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Re: [ADSM-L] [Non-DoD Source] Re: [ADSM-L] Upgrade server from 6.3 to 7.1

2016-01-28 15:15:29
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] [Non-DoD Source] Re: [ADSM-L] Upgrade server from 6.3 to 7.1
From: Zoltan Forray <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:03:08 -0500
Great.  So just reduce the actlogsize value and restart the server twice.
I have a server whose DB backups constantly fail with the -2428 error since
I set actlogsize to 120GB and the filesystem only has 126GB total space.

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Reese, Michael A (Mike) CIV USARMY 93 SIG
BDE (US) <michael.a.reese62.civ AT mail DOT mil> wrote:

> When you reduce the size of the active log, you have to restart the TSM
> server twice.  The first restart just changes the DB2 parameters.  The
> second restart removes the log files that are no longer required.
>
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> I don't think it does.  I just checked and I have log files with
> timestamps going back to January 12 (the day we restored the server) and I
> do full DB backups daily.
>
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Lee, Gary <glee AT bsu DOT edu> wrote:
>
> > Shouldn't have to delete anything.  Backing up the db should do it if
> > memory serves.
> > Been too long since I did it, and can't find my notes.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [Caution-mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] 
> > On
> > Behalf Of Zoltan Forray
> > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 10:52 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Upgrade server from 6.3 to 7.1
> >
> > So, if I read correctly, to reduce my activelogsize, I
> >
> > 1.  Backup the DB
> > 2.  Stop the TSM server
> > 3.  DELETE everything in the activelog directory/filesystem (in my
> > case -
> > /tsmlog) i.e. rm /tsmlog/*
> > 4.  Change ACTIVELOGSIZE to 65536
> > 5.  Restart the TSM server
> >
> > Or is it simpler than that, i.e. just change ACTIVELOGSIZE and restart
> > the server.  Unless I missed it, the link/article posted by Erwann (
> > Caution-http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677011)
> > doesn't clarify.  It just says "*Decrease the ACTIVELOGSIZE to allow
> > the current filesystem to be 20% greater than the ACTIVELOGSIZE
> > specified*" but no link says exactly how to do it.
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Nixon, Charles D. (David) <
> > cdnixon AT carilionclinic DOT org> wrote:
> >
> > > This is what we had to do too (shrink logs to 50% before upgrade and
> > > then grow after the procedure).  It tried to double logs and then I
> > > believe
> > that
> > > it forgot about the mirrored location because we were out of space.
> > >
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> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] on behalf of
> > > Lee, Gary [glee AT BSU DOT EDU]
> > > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 12:50 PM
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Upgrade server from 6.3 to 7.1
> > >
> > > I never saw it in the docs.
> > >
> > > What I had to do was disable the server, do a full backup on the db,
> > > then once I had verified the logs were empty, reduced log size to
> > > less than
> > half
> > > file system space.
> > > Then do the upgrade, and enlarge logs as necessary after upgrade is
> > > verified working.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [Caution-mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]
> > > On Behalf Of Rainer Tammer
> > > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 11:16 AM
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Upgrade server from 6.3 to 7.1
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > Is this mentioned in the docs?
> > >
> > > That would be a bit difficult in our setup:
> > >
> > > Filesystem         GB blocks   Free   %Used  Iused %Iused Mounted on
> > > /dev/lvtsmactlog   130.00      1.98   99%    262   1%
> > > /tsminst1/tsmactlog  <- active log
> > > /dev/lvtsmarchlog  197.00      193.37 2%     25    1%
> > > /tsminst1/tsmarchlog <- archive log
> > >
> > >
> > > Bye
> > >   Rainer
> > >
> > > On 25.01.2016 16:51, Lee, Gary wrote:
> > > > Yes.
> > > >
> > > > Make sure that you have at least double the size of your active
> > > > and
> > > archive logs as available free space in the respective log directories.
> > > > i.e. . if your active log size is 32 gB, insure that your log
> > > > directory
> > > has more than 64 gB free.  Otherwise the database upgrade will fail
> > > on install.
> > > >
> > > > Other than that, it went well, going from 6.3.4 to 7.1.3.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> > > > [Caution-mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> > > Of molin gregory
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:30 AM
> > > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > > Subject: [ADSM-L] Upgrade server from 6.3 to 7.1
> > > >
> > > > Hello everyone
> > > >
> > > > I plan to upgrade my server from version 6.3 to version 7.1.
> > > > Have you had problems with this procedure?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you beforehand
> > > > Grégory
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*Zoltan Forray*
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