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Re: Multiple FileSpaces on Cluster

2006-01-19 09:28:27
Subject: Re: Multiple FileSpaces on Cluster
From: Jim Armstrong <jim_armstrong AT STANDARDLIFE DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:24:47 +0000
I've never tried this, but the EXPORT NODE command has a
mergefilespaces=yes parameter. Might be worth testing?


On 19/01/2006 11:51:07 "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote:

>Hi Jim,
>
>O thx Jim for your input, it really helped me.
>Now do you know if I can merge the 3 FileSpaces?
>
>Regards
>Louw Pretorius
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>Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Multiple FileSpaces on Cluster
>
>Hi Louw
>
>It's not actually a Netware disk that moves between Netware clustered
>servers, it's a Netware Partition which can contain multiple disks. Just
>to confuse you, the TSM manual that describes how to set up Netware
>Cluster aware backups talks about a "cluster group" when they really
>mean a Netware Partition.
>
>The key to getting this to work successfully seems to be to allocate a
>dsm.opt file on a disk in that partition, and  define the partition to
>TSM as a uniquely named node, that is, do not use the same node name as
>any of the physical clustered servers. We do this for a couple of
>clustered disks and all seems to work fine.
>
>If you can provide details of how your dsm.opt file is set up I might be
>able to help more, but one problem is that our standards are that every
>clustered disk lives in its own Netware partition, and I can't remember
>how much of our documentation is disk specific and how much is partition
>specific. (Understanding the TSM manual was heavy going)
>
>
>Jim
>
>
>On 19/01/2006 10:02:27 "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>We have a Netware 6.5 Cluster and I find that TSM generates multiple
>>FileSpaces when migrating the Volumes to other Cluster nodes.
>>I will have ie.
>>Server1\Home,
>>Server2\Home and
>>Server3\Home FileSpaces on Server.
>>
>>1. I find that I cannot restore files that have been backed up to the
>>other "Filespace", unless I migrate the volume back...
>>
>>TSM 5.2.3.5
>>Client 5.02.04
>>
>>Options File:
>>Nodename Server1-Home
>>Domain: Home
>>
>>We load multiple dsmcad instances on each server to define Cluster
>>Volume-nodes and normal server-nodes
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Louw Pretorius
>>
>>_______________________________
>>
>>Informasie Tegnologie
>>
>>Stellenbosch Universiteit
>>
>>
>>
>>There are only 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand
>>binary and those who don't
>>
>>
>
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