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Re: Restore DB problem - resolved

2003-06-18 02:16:36
Subject: Re: Restore DB problem - resolved
From: "Tomás Hrouda Ing." <throuda AT HTD DOT CZ>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:17:11 +0200
Curtis,

yesterday we succesfuly restored DB from STK9310 through manual library
setting as you wrote. It seems like it is only way to use Gresham controled
library in TSM server standalone mode for restore DB.

Many thanks.
Tomas


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On
> Behalf Of Curtis Stewart
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:39 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Restore DB problem
>
>
> We run TSM on AIX 5.1, using Gresham to control a 9310 with 9840
> and 9940 drives. To do the restore we used this devconfig file,
> and when the server requested a mount, used EDT to mount the
> volume in the correct tape drive.  Just change the parameters to
> fit your environment. Hope this helps.
>
> /* Device Configuration */
> SET SERVERNAME TSM2
> DEFINE DEVCLASS 9840 DEVTYPE=ECARTRIDGE FORMAT=DRIVE LIBRARY=TSM2LIB1
> MOUNTLIMIT=1
> DEFINE LIBRARY TSM2LIB1 LIBTYPE=MANUAL
> DEFINE DRIVE TSM2LIB1 TAPE2 ONLINE=YES
> DEFINE PATH TSM2 TSM2LIB1 SRCTYPE=SERVER DESTTYPE=LIBRARY ONLINE=YES
> DEFINE PATH TSM2 TAPE2 SRCTYPE=SERVER DESTTYPE=DRIVE LIBRARY=TSM2LIB1
> DEVICE=/dev/mt23 ONLINE=YES
>
>
>
> Curtis Stewart
>
> Tomas Hrouda Ing. wrote:
>
> >Of course my library definition in devconfig is EXTERNAL, because we use
> >Gresham to control library. Could you exactly describe how to set up this
> >library as manual in devconfig please?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Tomas
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On
> >>Behalf Of Curtis Stewart
> >>Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 11:36 PM
> >>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >>Subject: Re: Restore DB problem
> >>
> >>
> >>Is your library set up as "manual" in the devconfig? In my experience,
> >>using an external library requires this setup for the DB restore. Give
> >>that a shot. We had similar problems with a DB restore one time using an
> >>STK 9310 Library. Once we had the devconfig right, it worked
> like a charm.
> >>
> >>Curtis Stewart
> >>
> >>
> >>Michael Swinhoe wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I got the same error when I was doing a DB restore for one of our W2K
> >>>Library clients.  The issues was I had define the device name using the
> >>>/dev/mt0.0.0.n.  In W2K the device name does not need the
> (/dev), as that
> >>>is a AIX definition.
> >>>
> >>>Mike.
> >>>
> >>>Regards,
> >>>Michael Swinhoe
> >>>Storage Management Group
> >>>Zurich Financial Services
> >>>IE-mail:   mailto:Mike.Swinhoe AT UK.Zurich DOT com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>                   "Henschell, John"
> >>>                   <john.henschell@TH        To:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >>
> >>
> >>>                   OMSON.COM>                cc:
> >>>                   Sent by: "ADSM:           Subject:     Re:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Restore DB problem
> >>
> >>
> >>>                   Dist Stor Manager"
> >>>                   <[email protected].
> >>>                   EDU>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>                   09/06/2003 13:43
> >>>                   Please respond to
> >>>                   "ADSM: Dist Stor
> >>>                   Manager"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Tomas,
> >>>
> >>>I saw these same errors setting up a TSM 5.2 server in an AIX
> environment
> >>>going to a STK 9310 using Gresham EDT software.  I could do
> >>>
> >>>
> >>queries but not
> >>
> >>
> >>>read/write to any tapes.  My problem was, after I defined the library I
> >>>needed to run the define path command;
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>define path tsmservername stklibraryname srctype=external
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>desttype=library
> >>
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>externalmanager=/usr/lpp/dtelm/bin/elm
> >>>
> >>>The externalmanager path will be different.  I hope this helps
> >>>
> >>>John Henschell
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: Toma? Hrouda Ing. [mailto:throuda AT HTD DOT CZ]
> >>>Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 7:34 AM
> >>>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >>>Subject: Restore DB problem
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Hi all,
> >>>
> >>>I have a problem with restore DB from external library STK9310
> PowderHorn
> >>>managed by Gresham EDT on W2000 TSM server. This is restore of
> TSM server
> >>>on
> >>>the same machine with volume history file and devconfig file
> >>>
> >>>
> >>enabled. I did
> >>
> >>
> >>>it many times successfuly with other libraries (almost local SCSI
> >>>connected). I prepared DB and RL volumes the same size and location as
> >>>original by DSMSERV FORMAT command and try to do restore DB (DSMSERV
> >>>RESTORE
> >>>DB TODATE=date). This is important part of output:
> >>>
> >>>ANR7800I DSMSERV generated at 09:17:48 on Nov  5 2002.
> >>>
> >>>Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows
> >>>Version 5, Release 1, Level 5.2
> >>>
> >>>:
> >>>:
> >>>
> >>>5698-ISE (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1999,2002. All rights reserved.
> >>>U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or
> disclosure
> >>>restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation.
> >>>
> >>>ANR8200I TCP/IP driver ready for connection with clients on port 1500.
> >>>ANR0200I Recovery log assigned capacity is 200 megabytes.
> >>>ANR0201I Database assigned capacity is 1000 megabytes.
> >>>ANR4600I Processing volume history file volhist.out.
> >>>ANR4620I Database backup series 90 operation 0 device class
> STKINCCEAGLE.
> >>>ANR4622I   Volume 1: EH1143.
> >>>ANR4634I Starting point-in-time database restore to date 06/03/2003
> >>>15:00:00.
> >>>ANR0300I Recovery log format started; assigned capacity 200 megabytes.
> >>>ANR9999D asvolmnt.c(3214): ThreadId<12> Unknown result code (132) from
> >>>pvrOpen.
> >>>ANR9999D icstream.c(1631): ThreadId<12> Error 87 opening input stream.
> >>>ANR9999D icrest.c(2076): ThreadId<0> Rc=6 reading header record.
> >>>ANR2032E RESTORE DB: Command failed - internal server error detected.
> >>>
> >>>Environment:
> >>>TSM server 5.1.5.2 on W2000, Gresham EDT controled library
> >>>
> >>>
> >>STK9310 with 6x
> >>
> >>
> >>>STK9840 FC drives, virtualized through SN/6000. I see all drives
> >>>
> >>>
> >>in system,
> >>
> >>
> >>>Gresham is running and working good (I can do mounts, query ..etc).
> >>>
> >>>Do anybody have some idea what is the problem, or would I open
> PMR on IBM
> >>>support?
> >>>
> >>>Many thanks
> >>>
> >>>Tomas Hrouda
> >>>Storage Specialist
> >>>HTD s.r.o. Praha
> >>>CZECH REPUBLIC
> >>>throuda AT htd DOT cz
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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