HP RISS Components Recovering the backup server, Example Recovering the server from a disaster

Volume TAPE.3 was used for the database backup.

4.Move backup volumes off-site:

a.This command should list the volumes TAPE.2 and TAPE.3:

tsm: INTERNAL>query drmedia * wherestate=mountable

tsm: INTERNAL>move drmedia * wherestate=mountable

Volumes TAPE.2 and 3 were moved to the exit port of the library; their state was set to notmountable.

b.This marks the state of the two volumes as courier:

tsm: INTERNAL>move drmedia * wherestate=notmountable

c.Mark state of the volumes as vault:

tsm: INTERNAL>move drmedia * wherestate=courier

5.Create the recovery plan file and copy it to a safe location. This file includes the configuration information.

a.Create the directory c:\tsmbackup on the backup server.

b.Issue tsm: INTERNAL>prepare planprefix=c:\tsmbackup\recplan.

This process creates a single file that contains instructions, macros, the Volume History, Device Configuration, and Server Options file.

6.Use this procedure to manually back up the configuration.

a.Back up the volume history file:

tsm: INTERNAL>backup volhistory filenames=c:\tsmbackup\volhistory

b.Back up the device configuration:

tsm: INTERNAL>backup devconfig filenames=c:\tsmbackup\devconfig

c.Back up the server options file:

Copy file C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\server1\dsmserv.opt to c:\tsmbackup.

d.Copy these three files to a safe location.

7.Create a list of off-site media to retrieve:

tsm: INTERNAL>query drmedia * wherestate=vaultretrieve

In this example the list will be empty. Usually, however, a courier would take the database, storage pool, and configuration backups off-site and would return with the media that contain data that is no longer valid so that the media can be used for the next cycle.

Recovering the backup server

The following steps explain how to recover the backup server by using backup media that have been stored off-site.

See the TSM Administrator’s Guide, particularly pages 751 and 782, for more information.

Example: Recovering the server from a disaster

This example is based on the previous example, assuming that the backup server was destroyed and has to be rebuilt from the media that is stored off-site (TAPE.2 and 3, the recovery plan file). To simulate destruction of the backup server, simply reinstall it after you remove the two remaining volumes (TAPE.1 and 4) from the server and establish a fresh system.

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