Re: Tapes unaccounted for???

Farren, I've seen this happen before when the TSM DB tapes get out of sync with DRM. Basically, what we do, is once a quarter we perform an audit. We get a list from the offsite vendor and compare it to the output from q drm. Any tapes that are on the offsite vendor's list and not on the q drm l

Re: Backup stgpool

Andrew, You can use the maxpr=number option with the backup stgpool command. i.e.: backup stgpool primarypool copypool maxpr=2 <---If you are backing up a tape pool, this will use 4 tape drives...if its a disk pool, it will use only 2 tape drives. Sean English

Re: 95% missed backups last night ( found the problem but what is the easy fix)

Geoff, Was the server name changed by mistake on the TSM server side? We did this once before when we migrated a TSM server to another server and we found out the hard way that on the Windows side, not sure on AIX, the password is stored in the registry based on the TSM server name and all our Win

Re: Data Migration 3581 -> 3583

Bruno, I did this same thing about 6 months ago. The only difference was we are on AIX. We just hooked both libraries to the TSM server, created a new devclass, library, tape storage pool, etc, for the new 3583 library and than ran move data on all the old LTO1 tapes. Pretty straight forwar

Re: Firewall Issues:

Marc, I noticed you had 1581 in your note. Did you try opening 1501? Wasn't sure if 1581 was a typo or not. Also, make sure the ports are bi-directional. Sean English TTL Stg. Mgmt Marc Levitan

Strange Error on TDP for Oracle

*SMers, I wanted to find out if anyone else has encountered this error before when running TDP for Oracle over LAN Free. 03/13/04 02:04:30 ANRD (Session: 3374, Origin: MAPQA1_AGNT) smexec.c(8722): ThreadId<12> Unexpected error (14) ob

Re: New TSM (Server) Flash #10254

Linda, It is already available out on the FTP download sites. I just recently upgraded to 5.1.8.0, with no issues, on an AIX 5.1 server. Regards, Sean Sean M. English Enterprise Storage Management- TTL IBM Global Services, SDC Charlotte, NC Internet Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good news is just

TDP for Informix on Sun Solaris

Does anyone know if there is a 64 bit TDP for Informix that will run on Sun Solaris? We have a customer that is upgrading their Informix database software to 64 bit. Currently they are running TDP for Informix 4.1.3 which is 32 bit. I have checked all the FTP sites and documents and was unable t

Re: Oracle TDP Issues

I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly, you have to have PASSWORDACCESS set to PromptGenerate will not work. Regards, Sean Sean M. English Enterprise Storage Management IBM Global Services, SDC Charlotte, NC You can't change the wind, but you can adjust the

TDP for Informix Question

Does anyone know if TDP for Informix 4.1.0 will work with TSM client 5.1.5.15? If not, is there a more recent version of TDP for Informix that I need? Thank you for the assistance. Regards, Sean Sean M. English Enterprise Storage Management You can't change the wind, but you can adjus

Re: Proper STM client version for HPUX 10.20 server

Tim, We have a few clients running HP 10.20, and according to the documentation, the only clients that can run on 10.20 are ADSM 3.1.0.8. Regards, Sean Tim Melly cc: Sent by: "ADSM: Subject: Proper

Re: Archive comand line syntax -

Silvio, That command should work as long as you put a / in front oracle..."/oracle/dev. Out of habit, and it could just be me :-), I like to add the "*" at the end. Example: dsmc archive -subdir=yes "/oracle/dev/*" "/oracle/tst/*" Just habit. Regard

Re: AIX client dsmsched.log stopped recording

Chuck, Have you checked the file system that the dsmsched.log file is in to make sure it has not filled up? I had this happen to me once before. The dsmsched.log got so big, the file system filled up and could not write to the file any longer. Regards, Sean Sean M. English Enterprise Storage

Re: restoration of backup copypool volumes?

pool volume that has been marked destroyed from the primary volume called "A". Hope this helps and I didn't confuse you to much :-) Regards, Sean Sean M. English You can't change the wind, but you can adjust the sails.

Re: upgrade from 4.1 to 4.2

. Regards, Sean Sean M. English Enterprise Storage Management IBM Global Services, SDC Charlotte, NC Internet Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can't change the wind, but you can adjust the sails.

TDP for Informix

rmix 4.1.0, current client level is 4.1.2 and everything works. trying to go to 4.2.1.25 and TDP does not work Server: AIX 4.3.3, running TSM 4.2.1.11 Any thoughts on what might be happening? Regards, Sean Sean M. English You can't change the wind, but you can adjust the sails.

Atape driver level for 4.2 TSM Server

*SMers, Does anyone know what Atape level I need to be at or what the recommended level is, for a TSM 4.2 server? Thanks for the help. Regards, Sean Sean M. English You can't change the wind, but you can adjust the sails.

Can ADSM 3.1.0.8 backup to TSM 4.2 server?

supported, but I need to get a definitive answer before upgrading. Thanks for any help. Regards, Sean Sean M. English You can't change the wind, but you can adjust the sails. "Prather, Wanda" cc:

Upgrading client code from 4.1.2 to 4.2.1.23

install the patch, 4.2.1.23? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Regards, Sean Sean M. English You can't change the wind, but you can adjust the sails.

Re: Disabling Archive

Mahesh, One way you could disable an archive for a particular node, temporarily, is to remove the node from the archive schedule: del assoc And when you want to put it back, all you would need to do is add the node back in: def assoc Regards, Sean Good news is just life's way of keepi

Re: Recovering a damaged volume

Zoltan, Try using the preview=yes parameter and when the process is done check the activity log for the volumes that are required. Regards, Sean Sean M. English Enterprise Storage Management IBM Global Services, SDC Charlotte, NC Good news is just life's way of keeping you off ba

Re: manually ejecting a tape from a 3494 library

Shawn, You can use the following command to put the tapes in the I/O Door: mtlib -l/dev/lmcp0 -CV -tff10 FF10 is the category of a tape that is located in the I/O door on a 3494. Regards, Sean Sean M. English Enterprise Storage Management IBM Global Services, SDC Charlotte, NC Good news is

Find Size of a table in TSM DB?

*SMers, Does anyone know of a way to determine the size of a particular table that resides in the TSM DB? TSM 3.7.3.6 AIX 4.3.2 Regards, Sean M. English Distributed Storage Management/TSM IBM Global Services Service Delivery Center-South, Charlotte, NC External: (704)594-2232 T/L

Re: Rman Bkups with copypool

James, We have done it 3 times with copypool tapes. Regards, Sean M. English Distributed Storage Management/TSM IBM Global Services Service Delivery Center-South, Charlotte, NC External: (704)594-2232 T/L: 8-794-2232 Pager: (800)946--4646 PIN: 1428698 Good news is just

Re: Monitoring Rman clients

James, In the environment that I am in, one way RMAN backups are monitored is by scripts that the DBAs create to let them, and myself, know when backups fail. A page is sent to us, as well as an email. Hope this helps. Regards, Sean M. English Distributed Storage Management/TSM IBM Global

ANR0440W- having problems with this error

greatful. Thanks. TSM Server: 3.7.3.6 AIX: 4.3.2 Regards, Sean M. English IBM Global Services- South Delivery Center, Charlotte, NC Distributed Storage Management/TSM External: (704)594-2232 T/L: 8-794-2232 Good news is just life's way of keeping you off balance.

Re: find a file in tivoli

Why not just send a copy to the forum? I think it would be pretty useful information. :-) Regards, Sean M. English IBM Global Services- South Delivery Center, Charlotte, NC Distributed Storage Management/TSM Good news is just life's way of keeping you off balance. Richard Sims &l

Re: DRM-Is there an easy way to learn DRM?

Ken, Go take a look at the TSM Administrators Guide. There is a section just on DRM and what you need to do to set it up. Regards, Sean M. English IBM Global Services- South Delivery Center, Charlotte, NC Distributed Storage Management/TSM External: (704)594-2232 T/L: 8-794-2232

Re: RMAN question??

. Regards, Sean M. English IBM Global Services- South Delivery Center, Charlotte, NC Distributed Storage Management/TSM External: (704)594-2232 T/L: 8-794-2232 Pager: (800)946--4646 PIN: 1428698 Good news is just life's way of keeping you off balance. "Barth,

RMAN question??

ready to transfer when the other one gets finished? Let me know if anyone else has seen this. If I need to provide more infomation, let me know. Thanks for the help. Regards, Sean M. English Distributed Storage Management/TSM IBM Global Services South, Charlotte, NC External: (704)594-2232