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Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Storage
Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Tivoli
Product family - Storage
Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family
Starting with Tivoli Storage Manager Server version 6.3.3, new accounting
records are created which are specific to NDMP operations.
The new NDMP accounting records can be easily identified by looking at field
number 10 "communication method used". Only the new records will have "NDMP".
Most fields in the new NDMP accounting records will have data stored in them, however those that don't apply will be either zero or empty. Some fields will contain data unique to NDMP operations.
The following table lists the accounting record fields with data that is
specific to NDMP operations.
Field NDMP specific data
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6 The NAS node on which the operation is performed followed, in
parenthesis, by the name of the client user or administrator that
initiated the operation. For example a NDMP operation on nas node
"nas1" which was initiated by the administrator "admin1" will appear
as follows:
nas1(admin1)
7 This is not applicable to NAS data and will be empty.
8 Platform provided by NAS device (eg. "Netapp" ).
10 Always "NDMP"
12 Always zero.
13 Always zero.
14 Always zero.
15 Always zero.
16 If this was an NDMP backup this will be '1' for the NDMP image.
17 If this was an NDMP backup this will be the size of the image
18 If this was an NDMP restore this will be '1' or '2' (full plus diff
image restore )
19 If this was an NDMP restore this will be total number of bytes
restored.
20 For NAS operations that use a locally NAS-attached tape drive this will
be zero, for NDMP filer-to-server operations this will be the amount
of data transmitted between the TSM server and the NAS device.
25 Session type '4' is for client initiated NDMP operation, Session type
'5' Indicates that this was a scheduled administrative command,
Session type '7' indicates this was a non-scheduled administrative
command.
26 Always zero
27 Always zero
28 Always zero
29 Always zero
Thank you for submitting this enhancement request, this had been delivered in the TSM 6.3.3 server version