Hi Riaan,
I would like to share with you my experience here. I have seen how people 
administering TSM server forget how important is to have planned the AUDITDB.
Just one week ago, one of our customers HAD TO execute an audit db after 3 
years of not to do it. That causes the TSM server had to be stopped for more 
than 50 hours!!!!!!. (50 hours without backup or any possibility to restore).
So, with this expample, my personal opinion is, TSM server administrator should 
plan one (at least) or two "audit db" a year.
Of course, I am concius about to stop TSM server is not an easy issue but lots 
of problems could be avoided running the AUDIT DB.
It would be interesting that someone outhere gives us a point of view on this 
issue.

Hope this helps you in the long way to learn TSM.

Rafael
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to: Riaan Louwrens <riaanl AT SOURCECONSULTING.CO DOT ZA>
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date: 10/3/2002 8:37:39 AM
subject: TSM: DB Best Practises ?



> Hi There,

>

> Been monitoring the list the last couple of weeks. Seeing as we are

> relatively new to the "world of TSM".

>

> I havent come across this (yet) in any of the admin / installation / user

> guides but I woudl like to know if there is a "best practises" w.r.t

> maintaining our tivoli server. (this is where the personal experience out

> there REALLY comes in handy ...) I have already drawn up a short list - feel

> free to add to it ....

>

> Daily Backups

> Reclamation (daily)

> Migration

> Create Offsite Copies

> Expiration

> Backup TSM DB

> SnapShot TSM DB

> Backup Volhist

> Expire Inv

>

> If possible any integrity or consistency check that we can run  to verify

> the DB ? TSM internal commands ? or external utilities ?

>

> Second Question: (I know I am pushing it - but seeing as I already have the

> guru's attention) - Does TSM have a utility that "scans" in a tape and

> re-populates the DB ? Example: We have a tape and we arent sure what data it

> contains - can one "scan" (for lack of a better term) the contents ? Can one

> restore from that tape (say to a temp location) to view the contents ?

>

> Any help is appreciated.

>

>

> Regards,

>

>

> Riaan Louwrens

> Source Consulting SA

>


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