Howard/Paul,

        This problem has been reported against the 5.4 AND 5.5 TSM client
levels. It has also been reported against all client platforms EXCEPT
Windows. Paul, I am trying to track down your specific question to see if
this also includes MAC OS 10.x. I believe the answer is yes, but I need to
verify.

        Fix levels for this APAR are 5.4.2, and 5.5.2. Release dates for
these levels are subject to change, but 5.4.2 is due out later this month
and 5.5.1 is due out 2Q08.

        I also am trying to see if these will be released as an interim
fix. I still need to verify this.


At 01:04 PM 3/17/2008 -0500, you wrote:

Does anyone know if these issues exist in the 5.5 Clients?  It may be
that since 5.5 is GA they will urge us in that direction.  I was
planning to go there, but if these kinds of speed and support issues
exist, we may not for some time.

See Ya'
Howard


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of Steve Roder
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:08 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 5.4 performance issues
>
> Hi All,
>
>      I wonder, with so many months passing since 5.4 has gone GA, and
> no
> usuable, secure 5.4 client, will IBM be extending support of 5.3?
>
>      We are in the process of testing 5.3.5.5, as it fixes the
security
> issue in dsmcad, and does not have the preformance issues of 5.4.x.
> And
> then in less than 7 weeks, we will be unsupported.
>
> Steve Roder
> University at Buffalo
> (spr AT buffalo DOT edu | (716)645-3564)
>
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Dave Canan wrote:
> >          IBM has had several customers reporting this performance
> issue
> > after upgrading to level 5.4. APAR IC53531 was originally opened for
> this
> > for the NetWare platform only. We are now also seeing the same issue
> for
> > this APAR for customers on UNIX platforms as well. (However, this
> APAR does
> > not apply to Windows platforms.) For Netware, the interim fix is
> 5.4.1.4. I
> > do not have the date for the UNIX platforms yet.
> >
> >
> > At 05:02 PM 3/14/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Hi All,
> > >
> > >      We recently upgraded the TSM clients on our cryus imap
servers
> from
> > >5.3.0.12 to 5.4.1.2 (and then 5.4.1.5), and since that upgrade, we
> have
> > >seen the backups of about 4.5million files in each of our 12 spools
> go
> > >from about 2.5 hours to approx. 4 days (had we let it run to
> completion).
> > >
> > >Anyone else seeing issues with 5.4.x on Solaris clients with
> millions of
> > >files?
> > >
> > >Other vitals:
> > >  Server: 5.4.1.2 on AIX
> > >  Network: GB
> > >
> > >  Client OS Solaris 2.9
> > >   Filesystems are VxFS on an Hitachi 9960.
> > >
> > >We have opened a PMR with IBM, and they want to run some traces,
but
> we
> > >have since reverted back to 5.3.0.12, and our 2.5hr backups.
> > >
> > >We need to run 5.4 to stay supported, and a minimum of 5.4.1.2 for
> the
> > >fix for the security issues in dsmcad, which we use for email
> restores on
> > >these systems.
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance for any insights anyone can provide.
> > >
> > >
> > >Steve Roder
> > >University at Buffalo
> > >(spr AT buffalo DOT edu | (716)645-3564)
> >
> > Dave Canan
> > TSM Performance
> > IBM Advanced Technical Support
> > ddcanan AT us.ibm DOT com

Dave Canan
TSM Performance
IBM Advanced Technical Support
ddcanan AT us.ibm DOT com