1) How will you checkin & Chechout volumes in
library?
6) what is move data command ?
checkin libvolume library_name volume_name search=no/yes/bulk status=private/scratch
Checkout libvolume library_name volume_name remove=bulk/yes/no
2) How will you move copy storage pools to offsite in
DRM?
1)Back up the primary storage pool to copy storage
pool
2)Back up the tsm database
3)move drm states
4)run prepare command
5)move drm media to offsite
6)get the media from offsite.
DRM CYCLE:
Mountable to not mountable
Not mountable to courier
Courier to vault
Vault to vault+retrieve
Vault+retrieve to
onsiteretreive
3)
what is collactaion ?
collocation
is the process of sending the similar node data or group of nodes or file space data to
minimum no of tapes. The advantage
of collocaton is fast restoration and Disadvantage
is migration is slow.
Define
collocation collacgroupname
Def
collacmember collacgroupname node1,node2,node3………
4)
what is cloptset ?
cloptset is
mainly for multiple clients,if u want to exclude the same directory from multiple clients while taking the backup
then go for cloptset.
Define
cloptset cloptsetname
Define
clientopt optionsetname optionvalue
5) what
is Backup set ?
Backupset is
a group of active files that can be stored in portable medium the advantage of
backupset is While restoring to the client we can restore it without tsm server
and network.
Define backupset
nodename backupsetname devc=dviceclassname volume=volnme
6) what is move data command ?
to move the
data from one volume to another volume with in a same storage pool or to another
storage pol.
Movedata volumename fromstg=stgname tostg=stgname
7) move node data command ?
used to move
entire file spaces of a node from one
storage fool to another storage pool.
Move
nodedata nodename tostg=stgname
8) what are the types of backups ?
full
backup,incremental backup, sel, differential backup, imge backup,journal based
backup,group backup
9) what are the types of backups in
TDP domino and tdp sql ?
in tdp domino sel , inc
in tdp sql full,inc,log, full plus log,differential.
in tdp sql full,inc,log, full plus log,differential.
10) How can u restore a file to a particular date and time ?
restore pitdate=date pittime=time filepath
11)what is serialization ?
serialization
a concept for how to treat the client data while taking the backup .
Serialization
parameters are static, shared static, dynamic, shared dynamic
By default it
is shared static.
12) What are modes ?
There are 2 types of modes - modified/absolute
modified=back
up only the only files which are changed since last backup,
absolute: backup
the files regardless whether it modified or not since the last backup.
13)
what are the types of backups ?
Full backup: backup all the files at every
backup.
Incremental
backup:backup the files which are changed since the last backup.
Selective: backup the files which are
changed since last backup regardless whether they are changed since the last
backup.
Image backup: full volume backup
Image with differential backup: full volume
backup which can be folllwed by subsequent differential backup.
Adaptive subfile backup: back up only
part of the file that was changed since the last backup.
Group backup: backup the files that u specified
as a named groupfiles can be one or more filespaces.
Journal based backup: in this
method first u have to install journal engine .journal engine keeps the changed
files.
Image backup: dsmc backup image H:
Compression: this compresses the file
before u send them to server.compressing the file reduces the data storage of your
backup data.
14) audit volume ?
we will audit
the volume when the volume is damaged
if the volume
is not being accessed for a long period of time, any read errors occurs while
accessing the volume.
audit volume
volume name fix=yes/no
Yes: any database record that refers to
a file are found with logical inconsistency that file is marked as damaged.
No: any data base record that refers to
a file are find with logical inconsistency the data base records that refer to
a file are deleted from the data base.
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15)
what is auditing library ?
auditing
library to recover the mismatches between home element addresses between the
database inventory and library inventory.
Command: audit library libraryname checklabel
=barcode.
16)
procees to store the data on a tape?
Label the
data and check in into the library
Use that
tapes
Checkout form
the library
Move that
tapes to offsite
Bring the
offsite tapes to onsite and reuse it
17) onsite tape management to
offsite ?
Backup up the data to copy storage pools
List out the volumes to be send to offsite
Update their location to offsite
Checkout from the library
18) what is macro ?
macro is a file that can be stored in administrative client machine.
Create a macro to enter a command can be helpful whwn u want to issue a
command repeatedly to issue the command that contain several parameters
Synatax: macro macroname substitution value.
Macro can be changed dynamically.
19) what will u do when the tsm
server crashed ?
Try to restart the server if it is not starting the create db and log
volumes using dsmfmt
Then try to restart the server, if it is still failing to start then
restore the database using
dsmserv restore db up to current state.
dsmserv restore db todate –today totime=now
20) How can u check the activitylog
data for last two days ?
21) How to delete last two days data
base backup information?
delete volhist type=dbb begindate=-4 enddate=-2
22) TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER MAINTENANCE PLAN?
Back up the primary storage pool to copy storage pool
Backup the tsm server database
Update the disaster recovery plan
Move the data from disk to tape
Remove the expired data from server storage
Reclaim the fragmented tapes by consolidating active data
23) How to restorea backup set?
Restore
backupset sourcefilespec destinationfilespec
backupsetname=bksetname loc= server/file/table
24)
MIGRATE STG?
MIGrate
STGpool pool_name LOwmig = number __ DUration = minutes REClaim = No REClaim = No Yes Wait =
No Wait = No Yes
25)
RECLAIM STG?
RECLaim STGpool pool_name THreshold = number _ RECLAIM STGPOOL Chapter 2. Administrative commands 887
DUration = minutes Wait
= No Wait = No Yes __ OFFSITERECLAIMLimit = number_of_volumes
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