ADSM-L

Re: NT Server Setup and other Questions

1998-01-16 20:59:43
Subject: Re: NT Server Setup and other Questions
From: Don Burdette <dburdett AT IX.NETCOM DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 17:59:43 -0800
We do have Domino running on these servers. Perhaps the key, I will try it
on Monday.

Thanks,

Don

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> From: Dennis Schaffer <Dennis.Schaffer AT MUTUALOFOMAHA DOT COM>
> From: Dennis Schaffer <Dennis.Schaffer AT MUTUALOFOMAHA DOT COM>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: NT Server Setup and other Questions
> Date: Friday,January 16,1998 2:00 PM
>
> Regarding the ADSM for NT client installation, we've seen this problem
and,
> while we don't know exactly what situations(s) cause it, we've generally
> been able to avoid it by doing the following:
>
> (1 Scanning the c:\winnt directory for a copy of "uninst.exe" and
renaming
>    it, if found, prior to invoking ADSM's \DISK1\SETUP program; I think
its
>    another version created by Netfinity (another IBM product) but I'm not
>    sure.
>
> (2 If Lotus Notes Domino is running, stop it before invoking \DISK1\SETUP
>
> Dennis Schaffer
> Mutual of Omaha
>
>
>
>
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>
> lipp AT STORSOL DOT COM on 01/16/98 10:06:05 AM
>
> Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:    (bcc: Dennis Schaffer)
> Subject:  Re: NT Server Setup and other Questions
>
>
>
>
> No idea about your NT problem.  I've seen this myself, but never resolved
> it.
> The best way to build off-site volumes is by using a copy storage pool
> (tape) and the backup stg command.
> Yes, you should probably back up ADSM as described in the ADMIN guide.  I
> would think it will be easier to recover ADSM using their procedure than
> the AS/400 procedure.  I'm not an AS/400 guy though.
> On a daily basis you should backup your storage pools, backup your
database
> and make sure a copy of the volhist.out and devconfig.out files are off
of
> your server.  You need those two files and a good database backup to
> restore and ADSM server.  You need a copy of the client data (backup stg
> into a copy storage pool) to finish the restoration job.
> Kelly
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Don Burdette [SMTP:dburdett AT IX.NETCOM DOT COM]
> Sent:   Thursday, January 15, 1998 9:26 PM
> To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:        NT Server Setup and other Questions
> I have successfully installed the ADSM Client on 2 of our 5 NT Servers,
> without problem. The last three servers will read the setup diskette and
> then stop all processing from there on. I can see the setup job running
> under the processes screen, but I never get the starting setup screen
> displayed. Anybody have any ideas what might be going on?
> I also have some general ADSM knowledge questions:
> 1) We are only using tape as our primary storage pool. What is the best
way
> to produce off-site copies?
> 2) We are using the AS/400 as our server and backing up the ADSM user
> library as part of our regular AS/400 backup procedures. Do we need to do
> the backup as described in the Administrator's Guide?
> 3) What kinds of housekeeping items do in need to be doing. I have only
be
> running it a little over a week, but I wonder what kinds of things I
should
> be doing daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Donald Burdette
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