Didn't reduce the log sizes.

Forced another backup to tape, and the logs emptied this time.


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Karel Bos
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 3:32 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] trouble with archive log not emptying

Hi Gary,

Any config info to share (size of log and archive in TSM and on OS?). Did
you reduce the active log by any change? Any relevant messages in the TSM
act log?

Kind regards,

Karel

2015-09-23 21:52 GMT+02:00 Lee, Gary <glee AT bsu DOT edu>:

> Currently, no long running backup sessions at all.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> Zoltan Forray
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 3:49 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] trouble with archive log not emptying
>
> Have you checked for large, long running sessions/backups that are holding
> the logs?  We have seen this with TDP style backups getting stuck/not
> finishing.
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Lee, Gary <glee AT bsu DOT edu> wrote:
>
> > Tsm server 6.3.4 under RHEL 6.5.
> >
> > Getting continuous activations of a full db backup, apparently because
> the
> > archive log is not getting emptied.
> >
> > What is the best way to trace this down?
> >
> > I have forced a full db backup to tape, but it only postpones the
> > reoccurrence of a new full for a little while.
> >
> > Never seen this before.
> >
>
>
>
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