There are not known limitations on the amount of data to be backed up that
would contribute to a hang. Network problems are one fairly common cause
of hangs, though I would think you would eventually get some kind of
network error. You might consider upgrading to the latest TSM client patch
level (5.1.5.7) to see if the problem may have been addressed via a bug
fix. Beyond that, if the problem persists, I would recommend that you
contact IBM support for assistance.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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Internet e-mail: storman AT us.eyebm DOT com (change eye to i to reply)

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Nick Rutherford <Nick.Rutherford AT HONDA-EU DOT COM>
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01/10/2003 03:15
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        Subject:        Is there a limit on the amount of data an NT client can 
backup ?



Hello all,

we have a TSM client installed on an NT server that has about 250gb of IBM
ESS
storage attached to it.
Recently we have experienced problems with the scheduler service which
appears
to hang during the backup.
The client schedule and error logs do not contain any information.

The TSM server is V5.1.1.0
The TSM client level is V5.1.1.0

The NT server is V4 SP6.
The NT server also runs Notes V5.

Has anybody seen similar problems when backing up such a large volume of
data ?
Any help is appreciated.

regards,

Nick Rutherford.


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