Enclosed are our procedures (we have an ADSM/NT Server and STK9710 tape
library). As always, this works for us (your mileage may vary...) and we do
not currently use DRM (which we are planning to implement in the future).
These procedures have served us well, they were created prior to the
introduction of DRM.
DRP Process (Admin Schedules create Copy Storage Pool DR_PWM and database
backup daily)
Report information (device config, volhist, server option files and query
system command output)
for the ADSM/NT Server is created using
WINAT.
Command executes at 6am daily, output placed in ADSMDRP directory.
Create Diskette copy of ADSMDRP directory
Retrieve Diskette from ADSM DRP Diskette repository
Update label with current date, place in ADSM Server drive
Drag and Drop C:\ADSMDRP directory+contents to A:\
Move DRP Tape Volumes and Diskette to Vault
Using the ADSM Administrative Client GUI...
Click on + for Storage Pools
Double click on Storage Pool Volumes
Click on Storage Pool bar (sort by Storage Pool Name)
Review DR_PWM volumes (record volume with Access Mode of
READ/WRITE)
Or
Using the ADSM Administrative Client Command Line...
MACRO QDRR1
(Which will list any DR_PWM volumes that have an ACCESS MODE of
READ/WRITE, or
READ/ONLY)
Then issue the following command series for any tapes listed above.
MACRO UPDRR1 000nnn
(where 000nnn is the volume to be moved offsite)
(Which performs the following command)
UPDate Volume 000nnn ACCess= OFfsite LOcation="Records Center"
Then perform:
MACRO NOW0 000nnn
(Which performs the following command)
CHECKOut LIBVolume STK_9710_00 000nnn
At STK 9710...Press Execute to unlock CAP
Remove Tape 000nnn
Query REQuest
(To find out which replies are outstanding.)
Reply 0nn
(where 0nn is taken from Activity
Log/outstanding reply message)
Using the ADSM Administrative Client GUI...
Click on + for Storage Pools (will display Storage Pool
Volumes entry)
Double click on Storage Pool Volumes
(verify that Tape 000nnn has an Access Mode
of OFFSITE)
Using the ADSM Administrative Client Command Line...
Query LIBHist T=DBBackup
Determine which volumes are new DBBackup (data base
backups) volumes.
MACRO UPDBBR1 000nnn
(where 000nnn is the volume to be moved offsite)
(Which performs the following command)
UPDate VOLHistory 000nnn DEVclass=dlt7000c LOcation="Records Center"
Then perform:
MACRO NOW0 000nnn
(Which performs the following command)
CHECKOut LIBVolume STK_9710_00 000nnn
(where 000nnn is the volume to be moved offsite)
At STK 9710...Press Execute to unlock CAP
Remove Tape 000nnn
Query REQuest
(To find out which replies are outstanding.)
Reply 0nn
(where 0nn is taken from Activity Log/outstanding reply
message, the zero is not required)
Using the ADSM Administrative Client Command Line...
MACRO QDBB
(Which performs the following command)
Query VOLHistory TYPE=DBB
Determine which Backupfull volume is to be returned, note the date of the
most
recent tape that will be coming back, you will need this date for the
next step.
(mm/dd/ccyy)
DELete VOLHist Type=DBBackup TODate=mm/dd/ccyy
(Where mm/dd/ccyy is 1 day greater than the date recorded above. Deleting
the volume
history of the Database Backups makes them eligible to become scratch tapes
when
they are put back into the ATL.)
Request oldest tape(s) to be returned (2 weeks are kept
offsite).
Gather OFFSITE tapes and place in transport
box
Send transport box to Records Center
Return Reclaimed DRP Tape Volumes to 9710 Library
Retrieve transport box from Records
Center/Messenger Services
Verify Tapes that need to be returned to the
9710 library
Using the ADSM Administrative Client Command Line...
MACRO BRINGIN0 000nnn
(Which performs the following command)
CHECKIn LIBVolume STK_9710_00 000nnn STAT=SCRatch
(where 000nnn is the volume returned from offsite)
At STK 9710...Press Execute to unlock CAP
Insert Tape 000nnn (in top slot)
Query REQuest
Reply 0nn
(where 0nn is taken from Activity Log/outstanding reply message, the
zero is not required)
Reclamation/Copy Storage Pool/DR_PWM
1. Assure nightly backups completed successfully.
2. Change Reclamation Threshold for DR_PWM to 95%.
Using the ADSM Administrative Client GUI...
Double click on Storage Pools
Double click on DR_PWM
Click on Reclamation tab
Change Reclamation Threshold to 95%
OK to save/exit
3. Allow Reclamation processing to complete. ( This process could take
up to several hours to complete.)
4. Change Reclamation Threshold for DR_PWM to 100%.
5. Mark new copy pool volumes as offsite.
Using the ADSM Administrative Client Command
Line...
MACRO UPDRR1 000nnn
(where 000nnn is the volume to be
moved offsite)
(Which performs the following
command)
UPDate Volume 000nnn ACCess= OFfsite
LOcation="Records Center"
Then perform:
MACRO NOW0 000nnn
(Which performs the following
command)
CHECKOut LIBVolume STK_9710_00
000nnn
At STK 9710...Press Execute to unlock CAP
Remove Tape 000nnn
Query REQuest
(To find out which replies are
outstanding.)
Reply 0nn
(where 0nn is taken from Activity
Log/outstanding reply message, the zero is not required)
Query LIBVolume
(will display all volumes in
the library, 000nnn will not be present)
Using the ADSM Administrative Client GUI...
Click on + for Storage Pools (will
display Storage Pool Volumes entry)
Double click on Storage Pool Volumes
(verify that Tape
000nnn has an Access Mode of OFFSITE)
6. Move offsite volumes to Records Center and retrieve reclaimed
volumes.
7. Return reclaimed tapes to 9710 Library.
Using the ADSM Administrative Client Command Line...
MACRO BRINGIN0 000nnn
CHECKIn LIBVolume STK_9710_00 000nnn
STATus=SCRatch
(where 000nnn is the volume returned
from offsite)
At STK 9710...Press Execute to unlock CAP
Insert Tape 000nnn
(in top slot)
Query REQuest
Reply 0nn
(where 0nn is taken from Activity
Log/outstanding reply message, the zero is not required)
Query LIBVolume
(will display all volumes in the library, 000nnn will be
present)
-----Original Message-----
From: Macko, JoEllen [SMTP:jmacko AT AGOC DOT COM]
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 1999 9:22 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Off-Site Storage
Hello Listers!
I am in the process of setting up ADSM for my company's computer
systems. I
am wondering how other companies handle off-site storage of their
tapes when
they use ADSM. Currently in our non-ADSM world, we send a set of
tapes
off-site each week, however, we would like to change this to be a
daily
occurrence at some point. If anyone would care to share their plans
with
me, I would certainly appreciate it. We do not have the
time/resources to
make two backup copies of our data as our consultant suggested that
we do.
Jo Ellen Macko
Armstrong IT
The Armstrong Group of Companies
Butler PA
jmacko AT agoc DOT com
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