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Re: Domino Transaction Logs Archive

2005-05-24 11:25:44
Subject: Re: Domino Transaction Logs Archive
From: "Stapleton, Mark" <mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 10:25:27 -0500
Now you've got *me* curious.

Does anyone out there know if new DBIIDs are issued after a restart of a
Domino server?

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
  Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX
Office 262.521.5627
 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
>Behalf Of Bill Dourado
>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:23 AM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: Domino Transaction Logs Archive
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>Bill,
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>I  also run a incremental Domino database backup daily, Monday to
>Saturday,
> and I have never  known a full backup to take place after a reboot .
>
>And your comment on ARCHIVELOG command leads me to believe I  may have
>a problem of some sort. At the very least we are backing up too much
>transaction logs.
>
>Thanks to you & Mark for responding.
>
>Bill
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>William Boyer <bjdboyer AT COMCAST DOT NET>
>Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>24/05/2005 16:08
>Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
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>        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>        cc:
>        Subject:        Re: [ADSM-L] Domino Transaction Logs Archive
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>You're saying that every time I reboot my Domino server, ALL 
>my databases
>will be assigned a new DBIID and I'll have a full backup
>next time????? I must admit I have not seen this behavior on a Domino
>server.
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>And even if every database gets a new DBIID when you reboot/restart
>Domino, this doesn't effect the ARCHIVELOGS command.
>
>
>Bill Boyer
>"Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield" - ??
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
>Behalf Of
>Stapleton, Mark
>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:29 AM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: Domino Transaction Logs Archive
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>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
>Behalf Of
>Bill Dourado
>>Our Domino Server is rebooted automatically every Tuesday at 06:30
>>hrs., to clear memory says our Notes Administrator.
>>
>>Transaction logging takes place every two hours, and anything 
>between 4
>>and 12 logs are archived, except  once after the reboot  every Tuesday
>>where over 140 logs are archived at 08:00 hrs. (the next archive
>schedule)
>>
>>Is this normal behaviour ?  Aren't  logs supposed to be archived once
>>only?
>
>Remember that this would reflect normal TSM for Databases (Domino)
>behavior. The Domino agent will back up only the logs for a given
>database or mailbox unless the file in question has a new 
>DBID. When a new
>DBID is issued, the agent backs up the entire file.
>Domino files get a new DBID when:
>
>1. the Domino service is stopped and restarted; or 2. the server is
>rebooted (see #1) 3. the file is reorg'd
>
>--
>Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
>IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
>  Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005 IBM Certified Advanced
>Technical Expert (CATE) AIX Office 262.521.5627
>