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File system data is not a good candidate for LAN-Free backup. That type of backup should use disk as its target.

Good LAN-Free backup candidates are large files. (databases, Windows full drive...

TSM 5.5 server
TSM 6.2.3.3 client.

I have a TSM Windows client that contains over 75 million files on a drive. The TSM journal has corrupted and backup of that drive will not run.

I can't...

Maybe this has been discussed. Didn't find it anywhere...

Specific TSM node data in /path1, retention 37 months.
Other data of same node, retention 30 days.

If I set my DIRMC to a 37 month...

I'm not familiar with backing up Exchange, but is the storage pool collocated?

Is there anything else in the TSM Exchange client options for using multiple sessions? Reason I ask is that Oracle...

Thanks guys. For some reason I always assumed there was a tie-in.

TSM is connected to a TS3584 library. In TSM the library is defined as "LIBRARY01."

In the actual library, it has a single partition and ALMS enabled. The partition is named "LIB01"

What, if...

Does it need to be set?
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v6r4/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.itsm.srv.install.doc%2Ft_srv_db2_prec_num.html

Start here:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21053218

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v6r3/topic/com.ibm.itsm.db.orc.doc/r_dporc_inst_swreq_unx.html

Ok got it. Not sure what the deal was but it's working.

I have a Solaris 10 system, and need to send files directly to a tape drive, not using TSM.

We use IBMtape, not the native Solaris drivers in our environment. I have a tape loaded into a tape...

Good grief. Apparently my expiration was MUCH further behind than I thought. Today during expiration, the extra files have disappeared and I now see only 7. So IT was working correctly all along,...

It doesn't run to completion every day. But it has run to completion several times after day 7 and before day 19. But even if it hadn't run, I should still see "expiring" in the dsmsched.log,...

Sorry, I wasn't clear. 18 was simply the number that were in backup storage as of my post yesterday. After last night's backup, now there are 19. And in the dsmsched.log, there are no "expiring"...

What should be simple is not working. I have 18 versions of the .BAK files where I should have only 7. What am I missing?

Mgmt Class...
Policy Domain Name: DM_WINDOWS
...

Yes, you can backup TSM db to file device class.
Q1: Yes you can do that, but if you have to recover your TSM server for any reason, that flat file backed up by the BA client is no different than...

Good page. Thank you. Looks like it's base code only right now, from PA. I have that so I'm good. Thanks!

Good info on changing retention and the effects....
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21224145

On IBM FTP, the last update is 5.5.2 but there is documentation on TSM 6.4 InfoCenter for version 6.3. Where are the 6.x versions/maintenance/patches?

In addition to commenting out everything in st.conf, unload the "st" driver.
rem_drv st

Thanks for the reply.

Thought I'd see if anyone knew of any performance tweaks in later versions too, just in case there's something significant.

Anyone know if IBM has this feature in the Solaris BA client plans?

You could script something against the activity log, around message ANR8430I.

My TSM server is 5.5.4.1.

Is there any reason (performance, etc?) to use the dsmupgrade utilities at a higher level? Would there be a reason to definitely NOT use a higher level? Or is it all no...

This is great info. I would have had no clue otherwise, and am about to setup a server to test a conversion.

I have moved about 150 nodes (out of a total of 550) to a second server. My first server is really starting to act poorly. (Worse than it has been for the last couple of months). Meaning,...

Thank you. There is no separation. Unpartitioned server.

The most I can find that says negative is this, but the reason is only performance/workload, which is not a concern to me:

Tip: To reduce workload and processing time, and to optimize LAN-free...

Seems I have heard that in the past now that you mention it, but I don't know the reason. Could it be because of the tasks each would be doing and is it because of the relationship between them if...

Solaris 10

I know I can't run TSM Server 5.5 and 6 on the same system, but can I run TSM 6 Server on a machine already running Storage Agent 5.5?

This system runs our Oracle RAC development...

Ken, that is excellent info. Thank you.

Just wondering, are there any types of Windows servers, which otherwise require daily backup, that would not require a daily SystemState backup? (file servers? apps servers? etc)

If app configs...

My SAN is XIV (not behind SVC). For the purpose of DB performance, would a single DB volume still be best here too?

Apparently that primary pool backup was the culprit. Log %used dropped when that completed.

TSM 5.5 server....

I have only ever seen the log pinned by 1) dirty pages in the buffer or 2) a session.

Below, there is neither. The "Generating SM Context Report" is something I have never...

Resolved as expected.

Thank you. That's good info. Our SAN is also XIV. I have a test box, though it only has 8GB RAM, that I am going to try setting up for a test extract/upgrade/import and see how long that extract...

Started allowing connections right after I edited my post for 120 minutes. Maybe this will help someone else who might be thinking of killing a restart, as I was beginning to.

TSM server 5.5x

Had a situation where my TSM log filled. I have extended the log 256MB and started the server. (in quiet mode. Dumb. I've restarted several times recently (not for log filled)...

Looks like this is why.
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21314648

I'll ask the Linux admin to install what's required and report back.

Ok, the documentation is wrong...
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC71534

BUT..........I can't install the 32-bit version of the API......

rpm -i TIVsm-API.i386.rpm
error:...

Redhat 6.4........64bit
Never installed on Linux and I can't make heads or tails of the install steps.

I installed GSK8 64-bit. Now I am installing TSM API64 (6.2.2.6)

rpm -i...

TSM 5.5 server.

Had an issue this morning, the log was pinned and I had to restart the server.

Some Windows 2008 clients were still backing up when I restarted. When TSM started up, those...

I realize performance of an "in-place" upgrade from 5.5 to 6.x has had much discussion here over time, but I'm hoping there is more recent input with newer TSM 6.x levels.

I have a TSM server...

TSM 5.5x

What would be the technical reasons that a DBSnaphot would take longer than a DBBackup?

I have a TSM DB that takes about 35-40 minutes to run a DBBackup (FULL) to LTO-4. Same DB takes...

My assumption is that it is the next backup piece name that you see backing up. (just an assumption)

This is not the issue, but it describes the process and may trigger some thoughts....