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Spectrum Protect for Databases

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TDP SQL Proxy Error on LEGCAY operations

The tdpsqlc Query SQL operation errors with an ANS1532E (RC5722) Proxy Rejected error even though the config is set for LEGACY backups/restores which do not use VSS and the proxy configuration.If the operation is using the LEGCAY method, then the ...
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

Support for Microsoft SQL 2014 on TSM for databases 7.1

We need support for Support for Microsoft SQL 2014 on TSM for databases 7.1 The OS is Windows 2012R2
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

TDP for Database Oracle and BA Client Compatibility for Oracle Linux

Actualy the Oracle Linux operation system are not listed as compatible for TDP for Database Oracle and BA Client.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

TDP for SQL tail-log backup NORECOVERY option

In MS SQL it is possible to do a log backup with option NORECOVERY. It will take the database into restoring state to prevent any changes being made to the database after the tail of the log has been backed up. This document describes some scenari...
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 3 Delivered

Use TDPOSYNC with control file

The TDPOSYNC utility is used in conjunction with an RMAN catalog to clear out oracle backup objects that have been orphaned in the TSM Server. Oracle RMAN can also use a control file to store this information, instead of the RMAN catalog. However,...
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

Backup And Restore Oracle Database Using GUI

kindly it is requested for development to backup and restore oracle database using GUI which gives you more easier jobs than command lines.
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 1 Delivered

TDP rebinding of all inactive backups to new management class

When management class changes for TDP backups TDP will rebind all previous backups to the new management class. This is opposite to TSM file level behaviour. Backups that have long retention like 7 years would all be lost by simple management clas...
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 3 Delivered

SQL TDP Parallelization

Today, a large database is backed up as one object. This large database backup requires a great deal of time. If the TDP could break the large databae up into smaller increments, parallelization could be introduced into the backup and thus, reduce...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 3 Delivered

TDP for SQL BACKUP WITH CHECKSUM option

Customer Societe Generale is one of our top 5 TSM banking customer in France. Recently, they encountered a data corruption situation on ORACLE database backups due to hardware issues. They want to implement a process to check regularly (by sample)...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 3 Delivered

TDP for SQL RESTORE VERIFYONLY option

Customer Societe Generale is one of our top 5 TSM banking customer in France. Recently, they encountered a data corruption situation on ORACLE database backups due to hardware issues. They want to implement a process to check regularly (by sample)...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 3 Delivered