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How can I query actual stored size of objects

1999-03-11 11:20:11
Subject: How can I query actual stored size of objects
From: Thiha Than <thiha AT US.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:20:11 -0700
you can use  "query occupancy <nodename>" to query how much data is backed
up in each file system under your nodename.

regards,
Thiha

>Hi,

>I am implementing an ADSM solution using ADSM V3.1.2.1 server on AIX.

>One of the main clients runs Oracle on NCR Unix using raw volumes for
datafiles.
>Since there is no Oracle agent available on NCR, we are patching their
homemade
>script using dd and adsmpipe to send the raw volumes to ADSM.

>One of my main concerns is verifying and reporting what the ADSM server
has got,
>specially
>how many bytes were stored on the server for each object.

>If I use dsmc or API calls to query the server I get only the size
estimate that
>was used when adsmpipe
>was invoked, it has no relation to the actual size of the stored object.

>The only command I have found that gives me the actual size (at least of
the
>aggregated objects) is
>QUERY CONTENTS or SELECT xx FROM CONTENTS   but then I have no way of
knowing
>which backup version I am looking at.

>I get all the version information from SELECT xx FROM BACKUPS but then I
have no
>size information.

>Is there any way to get this information ?  Undocumented ?

>Regards,
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