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Re: FW: ADSM Newbie questions

1997-01-15 12:05:51
Subject: Re: FW: ADSM Newbie questions
From: Barry Fruchtman <bf AT VNET.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 10:05:51 -0700
 The error messages in #4 are due to the inability to set
the TCP/IP window size.  You might want to try
TCPWINDOWSIZE 8
in the client options file to set up a windows size
requiring less buffer space.

Barry Fruchtman
ADSM Development

On Wed, 15 Jan 1997, Hilton Tina wrote:

> We also have ADSM on an SP2.  Our server is at 2.1.5.10.  We also purchased
> the Disaster Recovery Module.  I don't know if that's available on 2.1.0.1
> or not.
>
> 1.  Our procedure (untested so far, but we're not production yet) is to
> restore the server node from a mksysb image, restore the other volume groups
> (including the ones used for the adsm database, log, storage pool, etc.)
> from a savevg, then following the instructions & running the scripts so
> wonderfully prepared by DRM.  The DRM script knows everything about the
> database size, volhist, which volumes were considered offsite, etc.
>
> 2.  I was "thrown" into ADSM too, and am very glad we purchased DRM so I
> don't have to figure out how to do it manually.  We make backup our storage
> pools and database every day and those tapes are taken offsite.  If we ever
> need to restore our database locally, we'll just call for the tape to be
> returned.
>
> 3.  Sorry.  Can't answer this one.
>  ----------
> From: Wood, Darren
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADSM-L
> Subject: ADSM Newbie questions
> Date: Tuesday, January 14, 1997 5:19AM
>
>
> Hello everybody,
>                        Having been thrown in at the deep end and given
> the task of implementing ADSM ( with only the manuals to read ) I've
> finally come up gasping for air and with a few questions.
>
> Please forgive me if these questions are basic but any help/pointing me
> in the right direction for answers would be gratefully appreciated.
>
> 1. Am I right in assuming that the procedure for a 'Bare metal restore'
> of the ADSM server after a disaster is as follows :-
>       i)    Re-install the ADSM server onto new system.
>       ii)   Increase the size of the d/b & recovery log to that of the
> original.
>       iii)  Restore the volhist, dev config & server option files.
>       iv)  Restore the ADSM d/b.
>       v)   Change status of all stg volumes not off-site to destroyed.
>       vi)  Change status of all off-site volumes to readwrite.
>       vii) Restore Primary stg volumes.
>
> 2. Would the import/export be useful in a disaster recover position ?
>
> 3. Once a ADSM d/b backup has been performed can a copy of this backup
> be taken to enable a copy to be sent off-site ?
>
> 4. While testing I got the following message every time I made a client
> to server connection.
> TcpOpen() : setsockopt (SO_SNDBUF) : errno = 74
> TcpOpen() : setsockopt (SO_RCVBUF) : errno = 74
> TcpOpen() : setsockopt failed to open on one or more options
> Does anybody know why this is happening ?
>
> My set up is
> ADSM server & client V2.1.0.1
> IBM SP2 all nodes AIX  4.1.4 connected through a High speed switch.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>           Darren
>
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