Kelly Lipp wrote:
> This looks good, but I would still create these volumes using define vol
> numberofvol rather than letting TSM create them.
>
I found that TSM tries to format all of these volumes at once... To
prevent fragmentation, I used a small one-liner to dsmfmt the volumes
and then define them in TSM.
>
> Kelly J. Lipp
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of
> Lawrence Clark
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:43 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] copypools on disk on AIX?
>
> Yes, thank you.
>
> After posting my question I went to the 5.3 Admin Ref and saw I needed a
> file type device class for copypools. Defined then, changed the script,
> and since TSM saw them as a new copypool it copied all the data over,
> over this past weekend. about 2 TB of copypool data.
>
> We just have the large volumes ( that are RAID5) on a DS4800. TSM auto
> creates the volumes:
>
> /var/diskpool/satacopyv- CPSATABG CPSATABG 2,048.0 0.0
> Empty
> oc/00008733.BFS
> /var/diskpool/satacopyv- CPSATABG CPSATABG 2,048.0 77.1
> Filling
> oc/00008738.BFS
> /var/diskpool/satacopyv- CPSATABG CPSATABG 2,048.0 51.4
> Filling
> oc/0000873E.BFS
> /var/diskpool/satacopyv- CPSATABG CPSATABG 2,048.0 98.6
> Filling
> oc/00008743.BFS
> /var/diskpool/satacopyv- CPSATABG CPSATABG 2,048.0 98.6
> Filling
> oc/00008747.BFS
>
> From AIX mounted filesystem view:
>
> /dev/lvvgsata2 1042022400 0 100% 266 1%
> /var/diskpool/satacopy
> vola
> /dev/lvvgsata3 1042022400 0 100% 265 1%
> /var/diskpool/satacopy
> volb
> /dev/lvvgsata4 1042022400 0 100% 266 1%
> /var/diskpool/satacopy
> voc
> /dev/lvvgsata5 1042022400 0 100% 265 1%
> /var/diskpool/satacopy
> vold
> /dev/lvvgsata6 1042022400 0 100% 265 1%
> /var/diskpool/satacopy
> vole
> /dev/lvvgsata1 1042022400 1037871320 1% 17 1%
> /var/dispool/satacopy
> volf
>
>
>
>>>> naclosagc AT GMAIL DOT COM 12/04/06 12:24 PM >>>
> We tried file device class with our onsite pool with disappointing
> results.
> I believe the problem was our decision not to stripe across LUN's.
> This
> would have made performance much better, at the cost of a LUN failure
> causing more damage than if we used them indicidually. Now, I can't
> remember the last time I saw a LUN failure, but YMMV. We will probably
> address this issue again when the decision is made to move our copy pool
> to disk.
>
> On 12/1/06, Lawrence Clark <Larry_Clark AT thruway.state.ny DOT us> wrote:
>> We are migrateing our copypool from cartridge to a DS4800.
>>
>> From the manuals copypools only support FILE type devices.
>>
>> My assumptions ( on AIX) are:
>>
>> -I create logical volumes and file systems -Define the device class
>> -TSM then creates the files in the filesystem
>>
>> Anyone ever done this with copypools on AIX?
>>
>>>>> rehorst AT POHA DOT COM 12/01/06 9:56 AM >>>
>> Know of anyone using a vaulting service with transmissions over the
>> Internet with TSM? We're at capacity and looking for options.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Orin
>>
>> Orin Rehorst
>>
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