Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-29 Thread Remco Post
Mark Wheeler wrote: One can also specify the location(s) of the volhist files in dsmserv.opt, for example, I have it write to files in two different filesystems: How nice that people actually read the whole discussion-thread before contributing ;-) Yes you are right. Thank you for your input :

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-29 Thread Mark Wheeler
rist.edu:Dist Stor Manager cc 04/29/2008 09:58 AMSubject Re: [ADSM-L] How long should we keep volhis

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-29 Thread Remco Post
Allen S. Rout wrote: >>> On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:20:48 +0200, Remco Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >> Been there done that, you are right. Now, explain, why do we need a >> backup volhist command then? > > Like the appendix on our large intestine. Vestigial? > > Someone suggested "Well, now we wr

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-29 Thread Allen S. Rout
>> On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:20:48 +0200, Remco Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Been there done that, you are right. Now, explain, why do we need a > backup volhist command then? Like the appendix on our large intestine. Vestigial? Someone suggested "Well, now we write those every time something

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Remco Post
Wanda Prather wrote: And now for an opinion completely different: I don't like to let VOLHISTORY get too large because when you do a PREPARE, the volhistory gets included in the output. Unwieldy. So very true. At SARA we used to grep the volhist for dbb, dbi and dbs volumes and mail that ou

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Wanda Prather
And now for an opinion completely different: I don't like to let VOLHISTORY get too large because when you do a PREPARE, the volhistory gets included in the output. Unwieldy. On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Remco Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Remco Post
Quoting Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Apr 25, 2008, at 9:40 AM, Remco Post wrote: These would be valid if we were able to set the location of the output for backup volhist dynamically (would be nice), but I haven't found one. How about the Filenames operand of the BAckup VOLHistory co

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Richard Sims
On Apr 25, 2008, at 9:40 AM, Remco Post wrote: These would be valid if we were able to set the location of the output for backup volhist dynamically (would be nice), but I haven't found one. How about the Filenames operand of the BAckup VOLHistory command? R.

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Remco Post
Hi Richard, Quoting Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Apr 25, 2008, at 8:20 AM, Remco Post wrote: Been there done that, you are right. Now, explain, why do we need a backup volhist command then? ... My next test... Perhaps because the new, novice system administrator at Spacely's Sprocke

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Richard Sims
On Apr 25, 2008, at 8:20 AM, Remco Post wrote: Been there done that, you are right. Now, explain, why do we need a backup volhist command then? ... My next test... Perhaps because the new, novice system administrator at Spacely's Sprockets, Inc. ambitiously cleared out a bunch of files which w

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Remco Post
Quoting Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Apr 25, 2008, at 7:24 AM, Remco Post wrote: Is this true? I know the volhist files are updated each time a database backup is completed, but is it also updates for each time a volume is added or deleted from a storagepool? ... You're thinking that

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Richard Sims
On Apr 25, 2008, at 7:24 AM, Remco Post wrote: Is this true? I know the volhist files are updated each time a database backup is completed, but is it also updates for each time a volume is added or deleted from a storagepool? ... You're thinking that I just made that up? :-) Just take a look

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Henrik Vahlstedt
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Remco Post Sent: den 25 april 2008 13:24 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] How long should we keep volhist? Quoting Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Apr 25, 2008, at 5:22 AM, Jim Young wrote: > >> Whats the knock on effect of not

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Remco Post
Quoting Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Apr 25, 2008, at 5:22 AM, Jim Young wrote: Whats the knock on effect of not clearing your volhist anyway? Short of getting a large text file hanging around. The large, flat file doesn't just hang around: it is completely rewritten at each volume t

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Richard Sims
On Apr 25, 2008, at 5:22 AM, Jim Young wrote: Whats the knock on effect of not clearing your volhist anyway? Short of getting a large text file hanging around. The large, flat file doesn't just hang around: it is completely rewritten at each volume transition, where the TSM server has to run t

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-25 Thread Jim Young
Whats the knock on effect of not clearing your volhist anyway? Short of getting a large text file hanging around. Jim - Original Message - From: "Wanda Prather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] How long should we keep

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-23 Thread Wanda Prather
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Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-23 Thread Howard Coles
Avy Wong > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:32 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] How long should we keep volhist? > > Hello, > What is the normal time for keeping volhist? Not indefinitely ? > > Thanks, > Avy Wong > Business Continuity Adminis

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-23 Thread Avy Wong
Re: [ADSM-L] How long should we keep volhist? 04/23/2008 12:38 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-23 Thread Remco Post
Avy Wong wrote: Hello, What is the normal time for keeping volhist? Not indefinitely ? I usually keep db backup volumes about 5 days, for other volhist entries I'd say that 30-60 days is about the maximum usefull time. Thanks, Avy Wong Business Continuity Administrator Mohegan Sun 1 Mo

How long should we keep volhist?

2008-04-23 Thread Avy Wong
Hello, What is the normal time for keeping volhist? Not indefinitely ? Thanks, Avy Wong Business Continuity Administrator Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd Uncasville, CT 06382 (860)862-8164 (cell) (860)961-6976