Zoltan -

I wouldn't touch this configuration with someone else's sharp stick.

For one thing, to run expiration in a realistic manner you'll be limited to one 
run per day unless you change the date on the test server.

I'd break the testing into at least two stages -- one as a stand-alone, running 
the expire inventory with the production database copy, and the second as a TSM 
server with it's own database (not sure of the terminology here; we've never 
set up multiple servers with one library manager).

If you could logically or physically partition the library for a while that 
would let you test the library interface before swapping servers.

Tom

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Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 10:10 AM
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Subject: Expiration on a Test server

We have purchased a new, even beefier server then our last one.

To make sure it is configured optimally, we want to test how long an
expire inventory runs.  Our biggest server is up to 190G DB and expires
run 40-48hours.

I installed and configured the new server, connecting it to the main, tape
library owning server, which happens to be the one with the big DB.

I have taken the 190G DB and restored it to this new server.

Never having done this, I may be asking stupid question, but want to be
sure I don't do anything irreversible that may effect the production
server.

I want to run an EXPIRE INVENTORY against the restored database, perhaps
numerous times.

Will doing this effect the actual, live data on the production server,
since they see each other?  I was concerned it would try to release tapes
and such.
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