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I am having a lot of those as each PD has it's default MC.
Does the server itself has a global default MC?

BBB, did you mean that upon expiration the default MC is the default one of the new PD...

Thanks, BBB
When you write that they are expired by the default MC, which MC do you mean? Is this default MC is the one to which the "grace period" implies? Can we see it's definitions (copy group,...

OK, but what happens if I take the node and assign it to another policy domain?
Does the old files get the new settings from the new domain?

Hi,
What happens if I delete the default mgmt class that node X used to backup to?
Does the file's retention period changes? are the files being expired automatically?

If I move the node to a...

But what happen if the tape contains 1 hough file _ millions o f small files?
How can i get more focussed?

Hi,
While migration is being carried out by TSM, I usually notice that there is a 650GB file that is being migrated (Its not that hard to notice, the entire disk pool is 2.5TB and this file loads...

This is the command used:

dsmc restore "ORG_FS/*" "Dest_FS" -subd=yes -virtualnoden=node_X -password=password

Hi,
Server A, node_X
Server B, virtual node_X

I backed up some data for node x on server A.
Than, I had to restore it to a different server so I used the virtual node option.
I than noticed...

anyone?
How to use several initSID.utl and initSID.sap to backup using the backint utility?

Hi nezih,
Assuming i'm using several node names to manage the retention and a configuration files set (initSID.sap & initSID.utl), how do i make different backups using BRTools?
It looks like the...

Well, that may be right but the organization is obliged to regulations that requires several sets of backups
daily
weekly
monthly
yearly

do you any clue in how to achive this kind of...

Hi guys,
I have managed to configure TDP for SAP and run proper backups using the BRtools command line wizard (that uses the BACKINT to start the backup).
I have several options of managing...

Hello,
1. From the TSM activity log I can see that
What should I do with it? bring the tape on site and perform reclamation?


2. My Scratch tapes are used frequently. TSM asks for scratch...

If I'll be using different nodes for each client in order to manage different retentions, each node will be directed to another PD or MGMT, right?

IS the following configuration acceptable:
DB...

can you see it with q libvol?

The volume is physically inside the library?
Did you run checkin libvol for that volume?

BBB,
Eventually most of my data will reside on VTL so it shouldn't be a problem for me to store it all together as you specified, right?

How do you backup one server several times (daily, weekly,...

Hello all,
I'm wondering how are you guys storing each data type?
IBM personnel recommended us to create a different Policy Domain for every data type that points to a different set of tapes so...

Is it recommended to back up directly to tape (one tape per one client)?
It seems that there should be no problem with this.

Anyone?
pros and cons?

Hi,
I just need to verify a thing.
If I use a VTL in my environment, I still need to use the disk pool right?
It is the same concept as before (backup to disk and migrate date to VTL).

Is there...

I assumed that would be the way but had to verify it before doing it :redface:
So as long as the node is a member of specific policy domain it will still backup its data to some destination even if...

Hi everyone,
I am wondering if moving some node's data from one devclass to another (actually moving the data between an old library to a new VTL) is possible without moving the node to a new policy...

OK, thanks BBB

What happens on the second day when I issue the "copy activedaata" command?
Will the new active data reside together with yesterdays data? or will the inactive versions deleted from this pool?

Thank you guys for the quick answers :)
One more question please...
If I start using active data pool, it means that every day, my backups will be stored on this pool (probably disk pool, right?). ...

Hi guys,
As far as I know, when backing up stg pools to copy pool, all data is being copied (active + inactive files). from now on, every time the "backup stg" command is being issued to this...

Some developments...
It looks like a bug in TSM device drivers, that causes the TSM device driver to have problems dealing with VTLscheck out this link:...

Hi,
How do I check if the TSM device drivers are installed on my AIX system?
If it is not installed, where should I install it from? the TSM installation CD?

Thank you,
Avi

Thank you, now it sounds right to me.
We will check into it

Well, my AIX does not create the /dev/lb device.
Should this device be created after the cfgmgr command?
Will the smitty TSM device management detect it without having an actual file?

I tried to...

Hello,
I'm trying to install an ADIC Scalar i2000 library (actually its a virtual library from a VTL) on AIX 5.3 running TSM 5.4.
The AIX only sees the drives as /dev/rmtX but does not see any...

1. Because it is the only way I can guarantee that ALL the data backed up last night to disks will reside on two different tape pools. I don' want to miss any data (that will be available in the...

Thank you, i'll check it.

I remember using Image backup with TSM 5.2. The backup would start only when no process/service/application have handles towards the disk.
While the backup runs, you can...

Thank you for your help :)

It is Windows server 2003.
The biggest downside of Image backup is that during the backup, no file can be read or written to. it is actually like a ghost backup - the...

Why should I disable all activity on the server? Once replication starts it should replicate all changes done up until the replication, not including the current data that is being written while the...

Sorry, but I still didn't get it.
Are you sure of what you are saying? disk to tape is much faster than tape to tape?
I thought that a sequential read from tapes (especially nowadays LTO drives) ...

Hi,
One of my nodes contains 9 million files and the backup takes forever.
Is there a way to make the backup faster?
I know EMC Networker has a little client called SnapImage that is installed on...

So the recommended order should be:
1. Client backs up to TSM via LAN, TSM stores data on disk pool.
2. TSM migrate data from disk pool to primary tape pool.
3. TSM copies deltas from the primary...

Thank you very much

After moving the node's data to a new storage pool , all I need to do is assign the node to domain that points to this storage pool?
that way it will backup continually to the same stgpool, right?

Hi,
We just bought 2 VTL machines (EDL3d 1500 from EMC). The primary machine should replicate data to the secondary one after de-duping the data on the source machine.
We want to set them in...

Hi,
In my company the backup stgpool process is scheduled to run before the migration process even starts.
1. Is that OK? it seems to me that the migration from disks to tapes should finish...

Can you please broaden about the process that need to be done?
I am not that familiar with it.

1. Usually, Once the primary site fails, I need to restore a TSM DB into my secondary TSM server and...

Hi,
Today we are moving tapes from the primary site to the secondary one manually by truck. We bought 2 VTL machines so that the critical data will back up directly to the VTL (or to disks and then...

of course :)
Thank you guys