Disk for the current TSM server is IDE/PATA in a RAID5 array internal
to the machine - though the OS is on a (eep!) single IDE/PATA drive
connected to the motherboard.
Kurt
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 13:19, David McClelland <tsm AT networkc.co DOT uk>
wrote:
> Okay, another fun question for you Kurt, investigating some alternative lines
> of simply migrating your current TSM server instance to new hardware: is the
> disk upon which your current TSM database/recovery log/storage pool live
> internal to your old server, or is it instead hosted upon external disk and
> thus (potentially) relatively feasible to 'introduce' to your new hardware?
>
> /DMc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of Kurt Buff
> Sent: 12 October 2009 21:09
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Migration for Windows-based installation
>
> So, what happens to all the tapes I have offsite at Iron Mountain, and
> the archives I have stored in my basement vault, etc.
>
> I'll be perusing the archives as you suggest, but this isn't exactly
> crystalline to me just yet.
>
> A complicating factor that I hadn't realized until I did a bit of
> digging just now is that the current database holds references to a
> *really* old set of 8mm (AIT2) tapes from a Spectralogic Treefrog that
> we migrated from some years ago.
>
> Would the procedure you're suggesting clean that up?
>
> Kurt
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:10, Kelly Lipp <lipp AT storserver DOT com> wrote:
>> Start from scratch. Install TSM at the level you would like, move and
>> configure the library. Point the clients at the new server and go. That
>> first backup will necessarily be a full. Will take longer than usual, but
>> easy.
>>
>> This method allows you go "clean up" your database.
>>
>> Keep the old server around until the data expires.
>>
>> Clearly, there are more details, especially since you are going to re-use
>> the library on the new STORServer (oops, I mean TSM Server). The overall
>> concept is sound. For sites of your size I like this method as it is simple
>> and gets me a brand new, pristine database. This will become important next
>> year when you migrate to TSM 6.2. Besides, a clean start is always a good
>> thing.
>>
>> This topic has been covered earlier and in much more detail. You might
>> peruse the archives to see what you can find. My name will show up along
>> with others like Wanda who have been through this many times.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Kelly Lipp
>> Chief Technical Officer
>> www.storserver.com
>> 719-266-8777 x7105
>> STORServer solves your data backup challenges.
>> Once and for all.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
>> Of Kurt Buff
>> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 1:02 PM
>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Migration for Windows-based installation
>>
>> I'd prefer to be able to migrate server data as much as possible,
>> including the diskpool, but if it it would be an incredibly difficult
>> maneuver (or take inordinate amounts of time, say on the order of more
>> than a 4-day weekend) and/or the downside of losing the diskpool is
>> relatively minor, I could potentially live without it.
>>
>> I would also contemplate keeping the current TSM server version on the
>> new machine and upgrading immediately after implementation if that
>> would be of benefit.
>>
>> We back up fewer than 10 servers, but one is our Exchange 2003 server
>> at roughly 200gb and is a full backup every night, and the other is
>> our file server at over 2tb, though on a nightly basis it normally
>> does around 25-50gb.
>>
>> Does that answer your question?
>>
>> Kurt
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:18, David McClelland <tsm AT networkc.co DOT uk>
>> wrote:
>>> Are you looking purely at a lift and shift hardware change here, or at a
>>> clean installation of TSM Server (at 5.5.3 for example) and migrating
>>> clients into the new instance?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> /David Mc
>>> London, UK
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
>>> Behalf Of Kurt Buff
>>> Sent: 12 October 2009 18:54
>>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>>> Subject: [ADSM-L] Migration for Windows-based installation
>>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> We have a TSM server that's running out of steam, and nearing the end
>>> of its expected reliable life. We have Version 5, Release 3, Level 4.6
>>> installed, with various levels of clients installed on our servers.
>>> The server has 1gb RAM, roughly 2tb of disk storage, but it's old/slow
>>> PATA, and the OS is Win2k Pro. Definitely not ideal.
>>>
>>> The tape robot is a Spectralogic T50, with two LTO3 drives and 25
>>> slots, out of which we expect to get much more life.
>>>
>>> We expect to replace the server with a new Dell server with 3tb of
>>> SATA disk, 3gb RAM, Win2k3 (32bit), and use the current tape robot.
>>>
>>> I'd like to get to the newest in the 5.x series on the new server,
>>> since the talk on this list about moving to 6.x indicates to me that
>>> we'd be better off staying at 5.x for now.
>>>
>>> I've been casting about, and can't seem to find documentation on how
>>> to migrate the setup to the new machine.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a pointer to good documentation on doing this?
>>>
>>> Frankly, we've been given a quote by a VAR, and though the number of
>>> hours they are quoting seem reasonable, the price they're asking to
>>> work with us on this is beyond our budget.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Kurt
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