Re: TSM for VE going to tape copypool, recommendations?

2014-04-24 Thread Stefan Folkerts
If you recover the VM metadata to a disk or filepool (diskpool is recommend by IBM btw) before restoring the vm's an offsite pool should give the same restore performance as an onsite pool given the same device class and tapedrive availability. I think restoring incremental forever vm backups

db2 odbc

2014-04-24 Thread Remco Post
Hi all, I'm working on a simple excel for billing purposes (as a first step). I've installed the DB2 Data server driver ODBC (and CLI) package. And have managed to configure both a user DSN and a file DSN, but not a system DSN, which is what I prefer, because other people will have to be able

Re: db2 odbc

2014-04-24 Thread Prather, Wanda
Remco, I don't know if this will help you, but I had a customer report to me that the old TSM V5 ODBC driver still works with V6. Can't say for sure as I haven't used it personally. (I know the book says it is not supported.) Wanda -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager

Re: Using a VM for a TSM Server

2014-04-24 Thread Prather, Wanda
Technically, TSM server isn't supported under VMWare with any tape *drivers*. Which means neither physical nor virtual tape. Statement of support for TSM servers clients on VMware and HYperV here:

Re: VTL label unreadable, I'm stuck.

2014-04-24 Thread Prather, Wanda
My thoughts too! HOW can that happen in a VTL? Unless there is real physical damage? I'd sure check the back end for any warning lights/alerts/logs. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Steven Langdale Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Re: VTL label unreadable, I'm stuck.

2014-04-24 Thread Nick Laflamme
On Apr 24, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Prather, Wanda wanda.prat...@icfi.com wrote: My thoughts too! HOW can that happen in a VTL? Unless there is real physical damage? I'd sure check the back end for any warning lights/alerts/logs. It happens. In a recent life, using two different technologies from