I had to run REMOVEDB this afternoon.  We just moved TSM to a new server, 
attached the SAN disk with the database and logs and started it up.  The old 
server is going to run TSM for NDMP backups.  The tsminst1 directory had 
beenmoved to the new server and had to be copied to the old one.  The RESTORE 
DB said there was already a database instance that had to be removed before I 
could run the restore.  If RESTORE DB doesn't complain, no need to remove the 
old DB.

Jim Schneider

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Prather, Wanda
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 2:58 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] When to dsmserv removedb?

Thanks Joerg.

What confuses me, the ADMIN GUIDE (6.3.3) says to do the REMOVEDB.  But the 
Admin REF (6.3.3) info for DSMSERV RESTORE DB does not mention doing the remove 
db, and the PREPARE scripts do not include it.

And I was able to start a restore db this morning without doing it.

So the different sets of information are contradictory.


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
J. Pohlmann
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 12:35 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] When to dsmserv removedb?

Hi Wanda. I have done dsmserv removedb with both 6.1 and 6.2 server moves.
In the 6.3.3 Admin Guide, the instructions in the DRM chapter states that you 
need to do a removedb after creating the instance so that you can do the 
restore db.

In the Admin Reference book for 6.3.3, there is now a scary revision code in 
the restore db section. It says that "Data cannot be stored on virtual volumes" 
- several of my customers do a DBB to virtual volumes. A database restore from 
virtual volumes has worked in the past. The most recent database restore I did 
from virtual volumes was with 6.2.2 - could someone from development also 
comment regarding this new restriction please.

Regards,

Joerg Pohlmann

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Prather, Wanda
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 09:00
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] When to dsmserv removedb?

I have found multiple conflicting documents.

For TSM V6,
if you are going to do
dsmserv restore db,
under what circumstances should you do
dsmserv removed TSMDB1 first?

Specifically trying to figure if this is necessary when restoring TSM DB at a 
DR site, i.e. to different hardware.



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