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Re: Tsm server v5.2.7 be ware

2006-02-08 09:10:11
Subject: Re: Tsm server v5.2.7 be ware
From: Farren Minns <fminns AT WILEY.CO DOT UK>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:08:24 +0000
Hi Gary

I'm am going to be installing on a Solaris 2.9 server. I have the 5.2.2 CD
media too, so maybe I'll give that a go first and then decide what to do.
Not sure if I should go to 5.2.7 now or wait for the next fix.

All the best

Farren
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Sir:

According to ibm's apar, it is a problem decrementing the volumes used
count after the volume is deleted.
There are two possible fixes here.

1.  reboot server frequently.
2. increase your maxscratch settting on tape pools to such a degree that
you will never come close.

Number 2 has a problem if you have only a limited number of scratch
tapes.  Tsm often pulls a scratch when many parcially fillled tapes are
still available, and thus you have "tape leak"
See Richard's quickfacts for more info on this phenomenon.

I chose option 2, increasing maxscratch.  I am using a 3494, and we are
changing to 3590e drives from b.  This will effectively double our stape
capacity in one fell swoop.

By the way, I upgraded from 5.1.9 to 5.2.2 using the installation cd, then
installed 5.2.4 over the top with no major problems.

What version of solaris are you using?



Gary Lee
Senior System Programmer
Ball State University

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Farren Minns
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 8:42 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Tsm server v5.2.7 be ware

Sorry, just read the APAR and I see I just need to increase the MAXSCRATCH
variable.

Farren
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Just ran into this a couple of weeks ago.  Server v5.2.7 on solaris
2.8.  However looks like it effects all platforms.
Below is the message from tsm support I received last night.
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Gary,
I have researched this problem further and found that there is an APAR for
this problem.
APAR IC48456 addresses this problem:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&q1=%2bIC48456&uid=swg1IC48456&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&cc=us&lang=all
This is projected to be fixed in version 5.2.8. I will monitor the progress
of this APAR for you.

Hope this helps someone out there.

Gary Lee
Senior System Programmer
Ball State University


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