Who is this "ADSML" person?

        Are they just an ADSM user/administrator like the rest of us, or are
they a developer, or a support person with perhaps a little more "inside
information". Unless this is a person with some incredible amount of ADSM
authority, I would suggest them NOT sign all their letters "ADSML", as this
can be misleading, especially to folks new to this list.

        If this person must be anonymous and use a fictitious name, please
use something other than "ADSML".IMHO

Ben
Micron Technology Inc.
Boise, Id

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM LIST [mailto:adsml AT MAILANDNEWS DOT COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:19 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: RESTORING DATA AFTER REINSTALLING ADSM
> Importance: High
>
>
> If you only touch executables like dsmserv, then YES you can get away
> with an overwrite/reinstall.  Gotta remember, those install dirs
> contain information like your
> licenses/dsmserv.dsk/nodelock/options which
> deal directly with you current config.  Once those disappear, might as
> well reinstall from scratch.
>
> Best suggestion is BACKUP/RESTORE DB saving off
> volhist/devcnfg/options
> files.
> Then reinstall followed by a PIT restore.
>
> Ciao,
> ADSML
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> > Kevin P. Gibbons
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 8:51 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: RESTORING DATA AFTER REINSTALLING ADSM
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have ADSM running on an IBM AIX 4.1.4 box.  It has been
> running for
> > about
> > six months.  It is the OPTICAL Jukebox and we have half of
> the optical
> > CD ROMS
> > full with data.
> >
> > We must reinstall the operating system to upgrade to AIX
> 4.1.5.  All the
> > ADSM databases
> > are stored on the /adsmdb and adsmdbc (copy) filesystems.
> We have the
> > log stored
> > under the /adsmlog and adsmlogc filesystems.   We have been
> doing a FULL
> > ADSM database
> > backup each day to the optical disks.  We have also backed up the
> > volumes and logs to the optical
> > disks.
> >
> > My question is as follows.  Can we simply re-install the ADSM (under
> > /usr/lpp/adsm and /usr/lpp/adsmserv)
> > software without doing anything special for the ADSm
> databases and the
> > data on the optical disks?    Does
> > the installation of ADSM wipe out the database or any other
> ADSM data or
> > configuration?
> >
>