Monthly TSM FAQ part 2 of 2
This Frequently Asked Question list for the ADSM-L mailing list is
posted on the first day of each month. It was created to cut down on the
number of questions that are repeated regularly in the ADSM-L mailing
list from vm.marist.edu. I would be grateful for any requests to include
additional material. (Please send them directly to me, rather than to
the list.)
updated 12/16/2004
Questions marked with # are new or improved since the last posting.
QUESTIONS Sections 03-05
03. Available TSM resources
03-01. What FAQs are already out there?
03-02. What other sources of help can I find?
03-03. How do I get "official" TSM support?
04. Frequently-asked questions on ADSM-L
04-01. Is it called ADSM, or TSM, or ITSM? What's the deal here?
04-02. What are backupsets? How can I use them?
04-03. How does TSM do full/incremental/differential backups, just like
my old backup software used to?
04-04. How do I unsubscribe to ADSM-L?
04-05. How do I do mailbox-level restores of Exchange using the Tivoli
Data Protection Agent for Exchange?
04-06. How do I force TSM to do a full backup of a client?
04-07. Where can I download the latest version of TSM/TDP?
04-08. What's the very first thing I do after TSM is delivered to me?
04-09. I'm getting message ANRX from the TSM server. What does it
mean?
04-10. I'm getting message ANSX from the TSM client. What does it
mean?
04-11. My large-scale restores are slow. How can I speed them up?
04-12. How do I back up normally open files, like database files?
04-13. What's all this about TSM and SQL select statements?
04-14. My boss wants disaster recovery procedures. What's the best way
to do it?
04-15. How do I get TSM to report problems to me?
04-16. Why does version X of TSM have this bad bug in it?
04-17. How come my copy pool tape reclamation runs so slowly?
04-18. I keep getting these "server out of license compliance"
messages. Why?
04-19. My scheduled backups fail (or are incomplete), but my manual
ones work fine. Why?
04-20. While backleveling my TSM client from 4.2.1 to 4.1.3, I get a
"downlevel" message. Why?
04-21. Why do I get an "ANR1440I All drives in use. Process being
preempted by higher priority operation" message when my
storage pool backup fails?
04-22. I've deleted all data from a tape volume, but it hasn't come
back as a scratch tape. Why?
04-23. What is this ANRD error message? I don't understand it.
04-24. I'm upgrading my TSM server/client from version X.X to version
Y.Y Any pitfalls?
04-25. How do I restore one client's data onto another client?
04-26. Will my new tape library work with TSM?
04-27. My Windows client backs up the same 3,000 files or so everyday.
Why?
04-28. I'm moving TSM to a new physical server. What's the best way
to do that?
04-29. How do I back up my NetWare NDS license files?
04-30. What's all this fuss about "cleanup backupgroups"?
04-31. I'm trying to include some files for backups, but it's not
working. Why?
04-32. Can I put TSM db and log volumes on raw devices?
04-33. Why is my client backup {taking so long|running so
slowly|sluggish}?
04-34. I have a tape volume that Q CONTENT says is empty,
but I can't delete the volume. Why?
04-35 I'm upgrading my TSM server from version x.x.x.x to
y.y.y.y. What's the best way to do it?
04-36 TSM is asking me to "convert" my archives? Why?
04-37 #What kind/how many/what configuration should I set up for
database disks/volumes/RAIDs?
04-38 How do I move/resize my database/recoverylog volumes?
04-39 #I'm moving my TSM server from operating system
to operating system . Can I just move my database
volumes from one machine to another? Why not?
04-40 My library is out of space. What's wrong with TSM?
04-41 What's the difference between a TSM database backup and a
TSM database snapshot?
04-42 How can I change the retention time for an archive I've
already created?
04-43. Boss and/or the political situation is forcing me to move my
TSM server from one operating system to another. Help!
04-44. What kind of tape drive technology should I consider for my
TSM server?
04-45 What is the "Deadly Embrace"?
04-46 What does the message 'Error 2 deleting row from table
"Expiring.Objects".' mean? Is it bad?
04-47 I've had problems using the TSAFS module on my NetWare 6.x
client. How can I make it work?
04-48 How do I back up my SharePoint Portal database?
04-49 How do I perform both full and incremental backups of my
database/mail server?
04-50 #What kind of copy serialization is best?
and from IBM, questions about the Tivoli web site. (Thanks for posting
these, Andy!)
05-01. I have a Tivoli ID
Monthly TSM FAQ part 2 of 2
I've had to split this into 2 section in order to get it under the
1000-line limitation from the list server. Sorry about the
inconvenience.
This Frequently Asked Question list for the ADSM-L mailing list is
posted on the first day of each month. It was created to cut down on
the number of questions that are repeated regularly in the ADSM-L
mailing list from vm.marist.edu. I would be grateful for any requests
to include additional material. (Please send them directly to me, rather
than to the list.)
updated 11/30/2004
Questions marked with # are new or improved since the last posting.
QUESTION to section 04-05
04. Frequently-asked questions on ADSM-L
04-01. Is it called ADSM, or TSM, or ITSM? What's the deal here?
04-02. What are backupsets? How can I use them?
04-03. How does TSM do full/incremental/differential backups, just like
my old backup software used to?
04-04. How do I unsubscribe to ADSM-L?
04-05. How do I do mailbox-level restores of Exchange using the Tivoli
Data Protection Agent for Exchange?
04-06. How do I force TSM to do a full backup of a client?
04-07. Where can I download the latest version of TSM/TDP?
04-08. What's the very first thing I do after TSM is delivered to me?
04-09. I'm getting message ANRX from the TSM server. What does it
mean?
04-10. I'm getting message ANSX from the TSM client. What does it
mean?
04-11. My large-scale restores are slow. How can I speed them up?
04-12. How do I back up normally open files, like database files?
04-13. What's all this about TSM and SQL select statements?
04-14. My boss wants disaster recovery procedures. What's the best way
to do it?
04-15. How do I get TSM to report problems to me?
04-16. Why does version X of TSM have this bad bug in it?
04-17. How come my copy pool tape reclamation runs so slowly?
04-18. I keep getting these "server out of license compliance"
messages. Why?
04-19. My scheduled backups fail (or are incomplete), but my manual
ones work fine. Why?
04-20. While backleveling my TSM client from 4.2.1 to 4.1.3, I get a
"downlevel" message. Why?
04-21. Why do I get an "ANR1440I All drives in use. Process being
preempted by higher priority operation" message when my
storage pool backup fails?
04-22. I've deleted all data from a tape volume, but it hasn't come
back as a scratch tape. Why?
04-23. What is this ANRD error message? I don't understand it.
04-24. I'm upgrading my TSM server/client from version X.X to version
Y.Y Any pitfalls?
04-25. How do I restore one client's data onto another client?
04-26. Will my new tape library work with TSM?
04-27. My Windows client backs up the same 3,000 files or so everyday.
Why?
04-28. I'm moving TSM to a new physical server. What's the best way
to do that?
04-29. How do I back up my NetWare NDS license files?
04-30. What's all this fuss about "cleanup backupgroups"?
04-31. I'm trying to include some files for backups, but it's not
working. Why?
04-32. Can I put TSM db and log volumes on raw devices?
04-33. Why is my client backup {taking so long|running so
slowly|sluggish}?
04-34. I have a tape volume that Q CONTENT says is empty,
but I can't delete the volume. Why?
04-35 I'm upgrading my TSM server from version x.x.x.x to
y.y.y.y. What's the best way to do it?
04-36 TSM is asking me to "convert" my archives? Why?
04-37 What kind/how many/what configuration should I set up for
database disks/volumes/RAIDs?
04-38 How do I move/resize my database/recoverylog volumes?
04-39 I'm moving my TSM server from operating system
to operating system . Can I just move my database
volumes from one machine to another? Why not?
04-40 My library is out of space. What's wrong with TSM?
04-41 What's the difference between a TSM database backup and a
TSM database snapshot?
04-42 How can I change the retention time for an archive I've
already created?
04-43. Boss and/or the political situation is forcing me to move my
TSM server from one operating system to another. Help!
04-44. What kind of tape drive technology should I consider for my
TSM server?
04-45 What is the "Deadly Embrace"?
04-46 What does the message 'Error 2 deleting row from table
"Expiring.Objects".' mean? Is it bad?
04-47 #I've had problems using the TSAFS module on my NetWare 6.x
client. How can I make it work?
04-48 #How do I back up my SharePoint Portal database?
04-49 #How do I perform both full and incremental backups of my
database/mail server?
and from IBM, questions about the new web site. (Thanks for posting
these, Andy!)
05-01. I have a Tivoli ID and an IBM.com registered ID. Which one do I
use for proble
