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Re: increasing TSM 3.7 db size on AIX 4.3

2000-04-03 07:51:27
Subject: Re: increasing TSM 3.7 db size on AIX 4.3
From: Lindsay Morris <lmorris AT OPENMIC DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 07:51:27 -0400
You're right, I forgot about the FORMATSIZE trick cause I've had an AIX
script that does it the old way for so long.

Reinhard Mersch wrote:
>
>  From my experience with ADSM 3.1.0.50, I would say that the steps outlined
> by Roy are perfect, provided the file system (/adsm/db ?) contains enough
> free space. The FORMATSIZE parameter of the DEF DBVOL command allocates
> the file - no need to run dsmfmt. Has this changed in TSM 3.7? I cannot
> believe that.
>
> Don't forget that after EXTEND DB the next DB backup must be a full backup.
>
> Lindsay Morris writes:
>  > Create it in AIX first.
>  > Maybe:
>  > smitty: make LV
>  > smitty: make FS on existing LV
>  > mount new-filesystem
>  > dsmfmt -db /new-filesystem/filename 500  #megabytes
>  >
>  > **THEN**
>  > dsmadmc ... define dbv /new-filesystem/filename
>  > dsmadmc ... extend db
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Roy Lake wrote:
>  > >
>  > > Hi Chaps,
>  > >
>  > > Could you please confirm the correct way to increase the db size in AIX =
>  > > for TSM 3.7 is as follows:-
>  > >
>  > > I have done a q db, and get the following (so I can't extend it at the =
>  > > moment)
>  > >
>  > > Available     Assigned   Maximum     Maximum       Page     Total        
> =
>  > > Used       Pct     Max.
>  > >  Space       Capacity    Extension     Reduction       Size      Usable  
> =
>  > >    Pages     Util     Pct
>  > >    (MB)          (MB)         (MB)         (MB) (bytes)     Pages        
> =
>  > >           Util
>  > > -----------       -----------      ------------       ---------------    
> =
>  > >   --------    ------------   -----------    --------  -------
>  > >     800           800              0                132             =
>  > > 4,096    204,800   168,936    82.5    82.5
>  > >
>  > > 1) define dbvolume /adsm/db/dbvol9 formatsize=3D100
>  > >
>  > > (This will create a TSM ready db volume 100 meg in size in the given =
>  > > filesystem - correct????)
>  > >
>  > > 2) extend db 100
>  > >
>  > > (This will extend the current database size to include the 100 meg that =
>  > > I just added)
>  > >
>  > > Is this the correct way to do it, or do I have to create the db file in =
>  > > AIX first?
>  > >
>  > > Kind Regards,
>  > >
>  > > Roy.
>  >
>  > --
>  > Mr. Lindsay Morris
>  > Certified: AIX,ADSM, TSM, HACMP,SP
>  > Gresham Enterprise Storage
>  > lmorris AT openmic DOT com
>  > 606-253-8000
>
> --
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Mr. Lindsay Morris
Mr. Lindsay Morris
Certified: AIX,ADSM, TSM, HACMP,SP
Gresham Enterprise Storage
lmorris AT openmic DOT com
606-253-8000
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