When we upgraded our ADSM server to a larger RS6000, after taking all the
requisite ADSM precautions, I did a mksysb on the old box, moved in the new
one, and restored from the mksysb. After a reboot, we were up and running.
At 02:41 PM 7/1/99 -0400, you wrote:
>If you are just moving from one RS6000 to another, same version of ADSM, I
>think it is actually easier to move a server by restoring the data base.
>I've done it several times.
>
>Read Chap. 20 of the AIX ADSM ADMIN guide "Protecting and recovering your
>data"; read the part about restoring a data base to a point in time.
>
>Also read the section in the ADMIN reference on the DSMSERV RESTORE DB
>command, so that you understand how to restore your data base.
>
>Then treat the "move" just as you would if you were recovering from a
>disaster (in fact, you can impress your boss by telling him/her you are
>testing your disaster recovery plan at the same time..!)
>
>It should go something like this (assumes you have some type of tape media):
>
>1. First install the ADSM server code on your new machine.
>2. Enlarge the DB and recovery log so they are at least the same size as on
>your old ADSM server.
>3. On your old server, shut down all client sessions and enter the command
>DISABLE SESSIONS so no more can start.
>4. Force migrate all your stgpool data off to tape, so that nothing of
>value is left on the disk of the old machine.
>5. Take a full data base backup to tape. (If you want to get creative,
>I've also done things like take the full DB backup to a disk file, then FTP
>the file over to the new server. Whatever.)
>6. Copy the volhistory and devconfig files from your old machine to the new
>one. (ADSM uses these files to locate your tape drives and the correct DB
>backup tape for the restore.)
>7. Copy the dsmserv.opt file from your old machine to the new one. Make
>sure it correctly points to the volhistory and devconfig files you copied
>over.
>8. If you are physically moving the tape drives, recable them to your new
>machine. (This can get a little tricky; if the drive definitions change,
>you will need to doctor the devconfig file so that the drive definitions
>point to the correct AIX /dev files.)
>9. Use the DSMSERV RESTORE DB command to reload your data base.
>10. Bring up the ADSM server on the new machine; delete all the disk
>STGPOOL volume definitions (since they point to files that existed on the
>old server) and recreate them.
>11. Do whatever you have to with IP addressing so that your clients now
>point to the new server.
>
>
>There are a lot of variations on this plan, depending on what disk and tape
>resources you have available to the new machine.
>
>To me this is quicker and easier than an EXPORT/IMPORT, but it just depends
>on your situation.
>
>Good luck!
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>Wanda Prather
>The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
>443-778-8769
>wanda_prather AT jhuapl DOT edu
>
>"Intelligence has much less practical application than you'd think" -
>Scott Adams/Dilbert
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sumitro Chowdhury [SMTP:sumitro AT HOTMAIL DOT COM]
>> Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 12:22 AM
>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> Subject: Re: ADSM Server move question
>>
>> ADSM server can be moved to another RS6000 using "export server" from
>> source
>> rs6k and "import server" in the target system. For more details, see help
>> export server.
>>
>> Also keep in mind the AIX version compatibility with various storage
>> devices. Also you need to create the various adsm related file systems in
>> the target system before doing an import there.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Sumitro Chowdhury
>> e-mail:sumitro AT hotmail DOT com
>>
>>
>>
>> >From: Mark Beck <Mark.Beck AT EXPRO.SHELL.CO DOT UK>
>> >Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>> >To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> >Subject: ADSM Server move question
>> >Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:57:49 +0100
>> >
>> >Can anyone point me in the right direction for getting information on
>> >transferring ADSM server from one RS600 to another.
>> >
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Mark Beck
>> >Shell Services International
>> >Aberdeen
>>
>>
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Fred Johanson
System Administrator, ADSM
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