Re: Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor
There have been times when the output from "dsmc q backup" was useful to a customer. Ideally they narrow down what they're interested in. [RC] On Tuesday, October 02, 2007, at 09:05AM, "Bell, Charles (Chip)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have a vendor asking some application folks questions re: an upcoming data >migration. Some I think I can answer, but I would love your input. > > > >1. What is the best way to give the application owner a view of last >night's backup? He only wanted last night's backup info, and understands that >it is an incremental, so should I just send the output of 'q content >vol-name-here' to a document and send it to him? If so, how can I determine >what tape that data is on in primary storage? I'm assuming a select >statement? >2. Can I make a copy of a tape from a primary storage, while keeping the >original copy in the library? My gut says no, but they asked... >3. Does the vendor have to have a TSM client to read a tape with only >TSM backup data on it? > > > >Your input would be extremely valuable to me, and of course, greatly >appreciated. I apologize if these are rookie questions, but I'm in a >befuddled funk right now. :-) > > > > > >God bless you!!! > >Chip Bell >Network Engineer I >IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional >Baptist Health System >Birmingham, AL >Cell (256) 347-7294 > > > > > > >- >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. > >
Re: Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor
What some people use in the situation you are describing is a low cost product called TSMmanager. It can generate a daily email that sumarrizes all the failed and missed backups as well as the amount of data backed up for each client. You can have this automaticly emailed for a group of people. - Original Message - From: "Bell, Charles (Chip)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:04 PM Subject: [ADSM-L] Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor I have a vendor asking some application folks questions re: an upcoming data migration. Some I think I can answer, but I would love your input. 1. What is the best way to give the application owner a view of last night's backup? He only wanted last night's backup info, and understands that it is an incremental, so should I just send the output of 'q content vol-name-here' to a document and send it to him? If so, how can I determine what tape that data is on in primary storage? I'm assuming a select statement? 2. Can I make a copy of a tape from a primary storage, while keeping the original copy in the library? My gut says no, but they asked... 3. Does the vendor have to have a TSM client to read a tape with only TSM backup data on it? Your input would be extremely valuable to me, and of course, greatly appreciated. I apologize if these are rookie questions, but I'm in a befuddled funk right now. :-) God bless you!!! Chip Bell Network Engineer I IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional Baptist Health System Birmingham, AL Cell (256) 347-7294 - 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.
Re: Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor
q node f=d will also give you the last 'how much' for a client: - Original Message - From: "Bell, Charles (Chip)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:04 PM Subject: [ADSM-L] Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor I have a vendor asking some application folks questions re: an upcoming data migration. Some I think I can answer, but I would love your input. 1. What is the best way to give the application owner a view of last night's backup? He only wanted last night's backup info, and understands that it is an incremental, so should I just send the output of 'q content vol-name-here' to a document and send it to him? If so, how can I determine what tape that data is on in primary storage? I'm assuming a select statement? 2. Can I make a copy of a tape from a primary storage, while keeping the original copy in the library? My gut says no, but they asked... 3. Does the vendor have to have a TSM client to read a tape with only TSM backup data on it? Your input would be extremely valuable to me, and of course, greatly appreciated. I apologize if these are rookie questions, but I'm in a befuddled funk right now. :-) God bless you!!! Chip Bell Network Engineer I IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional Baptist Health System Birmingham, AL Cell (256) 347-7294 - 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.
Re: Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor
Souds like you have your answers except for #2. If the customer is concerned about have a physical copy of the data in case of loss, you can create multiple copies of the copypool. - Original Message - From: "Bell, Charles (Chip)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:04 PM Subject: [ADSM-L] Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor I have a vendor asking some application folks questions re: an upcoming data migration. Some I think I can answer, but I would love your input. 1. What is the best way to give the application owner a view of last night's backup? He only wanted last night's backup info, and understands that it is an incremental, so should I just send the output of 'q content vol-name-here' to a document and send it to him? If so, how can I determine what tape that data is on in primary storage? I'm assuming a select statement? 2. Can I make a copy of a tape from a primary storage, while keeping the original copy in the library? My gut says no, but they asked... 3. Does the vendor have to have a TSM client to read a tape with only TSM backup data on it? Your input would be extremely valuable to me, and of course, greatly appreciated. I apologize if these are rookie questions, but I'm in a befuddled funk right now. :-) God bless you!!! Chip Bell Network Engineer I IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional Baptist Health System Birmingham, AL Cell (256) 347-7294 - 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.
Re: Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor
> I have a vendor asking some application folks questions re: an upcoming > data > migration. Some I think I can answer, but I would love your input. > > > > 1.What is the best way to give the application owner a view of last > night's backup? He only wanted last night's backup info, and understands > that > it is an incremental, so should I just send the output of 'q content > vol-name-here' to a document and send it to him? If so, how can I > determine > what tape that data is on in primary storage? I'm assuming a select > statement? Q CONTENT gives you the data on the tape, not the data from last night's backup. If the guy wants to see WHAT got backed up, give him the dsmsched.log file from the client. If he wants to know HOW MUCH, pull it from the SUMMARY table, or the TSM accounting records. > 2.Can I make a copy of a tape from a primary storage, while keeping the > original copy in the library? My gut says no, but they asked... > 3.Does the vendor have to have a TSM client to read a tape with only > TSM backup data on it? > He can't read a TSM COPYPOOL tape even if he HAS a TSM client. You need the TSM DB to read a TSM stgpool tape. You can create a TSM backupset, then he can restore it with just a TSM client, with a significant amount of work. Best idea is to use some OS level utility to create him a copy of whatever data he needs, and not try to use TSM to transfer data to someone else. > > > Your input would be extremely valuable to me, and of course, greatly > appreciated. I apologize if these are rookie questions, but I'm in a > befuddled funk right now. :-) > > > > > > God bless you!!! > > Chip Bell > Network Engineer I > IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional > Baptist Health System > Birmingham, AL > Cell (256) 347-7294 > > > > > > > - > 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. >
Please help! - Three questions on handing TSM data over to an application vendor
I have a vendor asking some application folks questions re: an upcoming data migration. Some I think I can answer, but I would love your input. 1. What is the best way to give the application owner a view of last night's backup? He only wanted last night's backup info, and understands that it is an incremental, so should I just send the output of 'q content vol-name-here' to a document and send it to him? If so, how can I determine what tape that data is on in primary storage? I'm assuming a select statement? 2. Can I make a copy of a tape from a primary storage, while keeping the original copy in the library? My gut says no, but they asked... 3. Does the vendor have to have a TSM client to read a tape with only TSM backup data on it? Your input would be extremely valuable to me, and of course, greatly appreciated. I apologize if these are rookie questions, but I'm in a befuddled funk right now. :-) God bless you!!! Chip Bell Network Engineer I IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional Baptist Health System Birmingham, AL Cell (256) 347-7294 - 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.
Re: Three questions
Use server-to-server where you edit your script on the config manager server. Make the script a managed script and have the managed servers subscribe to the profile. That way all the servers "inherit" what you typed on one server. Server-to-server does not require any special licensing ever since TSM 3.7. Joerg Pohlmann
Re: Three questions
-Original Message- From: Fred Johanson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 8/2/00 3:57 PM Subject: Three questions 3. Is there an easy way to copy scripts from one server to another? I'm not looking forward to hand typing from one AIX machine to another. Hi Fred, >From an admin command line, type "HELP Q SCRIPT" to get the syntax for QUERY SCRIPT. You can run the command: Q SCRIPT scriptname FORMAT=RAW OUTPUTFILE=blah to dump the source lines for a script into an ASCII flat file. Then use FTP (or a floppy via sneaker-net, whatever) to move the flat files to your other TSM server machine. On the second machine, you run DEFINE SCRIPT with the FILE parm to re-create the script from the ASCII file. I maintain all my scripts this way. I keep all the source text for my server scripts in a directory on the server, and update them with vi (or whatever your favorite editor). Then use a DELETE SCRIPT and DEFINE SCRIPT to recreate them when changes are needed. I find it MUCH easier to make changes in the text that way than trying to use UPDATE SCRIPT commands. Hope that's the answer you are looking for.. Wanda Prather Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab 443-778-8769
Re: Three questions
>"file thought to be compressed but was not Fred - This is one that keeps coming up...which the developers could certainly handle better to make the reason apparent, given the cause. The files were backed up by a higher level client, then attempted restoral with a lower level client. Richard Sims, BU
Three questions
First, let me thank those who helped resolve our recent uncertainty about a shared 3494. Three unrelated questions. 1. A user is having difficulty restoring files. His explanation: >Hello Fred, > >Just a bit more information. > >I haven't been able to restore any files. I tried restore 3 excel files >from my directory to 3 different places(on my local drive, to a new place on >ais-1, and to the original location). > >All failed with the same message > >"file thought to be compressed but was not >"report how you got this" > >all this was through the gui Version 3, release 7 level 1.0 > >louis I've changed to boldface the error message that I can find no explanation for. Has anyone seen this message? (He claims there's nothing in the error log.) 2. Does the "AUTHQUERY" option also govern the execution of scripts? I'd like to prevent people from doing an adhoc select query, sut if I do that can they still run scripts? 3. Is there an easy way to copy scripts from one server to another? I'm not looking forward to hand typing from one AIX machine to another. TIA Fred Johanson System Administrator, ADSM S.E.A. University of Chicago 773-702-8464
