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Re: [ADSM-L] "Waiting for access to input volume"

2008-11-25 13:46:54
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] "Waiting for access to input volume"
From: Kelly Lipp <lipp AT STORSERVER DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:45:09 -0700
I don't think that's true. The purpose of the new code was to eliminate the 
problem with sequential volumes.

Kelly Lipp
CTO
STORServer, Inc.
485-B Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-266-8777
www.storserver.com


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Petrullo, Michael G.
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] "Waiting for access to input volume"

Kelly,

The multi-access read only applies to random access volumes, ie. Disk.

Shawn,

This is a flaw of TSM. If a process is using/holding a volume another
process will not be able to use it until it completes. I have ran into
this issue when running an export that was using a volume and then a
migration tried to access the same volume. The migration wasn't able to
get access to the volume until the export finished. I've even gone to
the extent of calling IBM about this issue and they informed me that it
is not even "in the works" for future versions of TSM. Hope this clears
things up a little.

Regards,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Kelly Lipp
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] "Waiting for access to input volume"

I haven't been following the entire thread, but multi-access read is now
available on certain TSM volumes.  It's a V5.5 feature.  May be time to
upgrade...  May be time to read the release notes at any rate to see if
your problem is addressed by this new feature.

Kelly Lipp
CTO
STORServer, Inc.
485-B Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-266-8777
www.storserver.com


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Shawn Drew
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] "Waiting for access to input volume"

It's intermittent slow backups that can sometimes occupy the virtual
tape like this.
I would like to make sure that a single slow backup doesn't hold up the
whole "Life Cycle".   I would prefer to have the single Backup Storage
pool process fail and move to the next step in the housekeeping script
than having to cancel the backup manually when I happen to notice this
happening.  If I can't find a time-out, then I will setup a monitor
script to cancel if the wait time gets too large)

Any ideas?

Regards,
Shawn
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Perhaps a stuck restore has the volume?   Check "Q RESTORE"....




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Does anyone know how to set the time-out for this?  The device class
"Mount Wait" doesn't seem to apply


14     Backup Storage Pool      Primary Pool VTL_C1, Copy Pool VTL_C2,
Files
Backed Up: 7, Bytes Backed Up:
17,871,357,954,
Unreadable Files: 0, Unreadable Bytes: 0.

Current Physical File (bytes): 10,866,872

Waiting for access to input volume
K00459L3
(27271 seconds). Current output volume:
W00472L3.


Regards,
Shawn
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