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If the CLI option /configfile points to non existent file the tdpsqlc command should end in error..

If we have in a sqlfull.bat script: tdpsqlc backup * full /configfile=someconfig.cfg and the file "someconfig.cfg" does not exist, the command runs along with default config and returns with rc=0. Problem with that is if "somconfig.cfg" once exist...
almost 11 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...
almost 11 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.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Is a defect

dsmreconcileGPFS.pl modification request

The dsmreconcileGPFS.pl script will fill up the /var filesystem during the sort process, in spite of there being more than 1GB available and I am using the "-tmpdir=" option.
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Space Management 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...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Is a defect

Adding an information and steps to configure NAS option "tape.reservations" in the TSM Administrator's Guide

Tivoli Storage Manager server tape labels may be overwritten during dismount of tape if the NetApp NAS option "tape.reservations" is not set to persistent. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21419980
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Is a defect

reconcile volumes behaviour with server delete grace times

The behavior of the reconcile volumes command should be changed to take into account server deletion grace time settings. Reconcile volumes command should not report errors when archive files for deleted source virtual volumes are still present on...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Is a defect

How much space is needed.

When TSM issues ANR0534W size estimate exceedes stg, it would bee very nices if the estimated size was showen too.
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Is a defect

rename filespace not visible

Hello, We use vmware4tdp. Here we noticed when we rename a filespace (vmfull image) this filespace (image) is not visible in the restore gui nor restore command line.So we are not able to restore a image which has been renamed on TSM Server. Greet...
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 2 Is a defect

Windows GUI Title states flashcopymanager In DP for DB

After the last update of TSM for Databases the top title of the Windows GUI states the name flashcopymanager (see screenshot), even if no FCM is installed. Customers are confused.
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Is a defect

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