Thank you for your reply.
Unfortuenately this method doesn't work in our case.
Only the specific connection will be disconnected by idle 1H
even we ping every 5 mins from server to storageagent.


> Had a similar problem and one solution would be to write a script on
> your TSM Server that pings the ip address of the Storage Agent Machine
> once every 55 min.  In our case this kept the route alive so the Client
> (or Agent in your case) knows how to get back to the TSM Server.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Kunio Miyazawa
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:32 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: keepalive between server and storage agent
>
>
> Hello,
>
> We have a firewall between TSM server and StorageAgent.
> This firewall disconnects an idle connection after one hour.
> This becomes a cause of problem when StorageAgent gets MediaW.
> If MediaW is over 1H, StorageAgent does not mount a volume any more.
> Waiting a volume forever even drives are free.
> Does anyone know how to prevent this?
>
> Server version 4.2.2.8, StorageAgent is same.
> AIX4.3.3 ML08
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> K. Miyazawa
> SRA Europe B.V.