Re: New Install AIX/TSM 3.7 Server Won't Start

On Thursday, March 16, 2000 2:25 AM, Tony Rynan [SMTP:tonyr AT AU1.IBM DOT COM]
wrote:
> Hi Joshua,
>
> I also had the same problem where after installation the file dsmserv.dsk
was not installed and I only increase /usr and install again and it worked.
>
> Regards
> Mpho
>
>
>
> Hi Joshua,
>
> Sorry for the late reply....
>
> There are two possible problems..... and number 2 is your problem.
>
> 1. AIX 433 swap space does not always start at gold code level. Make sure
> you install the PTF2 set before installing anything else to resolve the
> swapon error.
>
> 2. The TSM server code does not always correctly size /usr during the
> install and actually fails to start TSM whilst building the db, log and
> disk storage pools in /usr. It does not report a installp failure as the
> installp actually worked, only the TSM startup fails. I nearly always
> increase /usr by 200MB before installing the TSM server.
>
> regards Tonyr
>
> "Joshua S. Bassi" <jbassi AT GLORYWORKS DOT COM> on 15/03/2000 04:37:32
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:    (bcc: Tony Rynan/Australia/IBM)
> Subject:  New Install AIX/TSM 3.7 Server Won't Start
>
>
>
>
> All,
>
> I have a newly installed RS6K 43P with 4.3.3 on it.
> After I installed the TSM 3.7.0.0 base code I
> attempted to start the server.  From the server
> directory I ran dsmserv and it indicated:
>
> "Unable to read disk definition file dsmserv.dsk"
>
> After I took a look I found that not only was the
> disk definition file not created, but there wasn't
> a DB or Log file.  I used dsmfmt to format both a
> DB and Log file and then I ran:
>
> dsmserv format 1 log1.dsm 1 db1.dsm
>
> The server tries to start but stops with:
>
> "Trace/BPT trap(coredump)
>
> I have tried several different things to get the
> server up and running including installing the
> 3.7.2.0 maintenance, but with no luck.
>
>
> --
> Joshua S. Bassi
> Senior Technical Consultant
> Symatrix Technology, Inc.
> jbassi AT gloryworks DOT com