ADSM-L

Re: DRM Restore Assist?

2003-08-05 08:09:12
Subject: Re: DRM Restore Assist?
From: "Kamp, Bruce" <bkamp AT MHS DOT NET>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:08:49 -0400
Why do you have stay on server version 4.2 because of Novell?  I backed up
my 4.11 Novell servers to a 5.1 server with no problems.
I know when I had my DR test last year with 4.1 on AIX I had to change my
devconfig to a manual library to restore the DB...


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Bruce Kamp
Midrange Systems Analyst II
Memorial Healthcare System
E: bkamp AT mhs DOT net
P: (954) 987-2020 x4597
F: (954) 985-1404
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Longo [mailto:David.Longo AT HEALTH-FIRST DOT ORG]
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 9:48 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU

Well, you left out a few details.  Like do you have automated or manual
tape library?  Did you do ANY editing of the files after they were
exploded?  (You have to do some).  When you started the script,
what mesages did you get?  There should be some indication
of what's happening.

And oh yes, have you ever done a DR situation before?

Just one quick answer, if automated library, after you explode the
DRM files, then edit DEVICE.CONFIGURATION.FILE to put actual
location and volser of your DB backup tape.  That's so the DR script
(and the server) can find it.

And did you prepare the DB Vols at the OS level before you tried DR?

There's a lot more to this, this is a couple of quick answers based on
limited info you provided.


David B. Longo
System Administrator
Health First, Inc.
3300 Fiske Blvd.
Rockledge, FL 32955-4305
PH      321.434.5536
Pager  321.634.8230
Fax:    321.434.5509
david.longo AT health-first DOT org


>>> Jack.Coats AT BANKSTERLING DOT COM 08/04/03 09:04PM >>>
I am using DRM to restore a 4.2.3.1 NT server, from DRM (yep, can't upgrade
until we get rid
of our Novell 4.11 servers, ... that should be done by this time next year
;)

Anyway, when doing the drm restore, the command in the script that was
exploded from the DRM plan file is

    recovery.script.disaster.recovery.mode.cmd

that says

   dsmserv -k server1 restore db todate=... totime=...  source=dbb

runs but never completes and never seems to write to the database volumes
from the DB tape
that is already in tape drive 0.

Any suggestions on debugging?

TIA ... Jack

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