If this person is an ADSM professional, I wonder why he/she feels the need
to remain anonymous.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Bassi [SMTP:jbassi AT GLORYWORKS DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 10:53 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: ADSML person...
>
> Rene,
>
> I disagree.  From the responses I have seen from the "ADSML" person, his
> responses have been inaccurate on occasion and somewhat misleading.
> His posts only seem half right!  If his responses were 100% right all
> the time, then I would be willing to entertain the fact that he/she is
> calling themselves the "ADSML".
>
>
> Joshua S. Bassi
> Storage Management Team Lead
> Tivoli Certified Consultant - ADSM V3
> IBM Certified Specialist - AIX and
> Mid-Range Storage Technical Solutions
> Dickens Services Group
> (404) 386-9848
> jbassi AT gloryworks DOT com
> www.TeamDSG.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Lambelet,Rene,VEVEY,FC-SIL/INF.
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 7:43 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: ADSML person...
>
>
> Hello Ben, I fully agree with you. But I'd like also to thank the ADSML
> person for the quality and speed of his advices to this list!
>
> Regards,
>
> Rene Lambelet
> Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestle - CH-1800 Vevey
> Tel: ++41'21'924'35'43 / Fax: ++41'21'924'45'89
> E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bbullock [SMTP:bbullock AT MICRON DOT COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 4:35 PM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Re: RESTORING DATA AFTER REINSTALLING ADSM
> >
> > Who is this "ADSML" person?
> >
> >         Are they just an ADSM user/administrator like the rest of us, or
> > are
> > they a developer, or a support person with perhaps a little more "inside
> > information". Unless this is a person with some incredible amount of
> ADSM
> > authority, I would suggest them NOT sign all their letters "ADSML", as
> > this
> > can be misleading, especially to folks new to this list.
> >
> >         If this person must be anonymous and use a fictitious name,
> please
> > use something other than "ADSML".IMHO
> >
> > Ben
> > Micron Technology Inc.
> > Boise, Id
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ADSM LIST [mailto:adsml AT MAILANDNEWS DOT COM]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:19 PM
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: Re: RESTORING DATA AFTER REINSTALLING ADSM
> > > Importance: High
> > >
> > >
> > > If you only touch executables like dsmserv, then YES you can get away
> > > with an overwrite/reinstall.  Gotta remember, those install dirs
> > > contain information like your
> > > licenses/dsmserv.dsk/nodelock/options which
> > > deal directly with you current config.  Once those disappear, might as
> > > well reinstall from scratch.
> > >
> > > Best suggestion is BACKUP/RESTORE DB saving off
> > > volhist/devcnfg/options
> > > files.
> > > Then reinstall followed by a PIT restore.
> > >
> > > Ciao,
> > > ADSML
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> > > [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> > > > Kevin P. Gibbons
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 8:51 AM
> > > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > > Subject: RESTORING DATA AFTER REINSTALLING ADSM
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > We have ADSM running on an IBM AIX 4.1.4 box.  It has been
> > > running for
> > > > about
> > > > six months.  It is the OPTICAL Jukebox and we have half of
> > > the optical
> > > > CD ROMS
> > > > full with data.
> > > >
> > > > We must reinstall the operating system to upgrade to AIX
> > > 4.1.5.  All the
> > > > ADSM databases
> > > > are stored on the /adsmdb and adsmdbc (copy) filesystems.
> > > We have the
> > > > log stored
> > > > under the /adsmlog and adsmlogc filesystems.   We have been
> > > doing a FULL
> > > > ADSM database
> > > > backup each day to the optical disks.  We have also backed up the
> > > > volumes and logs to the optical
> > > > disks.
> > > >
> > > > My question is as follows.  Can we simply re-install the ADSM (under
> > > > /usr/lpp/adsm and /usr/lpp/adsmserv)
> > > > software without doing anything special for the ADSm
> > > databases and the
> > > > data on the optical disks?    Does
> > > > the installation of ADSM wipe out the database or any other
> > > ADSM data or
> > > > configuration?
> > > >
> > >