1) How to start TSM B/A Client schedule services in AIX in background? 




2) How to start TSM web client services in AIX ?



3) How to start B/A client in web-browser ?




4) How to start the TSM LANFree storage agent services in AIX ?



5) How to check the TSM services are running in AIX ?



6) How to start the TSM services in AIX ?



and then run below command to start in background



7) How to kill the TSM services in AIX ?

First check the services by using ---- > # ps -ef | grep -i dsmserv

It will list out the process id's, then cancel the process id by using below command



8) How to check the tape devices list in AIX ?



9) How to check the adapters in AIX ?



10) How to check the errors in OS level in AIX ?








12) How to create the new file in AIX ?



13) How  to read last 200 lines in any file ?




14) How to check the file size in AIX ?




15) How to verify the list of files in a directory ?



16) How to change the ownership of the file ?




17) How to copy the file from one dir to another dir ?




18) How to check  the IP address in AIX ?



19) How to check the hostname of the server ?



20) How to check the communication b/w from one server to another server in AIX ?



21) How to check if the port number is working or not in AIX ?



22) How to create a new directory in AIX ?




23) how to move (cut/paste) the files form one directory to another directory in AIX?



24) To remove/delete the directory and files in AIX ?



25) To check which software applications are installed in AIX ?




26) How to edit any file, for example dsm.sys file ?




use i to go to insert mode, a to append mode , x to delete letters

27) How to change permissions of a file/directory ?


28) How to configure tape devices in AIX ?

Running cfgmgr command will scan all the devices attached to the AIX machine



29) How to install any software packages in AIX ?



30) How to uninstall software packages for example all the tsm client softwares ?




Go to /opt/tivoli/tsm/_uninst and run  ./Uninstall_Tivoli_Storage_Manager -i console command 

Tivoli Storage Manager Server on AIX Video Tutorial

TSM L3 Interview Questions and Answers:

• How to check the number of client node counts?

                    select count(*) from nodes

• How to check the scheduled associations ?

            q assoc
           select * from associations where SCHEDULE_NAME='<schname>' 

• How to take the sql log backup?

          tdpsqlc backup <dbname> log

• If you have multiple nodes on tdpsql, how will you take particular node log backup ?

         Login to particular node and take backup, or associate a schedule to that node.   

• In single AIX machine I need to store 10 nodes data for different servers,  tell me the process?

         create 10 stanzas in dsm.sys and choose those stanzas by mentioning particular                     servername in dsm.opt file.

• How will you take particular node backup ?

       associate a schedule to that node.   

• What is offsite reclamation ?

    offsite reclamation is done by updating the dbreferences of the copy volumes that are present in the vault.

Ex:- if a copy vol consist of 10% valid data the server fetches the primary stg volume which consists of this valid data and takes a backup to a copy volume and update the references to a copy volume.

• Tell me the TSM Server up-gradation process?

   ->  First take backup of db, volhist, devconfig, dsmserv.opt, dsmserv.dsk.
   ->  Install upgrage tool, go to the path and give the cmd dsmupgrd preparedb, uninstall 5.5. 
   -> Install 6.x, go to up-gradation wizard there it will extract the old db and insert it into new db, dsmupgrd extractdb, dsmupgrd insertdb

• Tell me the server installation process ?

         Go through the TSM Server Installation Document.

•  Why we are creating a group & users ?

    To monitor the privileges & permissions of each user in a group on the TSM server instance.

• Which AIX versions you are using?

         6.1

• Which library you are using?

         IBM 3584 Tape Library

• What is tapeutil command and its uses ?

     Read   for more Tapeutility and Mtlib Commands
 
    By using tapeutil we can manage libr and drives from os level,it act as tape diagonastic tool, (list cleaning tapes, moving tapes b/w slots, mounting, dismounting, eject).

tapeutil -f /dev/smc0 elementinfo     Displays element information - library information
tapeutil -f /dev/smc0 inventory     Displays the element status information
tapeutil -f /dev/smc0 inventory -i     Display only the import/export element status information
tapeutil -f /dev/smc0 inventory |grep -p Import     Display only the import/export element status information
tapeutil -f /dev/smc0 inventory |sed -n '/Import/,/^$/p'     Display only the import/export element status information
tapeutil -f /dev/smc0 inventory -i |awk '/Tag/ {if ( $4 != "" ) print $4; else print "IO_SLOT_EMPTY"}'     Display tapes in the I/O door
tapeutil -f /dev/smc0 move X Y     Move tape from slot element number X to slot element number Y
tapeutil -f /dev/smc0 devids     Display device ID element status information for all drives
tapeutil -f /dev/rmt1 status     Query drive status
tapeutil -f /dev/rmt1 vpd     Display drive Vital Product Data (VPD)
tapeutil -f /dev/rmt1 devinfo     Show device information
tapeutil -f /dev/rmt1 path     Check tape and path SCSI information
tapeutil -f /dev/rmt1 fuser     Display which process is using the drive
tapeutil -f /dev/rmt1 mount <element number>     Mount tape from element number on drive rmt0
tapeutil -f /dev/rmt1 unmount <element number>     Dismount tape from element number on drive rmt0
tapeutil -f /dev/rmt1 inqpage 83     Show drive serial


mtlib
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qL     Library status
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -A     Library address information
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qS     Library information and statistical data
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -DE     Display drives information
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qM     Show mounted tapes
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vqI     Category codes for tapes - tapes information
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qV -V VolName     Information about tape
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vqV -V VolName     Information about tape (verbose)
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qI     List tapes
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qD -f /dev/rmt1     Drive status
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -a -V VolName     Barcode, examine tape to assure that it is physically in library
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vqK -s FFFD     Number of 3590 cleaning tapes
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qC -s FFFD     List 3590 cleaning tapes
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qC -s FFF4     List 3592 cleaning tapes
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -C -V VolName -s<current category> -t<new category>     Change volume category
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vC -V VolName -t FFFB     Remove tape from 3494 inventory
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vC -V VolName -t FF10     Eject tape
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -f /dev/rmt0 -m -V VolName     Mount tape
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -m -x drive_serial -V VolName     Mount tape
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -f /dev/rmt0 -d     Dismount tape
mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -x device_serial -d     Dismount tape

• How to move volume from one slot to another slot using tapeutil ?

         tapeutil -f /dev/smc0 move x y

• How will you do cartridge cleaning?

    ->checkin libvolume Lib_Name Clening_tape_name status=cleaner cleanings=10 checklabel=no

    ->update drive Library_name drive_name cleanfrequency=100 (cleanfrequency parameter Gigabytes / ASNEEDED / NONE)

   -> clean drive librname drivename

• How to define a  client schedule & what is the first line in shell script?

    Define sched domainname schedname  action= incre/full startdate=today     starttime=now+2:00   
    firstline in shell script:-    #!/bin/sh
   

• How will you check the drm copy storage pool ?

        q drmst

• Today I need to send tapes to offsite how ?

    move drm *  wherestate=mountable tostate=vault

• How to move volumes from vault to vaultretrieve?

    after expiration and reclamation the tapes automatically changes from vault to vaultretrieve

• What is the process to do  if you get 100 new scratch volumes?

    -> Insert the tapes in the library slots
   ->  Label libvol <libr name> search=yes checkin=scratch labelsource=barcode

• While labeling why you are giving labelsource=barcode?

    For writing the barcode name on the tape

• In which command will you create the devconfig.out in Lanfree?

       dsmsta setstorageserver myname=.........
 

   TSM L3 Level Interview Question and Answers:                                          

1) How to create a policy set ?
    
    def dom <domname>
    def pol <dom> <polname>

2) How to create a copy group?

    def copyg <dom> <polname> <mgmtname> vere=2 verd=1 rete=30 reto=60 dest=<stg pool> 

    def copyg <dom> <polname> <mgmtname> dest=<stg pool> t=archive retv=365

3) What is serialization? How many types?

    It specifies how the tsm server to act when the file is in open state.

    SHRSTatic:- the tsm will try for 4  time and finaly it does not take backup if it is still in open
    STatic :- the tsm will try only one time, if the file is open it will not take backup
    SHRDYnamic:- the tsm will try for 4  time and finaly it does not take backup if it is still in open
    DYnamic:- the tsm will backup up at the first attempt even if the file is open.

4) What is version exists ?what is version delete ?What is retextra ?what is retonly ?
 
    vere:- how many versions of file has to be maintained (default 2 Versions)
    verd:- how many inactive versions are to be maintained after the source file has been deleted.(1V)
    rete:- how many day the inactive versions are to be maintained(30Days)
    reto:- how many day the last inactive file is be maintained after source file deleting(60Days)

5) What is diff b/w version delete & retextra?

verd:- how many inactive versions are to be maintained after the source file has been deleted. (1)
rete:- how many day the inactive versions are to be maintained (30)
 
 6) How to check the last completed db backup?

    q db f=d, q volhist t=dbb, q act se="backup db" begind=-1

7) How to check the storage pool volumes?
   
     q vol stg=<stgpoolname>

8) If I run q libvol, what will it show?
 
    library volumes names, elementary no., library name, owner, status (private or scratch)

9)In which scenario we will do move data?
    
When there is shortage of scratch volumes and also when there are errors in volumes.
   
10) How will you know whether your tsm server is properly working or not?

    health monitoring ( dbspace, scratch, logspace, dbbackup, libr status)
   
11) Where will you check the tsm server side errors?
  
  q act se=anr????e (server)

12) Where will you check the tsm client side errors?
  
  q act se=ans????e (client), for schedule errors check dsmsched.log and dsmerror.log
   
13) What is the procedure to do server to server communication?

    def server <servername> serverpa=<pass> hla=192.168.25.45 lla=1500 crossdef=yes

14) What does crossdefine will do?
 
    To define the server on target server

15) Do you have any knowledge on backupset?

    It contains only the active data of a node,and can be restored without server intervention.

16) What is TXNgroupmax ?
 
    It is the number of files that can send or receive in a group in one transaction b/w server or client, default 4096

17) What is TXNbytelimit?

    txnbytelimit:-   The txnbytelimit option specifies the number of kbs the client program buffers before it sends a transaction to the server. default 25600, range is 300 - 2 GB;

18) What are the required copygroup parameters for tdporacle?

   Verdeleted and Retonly should be zero because TDPO will provide a function to delete the unwanted backup objects from TSM Server. Versionexist and Retextra can be any number.

19) Who will take care about retentions for TDPoracle?
    
      Through RMAN
   
20) Who will take care about retentions for TDPsql ?

    TSM Server

21) How to check dbbackup processes details ?

    q volhist t=dbb
    q db f=d
    q act se="databasebackup" begind=-1

22) How to delete last 7th day db backup ?

    del volhist t=dbb todate=-7

23) What are the copy group parameters for TDPsql ?
  
  VersionExist, VersionDeleted, RetentionExtra and RetentionOnly

24) In one storagepool, how many deviceclasses are defined?

    1

25) Interviewer ran Q mount command and asked to find out where that tapevolume is used ?

    q act se=volname 
    q pr, 
    q mount f=d

• Ensure the server that will be defined as the library manager is at the same or higher version as the TSM servers that will be defined as library clients.

• Set up server-to-server communications between Library clients and Library Manager.

• Configure the library on the Tivoli Storage Manager server that is going to act as the library manager.

• Configure the library on the Tivoli Storage Manager servers that are going to act as the library clients.

How to Setup Server-to Server Communication

• First, we have to set the Server name and server password for communication on the PROD Server & DEV server separately by using set server commands as below.

• Now we have to define all the library clients as servers in Library manager. In our case we have only one library client.

Configuring Library on TSM Server which is a Library Manager:

1. To configure any library to a TSM server, you have to follow these prerequisites.

Tivoli Storage Manager(TSM) Library Manager in SAN Environment:

What is Tivoli Storage Manager(TSM) Library clients in SAN Environment:

• No library client has access to the library in the same way that it can control the gripper to mount a volume. The library client has to send a request to the library manager, which controls the library and mounts volumes.

• If a new volume is needed the library client sends a request to the library manager. The library manager chooses a scratch tape and updates the ownership of the tape. After doing this a response is send to the client, and the client then can issue a mount request in order to use the volume. 

• If a volume is not used any more, the library client sends a release request to the library manager and the tape will be returned to the scratch pool.

• The audit library operations is used to update the library manager’s inventory information. The library client sends the library manager the name of the tapes it is using, so that the ownership of the tape volume can be updated in the library inventory table of Library Manager.

• The library client has no library inventory table for a shared library. Even so, storage pool volumes can be seen with the query volume command, and database backup volumes can be seen with the query volhistory command. The DRM volumes table can also be queried.

Steps to Follow to Configure TSM Library Manager and TSM Library Clients: