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Storage Protect Family

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File permission - default at 666, change to 644

The following have permissions set (by default) to 666: /etc/adsm/Nodes/<node_name>/spclicert.crl/etc/adsm/Nodes/<node_name>/spclicert.rdb/etc/adsm/Nodes/<node_name>/spclicert.kdb Setting at 644 works for root user. It is possibl...
almost 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Is a defect

Set correct locale for dsmcad RC script on Ubuntu 14.04

The rc.dsmcad init script does not set the locale in all cases. Since dsmcad starts dsmc, this leads to encoding errors (ANS4042E) and several files not being backed up on SuSE and Ubuntu systems. For RedHat systems, the file /etc/init.d/functions...
about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Is a defect

EXPORT NODE PROCESSING ENHANCEMENTS

EXPORT NODE processing issues a FALSE success, when in fact invalid or non-existent FSID are specified in the EXPORT NODE command.
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Is a defect

TDP for SQL option limitation.

When initiating a full backup of all the databases, tdpsqlc.exe crashes with this error:ACO6205E The tdpsqlc command that was entered exceeds the maximum length limit. The length limit of each option is 1790 characters.
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Is a defect

DRP TSM : modify the script to restore the DB

the commands - in RECOVERY.SCRIPT.DISASTER.RECOVERY.MODE file - to restore tsm instance after crash, are for TSM v5.In TSM v6, to restore after a major crash, it's needed to create a new TSM instance. The TSMDB1 database is dropped, just before th...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Is a defect

Node Replication process

Hi,a backup process is preempted by Node Replication process. This is incomprehensible. Why Node Replication process has a higher priority than backup ? In this way, backup stg process should also have a higher priority.Thank you.
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Is a defect

Include ulimit requirements to TSM init script

During reboot of linux systems, init scripts inherits kernel default settings for open files (ulimit -n).    These will be too small, and give warnings in tsm actlog.    The init script does not read values from sysctl or limit...
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Is a defect

Domino presnapshot script should monitor nservice.exe

Domino presnapshot causes error 2518 when net start "Lotus Domino Server (xDominodata)" because of presnapshot try to launch Domino Service even though nservice.exe process still live. presnapshot should watch nservice.exe process.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Is a defect

Query Event for NDMP Backup

We want to add a new entry in the database under Summary table called Filespace or BCK_Volume or similar, This failed should include the entry of what Volume on the NetApp that TSM was backed up and if it was OK or not.
about 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Is a defect

Replication fails for a decommissioned VM

Replication fails for decommissioned VMs
almost 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Is a defect