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Re: Amount of Data Backed Up Each Night

2001-04-06 13:18:31
Subject: Re: Amount of Data Backed Up Each Night
From: Andy Raibeck <Andrew_Raibeck AT TIVOLI DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 10:19:05 -0700
Actually the LASTSESS_SENT field is for data sent for *any* TSM client
operation, not just for the last backup. So if between the time the backup
finished and the SELECT statement is run, the user performs some other
operation... even something like DSMC QUERY SESSION... then the
LASTSESS_SENT field will reflect data from that operation, not the last
backup. Thus I would not recommend using this, as it is not entirely
reliable for this purpose.

For example:

DSMC INCREMENTAL
   LASTSESS_SENT reflects data sent during incremental backup

DSMC SELECTIVE C:\MYFILE.TXT
   LASTSESS_SENT reflects data sent during backup of c:\myfile.txt

DSMC QUERY SESSION
   LASTSESS_SENT reflects data sent (very small amount) for QUERY SESSION

SELECT NODE_NAME, LASTSESS_SENT FROM NODES
   Output reflects value from the above QUERY SESSION command.

As this sequence shows, you could get misleading information using this
method.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Tivoli Systems
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
e-mail: araibeck AT tivoli DOT com
"The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked."


"Anderson, Chris D." <CDAnderson AT WEST DOT COM>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 04/06/2001
09:48:38 AM

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Subject:  Re: Amount of Data Backed Up Each Night



Run this query command and it will give you the node name and how much data
that node sent from it's last backup.
select NODE_NAME,LASTSESS_SENT from nodes

Chris Anderson
WIC Systems Administrator
CDAnderson AT West DOT com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly J. Lipp [SMTP:lipp AT storsol DOT com]
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 11:09 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Amount of Data Backed Up Each Night
>
> The schedule log file has this in it so you can do an incremental from
the
> schedule rather than running a script to get the same information.  This
> info is also kept in the server activity log and is available via select
> statements (I believe) from the node table.  One of our SQL gurus should
> leap in at this point and show us how.
>
> Kelly J. Lipp
> Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.
> PO Box 51313
> Colorado Springs CO 80949-1313
> (719) 531-5926
> Fax: (240) 539-7175
> Email: lipp AT storsol DOT com or lipp AT storserver DOT com
> www.storsol.com
> www.storserver.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Poehlman, James
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 9:51 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Amount of Data Backed Up Each Night
>
>
> My backups run a script on the client that executes the ''dsmc inc''
> command
> for each file system to be backed up.  The output is redirected into a
log
> file for each filesystem. Add up all the ''bytes transferred'' in the
> log files.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dearman, Richard [mailto:rdearm1 AT UIC DOT EDU]
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 11:09 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Amount of Data Backed Up Each Night
>
>
> I am new to the ADSM or TSM world.  How do you guys find out how mcuh
data
> you are backing up per night.  Is there a command line in ADSM to show
you
> this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean McNamara [mailto:mcnams AT PJM DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 1:14 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Amount of Data Backed Up Each Night
>
>
> Dwight,
>
>         Just curious - how big are your disk storage pools and what tape
> robot
> are you using ?
>
> Sean McNamara
> Senior Analyst
> PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
> 955 Jefferson Ave
> Norristown, PA  19403
> (610)666-4206
> (610)666-4285 (fax)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cook, Dwight E [mailto:cookde AT BP DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 1:59 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Amount of Data Backed Up Each Night
>
>
> biggest single box is a 2.4 TB db that compresses down to 600 GB backes
up
> every other day/night
> have tons of others that are 500-ish GB's that compress down to 100-200
GB
> and back up nightly
> across all the tsm servers we do 1.5 TB nightly
>
> DWight
>
> cookde AT bp DOT com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diana J.Cline [mailto:Diana.Cline AT rossnutrition DOT com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 12:40 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Amount of Data Backed Up Each Night
>
>
> Is there anyone else out there who is backing up 300gb per night or more?
> If so, i'd love to converse with you.
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