*) FROM LIBVOLUMES Will tell you how many you're using. Simple math from there. You can also make a server script Def scr q_slots 'SELECT #slots-count(*) as Total Slots Available FROM LIBVOLUMES' And then RUN Q_SLOTS any time you want to know. Add a WHERE LIBRARY_NAME='library name' if you have more than 1 library defined. Just remember that the volumes in LIBVOLUMES are those that are checked in. If you have volumes physically in the library, but not checked in to TSM, your count will be off. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Avy Wong Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: available slots left Hello, How do I go about finding out how many slots left available in my library?Thanks. Avy Wong Business Continuity Administrator Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd Uncasville, CT 06382 (860) 862-8164 cell (860) 961-6976 ** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. **
Re: Shrinking scratch pools - tips?
I always use Select volume_name from libvolumes where status='Private' and last_use is null To get volumes that should be (maybe) scratch but aren't for some reason. Now if you have a real private volume checked in that hasn't been used yet, it will still show last_use as NULL. You need to check that the tape is really scratch and then figure out why/how it was made private. Like the tape doesn't have a label and you don't have the library as autolabel...or the tape is write-protected... To find out if a tape is really a scratch, we usually run a select on the volhistory and the last entry should be STGDELETE. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Bronder Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 3:56 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Re: Shrinking scratch pools - tips? Colwell, William F. wrote: I would check first for volume leaks. If this select returns anything it is bad - select volume_name from libvolumes where status = 'Private' and owner is null That's not necessarily true. If you're using a standalone TSM server (not set up as a library manager for other TSM servers), the owner field in the libvolumes table can/will be null as well. -- Hello World.David Bronder - Systems Admin Segmentation Fault ITS-SPA, Univ. of Iowa Core dumped, disk trashed, quota filled, soda warm. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Running both 32- and 64-bit TDPOracle on same machine
I have a client with 2 versions of Oracle on the same Solaris machine. They want to be able to do TSM backups using RMAN and TDP for both instances. Solaris 5.8 TSM Server 5.2.9 on AIX 5.2ML9 TSM Client 5.2.2.0 TDPO 32-bit 5.2.0 Oracle 32 bit version = 9.2.0.6 ORACLE_HOME Path = /oraapps/ipocdb/9.2.0 Oracle 64 bit version = 10.2.0.1.0 ORACLE_HOME = /oradb/oracle/10.2.0 Is it possible to install and run a TDPO 64-bit 5.3? As long as I install the appropriate 64-bit TSM API. The package names are different, and they install in different directories (/bin and /bin64). Even looks like the libobk.so goes in different places for creating the link. Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Re: Moving Library Owner/Manager
You don't need to generate this list and do the CHECKIN for each library clients' tapes with OWNER...Just checkin all the tapes in the library as PRIVATE. At this point they will show with no owner. Then on the library client run an AUDIT LIBRARY. It seems that the entire volume inventory from the client is exchanged with the LM. Tapes checked in to the library are then changed to the OWNER of the client and a volume history entry of TYPE=REMOTE is created for each volume defined to the client. Do this from each of the library clients and the LM will be in-sync. Then a select command can be run to list all the library volumes in private status without an owner. These are then probably scratch tapes and you can UPD LIBV STATUS=SCRATCH. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Suad Musovich Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:27 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Moving Library Owner/Manager There's not a single tasklist you can work on because of differing environments (are both TSM servers using the libraries themselves? is there non-standard inventory... like backupsets?) The last time I did it, it was something like this. On the old Library Manager (LM)... - Identify(generate a list) and checkout (rem=no) all Private volumes, from that library. - Then do the same with scratch carts. - Delete the paths/drives/library definitions Then, if required, make the new TSM server the library control (if the library needs to record which host is the LM) On the new LM ... - Define the library/device class/drives/paths (remember to add all remote TSM server paths) - Checkin all private carts (from the list, you generated, including which TSM server is the owner) - Then the checkin all scratch carts. On the old LM .. - define shared library with -primarylibman is the new LM Then you need to check if any carts thats are in inventory but did not successfully get checked in (the most common examples are backupsets and DB backups. I ended up doing a lot of pre-work(migrations etc) and needed to draft quite a detailed implementation/backout plan, as the enviroment was non trivial. If you have multiple TSM servers sharing a library, I would personally define a dedicated TSM LM instance (maybe on a separate port) that you can easily move with minimal planning, in future. Cheers, Suad -- ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 21/03/2007 05:36:37 AM: We are working to replace our two AIX TSM servers (old, slow, still using SSA disk, etc) with new x86/Linux boxen. Unfortunately, the tape library owners/managers are these two AIX boxes. Has anyone here gone through changing which TSM server owns a tape library, that can offer some hints, tips, suggestions ? How did you accomplish this? What steps did you take ahead of time?
Re: Unavailable volume
Q VOL ACC=UNAVAIL To get the volume name. Then you should query the actlog to find out what happened to make TSM put the volume as unavailable. Usually because it couldn't be mounted. Could be that the tape isn't really in the library, or is in the library but couldn't be mounted because of a hardware problem or slot problem. Try an AUDIT LIBRARY. If the volume is in the library and in the correct slot, then just UPD VOL volume ACC=READW to make it available again. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kerry Campbell Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:58 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Unavailable volume Hello All, I received an unusual message in my TSM report today, that told me there is one volume unavailable. How could this condition occur, how can I locate the unavailable volume, and in general what is the remedy. Thanks, Kerry *** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE*** This message and any included attachments are from MedSynergies, Inc. and are intended only for the addressee. The contents in this message contain confidential information belonging to the sender that is legally protected. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or contact MedSynergies, Inc. at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: drive issues
Question is more WHY did it go unavailable? Query the ACTLOG around the time indicated to see what happened that made TSM take the drive offline. I would also Q PATH to make sure that path is online and check the OS logs (errpt for Unix and event log for Windows. You don't specify your OS) for any errors. Physically check the library and drive to see if there are any error code displayed on the front of the drive or library panel. This could very well be a hardware error and you need to call the vender. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Meadows, Andrew Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:16 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: drive issues Check to see that the path is online, and that the drive is showing available on the OS. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Avy Wong Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 12:09 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: drive issues hello, I noticed that one of my LTO drive is set unavailable for some reason. I tried to update the drive to put it back online, but it does not work. Can anyone tell me what to check to see why it is set unavailable? I tried to update path TSME drive0 srct=server destt=drive libr=elto online=yes ... it still say unavailable. Library Name: ELTO Drive Name: DRIVE0 Device Type: LTO On-Line: Unavailable Since 01/31/07 09:09:34 Read Formats: ULTRIUM2C,ULTRIUM2,ULTRIUMC,ULTRIUM Write Formats: ULTRIUM2C,ULTRIUM2,ULTRIUMC,ULTRIUM Element: 269 Drive State: EMPTY Volume Name: Allocated to: WWN: 5005076300011711 Serial Number: 1110158521 Last Update by (administrator): AWONG Last Update Date/Time: 12/15/2006 15:05:52 Cleaning Frequency (Gigabytes/ASNEEDED/NONE): NONE Avy Wong Business Continuity Administrator Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd Uncasville, CT 06382 ext 28164 ** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ** This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its attachments and notify us immediately. Thank you.
Re: Failed 12 report
Almost sounds like the client upgrade to 5.3.4 didn't work. I've had problems in the past where an upgrade over existing client code doesn't replace all the files. I usually like to uninstall and then install the new version. I saw this a lot when going from the 4.x clients up to the 5.1 code. But I just had one on our PDC not take the upgrade over the existing client. I had to uninstall and re-install the 5.3.4 code. I also make sure there's nothing left in the BACLIENT directory after the uninstall, except DSM.OPT and the LOG files. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gill, Geoffrey L. Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:23 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Failed 12 report I don't know what anyone else feels about the Failed 12 reports but to me there are too many ways for this to be reported with little to no information as to what is really wrong. Here is another in cases I have seen. This node has been backing up just fine for months. It seems like the update of the client software (Windows 2003) to 5.3.4 has something to do with this but I have not tried to go into our CCD records to compare to the TSM logs yet only because I just haven't had time. The activity log on the TSM server (AIX 5.3, TSM 5.3.3.0) shows absolutely nothing except the Failed 12 report in the backup statistics for the completed backup. So the only thing I see is this ANS0106E message index not found on the client side. I don't see how that would cause a Failed 12 report but maybe it is. Does anyone have any ideas? By the way I did see the ANS2820E message but since the backups starts at 22:30 to me it is not relevant here, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. 01/12/2007 16:43:03 TSM 01/12/2007 16:43:04 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 15314. 01/12/2007 16:43:05 TSM 01/12/2007 16:43:05 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 14969. 01/12/2007 17:09:43 TSM 01/12/2007 17:09:44 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 15314. 01/12/2007 17:09:44 TSM 01/12/2007 17:09:45 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 14969. 01/12/2007 18:46:36 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 1577. 01/12/2007 18:46:36 01/12/2007 18:46:39 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 1577. 01/12/2007 18:46:39 01/12/2007 18:46:39 ANS2820E An interrupt has occurred. The current operation will end and the client will shut down. 01/12/2007 22:29:36 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 14965. 01/12/2007 22:29:36 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 14969. 01/12/2007 22:29:36 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'CLIENT2-INCREMENTAL' failed. Return code = 12. 01/14/2007 22:29:43 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 14965. 01/14/2007 22:29:43 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 14969. 01/14/2007 22:29:43 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'CLIENT2-INCREMENTAL' failed. Return code = 12. 01/15/2007 22:29:37 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 14965. 01/15/2007 22:29:37 ANS0106E Message index not found for message 14969. 01/15/2007 22:29:37 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'CLIENT2-INCREMENTAL' failed. Return code = 12. Thank you for any help, Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Emergency help:ANR1405W even w/ plenty of scratch tapes
You can run in to this same situation if you do not have the correct TYPE of tapes checked in to the library. If the media doesn't match the drives. I have a client that uses SDLT drives and some of their older labels check in as an incompatible type for the drive, BUT it still checks them in as scratch. Make sure that the scratch tapes are the correct type of tapes for your drive models. A select command I like to use to find these limbo tapes is: Select volume_name from libvolumes where status='Scratch' and last_use is NULL If you get uninitialized tapes and your library is not setup with AUTOLABEL=YES/OVERWRITE, then these tapes will be changed to Private status with no Last Use. Also if the tape is write protected. TSM issues a message and marks the tapes Private. And unless you're checking for these specific messages in TOR for example, you won't catch them. You can get tapes as Private with no last Use that are good. Like if you checkin a storage pool volume it has a null Last Use until it's used again. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 10:52 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Emergency help:ANR1405W even w/ plenty of scratch tapes John - I would start by issuing: SELECT LIBRARY_NAME as Library, Char(VOLUME_NAME,11) as Scratch Tapes From LIBVOLUMES Where STATUS='Scratch' You don't say what kind off library you have, but if a 3494, then also use the 'mtlib' OS command to verify that there are volumes in Scratch state, per your assigned Category Code. If the number is small, you might see if you have a pile-up of volumes in Pending state. For good measure, query your paths and drives to assure that all are online, and in good working order. (Particularly, that no scratch tapes are stuck in defunct drives.) You performed a TSM restart yesterday: You thus have the convenient ability to inspect the Activity Log for the message coming out of the restart, which will reveal anomalies in tape states as TSM interacts with the library to check its volumes. Sixteen scratch tapes doesn't give you much of a margin in case things go wrong, or if there is a demand surge, however, so you're living near the edge. I periodically do a full inspection query of all the volumes in the library, to assure that all are productive as storage pool volumes, dbbackup volumes, or scratches: some can fall through the cracks and end up in unused limbo. Richard Sims
Re: include / exclude question
EXCLUDE.DIR stataments are prrocessed first and nothing else for a match. You need to change them to: EXCLUDE *:\...\Profiles\...\* INCLUDE *:\...\Profiles\My Documents INCLUDE *:\...\Profiles\Desktop This will mostly do what you want. Only the files/directories in My Documents and Destop will be backed up, but the directories in everyting else under Profiles will be backed up, too. Just not the files. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hizny, Michael Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 1:46 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: include / exclude question In setting up a backup, I am having problems with a specific include/exclude option. I want to do the following: On our users H: drives they have a subdirectory called profiles. I want to keep 3 folders under this and exclude the rest. i.e. H:\user\profiles\cookiesdon't want to back up H:\user\profiles\My documents\ want to back this up H:\user\profiles\application data\ don't want to back up My opt files has the following: EXCLUDE.DIR *:\...\Profiles INCLUDE *:\...\Profiles\My Documents INCLUDE *:\...\Profiles\Desktop Yet, when I run this, it excludes the entire profiles directory, even though the include is at the bottom. Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Thanks, Mike
Re: Migrating to 64-bit Windows OS
I did just what you're asking for a client last month. You can backup-restore the DB between 32-bit and 64-bit with no problems. I was fortunate with this conversion that the DB and LOG volumes were on SAN attached disk. So we just mapped the volumes over to the new 64-bit server with the same drive letters and TSM came up no problems. Before I did this conversion, I opened a PMR with Tivoli support and they told me that only the OS matters. 32/64-bit doesn't. I do restores at Sungard where I only have a 32-bit processer and the home TSM server is 64-bit. And have no problems. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis, Melburn IT7 Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:54 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Migrating to 64-bit Windows OS Some of our servers are going end-of-life this year and we will be replacing them with new servers that will have the 64-bit version of the W2K3 operationg system (instead of the 32-bit version that we had prior). Two questions: 1. Is it possible to backup the 32-bit version of TSM (full db backup) and then do a point-in-time restore to the new server which has the 64-bit version of TSM installed on the 64-bit OS. I know that going from different OSs is not possible (ie UNIX to Windows), but can it be done from 32-bit Windows to 64-bit Windows? 2. If the above is not possible, are there any issues running a 32-bit version of TSM on a 64-bit OS? Mel Dennis Backup Systems Engineer Siemens Business Services 4400 Alafaya Trail Orlando, FL 32826 MC Q1-108 Tel: (407) 736-2360 Win: 439-2360 Fax: (407) 243-0260 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: select command for Successful / Failed backups
Yes, but only for today...since midnight last night until midnight today. Most backup windows span midnight..starting early evening and running through the morning. Use the BEGIND=,BEGINT=, ENDD= and ENDT= to get the range you need. Q EV * * BEGINT=-24 ENDD=+0 ENDT=NOW EX=YES Will show the missed/failed schedules for the last 24-hours. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Stapleton Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:36 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: select command for Successful / Failed backups From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gopinathan, Srinath 1) Is there any command to find the list of all failed backups in a server? 2) Is there any command to find the list of all successful backups in a server? From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bos, Karel Q event Well, let's narrow that down some: Q EVENT * * EXCEPT=YES will show only the failed and missed backups Q EVENT * * will show all backups, successful, failed, or missed. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Senior consultant
Re: move data
Maybe a restartable restore? QUERY RESTORE Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gill, Geoffrey L. Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 1:39 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: move data I am trying to move data from an offsite tape but am getting a response that a restore is in process for that tape and it fails. There is no session for the node reported restoring any data, adding to that this is an offsite seems odd to me, so I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to clean this up. There are no tapes in an odd status either so I don't understand why it would be looking at this tape. Thank you, Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RMAN with TDP for oracle error
But I believe that the database must be configured for transaction archive log
mode before you can do online backups.
Bill Boyer
Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ??
-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Rupp
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 11:11 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: AW: [ADSM-L] RMAN with TDP for oracle error
Hi Ahmed,
We use TDP for Oracle as well. But we do no SHUTDOWN in our RMAN scripts.
Because TDPO is a tool for *online* backups.
I would remove the SHUTDOWN and STARTUP statements from your RMAN scripts and
try again.
Kind regards and greetings from Austria
Thomas
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Rick Chu
Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. Dezember 2006 16:51
An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Betreff: Re: [ADSM-L] RMAN with TDP for oracle error
Ahmed Al-Saidi wrote:
Hi all,
I face a problem this morning with oracle backup using TDP for oracle
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_DISK_1 channel at
12/26/2006 09:30:26
ORA-19502: write error on file df_610190894_54_4, blockno 39297
(blocksize=8192)
ORA-27072: skgfdisp: I/O error
OSD-04008: WriteFile() failure, unable to write to file
O/S-Error: (OS 112) There is not enough space on the disk.
I didn't find any error in tdpoerror.log
Did anyone face same problem???
This is RMAN log file
RMAN run
2 {
3allocate channel t1 type 'sbt_tape' parms
4 'ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=C:\Program
Files\Tivoli\TSM\AgentOBA\tdpo.opt)';
5
6 shutdown immediate
7 startup mount
8
9 backup
10 filesperset 64
11 format 'df_%t_%s_%p'
12 (database);
13
14 alter database open;
15
16 }
17
18
using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: t1 channel t1: sid=20 devtype=SBT_TAPE channel t1:
Data Protection for Oracle: version 5.3.3.0
database closed
database dismounted
Oracle instance shut down
connected to target database (not started) Oracle instance started
database mounted
Total System Global Area1209082940 bytes
Fixed Size 455740 bytes
Variable Size 1182793728 bytes
Database Buffers 25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers667648 bytes
Starting backup at 26/12/06 09:28:12
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=11 devtype=DISK channel ORA_DISK_1: starting
full datafile backupset channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in
backupset including current SPFILE in backupset including current
controlfile in backupset input datafile fno=8
name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY01.ORA
input datafile fno=9 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY02.ORA
input datafile fno=00010 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY03.ORA
input datafile fno=00011 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY04.ORA
input datafile fno=00012 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY17.ORA
input datafile fno=00013 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY18.ORA
input datafile fno=00014 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY19.ORA
input datafile fno=00015 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY05.ORA
input datafile fno=00016 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY06.ORA
input datafile fno=00017 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY07.ORA
input datafile fno=00018 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY08.ORA
input datafile fno=00019 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY09.ORA
input datafile fno=00020 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY10.ORA
input datafile fno=00021 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY11.ORA
input datafile fno=00022 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY12.ORA
input datafile fno=00023 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY13.ORA
input datafile fno=00024 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY14.ORA
input datafile fno=00025 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY15.ORA
input datafile fno=00026 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\COPY16.ORA
input datafile fno=1 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\SYSTEM01.DBF
input datafile fno=2 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\UNDOTBS01.DBF
input datafile fno=7 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\XDB01.DBF
input datafile fno=4 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\INDX01.DBF
input datafile fno=3 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\DRSYS01.DBF
input datafile fno=6 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\USERS01.DBF
input datafile fno=5 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\COPYDB\TOOLS01.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 26/12/06 09:28:16 channel
ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 26/12/06 09:28:51 piece
handle=C:\ORACLE\ORA92\DATABASE\DF_610190894_54_1 comment=NONE channel
ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 2 at 26/12/06 09:28:51 channel ORA_DISK_1:
finished piece 2 at 26/12/06 09:29:26 piece
handle=C:\ORACLE\ORA92\DATABASE\DF_610190894_54_2 comment=NONE channel
ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 3 at 26/12/06 09:29:26 channel ORA_DISK_1:
finished piece 3 at 26/12/06 09:30:01 piece
handle=C:\ORACLE\ORA92\DATABASE\DF_610190894_54_3 comment=NONE channel
ORA_DISK_1: starting
Re: ANRE2080
And also the supported level of the TSM server for your device type. Make sure that your library/tape drive(s) is/are supported on TSM 5.3.2.0. You may have to upgrade and based on the critical flaw notification IBM sent out a week ago, you should probably think about going to 5.3.4.0. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:28 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: ANRE2080 The device driver you need to use depends upon the device type you are trying to implement - which isn't mentioned in the posting. Refer to the Supported Devices page for initial direction: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/ IBM_TSM_Supported_Devices_for_AIXHPSUNWIN.html Richard Sims
OT: Old IBM 2109 SAN switches question
I have a client that has their 3590 drives connected to an IBM2109 switch...only problem is that the person who knew the admin password to the switch is no longer there and they dont' have any up to date contact information for him. They are upgrading to the new TS1120 drives. Does anyone know/remember if there is a way to reset the admin password back to the default of 'password'? I'm still searching IBM's site, but most of the links for those older switches fail. Thanks if anyone is able to help out Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
TDP Exchange Resotre Question
I am documenting recovery scenarios for MSX. It looks to me like I can do a recovery from a FULL legacy backup to a database in the Recovery Storage Group. However, it looks like if I want to apply incrementals, I will have to restore all of the databases from that storage group into the Recovery Storage group. Is that true, or am I missing something? Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Re: procedure for building a command file for TSM on AIX
Couple suggestions... 1. there is the -OUTFILE= parameter to specify the output of the dsmadmc command. 2. use the SQL concatenation operator select 'move data ' || volume_name from volumes where stgpool_name='CPSATABG' That way you only end up with 1 column in the result instead of 2 with a tab inbetween. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence Clark Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 3:02 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: procedure for building a command file for TSM on AIX Yes, it worked but with problems I've had trying it other ways: dsmadmc -dataonly=yes -id=admin -pa=password select 'move data', volume_name from volumes where stgpool_name='CPSATABG' xyz 1). required quoted SQL 2). required (redirection character) RESULT: ( which the -TAB eliminated) (if I add -TAB the problem is fixed) as in : dsmadmc -dataonly=yes -TAB .. move data /var/diskpool/sat- acopyvola/8E- B1.BFS move data /var/diskpool/sat- acopyvola/8E- B7.BFS move data /var/diskpool/sat- acopyvola/8E- BD.BFS move data /var/diskpool/sat- acopyvola/8E- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/07/06 2:51 PM Sorry: That's what I get for trying to do it from memory. Here is the line I use in my scripts. dsmadmc -dataonly=yes -server=server -id=admin -password=pw query output Hope this helps. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence Clark Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 2:32 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: procedure for building a command file for TSM on AIX tried it: [tsmserv] /home/root/bin # dsmc -id=admin -pa=password -dataonly xyz xyz2 ANS1107E Invalid option/value: '-ID' [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/07/06 2:20 PM I would suggest another approach to the problem. Dsmc -id=xx -pa=xxx -dataonly query output Where query is a file containing your sql text and output is where you want the output to go. I use this approach and consequently don't have to strip headers or trailers. Hope this helps. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence Clark Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 2:13 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: procedure for building a command file for TSM on AIX This was a bear trying to get output in a friendly form to execute as a macro. Might be helpful to others. What worked for me: 1). I built the query in one file with redirtection in the command line: /home/root/bin/dsmcmdx select 'move data', volume_name from volumes where stgpo ol_name='CPSATABG' DSMSQLTEXT 2) I have the dsmadmc in another file with the -TAB option: dsmadmc -id=admin -pa=password -TAB $1 3). I can now strip off the header lines and execute the commands 4). from admin : macro filename (must be in current directory admin command line was started from) RESULT: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Command Line Administrative Interface - Version 5, Release 3, Level 4.0 (c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2006. All Rights Reserved. Session established with server BACKUP: AIX-RS/6000 Server Version 5, Release 3, Level 3.0 Server date/time: 12/07/06 14:00:25 Last access: 12/07/06 13:59:43 ANS8000I Server command: 'select 'move data' , volume_name from volumes where st gpool_name='CPSATABG'' move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EB1.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EB7.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EBD.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EC3.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EC9.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8ECF.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8ED5.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EDC.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EE2.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EE8.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EEE.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EF4.BFS move data /var/diskpool/satacopyvola/8EFA.BFS The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this electronic message is from an attorney or someone in the Legal Department, it may also contain confidential attorney-client communications which may be privileged and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding,
Re: wildcard del vol?
From DSMADMC: Set sqldisplaymode wide Select 'del vol ' || volume_name || ' discard=yes wait=yes' from volumes where stgpool_name='COPYPOOLSTORAGEPOOLNAMEINCAPS' Then cut this and save it to a file. Then from the admin run the file with the MACRO command. Bill Boyer A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence Clark Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 8:42 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: wildcard del vol? Yes, but this is a copypool where I also want to dop a discard=yes [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/05/06 5:05 PM SELECT is your friend! Select 'DELETE VOL', volume_name from volumes where stgpool_name='BLAH' Cut the output and paste it in as a TSM script! (If the volume names are very long, you may have to run it from a cmd prompt with dsmadmc) -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly Lipp Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:54 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: wildcard del vol? Ah, No. But wouldn't it be nice? You could download a trial copy of our SSM product and delete them with that. Perhaps the ISC has some functionality. You could also issue a q vol temp.mac and edit that file with the appropriate del vol commands... Kelly J. Lipp VP Manufacturing CTO STORServer, Inc. 485-B Elkton Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80907 719-266-8777 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence Clark Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 2:22 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] wildcard del vol? Ah... Since I'm redoing the volumes on SAN and need to delete the ones auto generated by TSM, is there a way of wholesale deleteing the existing volumes without doing an explicit del vol on each? The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this electronic message is from an attorney or someone in the Legal Department, it may also contain confidential attorney-client communications which may be privileged and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the New York State Thruway Authority immediately by either responding to this e-mail or calling (518) 436-2700, and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this electronic message is from an attorney or someone in the Legal Department, it may also contain confidential attorney-client communications which may be privileged and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the New York State Thruway Authority immediately by either responding to this e-mail or calling (518) 436-2700, and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.
Re: wildcard del vol?
Use the SQL contatenation operator: Select 'del vol ' || volume_name from volumes where stgpool_name='WHATEVERINCAPS'... Do it right from the dsmadmc command prompt and cut 'n paste right back to execute them. You may have to issue SET SQLDISPLAYMODE WIDE so it all fits on a single line. Actually now that I think about it, if you try to cut n' paste it back in to the dsmadmc command line, you get prompted Yes or No after the first DEL VOL command is issued. Probably better to pipe the output to a file and then use the macro command like Allen used. Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen S. Rout Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 5:32 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: wildcard del vol? On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 16:21:47 -0500, Lawrence Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Since I'm redoing the volumes on SAN and need to delete the ones auto generated by TSM, is there a way of wholesale deleteing the existing volumes without doing an explicit del vol on each? dsmadmc -dataonly -tab select 'del vol ',volume_name,' wait=yes' where your_criterion_here something.macro then TSM:your_server macro something.macro - Allen S. Rout
Re: setting up TDPO / newbie help
Just went through this on a TDP Informix installcheck the DSMERROR.LOG file. The new 5.3 client REQUIRES a write-able error log location. If you have ERRORLOGNAME specified in the DSM.SYS, remove it and add a DSM_LOG environment varilable for the user. Bill Boyer Law of Cybernetic Entomology - There is always another bug. - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of goc Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:15 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: setting up TDPO / newbie help thanks a lot, as i figured out you are right and i found what you meant with 106 errno 0106 EDSM_RC_ACCESS_DENIED Explanation: The specified file is being used by another process. You tried to read from or write to a file that is currently being used by another process. System Action: Processing stopped. User Response: Ensure that you specified the correct file or directory name, correct the permissions, or specify a new location. what file ? what process ? what permissions ? so many questions. thanks again - Original Message - From: Richard Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 4:06 PM Subject: Re: setting up TDPO / newbie help On Nov 15, 2006, at 9:12 AM, goc wrote: ... 3 ALLOCATE CHANNEL d1 TYPE disk ... ORA-19502: write error on file 04i2fdof_1_1, blockno 381953 (blocksize=8192) ORA-27063: skgfospo: number of bytes read/written is incorrect IBM AIX RISC System/6000 Error: 28: No space left on device Goran - I'm no RMAN expert, but it looks to me like you managed to configure it to back up to local disk, rather than to the TSM server via the SBT API. From what I understand, your messages should have like allocate channel t1 type 'sbt_tape'. Have a look at the redbook Backing Up Oracle using Tivoli Storage Management for background. And do a 'df' on your AIX system to look for a full disk. An RMAN expert will probably post more. Richard Sims
Re: Running out of Tape Slots in Library
You'll have to upgrade to at least 5.2.7.0 to get support for LTO3 drives. With other libraries, adding expansion is just as simple as shutting everything down, adding the capacity and bringing it back up again. I've done this several times on 3583, 3584 and the new TS33xx libraries. After Winders and the drivers reboot, TSM sees the additional capacity. Just SHOW SLOTS library to verify. You may need to run an AUDIT LIBRARY if the SCSI ID's of the tape slots change. I do this first thing anyway. Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Dourado Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:01 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Running out of Tape Slots in Library Importance: High Hello, I am running out of tape slots on my Neo 4000 and I need to approach the boss regarding an upgrade. I have two upgrade options in mind. 1) Add a library expansion module to increase the number of slots by 60. The question here is - Is this purely an hardware upgrade which the hardware engineer performs and TSM automatically sees the extra slots? 2) Replace the four existing LTO-2 tape drives with LTO-3 drives and buy a few more tapes. Any TSM actions here to get the LTO-3 drives to work ? Current setup TSM Server 5.2.2.0 for Windows Library Overland Neo 4000 with 58 slots. Library type SCSI Four LTO-2 tape drives Many Thanks Bill ** This electronic mail message, including any attachments, is a confidential communication exclusively between Babcock International Group PLC or its subsidiary company and the intended recipient(s) indicated as the addressee(s). It contains information which is private and may be proprietary or covered by legal professional privilege. If you receive this message in any form and you are not the intended recipient you must not review, use, disclose or disseminate it. We would be grateful if you could contact the sender upon receipt and in any event you should destroy this message without delay. Anything contained in this message that is not connected with the business of Babcock International Group PLC is neither endorsed by nor is the liability of this company. Babcock International Group PLC Telephone: +44(0)20 7291 5000 Fax: +44(0)20 7291 5055 Website: www.babcock.co.uk **
Re: ADSMLICN.DLL cannot be loaded
I've had this problem before upgrading from 5.1 versions on Windows. As part of the upgrade you have to uninstall the previous version. The uninstall of the licenses didn't delete the file and then when you went to do the install, the new module wasn't copied over. I would just uninstall the TSM licenses from Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs, delete the file and then re-run the install from the base media. That's 5.3.0 if I remember from your email. This should then correct the problem. Bill Boyer Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:19 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: ADSMLICN.DLL cannot be loaded On Oct 24, 2006, at 7:38 AM, Angus Macdonald wrote: I'm running 5.3.3 but the installation media (and therefore adsmlicn.dll) I had from IBM is 5.3.0. Would that do it? Hello, Angus - If the file existence resulted from a wholly fresh install of 5.3, and then boosting of the whole to 5.3.3, then the file should be compatible with the current server. What I suspect is that the install was performed over the trial version, somehow causing the original file to be left in place, and that PTF maintenance carried no replacement for that file. Whereas this is not a problem that other 5.3 customers have reported, I have to believe that your circumstances are unique by virtue of pre-existence of the trial software. (Indeed, it may be that module which stops usage at the end of the trial period. :-) You may be able to physically extract that module from the installation CD, or some kind 5.3.3 Windows customer may send you a copy, or you may have to reinstall (this time wiping out executables from the server directory). Richard Sims
Re: SUSPECT:
I'm pretty sure that you cannot update/change the devclass of a stgpool. I would just: - Define the the new 3584 hardware - Take all the tapes out of the 3583 and put them in the 3584. - Update the devclass(es) to point to the 3584 library - Update the devclass(es)if needed...MOUNTLIMIT,FORMAT,... - Delete the old 3583 library/drive/path definitions. - Run a checkin for STATUS=SCRATCH on the 3584, then repeat for STATUS=PRIVATE - Check your paths if doing LAN free or NDMP backups for the new tape drive(s). Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of PAC Brion Arnaud Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 3:16 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SUSPECT: Nicholas, As both libraries are using the same type of media, this should not be very difficult. What I would do : - define the new 3584 library + drives + path to the drives - define new device class pointing to 3584 - stop any operation accessing tapes (reclamation, client schedules, migrations) - store the output of q libv name_of_3583_libary to know which volumes were private and which one were scratch - checkout all volumes from 3583 library (checkout libv ... remove=bulk) - checking of the volumes in 3584 library, taking care of specifying if they're private or scratch - update the storage pools previously pointing to the 3583 library, to assign them the newly created 3584 device class (do not forget database backups devclass !). - if performing LAN free backups, review the storage agents configuration (same for possible library client TSM servers) - enable tape operations again ... This should do the trick ! Cheers. Arnaud ** Panalpina Management Ltd., Basle, Switzerland, CIT Department Viadukstrasse 42, P.O. Box 4002 Basel/CH Phone: +41 (61) 226 11 11, FAX: +41 (61) 226 17 01 Direct: +41 (61) 226 19 78 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RODOLFICH, NICHOLAS Sent: Thursday, 12 October, 2006 23:14 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: SUSPECT: Hello All, We are using a 3583(LTO1) that is not very reliable. We also have a 3584(LTO1) that was freed up from elsewhere in the company and I will be replacing the 3583 with the 3584. TSM version 5.3.0 on AIX 5.3.4 What is the safest way to transition the data from the 3583 to the 3584. Both libraries will be online at one pint and I am trying to devise a way to do this with TSM safely! Any assistance will be appreciated!! Nicholas This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
Re: 3584 library sharing followup
The problem is that after cloning the existing database to the 2nd instance, they BOTH have the same volume information. When you do the AUDIT LIBR on the library client, the library manager updates the ownership of all the tapes known by that client. So if you were to then run an AUDIT LIBR from the 2nd (cloned) instance, ALL the same volumes would now be owned by the 2nd instance. The library manager doesn't seem to enforce that if an instance already owns the volume(s) that another instance just can't take ownership away. The TYPE=REMOTE entries in the library manager volhist table prevent you from being able to check in a tape that has data on it as a scratch volume. But if there's no TYPE=REMOTE entry for that tape, you can check it in as scratch and another instance can actually overwrite the data on that tape. So you need to be careful about keeping track what tapes are still good for each instance. Another thing I noticed, if client1 owns a tape and client2 calls for it to be mounted...the library manager will mount the tape and change the ownership over to client2. Maybe this is WAD, but I don't think that the library manager should allow the ownership change of a tape volume just because a client asks. I don't think that the library manager should even allow a non-owner instance to mount the tape. Ownership changes should be a manual process to get the desired effect. Interesting that if on the library manager a tape is checked in and owned by client1, you cannot issue the UPD LIBV command to change ownership to client2. You must first check out the volume and then check it back in so the library manager is listed as the owner and private. Then you can issue the UPD LIBV command to make client2 the owner. So my current DB has both daily and monthly data, separate domains and storage pools. I'll be cloning the database over to another instance. Then: On DAILY instance (current): - update all the monthly volumes to ACC=UNAVAIL - Lock all the monthly nodes. - VARY OFF all the monthly disk volumes. On the MONTHLY instance (cloned): - Update all daily volumes to ACC=UNAVAIL - Lock all daily nodes. - VARY OFF the daily disk volumes. On the library manager: - Change ownership of all checked in MONTHLY tapes. - Delete the TYPE-REMOTE entries for all the MONTHLY tapes. At this point any monthly tapes not checked in to the library are not known to the library manaager. So you could actually check these tapes in as scratch. This is where you need to be careful. Also you don't want to do an AUDIT LIBR on either of the clients at this point. As it will change the ownership of all the tapes to that client. Then you'll have to start all over again. On the DAILY instance: - DELETE all the monthly data/filespace/nodes/domains. On the MONTHLY instance: - Delete all the daily data/filespace/nodes/domains. One thing I did notice is that if client1 owns the tape and client2 deletes that tape the library manager will report an error and not change the status of the tape. So when you delete a DAILY tape from the MONTHLY instance, ownership and status won't change. Once all the volumes/data has been deleted from the appropriate instances, you can issue the AUDIT LIBR to update the library manager for correct ownership. This was a lot of trial and error and testing. I haven't split the production database. That's planned for next month. Bill -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TSM_User Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:13 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: 3584 library sharing followup On one of the instance you will delete the library and then create a new shared library. When you run the audit library command on a library client it updates the library manager updates it's volhist to show that the volumes in its library are remote and not belong to the other instnace. We had a server that we wanted to retire but it had been the library manager. We simply made one of the other library clients the manager. Due to the fact that this new instance had no information about any of the library clients we found we only had to run the audit library command on all the library clients after they were pointed to the new library manager. Seems like this same approch would work for you. Kathleen M Hallahan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last week, Bill Boyer posted a message (which I no longer have) about splitting a database and library sharing. and ownership of tapes. I saw one response suggesting exporting and importing the data, but nothing else. Did anyone ever come up with other ideas on this? I'm actually getting ready to do something similar, splitting a very large TSM database by loading a duplicate instance onto the same AIX server and then selectively deleting from each. I'm presuming that using the TSM library sharing function will create the same ownership issue for us as Bill is/was experiencing.
Re: Weekly, Monthly, Yearly Selectives
Instead of using a SELECTIVE backup which you need to specify what to backup, just change the management class(es) used for the weekly/monthly/yearly backups to MODE=ABSOLUTE. Then you backup schedules are just INCREMENTAL using the existing DOMAIN, but actually FULL backups each time. You also might want to persue with management about excluding things, like the System Object if a full BMR on the Windows server won't be required. You also may want to look at a separate instance for the weekly/monthly/yearly backups. Seeing as how you're backing up each object every month your TSM DB usage is gonna grow like crazy. You can implement it as 3 instances on the same server. That way even if it's SCSI attached tape, you can still do library sharing. You should also look at what your disaster recovery requirements arehaving this ever growing weekly/monthly/yearly backup data in the TSM database along with the daily backups will make your recovery all that much longer. Usually for D/R you will be restoring to the latest possible time and having the weekly/monthly/yearly data is not immediately required. I'm going through a split of a TSM database that is now 350GB and growing 5% or more per month due to FULL monthly backups. I figure that the daily data in the DB is only about 1/4th or less of the total and right now my DBBackup runs 6+ hours. It would be easier to just setup another instance to start with using a different TCPPORT than to realize that you need to split it out later. I'm not sure what the licensing requirements are if you will be running multiple instances on the SAME box. Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott, Brian Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 9:39 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Weekly, Monthly, Yearly Selectives Thanks to all for your suggestions. Because the new GM data retention policy calls for true full backups I've elected to use Selective backups to be scheduled in a weekly, monthly, and yearly fashion. To make matters worse this is for a cluster server so I created separate client scheduler, acceptor, and remote client services for the weekly, monthly, and yearly nodes of the cluster so that I can run these jobs separately and be able to access via the web browser for any restores. It looks ugly from a services and Cluster Admin perspective but it works and allows backups to run even during a failover situation. Also, I setup administrative tasks on the TSM server that will remove the nodes from the weekly backup schedule when the monthly backup occurs in place of the last weekly backup of the month. Then another set of admin tasks that reassociates the nodes after the backup runs. Same tasks are created for the weekly and monthly schedules when the yearly backup kicks off. Regards, Brian Brian Scott EDS Global Client Engineering-GM MS 3234 4594 W Nancy Dr. Kankakee, IL 60901 ( Phone:+1-815-939-2684) + mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Troy Frank Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 8:31 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Weekly, Monthly, Yearly Selectives A couple people on here had mentioned a good idea that was an alternative to running occasional archives (which are always full backups). Basically you define the client as more than one node (ie. node/node-monthly/node-yearly). You then bind these 3 nodes to different policies, and 3 different schedules. The node gets assigned to whatever your default retention period is (I'll say 30 versions in this case). Node-monthly gets ~13 versions, but only gets run once per month. Node-yearly gets ~ 7 versions (for a 7yr retention), and only gets run once per year. This way, your archives can use the same incl/excl lists as your backups, and they take less time, as they don't have to do a full after the 1st run. I would guess that others doing this have probably setup separate online copypools for this data, just to keep it separate. One thing to watch out for with this method (differing from archives), is that by default you're back to getting 2 copies of the dataone in an onlinepool, and one in a copypool, whereas archives were only one copy. In general it's better to get 2 copies, but it will take up a lot more space in your library without preventative measures. If the 2nd copy of the data isn't important to you, you could probably forgo creating the copypool for this long-term data, and just take the online copies out of the library after each run. That would be more labor intensive for reclamation though, as you'd have to manually retrieve the tapes. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/13/2006 11:25 PM Can you explain what you mean by: Also, as others have mentioned before, there's no need to make these monthly/yearly backups a selective(full). You can just make a 12 version 5 version management
Re: Deleting a tape that doesn't exist
This is on your library manager instance. If you delete the volhist TYPE=REMOTE entries, the next time you do an AUDIT LIBRARY from the library client they will re-sync all the volume information from the client and build new TYPE=REMOTE entries for only the volumes that the client has assigned. Or run this select command to a file and then feed it back in on your library manager: select 'del volhist type=remote tod=+0 force=yes volume=' || volume_name from volhistory where devclass='devclass naem in upper case' Bill Boyer A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Huebner Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 7:01 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Deleting a tape that doesn't exist We have about 800 volumes that are Remote Type. We only need to delete the ones with a specific device class. Is there a way to accomplish this? If we delete all of the remote types from the volhist, will the in use volumes generate new history if we delete their old history? Andy Huebner -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis, Melburn W IT743 Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 11:57 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Deleting a tape that doesn't exist I had a similar problem once and TSM gave me this nifty command: delete volhist todate=today type=remote volume=volumename force=yes Works well if somehow a tape's status has been lost between server to server communications, where your library manager shows the tape as type remote (meaning that it has been given control over to another server), and the server that is supposed to be using it shows either no info in the volhist or the last entry shows it as being stgdelete. Hope this helps. Mel Dennis Systems Engineer - IT743 Siemens Power Generation 4400 Alafaya Trail Orlando, FL 32826 MC Q1-108 Tel: (407) 736-2360 Win: 439-2360 Fax: (407) 243-0260 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:42 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Deleting a tape that doesn't exist I have this problem tape. The library manager server says the tape is owned/used by a remote system/server. When I check the remote system, it says it knows nothing about the tape. How can I convince the library manager server that the tape is gone/deleted/kaput so I can relabel the tape and reuse it ? DELETE VOLUME ... DISCARDDATA=YES does nothing. Is there some kind of hidden force=yes IreallyMeanIt=yes option I can use ? This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient or an authorized representative of an intended recipient, you are prohibited from using, copying or distributing the information in this e-mail or its attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you.
Re: dsmcad on linux system
For autostarting on Suse: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663context=SSGSG7q1=linux+start+dsmcaduid=swg21240599loc=en_UScs=utf-8lang=en And RedHat: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663context=SSGSG7q1=linux+start+dsmcaduid=swg21159406loc=en_UScs=utf-8lang=en Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Marcinek Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 10:31 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: dsmcad on linux system Richard, The lsof sure did help. I found that the port the client was listening on was: 1837 instead of 1581? What could cause this, the other port not coming up? More importantly how does one correct this sort of thing. How do I correctly stop and start the dsmcad? Should I just kill it and restart? thanks, James - Original Message - From: Richard Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Friday, September 8, 2006 10:20:35 AM GMT-0500 Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] dsmcad on linux system On Sep 8, 2006, at 10:06 AM, James Marcinek wrote: Hello everyone, I haven't work with the product in a while... I'm deploying TSM 5.3 and I installed the ba client on a linux system. I had the web browser client up but not authenticating. I killed the dsmcad with a kill command. I started it again and now the web browser page does not come up? Can someone tell me what the right way to stop/ start the client acceptor daemon and how to get this working again. I see the dsmcad process running... James - Check your MANAGEDServices option settings, per the client manual. Runtime problems should be apparent in the dsmwebcl.log, and thus correctable. You can always use the lsof command to verify that the process is listening on the expected port number, and an http program (or even telnet) to verify port access. Richard Sims
Splitting TSM database and library sharing
I have a client using library sharing of a 3584 with LTO3 drives. Right now their one main instance is so large it needs to be split. The client does daily incremental as well as monthly backups. The daily backups are domain STANDARD using stgpools 3584POOL and 3584CPPOOL. The monthly backups use domain LONGTERM and stgpools LONGTERM_3584 and LONGTERM_VAULT. I would like to create another instance and initially restore the database to it. Then rename it and establish server-2-server for the library sharing. Then from the main instance LOCK all the monthly nodenames and start deleting them. And from the new monthly instance, lock all the daily nodes and start deleting them. (DELETE FILESPACE). How can I change ownership of the volumes?? Right now the main instance TSM owns the volumes with the library manager. I want to change the ownership of all the LONGTERM* tapes to the TSM2 instance. If I run an AUDIT LIBR from TSM2, then ALL volumes that are currently in the library are changed to TSM2, including the daily tapes. If I try to do an UPDATE LIBV on the library manager to change the ownership, I get error ANR8969E. It also appears that all the volumes belonging to a library client are in the library manager volume history file as TYPE=REMOTE. Maybe there's a better (or easier??) way of splitting the database and use library sharing for the resources...any help will be appreciated. TSM Server 5.3.2.1 on AIX. Bill Boyer Select * from USERS where CLUE0 0 rows returned
Re: library manager mounted volumes - which client insta nce are they for?
Or just Q DRI F=D on the library manager. Gives you the Allocated to: as well as the Volume Name: Bill Boyer -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pitt, Stuart Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:39 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: library manager mounted volumes - which client insta nce are they for? Richard, Try this select command select library_name,drive_name,online,device_type,element,drive_state,allocated_to from drives Freundliche Grüße / Kind regards Stuart Pitt, IBM Certified Deployment Professional TSM 5.2 IBM Certified Storage Administrator TSM 5 Data Management and Implementation RWE npower Trigonos Building Swindon Tel Int 7 322 3253 Tel Ext 01793 893253 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Richard Rhodes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 September 2006 14:44 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] library manager mounted volumes - which client instance are they for? From a TSM library manager instance, is there a way to tell which mounts (q mount) are related to a particular TSM library client instance? A q mount lists the volumes mounted, and a q libvol for those volumes would show the owning instance . . . . but I'm thinking there must be a more direct way. Thanks Rick - The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message. The information contained in this email is intended only for the use of the intended recipient at the email address to which it has been addressed. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination or copying of the message or associated attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender by return email or call 01793 87 and ask for the sender and then delete it immediately from your system.Please note that neither RWE npower nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). *
Re: restore directly from copy pool tapes
Only thing I would disagree with is the order of your checkins. Maybe for an actual disaster, but for a D/R test where you have your copypool tapes shipped to the recovery center, depending on the timing of the dbbackup you'll be restoring and those tapes, there could actually be live tapes that your restored DB doesn't know about if they were created and shipped after your restore point. Those live tapes will then be checked in a scratch, possibly overwritten depending on what you do at D/R. If they need to be used later, they are now no good. I always load all my copypool tape in the library and do a checkin search=yes stat=private. Then if I have any scratch tapes I want to use, I'll check them in search=bulk. That way I won't accidentially overwrite good data. Just my $.02 worth...and that may even be over-priced! Bill Boyer Law of Cybernetic Entomology - There is always another bug. - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kauffman, Tom Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 11:31 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: restore directly from copy pool tapes No problem. Rebuild (from mksysb) your TSM server. Restore your TSM database (you'll need the current TSM device config file and volume history file, with the device config file changed to match the proper rmt names for the tape drives) -- OR -- we have a custo D/R device config file that defines the library as type manual, not SCSI, with one tape drive and path. We update the path to match the machine's tape drive definition for the first LTO drive. Then we restore the TSM database, specifying the volume number, and mount the tape manually. Once TSM is up, delete the paths and re-define them to match the new environment. Then 'upd vol * acce=unav whereacce=reado,readw to mark all the primary tapes unavailable. And 'upd vol * acce=reado whereacce=of' to mark all the off-site tapes read-only. File the library, if you haven't already done so, and then: 'audit libr your name checklabel=barcode' 'checkin libv your library search=yes stat=scr checklabel=barcode' to check in any scratch tapes 'checkin libv your library search=yes stat=pri checklabel=barcode' to check in all the data tapes. Run the checkins in that order; if you do stat=pri first you won't have any scratch tapes (we keep 20 initialized tapes off-site as available scratch tapes to carry us through the first 48 hours of recovery). Don't forget to disable or delete your scheduled events until you've got most of your recovery done -- a lot of your archival data is going to expire on you fairly quickly if you're recovering from an older database backup. We've been doing this for nearly seven years now, with no problems. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Hammersley Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:40 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: restore directly from copy pool tapes I'm working on a disaster recovery scenario where our TSM server (AIX) and tape library (3584)that has 90 LTO tapes in tape pools is destroyed and several other servers are destroyed. We have approx. 85 copy pool tapes off site. Our thought is to recreate the TSM server via mksysb, restore the TSM database, etc. Then get several of our critical other systems up and restore their data by using the copy pool tapes and then recreate the tapes in the tape pools in the tape library. How does one set up the recreated TSM server so that it does not think that the tape pool tapes are in the tape library ? How does one restore from copy pool tapes ? Are we going about this in a realistic way ? Thank you. Richard CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.
Re: VMFS3 filespace......
Yes it is, but if you quiesce or stop the VM using that VMFS, you can back it up as a normal file from the ESX server using the 5.2.4 Linux TSM client. There are several papers on the TSM site about backing up Vmware ESX server and links from that over to Vmware's site. We do this weekly for our ESX servers...quiesce the VM's one at a time and backup the VMDK files. We have successfully recovered these VM's at our disaster recovery site. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wojtek Piecek Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 7:12 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: VMFS3 filespace.. Hi, VMFS and especially VMFS3 is special file system with implemented only some functions of classic FS, so probably backup using tivoli will never work, or never work correctly. Try vmware tools (integrated backup or something like) for tivoli, maybe this help. On 8/1/06, Nielsen, Bo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Is there someone who is using TSM to backup VMFS3 filespace on a ESX server 3.0??? Which TSM Client is using, and how is *.VMDK file backed up??? aOaRegards Bo Nielsen * +45 4386 4671 Coop Norden IT * (Internt postcenter): 6244 Data Storage Center * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, But it takes a live one to svim upstream. - W.C. Fields. -- --w
Re: VMFS3 filespace......
This is part of the new ESX 3 server. There are different processes for backing up ESX 2.x servers. If you go to the TSM support page and search on VMWARE you will find this one in particular which has a lot of links to resources on both IBM and Vmware sites. http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663context=SSGSG7q1=vmwareuid=swg21175860loc=en_UScs=utf-8lang=en Then there's this Tivoli Field Guide - Using IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Backup and Restore on the VMware ESX Console http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663context=SSGSG7q1=vmwareuid=swg27005205loc=en_UScs=utf-8lang=en These processes use the Vmware API and some scripting on the ESX console to either shutdown, pause or put the VM in a redo log mode. Then you can backup the physical disk file(s) that make up that VM. This will provide a consistant image, but depending on what's going on in the VM itself it may not be a viable backup for application recovery. As was pointed out in an earlier post, if the VM is a SQLServer with open databases at the time, the recovery of the SQL database(s) from the vmdk backup may not be useful. You still need to run TSM (and agents) within the VM to get the file-level granularity. We do a weekly backup of the vmdk files for each VM as well as daily incremental backups withing the VM. Our recovery for a VM is to restore the vmdk file(s) that make up the VM, rebuild the definition if that is wiped also. At this point you should have a bootable VM. Then from withing the restored VM, run a TSM file-level restore with IFNEWER. It's not going to handle any deleted files since the vmdk full backup was done. We have successfully done this for recoveries at our site as well as at D/R. We are just now getting a new ESX 3.0 server installed and I'm looking forward to experimenting with the new features Vmware incorporated in this version. There is also a very detailed Perl script VMBK.PL that can do several different methods of backing up ESX 2.x servers. It can be found here http://www.vmts.net/vmbk.htm. It is a freeware (I believe) tool. I have not tried it myself. It does not interface with TSM, but it does work with Legato. So changes to use TSM shouldn't be very difficult. How much work you would put into something like this, or even the above procedures would depend on how long you will be supporting ESX2.x servers before moving to the 3.0 release. Bill Boyer Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse? - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Troy Frank Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 5:15 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: VMFS3 filespace.. Just as clarification on this, I know it's available for Virtual Infrastructure 3, but I don't think you can use it with ESX 2.x. Or have I already been proven wrong on that? Aaron Becar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/7/2006 1:57 PM All VMware Users: Using the VMware Consolidated backup you can do file level backups of windows machines and system backups of other clients. There is documentation on the VMware website about how to do this. http://pubs.vmware.com/vi3/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm There is also a zip file that contains all the scripts that will be required. All of this is from VMware. Email me if you want the zip file. Enjoy! Aaron On Mon, 2006-08-07 at 11:04 -0500, Mark Stapleton wrote: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 08/07/2006 10:20:08 AM: Backing up virtual machine by backing up their file system is (not only in my opinion) generally dangerous - data is not consistent. We use tivoli client on ESX server (by the way - still 2.5.3p1) AND tivoli clients on each virtual machine. This guarantee REAL consistence of data in virtualization machine (ESX) and in virtual environment. Please check the VMWare ESX documentation. There is an approved way to suspend (not stop) a given VM so that a backup can be made of the file containing the VM with the TSM client installed on the host OS. The process can be worked into PRESCHEDCMD and POSTSCHEDCMD so that consistent images can be backed up. There are also third-party packages that do the same thing, only with more bells and whistles. -- Mark Stapleton US Bank Backup and Recovery -- Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Re: VMFS3 filespace......
Get the documentation. It describes several different methods of backing up a VM. Shutting down the VM, pausing the VM and using a functioin ADDREDO which leaves the VM running and changed blocks are written/saved to the redo file. At the end of the backup you issue a COMMIT of the redo log into the VM. Here's some links. http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663context=SSGSG7q1=vmwareuid=swg21175860loc=en_UScs=utf-8lang=en Then there's this Tivoli Field Guide - Using IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Backup and Restore on the VMware ESX Console http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663context=SSGSG7q1=vmwareuid=swg27005205loc=en_UScs=utf-8lang=en Bill Boyer My problem was caused my a loose screw at the keyboard - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wojtek Piecek Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 7:36 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: VMFS3 filespace.. On 8/7/06, Mark Stapleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU wrote on 08/07/2006 10:20:08 AM: Backing up virtual machine by backing up their file system is (not only in my opinion) generally dangerous - data is not consistent. We use tivoli client on ESX server (by the way - still 2.5.3p1) AND tivoli clients on each virtual machine. This guarantee REAL consistence of data in virtualization machine (ESX) and in virtual environment. Please check the VMWare ESX documentation. There is an approved way to suspend (not stop) a given VM so that a backup can be made of the file containing the VM with the TSM client installed on the host OS. The process can be worked into PRESCHEDCMD and POSTSCHEDCMD so that consistent images can be backed up. Uhm, our esx work in real production environment, so we cant suspend machine. And, to be more critical, we haven't dedicated backup window ... There are also third-party packages that do the same thing, only with more bells and whistles. -- Mark Stapleton US Bank Backup and Recovery -- Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. == -- --w
Re: TSM 5.2x IBM 3584 Library
Here's a little AIX shell script we used to use pre-5.3 days.
# set the admin username and password and the email contact
dsmuser=admin
dsmpass=`cat /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/local/admin.pass`
dsmadmc -id=$dsmuser -pa=$dsmpass run checkin
sleep 15
REQNO=$(dsmadmc -id=$dsmuser -pa=$dsmpass q req|grep ANR8373I| awk '{print
$2}'|tr -d ':')
dsmadmc -id=$dsmuser -pa=$dsmpass reply $REQNO
# finished
exit 0
Created a server script that had the checkin libv command calledCHECKIN.
-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Fox
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 4:15 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: TSM 5.2x IBM 3584 Library
Hey guys, quick question.
We recently upgraded to an IBM3584 library from an older 3494. We now have to
manually interact with the library for tape check in
or outs. When our DR media is created we have to 'q request' and then 'rep #'
of the request for each tape. This obviously is a pain
since we have to reply for every tape that is moved in or out. I was curious if
you guys had a script that could automatically reply
to all open requests perhaps? We were told upgrading to
5.3 would fix it but I'm curious if there's a way to do it without the upgrade.
If you guys can think of anything let me know :)
Re: Deleting a tape that doesn't exist
I always just run an AUDIT LIBR CHECKL=B from the library client. This normally reconciles the ownership of tapes on the library manager. Bill Boyer Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield - ?? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 4:53 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Deleting a tape that doesn't exist Thank you and Richard for the help ! Dennis, Melburn W IT743 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 06/29/2006 01:32 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Deleting a tape that doesn't exist Those are undocumented options for the delete volhist command that have been available since at least 5.2 (that's when I first had the problem). Mel Dennis Systems Engineer - IT743 Siemens Power Generation 4400 Alafaya Trail Orlando, FL 32826 MC Q1-108 Tel: (407) 736-2360 Win: 439-2360 Fax: (407) 243-0260 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 1:24 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Deleting a tape that doesn't exist Thank you for the help. A very interesting command. I just checked my 5.3 Administrators reference and no where does it list remote as a valid type= option and of course does not list force=yes either. But it doesn't include the volume= keyword, either. When did these options arrive/appear ? What server level are you running (I am 5.3.2.3). I am not doubting you, but I would like some more info on these non-existant options before I try them, since we have 4-TSM servers interminggled with each other, sharing two library-manager servers across all 4 ? Can Andy or anyone else elighten me ? Dennis, Melburn W IT743 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 06/29/2006 12:56 PM Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Deleting a tape that doesn't exist I had a similar problem once and TSM gave me this nifty command: delete volhist todate=today type=remote volume=volumename force=yes Works well if somehow a tape's status has been lost between server to server communications, where your library manager shows the tape as type remote (meaning that it has been given control over to another server), and the server that is supposed to be using it shows either no info in the volhist or the last entry shows it as being stgdelete. Hope this helps. Mel Dennis Systems Engineer - IT743 Siemens Power Generation 4400 Alafaya Trail Orlando, FL 32826 MC Q1-108 Tel: (407) 736-2360 Win: 439-2360 Fax: (407) 243-0260 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:42 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Deleting a tape that doesn't exist I have this problem tape. The library manager server says the tape is owned/used by a remote system/server. When I check the remote system, it says it knows nothing about the tape. How can I convince the library manager server that the tape is gone/deleted/kaput so I can relabel the tape and reuse it ? DELETE VOLUME ... DISCARDDATA=YES does nothing. Is there some kind of hidden force=yes IreallyMeanIt=yes option I can use ?
Tape drive device names on a Netapp for NDMP
Working on configuring NDMP backups for a Netapp filer. Here's the output of the sysconfig -t: hmnap03 sysconfig -t Tape drive (PR-9120-SAN-A:0-12.125) IBM ULT3580-TD3 rst0l - rewind device,format is: LTO rd only 200GB cmp nrst0l - no rewind device, format is: LTO rd only 200GB cmp urst0l - unload/reload device, format is: LTO rd only 200GB cmp rst0m - rewind device,format is: LTO 2 400GB cmp nrst0m - no rewind device, format is: LTO 2 400GB cmp urst0m - unload/reload device, format is: LTO 2 400GB cmp rst0h - rewind device,format is: LTO 3 400GB nrst0h - no rewind device, format is: LTO 3 400GB urst0h - unload/reload device, format is: LTO 3 400GB rst0a - rewind device,format is: LTO 3 800GB cmp nrst0a - no rewind device, format is: LTO 3 800GB cmp urst0a - unload/reload device, format is: LTO 3 800GB cmp Which one of these device names do I use in the define path on my TSM server? I'm using the TSM server as a library manager controlling the library. Would I use the 'rst0a' device name for my LTO3 drive? Any help is very much appreciated! Bill Boyer Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional - ??
