Client Backing up all files again after Ubuntu upgrade
Hi Folks, We upgraded our Ubuntu servers to release 12.04 We then noticed that it seemed to be backing all of our files all over again. This is a simple file server and there were minimal changes...
View ArticleDatabase moved, backups won't run
Our TSM Server had over 40 DB volumes defined. On IBM's suggested we moved to a smaller number of volumes. This... did not go as planned. We're on TSM 6.3.5 running on AIX 7.1. Sunday night we disabled...
View ArticleImpact on NDMP data when upgrading from 6.2 to 7.1
I have a significant amount of NDMP data (+2 PB) stored in a TS3500 on LTO5 though TSM 6.2 server Majority was backed up NDMP over IP but a small amount was NDMP direct to TS3500 from netapp. I am soon...
View ArticleTapes in vault not being reported to go back to Library
Hi Everyone, We have been using TSM for about 4 years and I consider myself still a novice. One of the issues we have is our consultant generated scripts that email us reports of what tapes are going...
View ArticlevCenter is down, now what??
Since TSM4VE requires vCenter to be up to restore VM's. What if vcenter is down? Without having to purchase more licensing from VMWare (we all know how that goes) to build a secondary vCenter. How are...
View Articledsmcad won't load web gui - Redhat Linux
I have a new RHEL 6.5 server. I installed the 7.1 client and everything seems to work except the web gui. I can run dsmc just fine and the scheduler runs automatic backups. But even though dsmcad is...
View Article"Connected servers that have no policy"
After successfully deploying FastBack, creating a FastBack BMR boot image and completing a BMR test, my FastBack server heartbeat reports the following: Code: ========================= Unprotected...
View ArticleWin 2008 R2 Server - SQL large file backups
Hi Guys, We have couple of MS SQL servers running on Windows 2008. We are not using TDP, but taking up backup of .BAK flat files created via SQL backup. These files are quite large, around 50GB in size...
View ArticleQuery to see how much data archived during last 24 hours?
Guys I am stuck in a situation where i need to know how much data is being backed up or archived for a particular node in last 24 hours ... my TSM server version is 7.1.. Is there any SQL query which...
View ArticleWhat happens when a new EXCLUDE is applied?
I was wondering what happens to the affected data when a new EXCLUDE is added. Does it get flagged as "To be discarded" and the space it occupies get flagged for reclamation (thus, very quickly...
View ArticleDealing with removed library
Due to operational mix-up, the old LTO4 tape library was physically removed from TSM server and new LTO6 library attached, without first checking out the volumes from the old library. Now TSM thinks...
View ArticleCancel a tape mount on TSM 7.1
we just converted to TSM 7.1 under zlinux and are using Media Manager as the go between our 3592 ATL and TSM. We've several instances where TSM hangs waiting for a tape mount; sometimes there is a...
View ArticleBaclient can't see backups on server
Hi I am trying to restore files to a Linux server. The files were backed up from an NFS partition but I wanted to restore them to a ext4 partition. The occupancy report on the node statest that there...
View ArticleUse backups in a long time
I got a file pool configuration for backups, each client is assigned to one file pool (on one HDD), when they fill, move to another file pool (on another HDD), and after that send it to a tape. My goal...
View ArticleMoving Management Console to another server
Hi Everyone, Hoping for some advice, maybe best practice, on how to move my TSM Management console over to a new another server. We are running 5.5. Basically, the current server where we are hosting...
View ArticleManagement class question
I created a new stg pool, mgmt class & copy pool w/ destination=<new pool>, and a new node & sched with -archmc=<new mc> in the objects field. The schedule ran fine and copied data...
View Articleexport server from 5.5 to 7.1 ...
... is this scenario compatible? or must go in two steps via a 6.x server? for answers thanks in advance
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Restore database sql server
Hello all, I WOULD LIKE TO RESTORE DATABASE SQL SEVER USING TDP , I USED RELOCATE DIRECTORY USING GUI BUT UNFORTUNATLY I FOUND A PROBLEM , Logical file 'DIAM_Data' is not part of database 'DIAM'. Use...
View ArticleTSM4VE same Node Configuration on multiple Proxy Servers
Hi all My question is, is't possible to have multiple TSMVE Proxys with the same Node configuration? TSMVE and TSM Server are running on V7.1.1. It means: I have ProxyServer Proxy1, Proxy2, Proxy3 and...
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Advice on tape checkin script
I've attempted to automate the checkin process for off-site media coming back into a tape library (for a customer with no TSM administrator and little TSM knowledge). I'm using a VBscript (see...
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