As I said this was a test to see how long it will take and to see if there is 
anything that needs fixing.  The audit failed after 18 hours.
Since we cannot be down for 10 days, the full audit is eliminated.  We do have 
to run the diskstorage audit to fix a known problem.  We will see how long this 
will take.


Andy Huebner
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Richard Sims
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:59 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] AW: [ADSM-L] DB Audit

On Dec 6, 2007, at 4:23 AM, Lehmann, Stefan wrote:

> Hello Andy,
>
> it´s a fact that audits are painfully slow ... - some weeks ago my tsm
> productive DB 30GB DB-Size on a p570
> and a DS8100 (AIX 5.3/TSM 5.4.1.2) needed an audit - 12 hours later  
> the
> audit was done !! So I think the audit process doesn´t care about fast
> hardware .. maybe you find the pages on
> http://www.lascon.co.uk/d005106.htm#dbaud
> useful - here are some facts and calculating examples described..
>

While well-intended, that Web page fails to advise the uninitiated  
that performing a Fix=Yes audit to correct database problems without  
TSM Support direction can result in worse problems, including data  
loss.  Structural problems and inconsistencies in any database system  
can be much more complex than a vanilla utility can properly deal  
with.  If you have reason to believe that your TSM database has  
problems, contact TSM Support for assistance in dealing with them: do  
not attempt amateur surgery.  The data represented in the database  
does not belong to you, and its owners put it there with the full  
expectation that you would fully safeguard it until they need it.   
Database problems often result from not following TSM recommendations  
for mirroring and proper server operation, so assure that procedures  
are as they should be, first.  If your database does not exhibit any  
problems, don't monkey with it.

    Richard Sims


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