TSM V 6.4 Doesn't install VE plugin
Hello Everyone, I am installing TSM VE 6.4 on windows 2008 R2 but had no luck in getting the TSM VE plugin working.Below is what i did. 1. Installed TSM BA 6.4 and verified TSM server communication...
View ArticleNumber of Sessions at a given time , date
Hi there, Do any of you have scripts that can show how many sessions are active at any given time? I have an issue where my DB log gets full sometimes, and I'd like to see how many sessions (q sess)...
View ArticleStorage Admin
Hi: I have just been assigned to manage our TSM server I know some of the basics but have question about Tape Management. I have to constantly add additional tapes to our 3584 library. I know TSM...
View ArticleVTL migration to tape/DR copypool
We have recently gotten a new VTL for our TSM server. The VTL is pretty much setup but I need to modify daily maintenance for it. There are several things I would like to accomplish with it. Keep seven...
View ArticleServer upgrade 6.3.0 to 6.3.3. fails on Windows 2008
I have installed TSM server 6.3.0 on a new Windows 2008 server. Ran DSMICFGX to configure it and everything works as expected. Licenses are valid. I have downloaded 6.3.3.000-TIV-TSMALL-WindowsX64 from...
View Articlesql2033n with reason code 2032
Hello, I am facing this error while taking backup of db2 database through TSM on AIX platform. Error is "sql2033n an error occurred while accessing tsm during the processing of a database utility tsm...
View ArticleSql native compression Sql Server 2008 with Tsm Tdp 5.5.x
The Sql Server 2008 backup data compression (available only with Sql Server 2008 and newer?) can be used with Tdp for Sql Server 5.5.x? Or it is only available with TDP version >= 6.3 ? Thanks in...
View ArticleHow list tapes: that belong to a specific stgpool and inside tape library?
Hi all, I am trying to list all the tapes that belong to a particular device class (ex: 3590 tapes) and which are inside the tape library. I am having a stgpool (TEST) with 3590 device class. The issue...
View Articleadmin center (tivoli common reporting)
hi all, i installed tsm admin center with tivoli common reporting (tcr) included hoping i can use the tcr right away after the install but as always is doesnt work that way. there are two options in...
View ArticleCollocation by Group - TSM 5.5
Dear friends, I request help in setting up a structure backup / restore using the Collocation by Group using TSM 5.5. We have a group of critical servers (we call Cluster) and it happens that your...
View ArticleSame 3592 Drive but moved from 3494 Library to 3584 Library with existing...
I am trying to avoid moving data from existing tapes to different tapes simply because the tape drive has been moved from one library (3494) to a new and different library (3594). Is it is possible to...
View ArticlePerformance configuration of DB disks
We're about to replace the old disk systems with a new one (IBM DCS3700), and I'm currently planning the disk setup. Our DB is about 300 GB, and we use deduplication. The disk cabinet is set up with 14...
View ArticleUnknown Data Format - Part 2
We start a restore on an TSM client with some files getting the error message: "Unknown Data Format". The same error we had on another server in July 2012. See the following...
View ArticleMassive Backup Suggestions
We have a production TSM server DB that is 120GB, and contains 340,000,000 objects. We have a TSM node whose objects are 44% of that TSM DB.......144,000,000 objects. We backup all of the node's drives...
View ArticleArchive schedule question.
We have a folder that needs to be archive monthly. The data that needs to be archive will be put in that archive directory and TSM with archive the directory. The data will be put into the archive...
View ArticleNetApp deduplication
Hi, is anyone using Netapp FAS to do the deduplication for TSM storage pools? This is more from a management aspect: 1. are you using "thin provisioning" to fool both TSM and the OS that it has more...
View ArticleCommand line
friends, What command can I use to list which nodes of a particular stgpool? thankful, Ramon
View ArticleSecure LTO5 erase with ITDT
Hi, I'm testing tape shredding with itdt erase function. Erase seems to be working fine, but I need to prove what it does. I thought I'll dump sume data with dd before and after. Than compare md5sums....
View ArticleHow to mesure the performance of TSM?
Hi all, Is there a (good) way to calculate the performance of a TSM 6.x server? Or a rules of thumb? We want have a good indication how well our TSM environment is running and want to know when we will...
View ArticleHow to find the location of a tape volume
Hi all, How do we find out the location of a tape volume in TSM? for example, i have below tape but not sure what is the location of it. It doesn't seem to be inside the tape library. Code: tsm>q...
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