ADSM-L

Re: Recovery log utilization does not drop after DB backup

2001-05-30 09:30:46
Subject: Re: Recovery log utilization does not drop after DB backup
From: Angela Hughes <hughesa1989 AT YAHOO DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 06:31:41 -0700
This problem can also be eliminated by performing a
full DB backup daily which I've always done and if the
environment is very large with a lot of activity you
can perform incremental DB backups with the DB trigger
option throughout the day.
Thanks,
Angela

--- David Longo <David.Longo AT HEALTH-FIRST DOT ORG> wrote:
> When your recovery log hits 100%, basically one of
> When your recovery log hits 100%, basically one of
> two things happens.
>
> 1.  If there is "Available Space" greater than
> "Assigned Capacity" then log will acquire some of
> this additional space.
>
> 2.  When all space is consumed - TSM server crashes!
>  I have had this happen with 3.7.4.0 server on AIX.
> Solution for that is to use OS level dsmfmt and
> dsmserv extend log to gain additional space so
> server can be restarted.
>
>
> David B. Longo
> System Administrator
> Health First, Inc.
> 3300 Fiske Blvd.
> Rockledge, FL 32955-4305
> PH      321.434.5536
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> david.longo AT health-first DOT org
>
>
> >>> suad AT CCU1.AUCKLAND.AC DOT NZ 05/30/01 02:28AM >>>
> > some time ago I complained in a mail to this list
> that the recovery log
> > utilization is not reset after a database backup.
> APAR IC30181 was generated
> > for this problem. Its status is "open".
>
> I complained about the problem too. The response I
> got was, when the system was
> too busy it took a while for it to happen.
>
> I have done this when no sessions/processes were
> running on the system and it still
> took over an hour to reset itself.
>
> Our situation is worse as sometimes the log jumps up
> to over 90% before we start to
> backup (triggered by a ANR0314W). It has continued
> to increase after the backup
> and has got to 98% in one observed instance. Will it
> stop sessions if it gets to 100?
>
> The reason we don't have a auto triggered backup is
> that we use a manual tape
> drive (LTO is a bit of a waste for incrementals).
>
> Suad
> --
>
>
>
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