Re: Dsmfmt on cx600 any thoughts?

2004-02-20 Thread Paul Ripke
On Friday, Feb 20, 2004, at 09:16 Australia/Sydney, Justin Bleistein wrote: according to the aix tsm server performance manual it states that it rlv's may buy you performance in client backup and restore operations but not in server data movement operations such as migration. OK, I haven't touched

Backing up an HP NAS b2000 server

2004-02-20 Thread Bill Boyer
TSM server 5.2.2.0 on WIndows 2000 TSM Client 5.1.6.5 on the "special" WIndows 2000 HP NAS b2000 fileserver. Looking at the My Computer, there is a local drive C: and D:, but when the TSM client ran with ALL-LOCAL it only backed up the C: drive. And trying to install the 5.2.2.0 client didn't wor

Re: TSM 4.1 Transaction Max Log Size?

2004-02-20 Thread Jolliff, Dale
Um, I think 4.1 was still 4GB. 13 GB was at 4.2 wasn't it? Dale Jolliff Data Administration Team Backup and Recovery Office: (214)567-5116 Cell: (972)896-8851 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Bantz Sent: Friday, February 20, 2

Re: TSM 4.1 Transaction Max Log Size?

2004-02-20 Thread Mike Bantz
I believe that the log file is limited to 13gig. Mike Bantz Systems Administrator Research Systems, Inc - A Kodak Company -Original Message- From: Amar Vi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 1:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM 4.1 Transaction Max Log Size? G

TSM 4.1 Transaction Max Log Size?

2004-02-20 Thread Amar Vi
Greetings, Does anyone know log size limits? Thanks, Amar

Re: TSM Operational Report Question

2004-02-20 Thread William F. Colwell
Bruce, The tsm or automatically provides a 24 hour time range in the sql it generates and sends to the server. So you will automatically get a report for the 24 hours prior to the start time. To experiment, define your report and right click on it, select 'refresh with the scheduled time'. Hop

Re: Anyone using Servergraph?

2004-02-20 Thread Mr. Lindsay Morris
Our customers generally give us VERY high marks for support! But our customer base has been growing very fast. We recently installed an automated help-desk application, But is didn't work well at first; it's fixed now. If we knew who "rh" was, we'd be glad to resolve any problems. Our Windows buil

Linux/SPARC Client support?

2004-02-20 Thread asr
Anyone else running Linux on SPARC? How would one effectively communicate that desire to IBM? - Allen S. Rout

problems with TSM 5.1 and Windows NT Server Ent Cluster

2004-02-20 Thread Rogelio Bazán Reyes
Hi, i have a MS Cluster environment. I want to configure TSM 5.1 to backup a clustergroup. 1. i installed tsm ba 5.1 client for windows. 2. i configured tsm on each cluster-node (sfeaplic1 and sfeaplic2) as a simple tsm windows client. 3. i configured tsm, according to the appendix F of the TSM

Re: Exchange 2003

2004-02-20 Thread Del Hoobler
Mehdi, Data Protection for Exchange version 5.2.1 will back up and restore Exchange 2003 databases. Exchange 2003 backup and restore is very similar to Exchange 2000 backup and restore. The only difference is when you have an Exchange 2003 Recovery Storage Group. Here is the Data Protection for E

Re: Anyone using Servergraph?

2004-02-20 Thread rh
I found Servergraph to be unresponsive to my questions when I was investigating their products. I've asked multiple times about information on their lite and their Windows offerings without any response. I also find the product to be expensive. I'm using TSMManager, a resonably priced product that

Re: Vendor request for a backup tape

2004-02-20 Thread Kolbeinn Josepsson
Hi Bruce, Actually, you can export/import tapes between TSM servers. You can use EXPORT NODE on your server and IMPORT NODE on the other. The cons. are it is not possible to export single file (SQL database). If this is active version of the SQL DB, you can limit the export with parameter FILE

Re: scheduled command

2004-02-20 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Under which account does the TSM scheduler service run? Remember, the local system account does not have access to network resources. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-

TSM Operational Report Question

2004-02-20 Thread Kamp, Bruce
Trying to setup a new report. What I can't figure out how to do is specify in the query to use the time I have requested. I have it set to time start 5:30AM Hours covered 24. Thanks, - Bruce Kamp Senior Midrange Systems Analyst Memorial Health

scheduled command

2004-02-20 Thread Levi, Ralph
I have some application commands that must be run before backing up a client (w2k server) and it's DB. I run this out off a .bat script that I execute through the tsm backup schedule. The normal commands to shutdown the db, the dsmc backup command and the db startup work just fine in the script.

Re: Vendor request for a backup tape

2004-02-20 Thread Stefan Gocke
You can import a TSM Tape if that Tape is an EXPORT Tape. So you would have to EXPORT the nodes backup and/or archive data. Kurt Beyers schrieb: > Bruce, > > You cannot import a TSM tape on another TSM server. So > they cannot read the tape. > > best regards, > Kurt > > > >- Oorspronkelijk ber

Re: I/O error reading label

2004-02-20 Thread Leonard Lauria
This is true...but there is something else to consider. If you are using IBM LTO Gen 1 drives, there was a bad level of microcode that could write a EOT mark at the BOT. A symptom of this is the inability to read the tape label. If this is an offsite copy, you can reproduce it with your onsite v

Re: Vendor request for a backup tape

2004-02-20 Thread Kurt Beyers
Bruce, You cannot import a TSM tape on another TSM server. So they cannot read the tape. best regards, Kurt >- Oorspronkelijk bericht - >Van : Kamp, Bruce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Verzonden : vrijdag , februari 20, 2004 03:03 PM >Aan : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Onderwerp : Vendor request fo

Vendor request for a backup tape

2004-02-20 Thread Kamp, Bruce
I have a request from one of our vendors to send a TSM tape with a specific SQL DB on it. If I send it to them would they be able to read it from there TSM server? Thanks, - Bruce Kamp Senior Midrange Systems Analyst Memorial Healthcare System

Exchange 2003

2004-02-20 Thread Amini, Mehdi
Has anyone restored Exchange 2003...Is there any documentations? Thanks Mehdi Amini LAN/WAN Engineer ValueOptions 12369 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite C Reston, VA 20191 Phone: 703-390-6855 Fax: 703-390-2581 ** This email and an

Re: I/O error reading label

2004-02-20 Thread Richard Sims
>The following error appears when TSM loads a specified tape:"Error: >ANR8353E:I/O error reading label of volume in drive". >Recommended action is to run DSMLABEL on tape but tape has valid backups on it. >Do you know of a way to label the volume again without losing the data? Getting this error m

Re: No status updates for long-running processes?

2004-02-20 Thread William F. Colwell
Allen, This is a bug, the report title is -- IC39306: DELETE FILESPACE COMMAND DOES NOT PROPERLY SHOW HOW MANY BACKED UP OBJECTS ARE BEING DELETED. - bill At 02:45 PM 2/19/2004, you wrote: >I'm experimenting with TSM 5.2.2.1 on AIX 5.2; I find that for many >long-running processes, the Q PROC

Re: To see to what archive package a file belongs

2004-02-20 Thread Richard van Denzel
Dang, must be the sun reflecting in my screen. Somehow I completely overlooked it. Thanks, Richard. Andrew Raibeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20-02-2004 14:58 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

I/O error reading label

2004-02-20 Thread Smith, Rachel
The following error appears when TSM loads a specified tape:"Error: ANR8353E:I/O error reading label of volume in drive". Recommended action is to run DSMLABEL on tape but tape has valid backups on it. Do you know of a way to label the volume again without losing the data? Thanks.

Re: TSM Operational Reporting - some answers...

2004-02-20 Thread Kamp, Bruce
What I did was add a second section to my backup status report. For the report section I selected Activity Log Details. In the search I set it to Search string ANE4993E. Hope this helps. - Bruce Kamp Senior Midrange Systems Analyst Memorial He

Re: To see to what archive package a file belongs

2004-02-20 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Was the archive performed with a non-blank description? Here is output from a sample query where the package/description is "Testing 1... 2... 3...": IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface - Version 5, Release 2, Level 2.0 (c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and othe

AW: Generate backupset on manual DLT drive

2004-02-20 Thread Bleicher, Thomas
We do backupsets regularly and I set up some customers' servers for backup sets. It's much easier to understand for them to handle only one tape instead of backup data tape _and_ db backup. We use manual DLT drives, too. I found I had to wait for the server to produce the mount request before the

Re: Querying What tapes you need for a restore?

2004-02-20 Thread Kolbeinn Josepsson
select volume_name, access, status, pct_utilized from volumes where volume_name in (select volume_name from volumeusage where node_name='YOUR_NODE_NAME') Best regards, Kolbeinn Josepsson · Systems Engineer Tivoli Certified Consultant - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.1 IBM Certified Deployment Pr

Re: TSM Operational Reporting Information - part 2 of 2

2004-02-20 Thread Kolbeinn Josepsson
Hi Bill, The restriction to 5.2.2 only applies if you want to run the TOR on same server as the TSM Server. TOR queries the TSM Server in same way as you would do at Admin Command Line. As I best know, you can use the TOR for TSM Server 5.1.x and 5.2.x , whith the only restriction mentioned ab

Re: TSM Operational Reporting - some answers...

2004-02-20 Thread Christian Bagard
Hi Rajesh, Maybe it's because TDP Exchange doesn't give the information to TSM. We have studied this for our own needs and finally abandoned. Syntax used by this TDP is always changing and sometimes incoherent. For SQL, the problem is different. It's an IBM product. In the same way, backint doesn

Re: TSM Operational Reporting Information - part 2 of 2

2004-02-20 Thread Kamp, Bruce
I can't comment on the Windows 2003 server but I am running TOR on my WinXP workstation. My TSM server is 5.2.0.0 on AIX 5.1 & it works great. - Bruce Kamp Senior Midrange Systems Analyst Memorial Healthcare System E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pho

Re: Best way to do this

2004-02-20 Thread Andrew Raibeck
For setting up schedules to do weekly full/daily incremental, go to the IBM site and do a search on the following: "Performing Full Client Backups with TSM" The principle is based on a scheduled update to your copygroup MODE settings. If you need to be able to restore data up to two weeks ago

Re: TSM Operational Reporting Information - part 2 of 2

2004-02-20 Thread Bill Fitzgerald
Please clarify something for me. I am running TSM 5.2.13 on an AIX 5.1 system TOR would be running on a Win2003 server is the GA version of TSM Operational Reporting compatible with this set up >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/20/04 02:32AM >>> Here is some download information for TSM operational repo

To see to what archive package a file belongs

2004-02-20 Thread Richard van Denzel
Hi All, Is it possible to see to which archive package (made with -description option) a file belongs? When I do a dsmc q arch -detail the package information (description) won't show up. Regards, Richard.

Re: Anyone using Servergraph?

2004-02-20 Thread David E Ehresman
I can't image running a TSM environment without Servergraph. Great product. Great support. David Ehresman University of Louisville >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/19/2004 12:04:43 PM >>> I have Servergraph/TSM on a trial right now and would like first hand opinions from other sites using it. Please re

Re: TSM Operational Reporting - some answers...

2004-02-20 Thread Rajesh Oak
The Operational Reporting seems to be working fine at my site. The only flaw is in the report for the Exchange Backup. Since we execute a batch file which kicks off the Exchange backup, the client summary shows successful everytime the batch file is executed successfully. After that it has no ide

Best way to do this

2004-02-20 Thread Giedrius Jankauskas
Hi there, Could someone share their experience & knowledge on what would be the best way to implement this type of backup enviroment with TSM ? Situation : 1. unfortunately backups need to be weekly based (full on Sunday, incremental till next Sunday). There is no way of changing that. 2. there

Re: TSM Operational Reporting - some answers...

2004-02-20 Thread Warren, Matthew (Retail)
Does the Operational reporting tool actually work properly now? As far as I was aware it was 'broken' in that is used the TSM summary table to gather data, and this table is currently unreliable for client backups? -Original Message- From: David McClelland

Re: Linux; Oracle TDP; Client Schedular

2004-02-20 Thread Warren, Matthew (Retail)
Couldn't this be done by setting the action of the client schedule to 'command' ? -Original Message- From: CORP Rick Willmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@EME Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Querying What tapes you need for a restore?

2004-02-20 Thread Alexander Verkooijen
Gerald, I recommend reading Richard Sim's Quick Facts on this subject. Point your browser at http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ADSM.QuickFacts and search for "Restoral preview" Regards, Alexander Alexander Verkooijen Senior Systems Programmer