ADSM-L

Re: Stoping the server through a script

2000-04-17 09:16:53
Subject: Re: Stoping the server through a script
From: Lindsay Morris <lmorris AT OPENMIC DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 09:16:53 -0400
Thanks.  How sad for my lazy habits.  I'm really going to have to start
worrying about getting all tapes dismounted before I halt?

I really don't want to.

Does everybody else want to?
Does anybody know exactly why *SM marks a volume unavailable?

Scott Fluegge wrote:
>
> Actually I am running adsm 3.1.2.20 on two 3494s, two 3575s, 7 3570s and a
> 3595...  We have at one time or another run into this problem on each of these
> libraries!!
>
> Scott
>
> Lindsay Morris <lmorris AT OPENMIC DOT COM> on 04/17/2000 08:03:23 AM
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:    (bcc: Scott Fluegge/COR/MLW/US/venatorgroup)
> Subject:  Re: Stoping the server through a script
>
> Thanks Fred.  maybe I'm not crazy.  But I wonder what version and
> library
> Scott is using?  I hope not a 3494 at 3.1.2.20+ ....  :-}
>
> Fred Johanson wrote:
> >
> > I think I stopped seeing this, in a 3494, after installing 3.1.2.20.
> >
> > At 10:29 AM 4/17/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Tapes go unavailable when you halt, eh?
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >I sure would like to continue my lazy ways, though.  Think you could
> > >mail me a couple of hours of your activity log around the time when the
> > >tape goes unavailable?  I'd like to see why...
> > >
> > >Either way, thanks for the input.  I haven't seen this - but maybe I
> > >just wasn't looking hard.
> > >
> > >Scott Fluegge wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Lindsay,
> > > >
> > > > I have had a problem when I stop the server and it still has tapes in 
> > > > the
> > > > drives.  It updates the volume status, making it unavailable.  To
> > > insure this
> > > > does not happen I want to unmunt any mounted volumes.  I need to stop 
> > > > the
> > > > processes only to make sure they do not request new mounts after my
> > > script runs
> > > > to un-mount and before it issues the halt command.
> > > >
> > > > Scott
> > > >
> > > > Lindsay Morris <lmorris AT OPENMIC DOT COM> on 04/17/2000 08:42:59 AM
> > > >
> > > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT 
> > > > EDU>
> > > >
> > > > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > > cc:    (bcc: Scott Fluegge/COR/MLW/US/venatorgroup)
> > > > Subject:  Re: Stoping the server through a script
> > > >
> > > > perhaps I'm naive, but...
> > > >
> > > > I have frequently done a "halt" on the ADSM (TSM) server when it's
> > > > busy.  it
> > > > always comes back up, no problem, and picks up where it left off.
> > > >
> > > > So what is the concern? i mean why do you need to carefully cancel
> > > > every process and every sesssion and unmount every tape
> > > > before you shut it down?
> > > >
> > > > Scott Fluegge wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Question...
> > > > >
> > > > > I am trying to write a script that can be put in rc.shutdown that will
> > > > > gracefully bring down the adsm server.  That means I need to insure
> > > that there
> > > > > are no tapes mounted.  I can write a script that will chack for
> > > mounts and
> > > > even
> > > > > un-mount tapes.  The problem I am having is checking for processes
> > > running and
> > > > > then stoping them.  If I just unmount the tapes, and if something like
> > > > > reclemation is running, another tape will just be mounted.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone know of a way to get the process numbers into a
> > > script?  There is
> > > > no
> > > > > unique entry on the process line (when "q pr" is used) that I can
> > > grep for as
> > > > I
> > > > > can with requests or mounts!
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Scott
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Mr. Lindsay Morris
> > > > Certified: AIX,ADSM, TSM, HACMP,SP
> > > > Gresham Enterprise Storage
> > > > lmorris AT openmic DOT com
> > > > 606-253-8000
> > >
> > >--
> > >Mr. Lindsay Morris
> > >Certified: AIX,ADSM, TSM, HACMP,SP
> > >Gresham Enterprise Storage
> > >lmorris AT openmic DOT com
> > >606-253-8000
> >
> > Fred Johanson
> > System Administrator, ADSM
> > S.E.A.
> > University of Chicago
> > 773-702-8464
>
> --
> Mr. Lindsay Morris
> Certified: AIX,ADSM, TSM, HACMP,SP
> Gresham Enterprise Storage
> lmorris AT openmic DOT com
> 606-253-8000

--
Mr. Lindsay Morris
Mr. Lindsay Morris
Certified: AIX,ADSM, TSM, HACMP,SP
Gresham Enterprise Storage
lmorris AT openmic DOT com
606-253-8000