LAN-FREE BACKUP Set up

[ttrinh7975]

Have anyone set up a LAN-FREE with TSM library manager and TSM library client?

The backup client is registered to TSM Library Client, Server to Server communication is set up between TSM library manager and TSM library client.

I got everything setup but when I kick off the backup, I see the backup client session come into the TSM Client server, the Client Server request the tape mount from TSM Library Manager but the mount never get fulfill.

Can you email me the documentation how you got your environment to work from end to end. The command for each place that take place. TSM Serve Library Manager, TSM Server Client and Backup Client.

Thanks
Tony
[email protected]

 

[nezih]

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/topic/com.ibm.itsmagent.doc/anrwst54.pdf

 

[ttrinh7975]

mikeymac-

Thanks for the responds...

Yes, I zoned up the device to the Storage Agent (Backup Client), the Storage Agent see all the devices. The path is defined on TSM Library manager to match the Storage Agent.

When I fired up the backup, Storage Agent connect TSM Client Server, and I see the request from the TSM Client Server to the TSM Library Manager connect. But tape doesn't get mounted..

 

[rore]

Hi,
Launch your storage agent in the foreground (dsmsta). It may give us a clue on what is going on.

Edit: I don't remember to have seen that LanFree is supported against a library client. But I didn't see the opposite neither.


Rudy

 

[Harry_Redl]

Hi,

using LANFree backup to library client is supported and working.

Situation:
Three machines (LManager, LClient, StAgent - with TSM client/TDP Agent)
Library LIB with drives (2 for example) Drive1 and Drive2

LManager sees Library as /dev/lb0 and drives as /dev/mt0, /dev/mt1
LClient sees drives only (no need to see the library) as /dev/mt2 and /dev/mt3
StAgent sees drives only (again - no need to see the library) as /dev/mt4 and /dev/mt5

Register all servers and StAgent as SERVER on LManager and LClient
def server <NAME> serverpass=<PASS> HLA=<IP> LLA=<PORT>

So LManager sees LCLient and StAgent and LClient sees LManager and StAgent
(it is great to use TSM configuration manager to keep these synchronized)

Define paths on LManager (only there!)
def path LManager LIB sourcet=server destt=libr device=/dev/lb0
def path LManager drive1 sourcet=server destt=drive libr=LIB device=/dev/mt0
def path LManager drive2 sourcet=server destt=drive libr=LIB device=/dev/mt1
def path LClient drive1 sourcet=server destt=drive libr=LIB device=/dev/mt2
def path LClient drive2 sourcet=server destt=drive libr=LIB device=/dev/mt3
def path StAgent drive1 sourcet=server destt=drive libr=LIB device=/dev/mt4
def path StAgent drive2 sourcet=server destt=drive libr=LIB device=/dev/mt5

Configure StAgent:
run "dsmsta setstorageserver" TWICE (for LManager and LClient)
dsmsta setstorageserver myname=<StAgent> mypassword=<password> myhla=<myIP>
servername=<LManager> serverpass=<password> hla=<LManager_IP> lla=<LManager_port>
dsmsta setstorageserver myname=<StAgent> mypassword=<password> myhla=<myIP>
servername=<LClient> serverpass=<password> hla=<LClient_IP> lla=<LClient_port>

Remove redundant lines in devconfig.txt to look like this:
SET STANAME STAgent
SET STAPASSWORD <hash>
SET STAHLADDRESS <StAgent_IP>
DEFINE SERVER LManager HLADDRESS=<LManager_IP> LLADDRESS=<LManager_port>
SERVERPA=<hash>
DEFINE SERVER LClient HLADDRESS=<LClient_IP> LLADDRESS=<LClient_port>
SERVERPA=<hash>

and modify dsmsta.opt to contain only ONE stanza - pointing to LClient
DEVCONFIG devconfig.txt
SERVERNAME LCLient

And now just create dsm.sys using LANFree config:

servername LClient
nodename <node_name>
tcpserveraddress <LClient_IP/FQDN>
commmethod tcp
passwordaccess generate

enablelanfree yes
lanfreecommmethod tcp
lanfreetcps <stagent_IP/FQDN>
lanfreetcpp <stagent_port>

Should be enough - works for me.

Harry

 

[rore]

Great,
So looks like that ttrinh7975 is missing the definition of StAgent on LManager.

LClient is just a proxy to reach LManager. I am not surprised that it works. This is TSM .

I should have digged in TSM site before talking :
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docvi...t"&uid=swg21226152&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en

Rudy

 

[Blinque]

Hi guys, I'm in a real pickle here.

I have 2 servers, TSM and CRANE (installed with a BAclient node, as well as STA CRANE_SAN)

While I am able to perform backups via the SAN without any issues, when moving the tapes to my DR location I am unable to perform restore.

The restore session is triggered accordingly on my SERVER, however the status remains as MediaW for a long time, and when I do a QUERY MOUNT, it doesn't actually show that the tape for restore is being MOUNTED.

I've performed SAN_AGENT: QUERY SAN successfully and it listed all the drives discovered by the SAN, and VALIDATE LANFREE also shows the LANFREE paths available.

I'm assuming that if I'm able to do the QUERY SAN and VALIDATE LANFREE, my DSMSTA configurations are in tact.

Any idea why the tapes are just not being mounted at all?

Any help will be much appreciated. Cheers

 

[ttrinh7975]

Thanks Harry...Will try after my current project...