FW: ADSM Newbie questions

We also have ADSM on an SP2.  Our server is at 2.1.5.10.  We also purchased
the Disaster Recovery Module.  I don't know if that's available on 2.1.0.1
or not.

1.  Our procedure (untested so far, but we're not production yet) is to
restore the server node from a mksysb image, restore the other volume groups
(including the ones used for the adsm database, log, storage pool, etc.)
from a savevg, then following the instructions & running the scripts so
wonderfully prepared by DRM.  The DRM script knows everything about the
database size, volhist, which volumes were considered offsite, etc.

2.  I was "thrown" into ADSM too, and am very glad we purchased DRM so I
don't have to figure out how to do it manually.  We make backup our storage
pools and database every day and those tapes are taken offsite.  If we ever
need to restore our database locally, we'll just call for the tape to be
returned.

3.  Sorry.  Can't answer this one.
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From: Wood, Darren
To: Multiple recipients of list ADSM-L
Subject: ADSM Newbie questions
Date: Tuesday, January 14, 1997 5:19AM


Hello everybody,
                       Having been thrown in at the deep end and given
the task of implementing ADSM ( with only the manuals to read ) I've
finally come up gasping for air and with a few questions.

Please forgive me if these questions are basic but any help/pointing me
in the right direction for answers would be gratefully appreciated.

1. Am I right in assuming that the procedure for a 'Bare metal restore'
of the ADSM server after a disaster is as follows :-
      i)    Re-install the ADSM server onto new system.
      ii)   Increase the size of the d/b & recovery log to that of the
original.
      iii)  Restore the volhist, dev config & server option files.
      iv)  Restore the ADSM d/b.
      v)   Change status of all stg volumes not off-site to destroyed.
      vi)  Change status of all off-site volumes to readwrite.
      vii) Restore Primary stg volumes.

2. Would the import/export be useful in a disaster recover position ?

3. Once a ADSM d/b backup has been performed can a copy of this backup
be taken to enable a copy to be sent off-site ?

4. While testing I got the following message every time I made a client
to server connection.
TcpOpen() : setsockopt (SO_SNDBUF) : errno = 74
TcpOpen() : setsockopt (SO_RCVBUF) : errno = 74
TcpOpen() : setsockopt failed to open on one or more options
Does anybody know why this is happening ?

My set up is
ADSM server & client V2.1.0.1
IBM SP2 all nodes AIX  4.1.4 connected through a High speed switch.

Thanks in advance.

          Darren