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Re: TSM 4.2.1.30 scheduler dies intermittently....

2002-04-10 13:50:51
Subject: Re: TSM 4.2.1.30 scheduler dies intermittently....
From: James R Owen <Jim.Owen AT YALE DOT EDU>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:47:50 -0400
My coworker says there's a known problem with Norton AV 7.5 and TSM 4.2
that can cause the TSM scheduler to stop; could that be your problem?
Check w/ Tivoli Support.
--
Jim.Owen AT Yale DOT Edu   (203.432.6693)
Jim.Owen AT Yale DOT Edu   (203.432.6693)

Andrew Raibeck wrote:
>
> You should contact IBM support if you are having this kind of problem. I
> am not aware of any problems that could cause what you are seeing. If you
> haven't already done so, take a look at the Application and System Event
> logs to see if anything abnormal was logged. You also might check the
> dsmerror.log file, the dsmwebcl.log file (if using the CAD to manage the
> scheduler), and the server activity log from the time the client backup
> began through the time it terminated, to see if anythere there might shed
> some light on the problem.
>
> 4.2.1.30 is the latest patch level. Normally we don't steer customers to
> patches from the web site because the patches should only be applied (in
> theory) at the direction of IBM service or development to resolve specific
> problems. However, due to substantial problems at the 4.2.1.0 level, we do
> not recommend that users install that level; so when we issued 4.2.1.20,
> we did more extensive testing of that client code than is usual for a
> patch. That is why the web site points to it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Software Group
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
> Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
> Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
> The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
> The command line is your friend.
> "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
>
> Keith Kwiatek <kkwiatek AT NIST DOT GOV>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 04/10/2002 08:15
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>
>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
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>         Subject:        TSM 4.2.1.30 scheduler dies intermittently....
>
> Hello,
>
> I have  900 tsm total TSM clients. Everything has been running fine, but I
> have 20 new clients that have installed TSM 4.2.1.30 on their win2000
> machines. The tsm scheduler starts fine, and at the correct time begins a
> backup. But sometimes the scheduler just dies. Doesn't leave errors
> messages. I look at the end of the dsmsched.log and I can see that it was
> in
> the process of backing up (files are being "sent'), but then it just ends.
> The last entry is just a file being sent to the server, and then nothing.
> The scheduler is stopped in "services".
>
> The machine is not being powered down. There is no power managment. These
> are experienced users.
>
> One curious thing is that Tivoli now has 4.2.1.20 as the latest win2000
> client -whereas I had downloaded tsm 4.2.1.30 not too long ago (??) Why
> are
> they going backwards?
>
> Any and all help is appreciated!!
>
> Keith
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