Re: TSM Clients on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Nothing specific to Linux or Redhat. General things: If your TSM server is *NIX, you can increase your TCPWINdowsize to 262144 on the server and use a TCPBUFfersize of 131072. Older Windows will have problems with anything over 63. Enabling jumbo frames also helps with CPU load from network transmission. TXNBytelimit and TXNGroupmax can be cranked up to improve the transmit performance. From: Werner Korsten To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 10:23:18 AM Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM Clients on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hello all, The business is in the process of building a number of new Linux clients, and we will then need to back these up. We are new to Linux, most of the estate that we backup are Windows, AIX & Netware clients. I've been able to install the TSM clients on the a few test servers and these have been backing up without many issues presenting themselves. We currently use TSM Server 5.5.2.1, and TSM client 5.5.1.4 installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.3. Is anyone else running TSM Clients on Red Hat? I'm looking for suggestions so we can optimise the option files for these new servers. I've had a look at a performance redbook IBM have previously pointed me to, but it doesn't contain anything specific for Linux. IBM have advised there doesn't seem to be too many problems with performance on Linux, though I would still like to make sure we have it as streamlined as possible. Any ideas? Thanks, Werner Werner Korsten IS Graduate Trainee http://www.standardlife.com This e-mail is confidential and, if you are not the intended recipient, please return it to us and do not retain or disclose it. We filter and monitor e-mails in order to protect our system and the integrity, confidentiality and availability of e-mails. We cannot guarantee that e-mails are risk free and are not responsible for any related damage or unauthorised alteration of e-mails by third parties after sending. For more information on Standard Life group, visit our website http://www.standardlife.com/ Standard Life plc (SC286832), Standard Life Assurance Limited* (SC286833) and Standard Life Employee Services Limited (SC271355) are all registered in Scotland at Standard Life House, 30 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2DH. *Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. 0131 225 2552. Calls may be recorded/monitored. Standard Life group includes Standard Life plc and its subsidiaries. Please consider the environment. Think - before you print.
Re: TSM Clients on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hi Zoltan, No real issues to date yet. Most of our TSM problems have been due to lack of access to the clients or the firewall settings not being correct (both of these are the responsibilities other teams). I was really just looking for some suggestions for making sure the clients are running effectively and smootly. But Richard Sims pointed me in the direction of the ADSM-L archives (which I did not know about) and that's proven really helpful already (only had a browse through today.). Thanks, Werner Werner Korsten IS Graduate Trainee http://www.standardlife.com -- Date:Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:45:00 -0500 From:Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Subject: Re: TSM Clients on Red Hat Enterprise Linux What your issues/problems?. We backup hundreds of Linux, Solaris, Netware, Windows, IRIX and Mac clients daily. Our Linux of choice is exclusively RedHat with versions/kernels from 2.4.2-28 (client 5.2) up to 2.6.9-89 (client 6.1). Date:Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:23:18 + From:Werner Korsten Subject: TSM Clients on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hello all, The business is in the process of building a number of new Linux clients, and we will then need to back these up. We are new to Linux, most of the estate that we backup are Windows, AIX & Netware clients. I've been able to install the TSM clients on the a few test servers and these have been backing up without many issues presenting themselves. We currently use TSM Server 5.5.2.1, and TSM client 5.5.1.4 installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.3. Is anyone else running TSM Clients on Red Hat? I'm looking for suggestions so we can optimise the option files for these new servers. I've had a look at a performance redbook IBM have previously pointed me to, but it doesn't contain anything specific for Linux. IBM have advised there doesn't seem to be too many problems with performance on Linux, though I would still like to make sure we have it as streamlined as possible. Any ideas? Thanks, Werner Werner Korsten IS Graduate Trainee http://www.standardlife.com This e-mail is confidential and, if you are not the intended recipient, please return it to us and do not retain or disclose it. We filter and monitor e-mails in order to protect our system and the integrity, confidentiality and availability of e-mails. We cannot guarantee that e-mails are risk free and are not responsible for any related damage or unauthorised alteration of e-mails by third parties after sending. For more information on Standard Life group, visit our website http://www.standardlife.com/ Standard Life plc (SC286832), Standard Life Assurance Limited* (SC286833) and Standard Life Employee Services Limited (SC271355) are all registered in Scotland at Standard Life House, 30 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2DH. *Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. 0131 225 2552. Calls may be recorded/monitored. Standard Life group includes Standard Life plc and its subsidiaries. Please consider the environment. Think - before you print.
Re: TSM Clients on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
What your issues/problems?. We backup hundreds of Linux, Solaris, Netware, Windows, IRIX and Mac clients daily. Our Linux of choice is exclusively RedHat with versions/kernels from 2.4.2-28 (client 5.2) up to 2.6.9-89 (client 6.1). From: Werner Korsten To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 01/27/2010 11:25 AM Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM Clients on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Hello all, The business is in the process of building a number of new Linux clients, and we will then need to back these up. We are new to Linux, most of the estate that we backup are Windows, AIX & Netware clients. I've been able to install the TSM clients on the a few test servers and these have been backing up without many issues presenting themselves. We currently use TSM Server 5.5.2.1, and TSM client 5.5.1.4 installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.3. Is anyone else running TSM Clients on Red Hat? I'm looking for suggestions so we can optimise the option files for these new servers. I've had a look at a performance redbook IBM have previously pointed me to, but it doesn't contain anything specific for Linux. IBM have advised there doesn't seem to be too many problems with performance on Linux, though I would still like to make sure we have it as streamlined as possible. Any ideas? Thanks, Werner Werner Korsten IS Graduate Trainee http://www.standardlife.com This e-mail is confidential and, if you are not the intended recipient, please return it to us and do not retain or disclose it. We filter and monitor e-mails in order to protect our system and the integrity, confidentiality and availability of e-mails. We cannot guarantee that e-mails are risk free and are not responsible for any related damage or unauthorised alteration of e-mails by third parties after sending. For more information on Standard Life group, visit our website http://www.standardlife.com/ Standard Life plc (SC286832), Standard Life Assurance Limited* (SC286833) and Standard Life Employee Services Limited (SC271355) are all registered in Scotland at Standard Life House, 30 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2DH. *Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. 0131 225 2552. Calls may be recorded/monitored. Standard Life group includes Standard Life plc and its subsidiaries. Please consider the environment. Think - before you print.