Can you please share with us the script that does offsite checkout. We have
Oracle , AIX and TSM.
thanks a million
regards
Shekar
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> From: John Marquart[SMTP:jomarqua AT INDIANA DOT EDU]
> Reply To: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:01 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Offsite Storage w/out DRM
>
> Well oddly enough, out DB backups have been going offsite since before I
> arrived. We have a script that checks out the most recent backup, and
> then also logs the date, volume info, etc.
>
> -john
>
> On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Orville Lantto wrote:
>
> > What are you planning for moving and tracking your database backups?
> >
> > Orville L. Lantto
> > Datatrend Technologies, Inc.
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> > Minnetonka, MN 55305
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> > F: 952-931-1293
> > C: 612-770-9166
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > John Marquart <jomarqua AT INDIANA DOT EDU>
> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> > 03/06/01 03:32 PM
> > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
> >
> >
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > cc:
> > Subject: Offsite Storage w/out DRM
> >
> >
> > Hello all,
> > I am working on setting up an offsite storage plan, and needed
> to
> > get some clarification on my configuration.
> >
> >
> > 1) Based on the _TSM for AIX: Admin Guide_ Ch. 20, I came up with the
> > following schedule:
> >
> >
> > backup stgpool prim_pool copy_pool
> > update stgpool copy_pool reclaim=100
> > update volume * access=offsite location="offsite" \
> > wherestgpool=copy_pool whereaccess=readwrite,readonly \
> > wherestatus=filling,full
> >
> > <grep/manipulate previous output to obtain volume list>
> > <checkout volumes in volumelist>
> > backup db type=full devclass=3590tape scratch=yes
> > backup devconfig filename=dev.config
> > backup volhistory filename=vol.history
> > query volume stgpool=copy_pool access=offsite status=empty
> >
> > <grep/manipulate previous output to obtain volume list>
> > <checkin volumes in volumelist>
> > <update volumes in volumelist to access=readwrite>
> >
> >
> > 2) But then, I heard something about a "move media" command - and after
> > reading the _Admin Reference_ and checking out the archives I can up w/
> > another 2 possibilities:
> >
> > A)
> >
> > backup stgpool prim_pool copy_pool
> > update stgpool copy_pool reclaim=100
> > move media * stgpool=copy_pool wherestate=mountableinlib \
> > wherestatus=full,filling ovflocation="Offsite Location" \
> > remove=yes cmd="update volume &vol access=offsite" \
> > cmdfile=checkout.mac checklabel=no
> > macro checkout.mac
> > backup db type=full devclass=3590tape scratch=yes
> > backup devconfig filename=dev.config
> > backup volhistory filename=vol.history
> >
> > <move the checkout tapes offsite>
> >
> > query media stgpool=copy_pool wherestatus=empty \
> > wherestate=mountablenotinlib cmd="checkin libvol 3494a &vol \
> > status=private devclass=3590 checklabel=no &NL update vol &vol \
> > access=readwrite" cmdfile=checkin.mac
> >
> > <parse checkin.mac to find tapes, return from offsite>
> >
> > macro checkin.mac
> >
> >
> > B) begins the same, but after moving the checkout tapes offsite,
> finishes
> > w/ the following instead of the query media, etc. command:
> >
> > <move the chekout tapes offsite>
> >
> > move media * stgpool=copy_pool wherestate=mountablenotinlib \
> > wherestatus=empty cmd="checkin libvol 3494a &vol status=private
> \
> > devclass=3590 &NL update volume &vol access=readwrite" \
> > cmdfile=checkin.mac
> >
> > <parse checkin.mac to find tapes, return from offsite>
> >
> > macro checkin.mac
> >
> >
> > --------
> >
> > While my example 1 is the "by the book" method, it seems from
> the
> > varied posts concerning "move media vs. checkout" that the "move media"
> > command is the preferred method. Assuming that is the case, I
> completely
> > do not understand why the "move media" command can check tapes out of
> the
> > library, but not back in. Given this restraint, is there any advantage
> of
> > my 2B method over my 2A method?
> >
> > Also, w/ regards to the checkout procedure, is my "move media"
> > version the simplest it can be? The reason I ask, is that it befuddles
> me
> > why I can't set access=offsite when i am using it to check tapes out,
> but
> > rather have to do it via the cmd option.
> >
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> > -john marquart
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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