DB Backup to file device is much easier and straightforward.  That's the 
process I've used before and if at first you mess something up on the clone 
box, you can try again without messing with the original prod box.  (as long as 
you don't delete the backup files).

See Ya'
Howard


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> Hello
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> Didn't see the original post, but yes I have (sort of)
> 
> As Christian said, I also had to copy the log files.
> 
> I didn't do it with a DB copy because that wouldn't start up, the clone
> server complained about it's copy volumes so I reduced the copies to
> one on
> the donor machine, copied the DB/logs and added copies back.  The copy
> was
> done while the server was down.
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> For the life of me I can't remember what I did about the
> dbpageshadowfile.....
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> Maybe a better approach would be a db backup to a file type device?
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> Hi David,
> I don't think that will work. Because you need log files and
> DBPageShadowFile synced with your databases.
> 
> I was involved with IGS/IBM SWG when we clone couple hundred of Linux
> TSM
> Servers using CBMR. But that was more for a installation point of view?
> We where looking at DB Mirror and Log Mirror (DBCOPY LOGCOPY) and had
> to
> much problems, so they ended with CBMR to install/Clone and DB Backup
> to
> keep a copy of the database after installation.
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> Ehresman [deehre01 AT LOUISVILLE DOT EDU]
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> Ämne: Cloning a TSM
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> Has anyone tried to clone a TSM by using a TSM dbcopy volume as the db
> file
> for the cloned TSM?  If so, would you be willing to discuss the steps
> you
> went thru.
> 
> Thanks,
> David Ehresman
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