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Re: TSM DB growing @1.5Gb /2 day ??

2003-05-20 05:37:11
Subject: Re: TSM DB growing @1.5Gb /2 day ??
From: Visvam Kumaraguru <visvamk AT YAHOO DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 02:36:52 -0700
Have you tried the expire inventory???.

kumaraguru.
TSM Admin.
--- Roger Deschner <rogerd AT UIC DOT EDU> wrote:
> My first reaction when I see a TSM database growing
> rapidly is to ask
> the obvious question:
>
> Is expiration broken somehow?
>
> Expiration and reclamation are the heartbeat of a
> TSM server. They've
> got to work. If expiration had stopped or some
> reason, such as a broken
> administrative schedule, and you can get it to go
> again, you might be
> able to get things under control before completely
> running out of space.
>
> As far as unload/reload, I'm one of those who say
> that you should NEVER
> do it. Yes, you'll achieve some short-term savings
> of disk space and CPU
> cycles. But over a relatively short amount of time,
> those savings will
> be lost, as normal database activity occurs. And the
> process is
> extremely long (days!) and fraught with peril. Those
> several days of
> downtime and very anxious work and worry are better
> spent making a case
> to your boss for more disk drives and a faster
> computer.
>
> Roger Deschner      University of Illinois at
> Chicago     rogerd AT uic DOT edu
>
>
> On Mon, 19 May 2003, shekhar Dhotre wrote:
>
> >Hi all ,
> >
> >On one of our   TSM  server(Sydney)  database is
> growing  1.5 GB in 2
> >days???  (AS per AP-TSM admin).   What could be the
> reasons? He is saying
> >that it is happening because  of  archive
> operations  and  unload /reload
> >will solve problem  . I am going through TSM
> manuals to find out root
> >cuase, meanwhile any thoughts on how to resolve
> this problem. DB size is
> >160GB (aprox) .
> >
> >His comments :
> >>1) AP(Asia Pacific)  TSM: TSM db @ 99% utilsation
> - extended database by
> >1.5Gb (very last space) -This will buy us 1-2 days
> by which we need to get
> >more disk in place.
> >
> >Thanks
> >SD
> >Atlanta ,GA.
> >
> >


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