TSM Sap Db2 Guide

Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning
Version 6.1
Data Protection for SAP Installation and Users Guide for DB2
SC33-6341-10
Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning
Version 6.1
SC33-6341-10
Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Notices on page 233.
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Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Who Should Read This Publication . . . Publications . . . . . . . . . . . Tivoli Storage Manager publications . . Support information . . . . . . . . Getting technical training . . . . . Searching knowledge bases . . . . . Contacting IBM Software Support . . . New for Data Protection for SAP Version 6.1 . xi . xi . xi . . . xiii . . . xiii . . . xiii . . . xv . . . xvi . . . . . . Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 in Silent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on UNIX or Linux . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstalling the Old Version of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 under UNIX or Linux . . . Uninstalling the Old Version of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 under Windows . . . . . Verifying the Initial and Upgrade Installation . Verifying the Tivoli Storage Manager API Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP V6.1 . . . . . . . Prerequisites for Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP . Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Server-Level Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . 26 . 28 . 30 . 30 . 30 . 31 . 31 . 31
Chapter 1. Protection for SAP database servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 overview . . . Data Protection for SAP integration with SAP . . DB2 command line processor . . . . . . . . SAP BRARCHIVE and BRRESTORE administration tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DB2 Backup Object Manager utility. . . . . . DB2 Log Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Backup objects and types of failures . . . . . Log file management . . . . . . . . . . Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP . . . . . . . . . . . Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP: Features . . . . . . . Minimizing backup and restore processing with Data Protection for Snapshot Devices . . . . . . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 6 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 10 . 13 . 14
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Chapter 4. Upgrading to Data Protection for SAP for DB2 for V6.1 . . 35
Upgrade the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 V6.1 base product . . . . . . . . . . . . . Migrate the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upgrade the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP V6.1 . . . . . . . Migrate Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP data from a previous release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . 36 . 36
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Chapter 2. Planning for Data Protection for SAP for DB2 operations . . . . . . 15
Database Server Considerations . . . . . . Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . Backup Server Considerations . . . . . . . Storing data on a Tivoli Storage Manager server . Alternate or parallel backup paths and backup servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Archiving Inactive Data . . . . . . . . . Restore versus Backup. . . . . . . . . . Planning for using IBM HACMP for AIX . . . HACMP impact on Data Protection for SAP for DB2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Signing of Executable Files for Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 19
Chapter 5. Configuring Data Protection for SAP for DB2 . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Configuration tasks for the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 base product . . . . . . . . . . Verification tasks . . . . . . . . . . Profile tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . DB2 tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP tasks . . . . . . . . Distributed file system tasks . . . . . . . HACMP tasks . . . . . . . . . . . Configuration tasks for Tivoli Storage Manager . Tivoli Storage Manager client tasks . . . . Tivoli Storage Manager server tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 39 39 43 47 50 52 54 54 58
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Chapter 3. Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 for V6.1. . . . . . . . . 23
Required installation tasks . . . . . Installing the Data Protection for SAP for base product . . . . . . . . . . Prerequisites . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 6. Protecting SAP data with Data Protection for SAP for DB2 V6.1 . 67
Backing up SAP data . . . . . . . . . Implementing the Strategy by Scheduling Automated Backup Runs . . . . . . . Windows Scheduling Example . . . . . . . . . 67 . 67 . 68
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Starting Backups in a Non-Partitioned Database Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using DB2 Single System View (SSV) for Backup Multiple DB2 Log File Copies . . . . . . . Schedule Batch Sample . . . . . . . . . Full Offline Backup Batch File Sample . . . . Full Offline Backup Shell Script Sample . . . . Restoring SAP data . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting Restores in a Non-Partitioned Database Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redirected Restore in Automatic Mode . . . . Tablespace Definition Information (TDI) . . . . Redirected Restore in Batch Mode . . . . . . Redirected Restore in Interactive Mode . . . . Sample Work Flow for Redirected Restore . . . Redirected Restore Plausibility Checks . . . . DB2 Redirected Restore Using Backup Object Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create Tablespace Definition Information . . . Redirected Restore Prerequisites . . . . . . Tablespace Definition Information . . . . . . Protecting SAP data with the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP . . . Administering User IDs . . . . . . . . . Specifying a new Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP . . . . . Generating Reports Using Report Templates . . Requesting a Report from the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting and Stopping the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Password for the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Database User ID . . . . . . . . . . .
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Performance Options of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffer Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffer Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . Automation Options for Data Protection for SAP for DB2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Observations on the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Data Throughput . . . . . . . . . Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Performance Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Performance Considerations . . . . Multiple Servers . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . Multiplexing . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Network Paths . . . . . . . . . Storage space . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automated Tablespace Adaptations . . . . . Tablespace Normalizing . . . . . . . . . Tablespace Scaling . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 8. Troubleshooting Data Protection for SAP for DB2 . . . . . 113

Troubleshooting Data Protection for SAP for DB2 common problems . . . . . . . . . . . Random problems . . . . . . . . . . Reproducible (repeatable) problems . . . . Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support . . Understanding the setup . . . . . . . Providing information to IBM or Tivoli support Troubleshooting Data Protection for SAP for DB2 problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General problem resolution . . . . . . . Problem resolution when using the Backup Object Manager. . . . . . . . . . . Location of log files . . . . . . . . . DB2 vendor reason codes . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 113 113 114 114 116
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Chapter 7. Performance tuning for Data Protection for SAP for DB2 . . . . . . 89
Overview of a balanced system. . . . . . . . 89 Example of a disk bottleneck . . . . . . . 90 Example of a network or Tivoli Storage Manager bottleneck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Viewing performance data . . . . . . . . . 91 Drilling Down on Special Situations . . . . . 92 Using reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Reporting on the Performance of Backup Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Reporting on Backup Status . . . . . . . . 95 Creating a Report . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Reporting on Failed Actions . . . . . . . . 96 Modifying Report Output . . . . . . . . 96 Reporting on Operations Details . . . . . . 97 Reporting on Backup Operation Trends . . . . 98 Reporting on Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Working with Report Templates . . . . . . 100 Server-related tuning . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Managing Data on the Backup Server . . . . 100 Alternate Network Paths and Servers . . . . 100 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chapter 9. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 reference information . . . . . . 121
Commands used with Data Protection for SAP for DB2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backups and Restores in Partitioned Database Environments . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Backup Objects . . . . . . . Backup Object Manager Command Options . Backup Command (Backup Database Data) . Delete Commands (Remove Backup Objects from Tivoli Storage Manager) . . . . . . Password Command (Verify and Save Tivoli Storage Manager Password) . . . . . . Query Commands (List Backup Objects) . . Restore Commands (Restore Backup Objects) BACKOM command examples . . . . . UNIX or Linux Crontab Example . . . . . Crontab File Sample . . . . . . . . . The Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Profile . . Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions . . . . . . . . . 121 . . . . 121 123 124 126
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Sample Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Profile for UNIX or Linux . . . . . . . . . . Sample Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Profile for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining the Custom SQL file . . . . . . . . Defining Thresholds Using the Custom SQL File Sample Custom SQL File . . . . . . . . Data Protection for SAP for DB2 files and samples Sample Shell Script for Scheduling a Report from a UNIX Scheduling Client . . . . . . Sample Command File for Scheduling a Report from a Windows Scheduling Client . . . . . Client User Options File Sample (dsm.opt) UNIX and Linux . . . . . . . . . . . Client User Options File Sample (dsm.opt) Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Client System Options File Sample (dsm.sys) Include/Exclude List Sample (UNIX and Linux) Include/Exclude List Sample (Windows) . . . Client Options Files Sample (<server>.opt) . . Sample DB2 Vendor Environment File . . . . Data Protection for SAP for DB2 planning sheets Data Protection for SAP for DB2 (base product) planning sheet . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP planning sheet . . . . . Tips for network settings . . . . . . . . . Network Settings of the Tivoli Storage Manager Networks with Large Bandwidth-Delay Product SP Switch (RISC 6000) . . . . . . . . .
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Appendix A. Messages . . . . . . . 157

Data Protection for SAP (DB2) Messages . . . How to find files containing message output (log files) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 . 157
Appendix B. Accessibility features for Tivoli Storage Manager . . . . . . . 231 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Scope of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 1 Integration of Data Protection for SAP with DB2 2 DB2 Backup Architecture . . . . . . . . 3 DB2 Log File Management . . . . . . . . 5 Data Protection for SAP Backup Object Manager 7 Log Management with DB2 Log Manager and Data Protection for SAP . . . . . . . . . 8 DB2 Backup Objects . . . . . . . . . . 9 Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Components (with Default Port Numbers) . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Example of an SAP Landscape . . . . . . 12 Sample Environment for HACMP Takeover 20 Production Backup Example . . . . . . . 68 Redirected Restore Overview. . . . . . . 82 Indicating a Balanced Configuration . . . . 89 Indicating a Disk Bottleneck . . . . . . . 90 Indicating a Network or Tivoli Storage Manager Bottleneck . . . . . . . . . . 91 Showing Data Throughput and I/O Utilization 92 Performance Report - Graphical Presentation Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. Performance Report - Tabular Presentation Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status Report . . . . . . . . . . . Operations - Failure Report . . . . . . Operations Detailed Report . . . . . Operations Daily Report . . . . . . . Data Transfer for a Backup / Restore Null Block Compression . . . . . . . High-level View of the Data Flow During Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . Performance Optimizing by Using Sensors Data Protection for SAP Data Transfer Multiple Servers . . . . . . . . . Parallel (Multiple) Sessions . . . . . . Multiplexing . . . . . . . . . . . Parallel (Multiple) Paths . . . . . . . Tablespace Normalizing . . . . . . . Tablespace Scaling . . . . . . . . . SAP and Data Protection for SAP Configuration files on UNIX and Linux.. . General Problem Isolation . . . . . . . 95 . 95 . 96 . 98 . 99 101 . 102 . 104 104 105 . 106 . 106 . 107 . 107 . 109 . 110 . 115 . 117
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Tivoli Storage Manager server publications xi Tivoli Storage Manager storage agent publications . . . . . . . . . . . . xii Tivoli Storage Manager client publications xii Tivoli Storage Manager Data Protection publications . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii File Extensions for Shared Libraries . . . . 26 SERVER Statement and Appropriate Profile and Option File Settings. . . . . . . . . 40 Database Configuration Parameters Introduced with DB2 V8.2 . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Password Handling for UNIX or Linux 63 Password Handling for Windows . . . . . 64 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. DB2 Vendor Reason Codes . . . . . . . Contents of the Custom SQL File . . . . . Tags for Defining Thresholds in the Custom SQL File . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation Parameters for Data Protection for SAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation Parameters for the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Tuning Tivoli Storage Manager Configuration File Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . Tuning of Network Settings . . . . . . . Tuning of SP Switch Buffer Pools . . . . . 120 143 144 150 151 155 156 156
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Preface
This publication documents how to use IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning Data Protection for SAP Version 6.1 It describes the procedures needed to install and customize Data Protection for SAP which is the interface between SAP and Tivoli Storage Manager.
Who Should Read This Publication

This publication (or topic collection) is intended for system programmers and administrators who are responsible for implementing a backup solution in an SAP environment using the Tivoli Storage Manager. It describes the procedures needed to install and customize Data Protection for SAP, the interface between SAP and the Tivoli Storage Manager. The reader should be familiar with the documentation for SAP, Tivoli Storage Manager, and Oracle. This publication describes release V6.1, January 2009.
Publications
Tivoli Storage Manager publications and other related publications are available online. You can search all publications in the Tivoli Storage Manager Information Center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v6. You can download PDF versions of publications from the Tivoli Storage Manager Information Center or from the IBM Publications Center at http://www.ibm.com/ shop/publications/order/. You can also order some related publications from the IBM Publications Center Web site. The Web site provides information for ordering publications from countries other than the United States. In the United States, you can order publications by calling 800-879-2755.
Tivoli Storage Manager publications

Publications are available for the server, storage agent, client, and Data Protection.
Table 1. Tivoli Storage Manager server publications Publication title IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Messages IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Performance Tuning Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Problem Determination Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for AIX Installation Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for AIX Administrators Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for AIX Administrators Reference IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for HP-UX Installation Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for HP-UX Administrators Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for HP-UX Administrators Reference
Order number GC23-9787 GC23-9788 GC23-9789 GC23-9781 SC23-9769 SC23-9775 GC23-9782 SC23-9770 SC23-9776
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Table 1. Tivoli Storage Manager server publications (continued) Publication title IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Linux Installation Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Linux Administrators Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Linux Administrators Reference IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Sun Solaris Installation Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Sun Solaris Administrators Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Sun Solaris Administrators Reference IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Installation Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Administrators Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Administrators Reference IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server Upgrade Guide Order number GC23-9783 SC23-9771 SC23-9777 GC23-9784 SC23-9772 SC23-9778 GC23-9785 SC23-9773 SC23-9779 SC23-9554
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery Installation SC32-6543 and Users Guide Table 2. Tivoli Storage Manager storage agent publications Publication title IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for SAN for AIX Storage Agent Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for SAN for HP-UX Storage Agent Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for SAN for Linux Storage Agent Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for SAN for Sun Solaris Storage Agent Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for SAN for Windows Storage Agent Users Guide Table 3. Tivoli Storage Manager client publications Publication title IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX and Linux: Backup-Archive Clients Installation and Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows: Backup-Archive Clients Installation and Users Guide Order number SC23-9791 SC23-9792 Order number SC23-9797 SC23-9798 SC23-9799 SC23-9800 SC23-9553
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management for UNIX and Linux: SC23-9794 Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for HSM for Windows Administration Guide SC23-9795 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Using the Application Program Interface Program Directory for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager z/OS Edition Backup-Archive Client Program Directory for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager z/OS Edition Application Program Interface SC23-9793 GI11-8912 GI11-8911
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Table 4. Tivoli Storage Manager Data Protection publications Publication title Order number
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Advanced Copy Services: Data Protection SC33-8331 for Snapshot Devices Installation and Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server Installation and Users Guide SC32-9059
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Oracle for SC32-9064 UNIX and Linux Installation and Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Oracle for SC32-9065 Windows Installation and Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning: Data Protection for SAP Installation and Users Guide for DB2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning: Data Protection for SAP Installation and Users Guide for Oracle SC33-6341 SC33-6340
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail: Data Protection for Lotus Domino SC32-9056 for UNIX, Linux, and OS/400 Installation and Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail: Data Protection for Lotus Domino for Windows Installation and Users Guide IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server Installation and Users Guide Program Directory for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail (Data Protection for Lotus Domino) SC32-9057 SC23-9796 GI11-8909
Support information
You can find support information for IBM products from a variety of sources.
Getting technical training

Information about Tivoli technical training courses is available online. Go to http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/education/.
Searching knowledge bases

If you have a problem with Tivoli Storage Manager, there are several knowledge bases that you can search. You can begin with the Tivoli Storage Manager Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v6. From this Web site, you can search all Tivoli Storage Manager publications.
Searching the Internet

If you cannot find an answer to your question in the Tivoli Storage Manager information center, search the Internet for the latest, most complete information that might help you resolve your problem. To search multiple Internet resources, go to the support Web site for Tivoli Storage Manager at http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/ IBMTivoliStorageManager.html. From there, you can search a variety of resources including: v IBM technotes v IBM downloads
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v IBM Redbooks If you still cannot find the solution to the problem, you can search forums and newsgroups on the Internet for the latest information that might help you resolve your problem. To share your experiences and learn from others in the user community, go to the Tivoli Storage Manager wiki at http://www.ibm.com/ developerworks/wikis/display/tivolistoragemanager/Home.
Using IBM Support Assistant

At no additional cost, you can install on any workstation the IBM Support Assistant, a stand-alone application. You can then enhance the application by installing product-specific plug-in modules for the IBM products that you use. The IBM Support Assistant helps you gather support information when you need to open a problem management record (PMR), which you can then use to track the problem. The product-specific plug-in modules provide you with the following resources: v Support links v Education links v Ability to submit problem management reports For more information, see the IBM Support Assistant Web site at http://www.ibm.com/software/support/isa/.
Finding product fixes

A product fix to resolve your problem might be available from the IBM Software Support Web site. You can determine what fixes are available by checking the Web site: 1. Go to the IBM Software Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/software/ tivoli/products/storage-mgr/product-links.html. 2. Click the Support Pages link for your Tivoli Storage Manager product. 3. Click Download, and then click Fixes by version.
Getting e-mail notification of product fixes

You can get notifications about fixes and other news about IBM products. To receive weekly e-mail notifications about fixes and other news about IBM products, follow these steps: 1. From the support page for any IBM product, click My support in the upper-right corner of the page. 2. If you have already registered, skip to the next step. If you have not registered, click Register in the upper-right corner of the support page to establish your user ID and password. 3. Sign in to My support. 4. On the My support page, click Edit profiles in the left navigation pane, and scroll to Select Mail Preferences. Select a product family and check the appropriate boxes for the type of information you want. 5. Click Submit. 6. For e-mail notification for other products, repeat steps 4 and 5.
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Contacting IBM Software Support

You can contact IBM Software Support if you have an active IBM software maintenance contract and if you are authorized to submit problems to IBM. Before you contact IBM Software Support, follow these steps: 1. Set up a software maintenance contract. 2. Determine the business impact of your problem. 3. Describe your problem and gather background information. Then see Submit the problem to IBM Software Support on page xvi for information on contacting IBM Software Support.
Setting up a software maintenance contract

Set up a software maintenance contract. The type of contract that you need depends on the type of product you have. v For IBM distributed software products (including, but not limited to, Tivoli, Lotus, and Rational products, as well as IBM DB2 and IBM WebSphere products that run on Microsoft Windows or UNIX operating systems), enroll in IBM Passport Advantage in one of the following ways: Online: Go to the Passport Advantage Web page at http://www.ibm.com/ software/lotus/passportadvantage/, click How to enroll, and follow the instructions. By Phone: For the phone number to call in your country, go to the IBM Software Support Handbook Web page at http://www14.software.ibm.com/ webapp/set2/sas/f/handbook/home.html and click Contacts. v For server software products, you can purchase a software maintenance agreement by working directly with an IBM sales representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information about support for server software products, go to the IBM Technical support advantage Web page at http://www.ibm.com/servers/. If you are not sure what type of software maintenance contract you need, call 1-800-IBMSERV (1-800-426-7378) in the United States. For a list of telephone numbers of people who provide support for your location, go to the Software Support Handbook page at http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/ handbook/home.html.
Determine the business impact

When you report a problem to IBM, you are asked to supply a severity level. Therefore, you need to understand and assess the business impact of the problem you are reporting.
Severity 1 Critical business impact: You are unable to use the program, resulting in a critical impact on operations. This condition requires an immediate solution. Significant business impact: The program is usable but is severely limited. Some business impact: The program is usable with less significant features (not critical to operations) unavailable. Minimal business impact: The problem causes little impact on operations, or a reasonable circumvention to the problem has been implemented.
Severity 2 Severity 3 Severity 4
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Describe the problem and gather background information

When explaining a problem to IBM, it is helpful to be as specific as possible. Include all relevant background information so that IBM Software Support specialists can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions: v What software versions were you running when the problem occurred? v Do you have logs, traces, and messages that are related to the problem symptoms? IBM Software Support is likely to ask for this information. v Can the problem be recreated? If so, what steps led to the failure? v Have any changes been made to the system? For example, hardware, operating system, networking software, and so on. v Are you currently using a workaround for this problem? If so, be prepared to explain it when you report the problem.
Submit the problem to IBM Software Support

You can submit the problem to IBM Software Support online or by phone. Online Go to the IBM Software Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/ software/support/probsub.html. Enter your information into the appropriate problem submission tool. By phone For the phone number to call in your country, go to the contacts page of the IBM Software Support Handbook at http://www14.software.ibm.com/ webapp/set2/sas/f/handbook/home.html. If the problem that you submit is for a software defect or for missing or inaccurate documentation, IBM Software Support creates an Authorized Program Analysis Report (APAR). The APAR describes the problem in detail. If a workaround is possible, IBM Software Support provides one for you to implement until the APAR is resolved and a fix is delivered. IBM publishes resolved APARs on the Tivoli Storage Manager product support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/software/ sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html, so that users who experience the same problem can benefit from the same resolutions.
New for Data Protection for SAP Version 6.1

The following new functionality has been added to Version 6.1 of Data Protection for SAP for DB2: v Executable files on Windows platforms (except Java applets) now bear a digital signature. v Install Anywhere has replaced Install Shield as the installation vehicle. v As of version 7.1, the SAP BR*Tools components have a facility for invoking snapshot (in SAP terminology, volume) backups and restores. Such requests received by TSM for ERP are redirected to the Tivoli Storage Manager for Advanced Copy Services (TSM for ACS) product (if it is installed). To facilitate the interaction of TSM for ACS with TSM for ERP when the user wants to perform a TSM backup of the snapshots produced, certain parameters have been added to the TSM for ERP profile for use by TSM for ACS. For more information, refer to the TSM for ACS documentation. v AIX 6.1 is now supported.
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Other changes include: v Support for 32bit platforms has been discontinued.
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Chapter 1. Protection for SAP database servers

Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning: Data Protection for SAP for DB2 protects SAP system data and integrates with the database-specific utilities of IBM DB2, Oracle, and SAP BR* Tools, which are a set of database administration functions incorporated into SAP for Oracle databases. Data Protection for SAP improve the availability of SAP database servers and reduces administration workload with automated data protection features designed specifically for SAP environments. Data Protection for SAP provides these features and functions.
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 overview

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 architecture and product features are discussed. Data Protection for SAP and Tivoli Storage Manager provide a reliable, high performance, and production-oriented solution that enables back up and restore of DB2-based SAP systems. It is integrated with DB2 backup and recovery facilities and applies SAP backup and recovery procedures. Data Protection for SAP is optimized for SAP databases and therefore provides efficient management of large data volumes.
Figure 1. Scope of Data Protection for SAP for DB2
As demonstrated in this graphic, SAP backup and recovery utilities center on database objects where more than 90% of the data resides on an SAP database server. As a result, Data Protection for SAP and the SAP-DB2 Administration Tools back up and restore database contents, control files, and offline DB2 log files. Other files (such as SAP and DB2 executable files) can be backed up using the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive Client. This is important for disaster recovery purposes as all SAP and DB2 executable files must be available before
using Data Protection for SAP and the SAP-DB2 Administration Tools to restore and recover the database.
Data Protection for SAP integration with SAP

Data Protection for SAP operates as an transparent link between DB2 and the SAP-DB2 Administration Tools and Tivoli Storage Manager. A shared library is dynamically linked by DB2 backup/archive processes and by the SAP utilities.
Figure 2. Integration of Data Protection for SAP with DB2
Data Protection for SAP also provides the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP which is used to increase administrator productivity. The Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP can control multiple instances of Data Protection for SAP, communicates with Data Protection for SAP through TCP/IP, and typically resides on a different server. It is used to configure a Data Protection for SAP instance, monitor data transfer performance, backup status of the SAP system, and Tivoli Storage Manager server activity related to SAP. In addition, the Administration Assistant can remotely monitor and administer all Data Protection for SAP instances through an applet running on a Web browser. Information regarding how to use the Administration Assistant to register an SAP instance during installation or at a later time is available in Specifying a new Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP on page 85.
DB2 command line processor

The DB2 Command Line Processor (CLP) interprets commands for the DB2 database and passes control to a DB2 Server Process. In the case of Data Protection for SAP for DB2, the LOAD <libraryname> option instructs DB2 to invoke the Data Protection for SAP shared library. This process launches the backup or restore operation, dynamically loads the library, and communicates with Data Protection for SAP through the Vendor API. For starting a backup or restore, the DB2 CLP communicates with the DB2 Server Process and provides information to the Server Process for processing the database.
Figure 3. DB2 Backup Architecture
The DB2 BACKUP DATABASE command performs this DB2 Server process: v creates a unique timestamp to identify the backup v loads Data Protection for SAP dynamically as a shared library v reads the data from the database containers v reads the DB2 configuration files v creates data blocks containing the backup image and passes these blocks to the data mover part of Data Protection for SAP
The Data Protection for SAP shared library sends the data to the Tivoli Storage Manager server storage (tape or disk). At the end of the backup process, the DB2 Server process logs the backup in the Recovery History File. The DB2 RESTORE DATABASE command performs this DB2 Server process: v loads Data Protection for SAP dynamically as a shared library v requests the backup data from the shared library The Data Protection for SAP shared library v checks with the Tivoli Storage Manager if the backup image is available v retrieves the data blocks from TSM v passes the data blocks to the DB2 Server Process The DB2 Server Process v restores the DB2 data to the database containers v logs the restore in the Recovery History File
SAP BRARCHIVE and BRRESTORE administration tools

Log files used in an SAP environment are in one of these four states: Online active The log file is used by DB2 for current logging transactions. Online retained The log file is not used by DB2 for current logging transactions. However, it contains transactions with unwritten data pages. An unwritten data page is a page that has not received data from the buffer pool to disk. As a result, the log file is needed by DB2 to perform a crash recovery or roll-back operation. The DB2 logging user exit is called by DB2 (if configured) to copy a filled online log file to the log_archive directory. Do not use operating system commands for copying online log files. Offline retained The log file is not used by DB2 for current logging transactions and it does not contain transactions with unwritten data pages. In addition, it is not needed to perform a crash recovery or a roll-back operation. The log file might be deleted by DB2 after it is copied to the log_archive path. Archived The log files are archived offline (by the SAP-DB2 Administration Tool BRARCHIVE) to Tivoli Storage Manager storage.
Figure 4. DB2 Log File Management
Filled or closed online log files are immediately copied from the log_dir directory by the DB2 logging user exit to the log_archive directory. The SAP-DB2 Administration Tool BRARCHIVE backs up offline log files from the log_archive directory. The SAP-DB2 Administration Tool BRRESTORE restores archived log files. Detailed information regarding the DB2 logging user exit feature, BRARCHIVE, and BRRESTORE are available in the SAP Database Administration Guide. The SAP-DB2 Administration Tool BRARCHIVE archives DB2 log files as follows: 1. It creates a unique timestamp for identification. 2. It loads Data Protection for SAP dynamically as a shared library. The shared library then reads the data from file, creates data blocks, and passes the data blocks to Tivoli Storage Manager. 3. Tivoli Storage Manager writes the data blocks to the storage media (preferably disk). 4. The SAP tool logs the archive run in the SAP administration database. The SAP-DB2 Administration Tool BRRESTORE retrieves DB2 log files as follows: 1. It loads Data Protection for SAP for DB2 dynamically as a shared library. 2. It requests the backup data from the shared library. The Data Protection for SAP shared library then a. checks with Tivoli Storage Manager to verify that the log file data is available; b. retrieves the data blocks from Tivoli Storage Manager; c. writes the data blocks to a file on disk. 3. The SAP tool logs the retrieve run in the SAP administration database.
DB2 Backup Object Manager utility

Backup objects, such as database or tablespace backups and DB2 log files, can be managed with the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Backup Object Manager. Information about Backup Object Manager commands and options is provided. The Backup Object Manager is a utility that performs these tasks: v Verify and store a Tivoli Storage Manager password. v Find backup objects in Tivoli Storage Manager. v Check the properties of the backup objects in Tivoli Storage Manager. v v v v v Remove any backup object from Tivoli Storage Manager. Backup database and selected tablespaces. Restore database and tablespace backups to the corresponding database. Retrieve files from Tivoli Storage Manager and restore them to the file system. Perform a redirected restore of databases (cloning).
The Backup Object Manager is designed to handle DB2 log files archived with Data Protection for SAP, the SAP tool BRARCHIVE, and those files archived with Data Protection for SAP and the DB2 Log Manager. No special Backup Object Manager customization or configuration is necessary. Due to the log chain concept used by the DB2 Log Manager, all log files archived on Tivoli Storage Manager with Data Protection for SAP will be associated to one of these chains by the Backup Object Manager. However, the SAP-DB2 Administration Tools BRARCHIVE and BRRESTORE do not support the log chain concept. Therefore, log files archived with BRARCHIVE and Data Protection for SAP will be associated with a default value. For example, the first log chain is '0' or 'C0000000'. However, log files archived with the DB2 Log Manager and Data Protection for SAP will be associated with the appropriate log chain number and handled by the Backup Object Manager accordingly. Detailed information regarding the DB2 Log Manager and the log chain concept is available in your DB2 Administration Guide documentation. This graphic displays how the Backup Object Manager interacts with the Tivoli Storage Manager server and the SAP database Server:
Figure 5. Data Protection for SAP Backup Object Manager
The Backup Object Manager works with database backups, DB2 log files, and raw files that might comprise any files of the file system. The tasks that can be performed with the Backup Object Manager are processed in different ways: v Requests to verify the Tivoli Storage Manager password are passed directly to Tivoli Storage Manager. v Requests to display or delete any data are answered by accessing the Tivoli Storage Manager server directly, thus working with the data actually available on Tivoli Storage Manager. v Requests to restore DB2 log files and raw files are also processed using the Tivoli Storage Manager client. v Requests to backup or restore any DB2 database data are routed to the DB2 agent. The DB2 agent employs the Data Protection for SAP shared library. The Backup Object Manager is available for use upon successful installation and setup of Data Protection for SAP. Since the Backup Object Manager utilizes the settings in the Data Protection for SAP profile and configuration file and the settings of the XINT_PROFILE, TDP_DIR, and DB2_VENDOR_LIB environment variables, no additional installation and setup steps are required.
DB2 Log Manager

Log files used in an SAP environment are in one of these four states: Online active The log file is used by DB2 for current logging transactions. Online retained The log file is not used by DB2 for current logging transactions. However, it contains transactions with unwritten data pages. An unwritten data page is a page that has not received data from the buffer pool to disk. As a result, the log file is needed by DB2 to perform a crash recovery or roll-back operation. The DB2 Log Manager copies a filled online log file to a possible archive location. Do not use operating system commands for copying online log files. Offline retained The log file is not used by DB2 for current logging transactions and it does not contain transactions with unwritten data pages. In addition, it is not needed to perform a crash recovery or a roll-back operation. The log file is archived to a location specified by the database configuration. When archived successfully, DB2 deletes the log from the database log directory. Archived Filled or closed log files that were archived to Tivoli Storage Manager storage.
Figure 6. Log Management with DB2 Log Manager and Data Protection for SAP
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 is loaded dynamically by the DB2 Log Manager as a shared library on UNIX or Linux, , or as a dynamic link library (DLL) on Windows, and runs as part of the DB2 engine. When a log file is ready to be archived (online/offline retained), the DB2 Log Manager starts the archive process
by passing the file as blocks to Data Protection for SAP. The data is then sent (by Data Protection for SAP ) to Tivoli Storage Manager storage. When a database rollforward recovery is issued, the DB2 Log Manager first checks if the corresponding log files are located either in the log path or in an overflow log path as specified in the DB2 rollforward command invocation. If the log files are not found at one of these locations, the DB2 Log Manager accesses Data Protection for SAP to determine if the log images are available on Tivoli Storage Manager. If available, Data Protection for SAP retrieves the data from Tivoli Storage Manager and sends them as blocks to the DB2 Log Manager which writes the log files to the file system. The log files are then applied to the database using DB2 processes. Detailed information about the DB2 Log Manager is available in your DB2 Administration Guide.
Backup objects and types of failures

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 backs up and restores SAP database objects only as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7. DB2 Backup Objects
Corrupt database In case of a corrupted database (caused by user errors or transaction failures), the database can be restored to a specific point in time. Restoring only the database and configuration files should be sufficient for a specific point in time operation. As a result, a backup image of the database and the corresponding DB2 log files are required. Hardware failure In the event of a storage hardware failure, the database is typically restored to the most recent point in time. Thus, the most recent database image and DB2 log files are restored. However, the database executable files, SAP system data, and user data might also need to be restored in the event of a hardware failure. In order to protect the system against the loss of SAP executable files, user data, or even operating system data, use the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client incremental backup feature. You
can use the client to define an include-exclude list of files that to be backed up during incremental backup operation. The include-exclude list should exclude database container files and offline log files that have been backed up or archived by Data Protection for SAP. See Include/Exclude List Sample (UNIX and Linux) on page 147 or Include/Exclude List Sample (Windows) on page 148 for example include-exclude lists. Example include-exclude list files are also provided in the Data Protection for SAP installation directory. Disaster recovery For a complete disaster recovery operation, all operating system data must be restored along with the database image, DB2 log files, database executable files, SAP system data, and user data. To help prevent a complete loss of the operating system, use operating system utilities (such as mksysb for AIX) to perform system backups. Such backups should be performed after installing, updating, or upgrading the operating system. This will allow you to start your system from the backup medium. A configured TCP/IP environment and Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive client installation should be included in a base backup in order to be able to restore all data. Since there is no provision for backing up online DB2 log files that are required for disaster recovery, place the DB2 log directory on a mirrored disk.
Log file management

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 (with DB2 version 8.2 or later) provides two log file management facilities in an SAP environment can be chosen for archiving and retrieving log files. These are the SAP-DB2 Administration Tools BRARCHIVE and BRRESTORE and the built-in DB2 Log Manager. Data Protection for SAP supports both the DB2 Log Manager component and the SAP-DB2 Administration Tools BRARCHIVE and BRRESTORE in regard to archiving and retrieving log files. However, the preferred method of log file management is to use Data Protection for SAP and the DB2 Log Manager component together.
Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP

The Administration Assistant comprises the client component and three server-level components (Server, Database Agent, and Database). Operations data is maintained in an internal database which helps prevent an insufficient memory problem in SAP environments where a large number of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 instances are active. The internal database used by the Administration Assistant is managed by either the open-source database product Apache Derby or IBM DB2 data server. Apache Derby is bundled with, and installed by, the Administration Assistant. For more information on Apache Derby, see
http://db.apache.org/derby/
If you prefer using the IBM DB2 data server, an existing DB2 installation must be present. It will be configured by the Administration Assistant. For more information on DB2, see
http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/
The server-level components are installed together on one system (standard installation) or distributed across multiple systems (distributed installation). An example of a multiple system installation could be when the Server component
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resides on one system and the database components reside on a second system; or, each component is installed on a separate system. This type of distributed installation helps alleviate CPU loads on a single-system configuration (in large-scale environments) by distributing this load over two or three separate systems. If CPU load is not an issue, the single-system installation is typically used. The distributed installation requires that all connecting Data Protection for SAP instances be version 5.4 or higher. If a single-system installation is selected, earlier Data Protection for SAP versions can also connect to the Administration Assistant. Each system hosting an Administration Assistant component can be running UNIX, Linux, or Windows. Separate configuration files are maintained by the Server (assist.cfg) and Database Agent (dbagent.cfg) component. User profiles ensure that a client user can access the data of only those SAP database servers for which permission has been granted. This figure shows the communication relationships of the Administration Assistant components (port numbers shown are defaults).
Figure 8. Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Components (with Default Port Numbers)
The Server component waits for the client requests for connections using either the HTTP or HTTPS protocols and also for connect requests (through TCP/IP) from the Data Protection for SAP ProLE service. After connecting to the Server component, the Data Protection for SAP ProLE service connects and communicates directly with the Database Agent to send backup and restore data requested through the Data Protection for SAP instance. The Database Agent collects this data and stores all information related to the Operations Monitor in the Administration Assistant database through the Database component. The Database
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Agent forwards performance data to the Administration Assistant Server component, which records it in history files. The retention time for this data is definable at installation time (default 14 days). This data is accessed when the clients request any of the Administration Assistant monitoring or analysis functions. The Administration Assistant server-level components must be running and connected to the Data Protection for SAP ProLE service during the backup and restore operations in order to receive and store the history data. The existence of the database-related components is transparent to the client user. An SAP system landscape contains several SAP systems, such as production, development, test, and education systems. A single Administration Assistant Server component can monitor many SAP database servers. A typical example is shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Example of an SAP Landscape
The Administration Assistant client is started from a browser by invoking the URL of the Server component host. The client is implemented as a Javaapplet that communicates with the Server component through a remote method invocation (RMI) connection. v When the Administration Assistant Server component is started in non-secure mode (keyword nonsecure defined in the Server configuration file assist.cfg), it accepts connect requests from a client to its HTTP port using the HTTP protocol. In this case, further communication between the client and server is via TCP/IP. v When the Server component is started in secure mode (keyword nonsecure omitted from the Server configuration file), it accepts connect requests from a client to its HTTPS port through the HTTPS secure protocol. In this case, the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol is employed for all communication between
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the Administration Assistant clients and the Server component. The latest SSL protocol (Version 3) can be found at http://wp.netscape.com/eng/ssl3/. The latest information on PKI with X.509 certificate can be found on the Web page of the IETF Working Group Public Key Infrastructure (X.509) (pkix) at: http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/pkix-charter.html . XML- or HTML-format reports can be created by the Administration Assistant graphical user interface (or through a command-line interface from a scheduling client). The scheduling client is implemented as a Java application that communicates with the Administration Assistant Server component through an RMI connection.
Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP: Features

The Administration Assistant provides these features: Monitor Operations A centralized view of the backup status information for all SAP systems registered with the Administration Assistant server is provided. Summaries of the backup status of all or a selection of SAP systems are available as well as detailed information on all backup runs of a specific SAP system. Thresholds can be defined to enable alerting under certain conditions. View Performance Data Performance information during Data Protection for SAP for DB2 backup or restore operations is displayed. The Administration Assistant also saves this performance data and provides a graphical presentation for later analysis. Configure systems Configuration of the SAP backup profiles, the Data Protection for SAP profile, and the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager files for each of the SAP systems registered with the Administration Assistant server is provided. Online information also supports configuration. Additionally, profiles can be copied from one system to another system. When configuration changes are performed using the Administration Assistant, a configuration history is maintained so that a previous configuration can be reused. Request problem support This feature sends support requests directly to IBM. Although support requests contain user-specified problems the Administration Assistant automatically collects and forwards additional information, such as profiles and error logs. Manage report templates This allows the generation and maintenance of templates for producing reports. Administer users This feature defines user IDs and permissions in order to access the server component from the Administration Assistant client. The primary documentation for the Administration Assistant is the integrated online help. The Administration Assistant also provides administrator-created reports in XML or HTML format that are generated from the output of Monitor operations and View performance data.
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Minimizing backup and restore processing with Data Protection for Snapshot Devices
Although Data Protection for SAP for DB2 provides extensive storage capabilities, business-critical databases might demand even faster recovery operations. Data Protection for SAP and the product, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Advanced Copy Services Data Protection for Snapshot Devices (formerly known as Data Protection for FlashCopy Devices for SAP) provides back up and restore capabilities for the SAP database on IBM FlashCopy devices (such as IBM DS6000 or DS8000, IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC), IBM Enterprise Storage Server), or IBM System Storage N series devices with snapshot capability. These products can minimize downtime of the production systems by exploiting point-in-time copy functions exploited by these products. Starting with DB2 9.5, DB2 offers a functionally restricted version of TSM for ACS known as DB2 Advanced Copy Services, which can be upgraded to an unrestricted level by installing the full TSM for ACS version (V5.5 or higher). In this environment, the software based on TSM for ACS is also called using the DB2 BACKUP DATABASE and RESTORE DATABASE commands, but they contain the keywords USE SNAPSHOT rather than the LOAD <library> phrase used to call the shared library for DP for SAP. USE SNAPSHOT causes DB2 to load and interact with the TSM for ACS Snapshot Backup Library. Data Protection for Snapshot Devices product information is available at this Web site:
http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/storage-mgr-advanced-copy-services/
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Chapter 2. Planning for Data Protection for SAP for DB2 operations
Planning information regarding various component considerations is provided.
Database Server Considerations

In general, the production (SAP database) server is the most critical component for data transfer. This is especially when parallelism is applied as described in Performance Options of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on page 100. As a result, special attention should be given to these items: CPU power Data transfer, data compression, local, or LAN-free backup operations can cause significant demands on the database server CPU. These demands are in addition to the application load caused by online backups. In many environments, the CPU is the most critical constraint. The CPU load for LAN-free backups (Managed System for SAN) can be significantly reduced by managing the buffers as described in Buffer Copies on page 101. I/O paths Fast disk attachments with internal busses (like a peripheral component interface) and file system features (like caching or reading ahead) can improve data transfer rates. These attachments and features can be especially useful for backup and restore operations that contain a significant number of files and large data volumes. Volume Manager settings Volume Manager provides volume mirroring options that can significantly reduce the data transfer rate during restore operations. As a result, not using volume mirroring options during restore operations can improve the data transfer rate. Disk layout The manner in which the database files are laid out can affect data transfer rates. Since the DB2 backup utility allows parallel access to tablespaces during backup and restore operations, distribute data across several disks in order to take advantage of this feature. Database size The size of a database can be reduced by offloading inactive data to an external archive. For archive support, refer to the companion product DB2 CommonStore for SAP. See Archiving Inactive Data on page 18 for additional information.
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Network Considerations
Consider these items when setting up the network: LAN-free backup LAN-free backup can reduce the load on the network and on the Tivoli Storage Manager server, thus improving data transfer rates. When using LAN-free backup, make sure fiber channel adapter capacity to the SAN can accommodate the data transfer rates of the disk reads and tape writes. Network bandwidth Experience reveals that the effective throughput capacity is approximately half of the theoretical network bandwidth. For high-speed networks (such as Gigabit Ethernet LAN), the network adapters limit the throughput rather than the network itself. Network topology A dedicated backbone network that is used only for backup and restore operations can improve the data transfer rate. TCP options Use TCP options that are the most beneficial for your environment. Multiple Paths Data Protection for SAP for DB2 allows you to increase the overall throughput rate to the backup server by specifying multiple network paths. Details are provided in Multiple Network Paths on page 107.
Backup Server Considerations

Consider these items when setting up the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Note that Data Protection for SAP for DB2 uses the Tivoli Storage Manager archive function for all backup activities: Dedicated backup server A dedicated backup server allows sharing of resources and provides an efficient resource utilization. CPU power Observations show that for a given data throughput, the CPU load on the backup server is approximately 60% of that on the database server. Therefore, backup server CPU power is not quite as critical as the CPU power of the database server. However, demands on the Tivoli Storage Manager server CPU do increase when several clients access a single Tivoli Storage Manager server. Storage hierarchy Backup of large data files should be directed to tape in order to achieve the highest transfer rates. If disks must be used, it is recommended to use one disk pool per session. Small files (such as log files) should be directed to disk storage first and then be migrated to tape collectively to avoid excessive tape mounts. Parallel sessions The Tivoli Storage Manager server allows using several tape drives in parallel to store data. This can increase overall data throughput. In order to exploit this feature, the corresponding Tivoli Storage Manager node must be allowed the appropriate number of mount points and the device class must be allowed the appropriate mount limits.
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Detailed information on how to set up Tivoli Storage Manager for use with Data Protection for SAP can be found in Alternate or parallel backup paths and backup servers on page 18 and Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager server on page 58.
Storing data on a Tivoli Storage Manager server

Data Protection for SAP transfers data to and from the backup server through single or multiple (parallel) sessions to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Each session must have a storage device associated with it. The SAP backup ID is persistently linked with each backup file. This backup ID can be used later to determine all files required for a complete restore. In SAP terminology backup (BRBACKUP) means backup of database contents, archive means the backup of offline DB2 log files. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 uses the Tivoli Storage Manager archive function for both backup types. Tape storage is the preferred media for storing the database contents as this is proven to provide the best data throughput for backup and restore. A disk-tape storage hierarchy is recommended for backing up log files, each DB2 log file should be backed up immediately after it is placed in the archive directory. This provides the best protection against data loss and eliminates the need to mount a tape for each DB2 log file. Collocation is a Tivoli Storage Manager function that ensures client data is maintained together on one tape. Collocation should be deactivated in these situations: v Deactivate collocation for Data Protection for SAP backups when enabling parallel sessions for use with multiple tape drives in parallel. v Deactivate collocation when using the multiple log copy function as described in Multiple DB2 Log File Copies on page 70. Use the SAP Backup Object Manager (BOM) (backom) to view information about backups that reside on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Details are available in DB2 Backup Object Manager utility on page 6. To improve availability (alternate servers) or performance (multiple servers), configure Data Protection for SAP to use multiple Tivoli Storage Manager servers. Consider the location of all backup data before removing a Tivoli Storage Manager server from the Data Protection for SAP profile. Since Data Protection for SAP only accesses those servers defined in its profile, be cautious when removing a Tivoli Storage Manager server if it contains valid backup data. Database backups are typically retained for a specified period and then become obsolete. In order to manage backup storage space efficiently, delete obsolete backups so that the tape storage space can be reclaimed. There are two ways to perform this deletion: v Set an appropriate archive retention period with Tivoli Storage Manager options. v Use the Data Protection for SAP backup version control function. When the number of backup versions (specified by this function) is exceeded, entire backup generations (such as full backups and all related partial and log file backups, are automatically deleted.
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Alternate or parallel backup paths and backup servers

In Data Protection for SAP terminology, path denotes a connection between a Tivoli Storage Manager client (Tivoli Storage Manager node) and a Tivoli Storage Manager server. A set of communication parameters are also set for each defined communication path. A Tivoli Storage Manager server network address is an example of a communication path. This set of communication parameters is called client option data and is collected under a logical server name. The logical server name is determined by the user. On UNIX or Linux systems, all client option data can be stored in a single file. this file is the client system option dsm.sys file. On Windows systems, the client option data for each logical server must be stored in separate client option files that have the file name <servername>.opt. For example, if there are two logical Tivoli Storage Manager servers fast and slow, then two client option files fast.opt and slow.opt are required. Windows also requires an additional client user option file, dsm.opt. All option files must reside in the same directory. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 can use several communication links between Tivoli Storage Manager clients in order to control alternate backup paths and alternate backup servers. This feature can increase throughput by transferring data over multiple paths simultaneously or to and from several servers in parallel. It can improve the availability of the Tivoli Storage Manager client-to-server communication and enable disaster recovery backup to a special (remote) Tivoli Storage Manager server. Each path in the init<SID>.utl profile is defined by a server statement and the corresponding definitions in the Tivoli Storage Manager client system option file dsm.sys (UNIX and Linux) or <server>.opt (Windows). The SERVER <server 1..n> statement denotes Tivoli Storage Manager servers defined in the Data Protection for SAP profile. This corresponds to the statement SERVERNAME <server 1..n> in the Tivoli Storage Manager client option file(s). These servers are identified by their TCPSERVERADDRESS and can be located on one system (multiple paths) or several systems (multiple servers). SESSIONS denotes the number of parallel session that Data Protection for SAP schedules for the given path. If only one path is used, SESSIONS must be equal to MAX_SESSIONS, which specifies the total number of parallel sessions to be used (equivalent to number of tape drives/management classes). Data Protection for SAP attempts to communicate with the Tivoli Storage Manager server using the first path in the profile. If this proves successful, Data Protection for SAP starts the number of parallel sessions as specified for this path. If the attempt was unsuccessful, this path is skipped and Data Protection for SAP continues to the next path. This process continues until as many sessions are active as were specified in the total session number (MAX_SESSIONS). If this number is never reached (for example, because several paths were inactive), Data Protection for SAP terminates the backup job.
Archiving Inactive Data

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 creates a database image that is stored at the bit level and therefore, is designed for routine backup operations. Outdated backups must be restored into the same exact environment they were originally taken from in order to access the data from within SAP applications. This requires maintaining older versions of SAP, operating system, database, and Tivoli Storage Manager data to rebuild this original environment. SAP provides archiving functions that can display business documents that are designated with long term retention requirements. These business documents are format-independent and can
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be used for auditing and other legal purposes. Archived data can then be removed from the operational database to reduce the database size and improve backup and restore processing time. Long term archive requirements can be achieved with the IBM DB2 CommonStore for SAP product. This product accesses the SAP ArchiveLink interface and uses Tivoli Storage Manager to archive the following document types: v inactive data (data retention) v printlists (e.g. reports) v v v v outgoing documents (e.g. printed output like invoices, bills) incoming documents (e.g. digitized fax, scanned letters, audio) local documents (e.g. text, spreadsheets, pictures, graphics) inactive data
This demonstrates how Tivoli Storage Manager is used as an integrated repository for backup and archive tasks. DB2 CommonStore for SAP product information is available at this Web site: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/commonstore/ sap/.
Restore versus Backup

The majority of this section has addressed issues related to optimizing backups. In most cases, configuration changes and infrastructure problems affect both backup and restore operations similarly. Therefore, modifications supporting a fast backup while also exploiting resources can also be considered applicable to the restore operation. Generally, it is recommended to tune the backup and then run a restore test to verify that restore still works in a satisfactory manner. During a restore operation, the values of these parameters are determined by their settings during the corresponding backup: Compression If compression is used during the backup, data needs to be decompressed. Multiplexing The same level of multiplexing as was used during backup is automatically applied during restore. Multiple servers When a backup is performed using multiple servers, the same servers must be online and available during the restore operation.
Planning for using IBM HACMP for AIX

This section provides information about Data Protection for SAP for DB2 that is useful when planning for HACMP fail-over configurations. This example uses the mutual takeover configuration (each node can take over the other node). If the application server and database server are installed on different hosts, the described actions need to be taken on the database servers only. This figure illustrates the takeover environment:
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Figure 10. Sample Environment for HACMP Takeover
HACMP impact on Data Protection for SAP for DB2

A list of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 components that are impacted by HACMP are provided. Files v The installation directory is /usr/tivoli/TSM/tdp_r3. v Lock files are located in /var/tdp_r3. v There is only one ProLE running on each host (even after takeover). v Each SAP system has its own Data Protection for SAP configuration files (init<SID>.utl, init<SID>.bki) . These files are located in a directory specified during the installation process. Dependencies v Both hosts should have the same level of Tivoli Storage Manager API installed. v Both hosts must be Data Protection for SAP. v On both hosts, the dsm.sys file (in /usr/Tivoli/Tivoli Storage Manager/client/api/bin/dsm.sys) must contain all server names required for takeover. Communication The Data Protection for SAP dynamic library connects to prole using the following procedure: v Retrieves the IP address for localhost (should be 127.0.0.1 for IPv4). v Retrieves the tdpr3db264 service (should be 57324 for the 64-bit version). v Connects to 127.0.0.1: tdpr3db264 service>.
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Digital Signing of Executable Files for Windows Systems

As of version 6.1, the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 executable files (except .jar files) for Windows systems have a digital signature. The following files are affected: v Passport Advantage package for Windows v Data Protection for SAP installation files <version>-TIV-TSMERPDB2-WinIA64.exe <version>-TIV-TSMERPDB2-WinX64.exe v The Data Protection for SAP application executable files backom.exe createinfo.exe prole.exe tdpdb2.dll Code signing employs digital IDs, also known as certificates. Having a valid digital signature ensures the authenticity and integrity of an executable file. It identifies the software publisher as IBM Corporation to the person who downloads or executes it. However, it does not mean that the end-user or a system administrator implicitly trusts the publisher. A user or administrator must make the decision to install or run an application on a case-by-case basis, based on their knowledge of the software publisher and application. By default, a publisher is trusted only if its certificate is installed in the Trusted Publishers certificate store. The customer can see the digital signature for any .EXE, .DLL, or installation wizard of Data Protection for SAP using one of the following methods: 1. The digital signature can be viewed from the Digital Signature tab of Properties of the signed file. If you select the IBM Corporation item and click Details, you will see more information about the IBM Certificate and the entire chain of trusted Certificate Authority signatures. 2. In the case of the installation wizard, there is also the possibility to see the IBM digital signature from the software publisher link displayed in the Security Warning window. A warning is issued if the installation executable file is downloaded from a site that is not listed as a trusted site. The security warning is not related to the fact that executable files contain digital certificates. It is related to the security zone policy of the site you download the file from. There is also another condition to be met: the executable must be stored on an NTFS disk. Windows Server 2008 includes Internet Explorer 7, and its default security configurations are set according to the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration on four different security zones: Internet, local intranet, trusted, and restricted sites. The Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration component (also known as Microsoft Internet Explorer hardening) reduces a servers vulnerability to attacks from Web content by applying more restrictive Internet Explorer security settings. As a consequence, Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration may prevent some Web sites from displaying properly or performing as expected. It may also prevent users and administrators from accessing resources with Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths on a corporate intranet. Refer to this document for more information on managing Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d41b036c-e2e1Chapter 2. Planning for Data Protection for SAP for DB2 operations
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4960-99bb-9757f7e9e31b&DisplayLang;=en You might get a security warning displayed whenever you run an executable file downloaded using the Internet Explorer from a URL or UNC that is not a member of the trusted security zone. When a downloaded file is saved to a disk formatted with NTFS, it will update the meta data for the file with the zone (Internet or restricted-) it was downloaded from. The meta data is saved as an Alternate Data Stream (ADS), which is a feature of NTFS with which the same filename can be used to cover multiple data streams. When opening a file which includes an ADS that identifies it as being from another zone, the Attachment Execution Services (AES) software is activated, which reacts to the following file categories as described: v High risk: Blocks the file from being opened when the file is from the restricted-zone: The following security warning is issued:
Windows Security Warning: Windows found that this file is potentially harmful. To help protect your computer, Windows has blocked access to this file.
Moderate risk: Prompts with a warning before the file is opened when the file is from the Internet zone:
Open File - Security Warning: The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?
Low risk: Opens the file with no warnings.
Warning messages do not prevent the file from being used. Note: This is different from configuring the Web Server with a digital certificate. During the installation of the Administration Assistant, the customer has the option to generate a self-signed certificate for the AA server and to use it to configure the security communication over HTTPS between the Administration Assistant server component and the clients. Alternatively there is the possibility to configure the security communication later after the installation completes using the instructions provided under Configuring for Secure Communication.
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Chapter 3. Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 for V6.1
Information needed to install the various Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning: Data Protection for SAP for DB2 components is provided. Review the appropriate prerequisite information before attempting to perform any installation tasks. Note: As of TSM 6.1, Data Protection for SAP and the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP are installed via InstallAnywhere rather than InstallShield. Slightly modified procedures are required to employ console mode (non-graphical user interface) or perform a silent installation. See Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 in Silent Mode on page 25. Furthermore, Windows executable files (except Java) contain a digital signature to certify that the software originated by IBM. For more information, see Digital Signing of Executable Files for Windows Systems on page 21.
Required installation tasks

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 must be installed on all SAP database servers. The following tasks are required to set up Data Protection for SAP: 1. Verify the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 package is complete. See the README.1ST file on each installation disc (or disc image) for a description of the contents. 2. Verify that the prerequisites are met as described in Prerequisites on page 24. 3. Review planning sheet information as described in Data Protection for SAP for DB2 (base product) planning sheet on page 150. 4. (Optional) Install the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP prior to installing Data Protection for SAP. Data Protection for SAP can automatically connect to the Administration Assistant as part of its installation procedure. Details are available in Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP: Features on page 13. 5. Install Data Protection for SAP as described in Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on UNIX or Linux on page 26 or Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on Windows on page 28. See Upgrade the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 V6.1 base product on page 35 when upgrading a previous version of Data Protection for SAP. 6. Perform post-installation tasks as such as Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager client options on page 54 and Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager server on page 58. 7. Verify the installation completed successfully as described in Verifying the Initial and Upgrade Installation on page 30.
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Installing the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 V6.1 base product
Information needed to install the Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning: Data Protection for SAP for DB2 base product is provided. Perform the installation tasks for the appropriate operating system.
Prerequisites
The installation packages are located on the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 product installation disk, disk image (from Passport Advantage), and occasionally on the IBM public FTP server. Initial installations must always be done from the disc or image. Refer to the file README.1ST in the root path for information on where to find documents on the disc or image, and follow the appropriate installation description below. See the README.1ST file in the root directory of the disc or image for a list of its contents. If you are going to upgrade from an earlier version of Tivoli Data Protection for R/3 or Data Protection for SAP in your environment, you have the option to either upgrade from the product disc or image, or to download the latest version from the IBM FTP server. See http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/ IBMTivoliStorageManagerforEnterpriseResourcePlanning.html . For the specific procedure for upgrading from an earlier version, refer to Upgrade the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 V6.1 base product on page 35. These products must be installed before attempting to install Data Protection for SAP: v DB2 v SAP R/3 or SAP e-business Solution, based on DB2 The SAP Service Marketplace (http://service sap.com/) provides the most current information related to SAP features, product versions, and maintenance levels that are compatible with your version of SAP R/3 or SAP. . v SAP-DB2 Administration Tools (if DB2 Log File Management is to be used) The latest SAP-DB2 Administration Tools must be installed on the SAP database server if it is earlier than DB2 V8.2 or if the SAP Tools DB2 log management is chosen to enable backup or restore of DB2 offline log files. See SAP Notes 141619 and 315352 for additional information. v Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client For information on configuration of the Tivoli Storage Manager API client, refer to Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager client options on page 54. TCP/IP must be ready for communication between the Tivoli Storage Manager server and the Tivoli Storage Manager client. v An operating system level supported by SAP and the Tivoli Storage Manager client The Release Notes file on the Tivoli Information Center contains the most current information related to Data Protection for SAP hardware, software, operating system, and maintenance levels. In case Data Protection for SAP is to be installed on a distributed file system, the root user needs read and write access to the file system for the duration of the installation. For more information on the installation in a distributed file system, refer to: Configuring Data Protection for SAP for DB2 in a Distributed File System on page 50.
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Installation planning forms for Data Protection for SAP and the Administration Assistant are available in the planning_sheet (UNIX and Linux) or planning_sheet.txt (Windows) files located in the installation directory. They are also available for printing in Data Protection for SAP for DB2 (base product) planning sheet on page 150. Once prerequisites are met and installation planning information is completed, Data Protection for SAP is ready to be installed.
Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 in Silent Mode

Information on installing the product without using a graphical user interface. To support target systems without a window manager, the setup program supports deploying an installation in console mode. An installation running in console mode suppresses the graphical wizard panel display available with a GUI installation. Instead, user data entry and status messages are displayed on the console or in the command prompt window. You can optionally use a response file for silent, or unattended, installation. You can generate a properties file during installation (in either graphic or console mode) by invoking the executable file as follows:
./<version>-TIV-TSMERPDB2<platform>.bin [-i console] -r=<properties file>
1. Create the response (properties) file, such as installer.properties. 2. Invoke the executable file with the -i console option (console mode) and the -f option if a properties file was generated
./<version>-TIV-TSMERPDB2<platform>.bin -i silent -f <properties file>
The <properties file> specification must contain a full path. Sample properties file:
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#Has the license been accepted #----------------------------LICENSE_ACCEPTED=TRUE #SID #--SID=<SID> #Path Configuration #-----------------USER_MAGIC_FOLDER_2=/db2/&ltSID>/tdp_r3 #TSM Configuration#----------------TSMUTL_YESNO=\"Yes (recommended for first time installation)\",\"\" TSMUTL_YESNO_1=Yes (recommended for first time installation) TSMUTL_YESNO_2= TSMUTL_YESNO_BOOLEAN_1=1 TSMUTL_YESNO_BOOLEAN_2=0 TSMUTL_SERVERADRESSE=<TSMServer> TSMUTL_NODE=R3NODE TSMUTL_BACKUPMGM=MDBDISK1 TSMUTL_ARCHIVEMGM=MLOG1 MLOG2 # # LOGGING_NONE=0 LOGGING_LOGARCHMETH1=0 LOGGING_LOGARCHMETH2=0 LOGGING_BOTH=1 #Administration Assistant #-----------------------NAMEPORTAA_ADRESSE=<AAServer> NAMEPORTAA_PORT=5126
Note that lines starting with # are treated as comments.
Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on UNIX or Linux

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 for these operating systems is delivered as a single executable file for each platform. Packages on the FTP server contain FTP prior to the platform designation. v For a disc or disc image, the name has the format:
<version>-TIV-TSMERPDB2-<platform>
When the file is launched, Data Protection for SAP guides you through the installation procedure. Read the descriptions carefully and follow the guidelines that are displayed on the panels. Shared libraries have different file extensions on different UNIX or Linux platforms. Within the following the section, the file extensions of shared libraries are represented as <ext>. Replace this text with the extension applying to your platform:
Table 5. File Extensions for Shared Libraries Operating System AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Extension a sl so so
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Perform the following tasks to install Data Protection for SAP on a UNIX or Linux system: 1. Log in as the root user on the SAP database server machine. 2. Make sure the DISPLAY variable is set to view the installation prompts through a graphical X-Window. 3. If DB2 version 8.2 (or later) is installed, start the DB2 instance to allow the installation program to make necessary updates to the DB2 configuration. 4. Invoke the Data Protection for SAP executable and follow the installation prompts. 5. View the summary at the end of the installation dialog. The summary displays the Data Protection for SAP installation path where the installation log file (log.txt) is located. These modifications are automatically performed to your system during installation: v An entry is created in /etc/inittab that automatically starts the ProLE daemon. v An entry is created in /etc/services for the service tdpr3db264. v Environment variable XINT_PROFILE specifies the Data Protection for SAP profile that is located in the path specified for configuration files during installation. The file name is init<SID>.utl where <SID> is the DB2 database SID specified during installation. v Environment variable TDP_DIR points to the path where Data Protection for SAP configuration files and process logs reside. The default path is <profile path>/tdplog where <profile path> is the path specified for the Data Protection for SAP profile during installation. v If DB2 version 8.2 (or later) is installed and the DB2 instance is running, the installation program performs the following tasks: Sets the DB2 configuration parameter VENDOROPT to the Data Protection for SAP vendor environment file. If DB2_VENDOR_LIB is set (for example due to the installation of a previous version) the program will use its value and not set VENDOROPT. If DB2 log archiving is not to be managed by Data Protection for SAP, the database configuration settings are not modified. If DB2 log archiving is to be managed by Data Protection for SAP, these values are set based on the method selected during installation:
LOGARCHMETHn LOGARCHOPTn VENDOR:/<path>/<library> /<path>/vendor.env
If the DB2 instance was not running, these tasks are not performed and must be performed manually at a later time as described in Specify the VENDOROPT parameter on page 44 and Configure the DB2 Log Manager on page 44. These files are installed in the Data Protection for SAP installation directory:
README README_TSMERP<version><language>.html TIPHINTS libtdpdb264.a (AIX) libtdpdb264.so (Linux or Solaris) ProLE
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backom createinfo initSID.utl SanFSsetupFS.sh (AIX only)
The _uninst folder is also created, which contains sample files. These files are installed in the directory where the Data Protection for SAP configuration files reside:
init<SID>.utl vendor.env agent.lic (copy of file in installation directory)
Installing Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on Windows

Note: As of TSM 6.1, Data Protection for SAP for DB2 and the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP are installed via InstallAnywhere rather than InstallShield. Slightly modified procedures are required to employ console mode (non-graphical user interface) or perform a silent installation. . Furthermore, Windows executable files (except .jar files) contain a digital signature to certify that the software originated from IBM. For more information, see Digital Signing of Executable Files for Windows Systems on page 21. Data Protection for SAP for Windows is delivered as a single executable file (.exe) for each platform. Packages on the FTP server contain FTP prior to the platform designation. Data Protection for SAP for these operating systems is delivered as a single executable file for each platform. The packages are named as follows: v The package name on the disc (or disc image):
<version>-TIV-TSMERPDB2-<platform>
Perform these tasks to install Data Protection for SAP on a Windows system: 1. Log in as a user with Administrator authority on the SAP database server machine. 2. If DB2 version 8.2 (or later) is installed and you want to allow the installation program to make appropriate updates to the DB2 configuration, start the DB2 instance. 3. Invoke the Data Protection for SAP executable and follow the instructions of the installation dialog. 4. View the summary at the end of the installation dialog. The summary displays the Data Protection for SAP installation path where the installation log file (log.txt) is located. The following modifications are performed on your system during installation: v The ProLE service is installed and started. v An entry is created in %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\services (tdpr3db264) . v (Optional) The DSMI_DIR, DSMI_CONFIG, and DSMI_LOG environment variables are modified. v The XINT_PROFILE environment variable specifies the Data Protection for SAP profile located in the path specified during installation. The file name is init<SID>.utl where <SID> is the DB2 database SID specified during installation.
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v The TDP_DIR environment variable specifies the directory where Data Protection for SAP saves the configuration file and creates its process logs. Initially, this path is set to <profile path>\tdplog where <profile path> is the path for Data Protection for SAP profile specified during installation. v If DB2 version 8.2 (or later) is installed and the DB2 instance is running, the installation program performs the following tasks: Sets the DB2 configuration parameter VENDOROPT to the Data Protection for SAP vendor environment file. If DB2_VENDOR_LIB is set (for example due to the installation of a previous version) the program will use its value and not set VENDOROPT. If DB2 log archiving is not to be managed by Data Protection for SAP, the database configuration settings are not modified. If DB2 log archiving is to be managed by Data Protection for SAP, these values are set based on the method selected during installation:
LOGARCHMETHn LOGARCHOPTn VENDOR:<path>\tdpdb2.dll <drive>:\<path>\vendor.env
If the DB2 instance is not running, these tasks are not performed and must be performed manually at a later time as described in Specify the VENDOROPT parameter on page 44 and Configure the DB2 Log Manager on page 44. The following files are installed in the Data Protection for SAP installation directory:
README.txt README_TSMERP<version><language>.html TIPHINTS.txt tdpdb2.dll ProLE.exe backom.exe createinfo.exe initSID.utl agent.lic (only after installation from disc or disc image)
The _uninst folder is also created, which contains sample files. These files are installed in the directory where the Data Protection for SAP profile resides:
initSID.utl ('SID' is replaced by the DB2 database SID provided during installation) vendor.env agent.lic (after installation from disc or disc image)
Enable ProLE to access configuration files on a remote share

When Windows is started as a regular service, it operates (by default) under the ID of the local system account with Administrator privileges. However, a session opened on a remote system will not have credentials or permissions. Microsoft knowledge base article 132679 provides information about this situation:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/132679
This situation prevents the ProLE service from accessing files that reside on a remote share. This is true even when the share is mapped to a local drive letter or is accessed as a UNC notation (\\server\path\filename). Data Protection for SAP for DB2 version 5.4 (or later) accepts UNC notation for the profile and infile (passed through the backint command line) but not for all the files specified within the profile. These files will be opened by ProLE, which by default has no permission to access remote shares, as explained above.
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Perform these tasks to enable ProLE to access such files on a remote share: 1. Map the share where the configuration files reside to a local drive letter. 2. Modify the profile (.utl) to refer to the path names on the mapped drive. 3. Modify the ProLE service so that it runs as an account with permissions to access the mapped drive (and not as a local system account). Note that this might have other implications when using a regular account. For example, when the password for this account expires or is changed, the service will no longer be able to start. 4. Restart the ProLE service to activate the changes.
Uninstalling the Old Version of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 under UNIX or Linux
Perform these tasks to uninstall a previous version of Data Protection for SAP: 1. Log in as root user . 2. Make sure that the DISPLAY variable is set correctly as the uninstall procedure requires a graphical X-Window. 3. Make sure the previous version of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 is not running. 4. Invoke the uninstall executable file as shown here:
<installation path>/Uninstall_TIV-TSMERPDB2/Uninstall_TIV-TSMERPDB2
where <installation path> is the installation path documented in the summary at the end of the installation dialog. Follow the instructions of the uninstall dialog.
Uninstalling the Old Version of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 under Windows
Perform these tasks to uninstall a previous version of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on a Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows 2003 machine: 1. Log on as user with administrator authority on the SAP database server machine. 2. Ensure that the previous version of Data Protection for SAP is not running. 3. Select Start Settings Control panel. 4. Click on Add/Remove Programs. 5. Select the old version of Data Protection for SAP and click on Remove. 6. Follow the instructions of the uninstall procedure.
Verifying the Initial and Upgrade Installation

In order to verify the installation of Data Protection for SAP for DB2, perform a full database backup and restore with the DB2 Control Center or DB2 command line processor (CLP). A complete restore or recovery of the entire SAP database is also recommended. However, a complete offline backup should be performed first.
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Verifying the Tivoli Storage Manager API Installation

In order to verify the Tivoli Storage Manager API is installed correctly, run these commands and verify that the correct reply displays: v AIX 32 bit: lslpp -l tivoli.tsm.client.api
tivoli.tsm.client.api <version> COMMITTED Application Programming Interface TSM Client -
v AIX 64 bit: lslpp -l tivoli.tsm.client.api.64bit

tivoli.tsm.client.api <version> COMMITTED Application Programming Interface TSM Client -
v Solaris: pkginfo TIVsmCapi

application TIVsmCapi Tivoli Storage Manager Solaris <version> API Client
v Linux: rpm -q TIVsm-API

TIVsm-API-<version>
Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP V6.1
The Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP is a Web-browser based graphical interface that provides customization, simulation, and analysis of SAP database backup, restore, and configuration operations. Information needed to install the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP V6.1 is provided. Perform these tasks to install the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP.
Prerequisites for Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP
Prerequisites: Server-Level Components
The following products must be installed before setting up the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP server-level components: v Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) v Java Beans Activation Framework (JAF) v Java Mail v IBM DB2 data server (optional DBMS for Administration Assistant database). If you elect to use DB2, make sure DB2 is running. In addition, UNIX and Linux systems require that a dedicated system user (for which the DB2 instance should be installed) be created. v For software, hardware, and maintenance levels required by the current version of the Administration Assistant, refer to the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 release notes. v TCP/IP must be ready for communication before starting up the Administration Assistant server-level components.
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Prerequisites: Client Components

These requirements must be met before starting the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP client: v A fully Java-capable Web browser with Java plugin. The applet loaded from the Administration Assistant server must be granted these permissions: Permission to establish a connection to the Administration Assistant server through RMI. For example:
permission java.net.SocketPermission "<Server component hostname>:1024-", "connect";
Permission to switch to a different language. For example:

permission java.util.PropertyPermission "user.language", "write";
v In order to view report graphics, a browser that supports Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), like Adobe SVG Viewer, must be available. v (UNIX or Linux): An X Window system is required for the Administration Assistant client. v A minimum screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels (1280x1024 or higher is recommended). v For software and maintenance levels required by the current version of the Administration Assistant, refer to the Data Protection for SAP release notes. v TCP/IP must be ready for communication before starting up the Administration Assistant server-level components.
Prerequisites: Scheduling Client

These requirements must be met when selecting the scheduling client: v A TCP/IP connection can be established to the Administration Assistant Server component. v A Java VM is available. v In order to view report graphics, a browser that supports Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), like Adobe SVG Viewer, must be available.
Installation Planning for Server-Level Components

See Table 14 on page 151 for a list of planning requirements in table form. This information is also available in the planning_sheet_aa (UNIX or Linux) and planning_sheet_aa.txt. (Windows) files in the Data Protection for SAP installation directory.
Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Server-Level Components
Initial installations must be performed from the installation disc or disc image. Refer to the README.1ST file in the root path of the disc or disc image for the most current information. The Administration Assistant installation packages reside on each of the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 discs or disc images, and can be downloaded from the IBM FTP server. The Administration Assistant installation package is a single, platform-independent .jar file with this name convention:
<version>-TIV-TSMERPAABASE-MULTI.jar
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When upgrading from an earlier version of the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP, the latest version is available for download from the IBM FTP server. Additional upgrade information is available in Upgrade the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP V6.1 on page 36. A setup assistant is included in the Administration Assistant package that helps guide the installation process in English or multi-language version. Be aware of the considerations before attempting to install the Administration Assistant: v System administrator privileges are required to install the Administration Assistant. v If a multi-host installation (which distributes the server-level components over two or more hosts) is to be performed, copy the package file to each target host. Then perform a custom installation so that components are selected for that host. v The CLASSPATH environment variable is not required. However, if this variable is set, you must specify the directory in which the package file resides. v After installation, in order to switch the language (specified during installation), the Administration Assistant must be uninstalled and install again with the preferred language. Specify this command to start the installation:
java -jar <package file name>
After the first component is installed, an overview panel displays the installation status and records user entries. During installation, the following modifications are made to your system automatically: v All necessary paths (installation, history, OnDoc, log paths) are created. Corresponding files are copied into the installation and OnDoc directories. v These Administration Assistant startup files are created and added to the installation directory:
Component Server Database Agent Database UNIX or Linux sadma.sh sdba.sh sdb.sh Windows sadma.cmd sdba.cmd sdb.cmd
v The configuration file assist.cfg, containing all relevant configuration parameters specified during the installation, is created and added to the installation directory. v The configuration file dbagent.cfg containing all relevant configuration parameters specified during installation of the Database Agent component is created and added to the installation directory. v On Windows systems, a service is installed and automatically started. This service starts AAStart.exe and java.exe. v On UNIX or Linux systems, a new /etc/init.d entry is created for each Administration Assistant server-level component and the components are started automatically. Note that an administrator must create appropriate run level entries for these components in order for automatic start and stop features to function:
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Component Server Database Agent Database (Derby) (optional, as alternative to DB2) Database (DB2) (optional, as alternative to Derby)
Entry in /etc/init.d adminAssistant, with parameters start, stop, and status databaseAgent, with parameters start, stop, and status apacheDerby, with parameters start and stop Not applicable
For an installation using IBM DB2: v On Windows systems, the database tables are created and no other changes are made. v On UNIX and Linux systems, a DB2 instance for the specified user ($USERNAME) is created. These changes are also made to the system: An entry in /etc/services is added:
$USERNAME $PORT/tcp # used for Data Protection for SAP - Administration Assistant with DB2 support
Changes to the created DB2 instance: - Set DB2 profile registry variable: DB2COMM=tcpip - Set DB2 database manager parameter: SVCENAME=$USERNAME - Set DB2 database manager parameter: SPM_NAME=NULL For an installation using secure communication: v A keystore is created on request. v An X.509 v1 self-signed certificate containing a key pair with the hostname as an alias is created in the keystore on request. v The servers self-signed certificate is imported into the truststore on request. v The servers self-signed certificate is exported to a certificate file on request. v A Certificate Signing Request is created if desired. Consider these items before uninstalling the Administration Assistant server-level components: v The Administration Assistant client component is not physically installed. It operates as a Java applet when the URL of the host running the Server component is called. No action needs to be taken at the client level when uninstalling the Administration Assistant server-level components. v The public key infrastructure will not be modified when uninstalling the Administration Assistant components, even if it was originally set up during its installation process. To uninstall the Administration Assistant server-level components, change to the uninstall directory (in the Administration Assistant installation directory) on each system on which one of the components was installed and issue this following command:
java -jar uninstall.jar
The command files open an uninstall assistant which guides you through the process.
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Chapter 4. Upgrading to Data Protection for SAP for DB2 for V6.1
Information needed to upgrade to Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning: Data Protection for SAP for DB2 V6.1 is provided. Perform these tasks to upgrade to Data Protection for SAP for DB2 V6.1.
Upgrade the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 V6.1 base product
Note: The format of the configuration file (.bki) was changed with version 5.4. The software accepts the previous format and converts it automatically. If it is necessary to use a version earlier than 5.4, the old format can be recovered by overwriting the new file with the empty file (provided with the previous version). the file must then be initialized by setting the Tivoli Storage Manager password. However, the information about the current backup number will be lost. As a result, more backup versions must be retained for a longer period of time than is specified by the MAX_VERSIONS parameter. Perform these tasks to upgrade Data Protection for SAP from an earlier version: 1. Verify that the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 package is complete. The installation packages are provided on a disc, disc image (downloadable from Passport Advantage), or the IBM FTP server. See the release notes file in the Tivoli Information Center for the most current release information. 2. Check the readme files and release notes for incompatibilities between your installed version and the new version. Make sure that data backed up with an older version of Tivoli Data Protection for R/3 or Data Protection for SAP can still be restored with the version to be installed. For example, data that was backed up with Tivoli Data Protection for R/3 Version 3.1, 3.2, or Data Protection for SAP Version 3.3 can be restored with Data Protection for SAP Version 3.3 (or later). 3. Make sure that the requirements for the new version of Data Protection for SAP are met as described in Prerequisites on page 24. 4. Make sure planning information is available as described in Prerequisites on page 24. 5. A full backup of the SAP database should be performed before upgrading to the new version. 6. Uninstall the old version as described in Uninstalling the Old Version of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 under UNIX or Linux on page 30 or Uninstalling the Old Version of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 under Windows on page 30. 7. Install the new version of Data Protection for SAP as described in Prerequisites on page 24. 8. Update the Data Protection for SAP profile as described in Migrate the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile on page 36. 9. Create the configuration file(s) as described in Create the configuration files on page 46.
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10. Perform the necessary configuration tasks as described in Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager client options on page 54. 11. Verify the installation as described in Verifying the Initial and Upgrade Installation on page 30. 12. A full backup should be performed after upgrading to the new version.
Migrate the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile

Be aware that the license file, the profile, and the configuration files are not deleted when Data Protection for SAP for DB2 is uninstalled. These files can be used by the new version of Data Protection for SAP. In order to reuse the existing configuration and connection to the Tivoli Storage Manager server, choose not to change the profile when prompted during installation When upgrading Data Protection for SAP from version 3.3.10 (or earlier), the value of keyword CONFIG_FILE must be retained in the profile as demonstrated here: v Old version (UNIX):CONFIG_FILE <path>/init<SID>.bki v New version (UNIX):CONFIG_FILE <path>/%DB2NODE/init<SID>.bki The values in bold must not be changed. On Windows systems, perform the changes using the Windows path delimiter \.
Upgrade the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP V6.1
Perform these tasks to upgrade the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP server to a new version: 1. Verify that the Administration Assistant package is complete. The Administration Assistant is provided on each of the Data Protection for SAP installation discs or disc images, or downloaded from the IBM FTP server. 2. Verify that the new Administration Assistant requirements are met as described in Prerequisites for Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP on page 31. Note that the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 release notes contain the latest requirement information. 3. Review planning information as described in Prerequisites for Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP on page 31. 4. If you plan to migrate existing data to the new version, perform the tasks described in Migrate Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP data from a previous release on page 37. 5. Uninstall the old version of the Administration Assistant as described in Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Server-Level Components on page 32. 6. Install the new version of the Administration Assistant server-level components as described in Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Server-Level Components on page 32. 7. Perform the configuration tasks beginning with 1. Prepare a secure connection on page 47. 8. Set up the Administration Assistant client as described in 2. Configure the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Client on page 48. 9. Verify the installation as described in 3. Verify the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP installation on page 49.
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Note: It is possible to use the Administration Assistant in conjunction with supported Data Protection for SAP versions prior to version 5.4, provided the Administration Assistant is installed on a single host.
Migrate Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP data from a previous release
Note: The following procedure must be performed before uninstalling the Administration Assistant and installing the new version. In addition, Data Protection for SAP for DB2 does not provide support for transferring data from an installation of the Administration Assistant prior to version 5.4. If desired, the report function can be used to capture data from the prior version before the new version is installed.
Migrating Database Data

Information on transferring data from the database of a previous version of the product. Note: It is recommended that you make a backup of the current Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP database before starting the migration process. 1. From Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP 5.4 a. The export tool is provided on each Data Protection for SAP for DB2 installation disc (or disc image) in the migration directory. This directory contains: v aaDerbyAdaption.jar v prepareExport.sql c. v export.cmd (for use with Windows systems) v export.sh and export ksh (for use with UNIX/Linux systems) Copy these files from the installation disc (or disc image) for the new version of the Administration Assistant to your system. b. If you are using Apache Derby, get information on how to connect to the Apache Derby database. These settings are provided in file assist.cfg and are listed below: v Location of your previous installation of the Administration Assistant v Username to connect to the Apache Derby database v Password to connect to the Apache Derby database v Port to connect to the Apache Derby database v Hostname of your system v Name of the database v Path to file aaDerbyAdaption.jar v Directory where the data will be exported c. Start the export script. You will be guided through the export process. 2. From Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP v5.5 or higher: a. To export data from a running Apache Derby database, first get information on how to connect to the database. These settings are provided in file assist.cfg. b. Change to the utils directory and start the export script by typing the following:
Chapter 4. Upgrading to Data Protection for SAP for DB2 for V6.1
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v For Apache Derby: On Windows systems:export.cmd On UNIX/Linux systems:export.sh (or export.ksh) v For DB2 data server: On Windows systems:export.cmd <database> <user> <export directory> On UNIX/Linux systems:export.sh (or export.ksh) <database> <user> <export directory> As a result, the export directory contains several *.aa files. During the installation process, you will be asked if you want to import old data. Within this dialog you can enter the export directory you selected during the export.
Migrating Styles and Report Templates

Information on using existing styles and templates from a previous version of the product. If you would like to reuse your styles and reports, save these directories from the installation directory to another directory. Note: During the installation of the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP, all data in the installation directory will be removed. After the installation process, you can copy these directories back to the installation directory of the Administration Assistant.
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Chapter 5. Configuring Data Protection for SAP for DB2

Instructions about how to configure Data Protection for SAP for DB2 are provided. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires certain configuration tasks to be performed for these applications: v Data Protection for SAP base product v Administration Assistant v DB2 Log Manager and related DB2 files v HACMP v Distributed File System v Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client v Tivoli Storage Manager server
Configuration tasks for the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 base product
Instructions about how to configure the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 base product are provided. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires certain configuration tasks to be performed before performing a back up operation.
Verification tasks
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires these verification tasks to be performed as part of the product configuration.
Profile tasks
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires these tasks to be performed in the Data Protection for SAP profile as part of the product configuration.
Set the SERVER statement in the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile
The SERVER statement is specified in the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile and there are corresponding keywords in the Tivoli Storage Manager client option file. Depending on the choice of password handling, some parameters are ignored. The corresponding sections in the Data Protection for SAP profile and the Tivoli Storage Manager client option file are established using the logical server name. This logical server name is defined by the keywords SERVER or SERVERNAME. The logical server names are also used by the View TSM Server Utilization function of the Administration Assistant. This function generates a separate entry for each logical server name found in the system landscape. Identical logical server names are considered to represent the same server.
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Table 6. SERVER Statement and Appropriate Profile and Option File Settings. Configuration possibilities single path; no password or manual password Data Protection for SAP profile init<SID>.utl SERVER ADSMNODE <server> <node>[1] Tivoli Storage Manager client option file dsm.sys or <server>.opt [2] SERVERNAME <server> TCPSERVERADDRESS <address> NODENAME must not be specified SERVERNAME <server> NODENAME <node> TCPSERVERADDRESS <address> SERVERNAME NODENAME <server 1> must not be specified TCPSERVERADDRESS <address 1> SERVERNAME <server n> NODENAME must not be specified TCPSERVERADDRESS <address n> SERVERNAME NODENAME TCPSERVERADDRESS SERVERNAME NODENAME TCPSERVERADDRESS <server 1> <node 1> <address 1> <server n> <node n> <address n>
single path; automatic password by Tivoli Storage Manager several paths/servers; no password or manual password
SERVER ADSMNODE SERVER ADSMNODE SERVER ADSMNODE
<server> must not be specified <server 1> <node 1> <server n> <node n>
several paths/servers; automatic password by Tivoli Storage Manager[3]
SERVER ADSMNODE SERVER ADSMNODE
<server 1> must not be specified <server n> must not be specified
several paths/servers; automatic password by Tivoli Storage Manager with Tivoli Storage Manager API 5.2 (or later) [4]
SERVER ADSMNODE
<server> must not be specified TCP_ADDRESS <address 1> SERVER <server n> ADSMNODE must not be specified TCP_ADDRESS <address n>
SERVERNAME <server NODENAME <node> TCPSERVERADDRESS <address>
Notes: [1] [2] If ADSMNODE is not specified, the host name is used. On UNIX and Linux, dsm.sys is the single client option file for all Tivoli Storage Manager servers. On Windows, there is a separate client option file <server>.opt for each Tivoli Storage Manager server. If two different physical machines have the same Tivoli Storage Manager node name or if multiple paths are defined on one node using several server stanzas, passwordaccess generate may only work for the first stanza that is used after password expiration. During the first client-server contact, the user is prompted for the same password for each server stanza separately, and a copy of the password is stored for each stanza. When the password expires, a new password is generated for the stanza that connects the first client-server contact. All subsequent attempts to connect through other server stanzas fail because there is no logical link between their copies of the old password and the updated copy generated by the first stanza used after password expiration. To avoid this situation, update the passwords before they expire. When the passwords have already expired, perform these tasks to update the password: 1. Run dsmadmc and update the password on the server.
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2. Run dsmc -servername=stanza1 and use the new password to generate a proper entry. 3. Run dsmc -servername=stanza2 and use the new password to generate the proper entry. [4] If you are using Tivoli Storage Manager API 5.2 (or later), you can use the TCP_ADDRESS parameter in the Data Protection for SAP profile. This parameter eliminates the need to set multiple stanzas in the Tivoli Storage Manager client option file for multiple paths and eliminates the problem when updating the password (see [3]).
Example of SERVER statement with alternate paths: This example assumes that the Tivoli Storage Manager server is configured with two tape drives and two LAN connections. A backup is typically performed through network path 1 (SERVER statement 1). If network path 1 is unavailable, the backup is performed using network path 2 (SERVER statement 2). If path 1 is active, Data Protection for SAP for DB2 begins the two sessions as defined in the SERVER statement for path 1. Since MAX_SESSIONS also specifies 2, no more sessions are started. If path 1 is inactive, Data Protection for SAP starts 2 sessions on path 2. Since MAX_SESSIONS specifies 2, the backup is performed using path 2. This is an example of the Data Protection for SAP profile used in this alternate path configuration:
MAX_SESSIONS 2 . . SERVER server_a ADSMNODE SESSIONS PASSWORDREQUIRED BRBACKUPMGTCLASS BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS # USE_AT SERVER server_b ADSMNODE SESSIONS PASSWORDREQUIRED BRBACKUPMGTCLASS BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS # USE_AT # 2 tape drives
# via network path 1 C21 2 YES mdb mlog1 mlog2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 # via network path 2 C21 2 YES mdb mlog1 mlog2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Note that even if the logical names server_a and server_b actually point to the same Tivoli Storage Manager server, the Administration Assistant still considers them to be two different servers. Example of SERVER statement with parallel servers: This example assumes the following configuration: Two Tivoli Storage Manager servers (each with two tape drives) with connections through two network paths: server_a uses TCP/IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx server_b uses TCP/IP address yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy v An SAP database server connected to two networks. v Daily backups are performed on both systems. v
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This is an example of the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile used in this parallel configuration:
MAX_SESSIONS 4 . . SERVER server_a ADSMNODE SESSIONS PASSWORDREQUIRED BRBACKUPMGTCLASS BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS # USE_AT # 4 tape drives
# via network path 1 C21 2 YES MDB MLOG1 MLOG2 MLOG3 MLOG4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SERVER server_b SESSIONS PASSWORDREQUIRED BRBACKUPMGTCLASS BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS # USE_AT
# via network path 2 2 YES MDB MLOG1 MLOG2 MLOG3 MLOG4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ADSMNODE
C21
Example of SERVER statement with alternate servers: This example assumes the following configuration: v Two Tivoli Storage Manager servers: server_a uses TCP/IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and uses four tape drives (MAX_SESSIONS 4) server_b uses TCP/IP address yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy and uses four tape drives (MAX_SESSIONS 4) v An SAP database server connected to this FDDI network. v Normal backups are performed with server a, which is local to the SAP database server. v A disaster recovery backup is stored on remote server b every Friday. This is an example of the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile used in this disaster recovery configuration:
MAX_SESSIONS 4 . . SERVER server_a ADSMNODE SESSIONS PASSWORDREQUIRED BRBACKUPMGTCLASS BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS USE_AT # 4 tape drives
# via network path 1 C21 4 YES MDB MLOG1 MLOG2 MLOG3 MLOG4 1 2 3 4
SERVER server_b ADSMNODE SESSIONS PASSWORDREQUIRED BRBACKUPMGTCLASS BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS USE_AT
# via network path 2 C21 4 YES MDB MLOG1 MLOG2 MLOG3 MLOG4 5 # for Disaster Recovery
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DB2 tasks
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires these DB2 tasks to be performed as part of the product configuration.
Review DB2 and Data Protection for SAP for DB2 configuration guidelines
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 data transfer functions are implemented in a shared library accessed by DB2 whenever a backup or restore command is issued. The shared library requires information on the path of the Data Protection for SAP profile and the path of the log files written by Data Protection for SAP. If an action is initiated using the DB2 commands BACKUP DATABASE or RESTORE DATABASE, the information required must be specified in a vendor environment file. The name of the vendor environment file is sent to DB2 through the OPTIONS parameter of the BACKUP DATABASE or RESTORE DATABASE commands. In DB2 version 8.2 (or later), the vendor environment file is specified in the VENDOROPT database configuration parameter. In this case, use of the OPTIONS keyword for this purpose is no longer necessary. It is strongly recommended to keep the information in the vendor environment file and in the system variables in sync at all times. See Sample DB2 Vendor Environment File on page 149 for an example of a Data Protection for SAP vendor environment file. If an action is initiated using the SAP-DB2 Administration Tools BRARCHIVE or BRRESTORE or using backom, the information required must be specified in the environment. Consider these additional adjustment rules for Data Protection for SAP: v In order to select a different set of Data Protection for SAP environment settings for a DB2 backup or restore, specify the full path of the vendor environment file in the OPTIONS parameter of the BACKUP DATABASE or RESTORE DATABASE commands. For details, refer to DB2 Command Reference. v In order to select a different Data Protection for SAP profile, modify environment variable XINT_PROFILE to denote the new profile in the vendor environment file. v In order to select a different Data Protection for SAP profile for future calls to SAP-DB2 Administration Tools BRARCHIVE or BRRESTORE or to backom, modify environment variable XINT_PROFILE to denote the new profile. v In order to select a different Data Protection for SAP profile for a call to backom, specify the path of the new profile in option e of the backom command. For details, see DB2 Backup Object Manager utility on page 6. v In order to change the path for Data Protection for SAP process log files for a call to DB2 commands BACKUP DATABASE or RESTORE DATABASE, modify environment variable TDP_DIR in the vendor environment file and specify the file path in the OPTIONS parameter of the BACKUP DATABASE or RESTORE DATABASE commands. v In order to change the path for Data Protection for SAP process log files for future calls to SAP-DB2 Administration Tools BRARCHIVE or BRRESTORE or to backom, modify environment variable TDP_DIR to denote the new profile.
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Specify the VENDOROPT parameter: This information applies to an SAP database that is DB2 version 8.2 (8.1 FP7) or later. In order to select a default set of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 environment settings for DB2 commands BACKUP DATABASE, RESTORE DATABASE and for the DB2 Log Manager, modify the DB2 database configuration to denote a file containing the settings:
db2 update db cfg for <SID> using VENDOROPT <vendor environment file>
where <vendor environment file> is the fully qualified path of the file containing Data Protection for SAP environment settings for DB2. Make sure that the environment settings of your system match the settings in this file. This command can be used as an alternative to the db2set command and provides these advantages: v There is no need to restart the DB2 instance. v You can define default values for the OPTIONS parameter of the BACKUP DATABASE and RESTORE DATABASE commands in the DB2 configuration, thus making the OPTIONS parameter of these commands optional. (You can still override the default setting of the database configuration by specifying the OPTIONS parameter.) v The same settings apply to database backup/restore and to log file archive/retrieve. When using the BACKUP DATABASE and RESTORE DATABASE commands with the USE SNAPSHOT option for snapshot-based backup and restore by DB2 ACS or Tivoli Storage Manager for ACS, the VENDOROPT parameter is ignored. In this case, any options other than the default values must be set using the OPTIONS keyword. Configure the DB2 Log Manager: The following database configuration parameters were introduced in DB2 V8.2:
Table 7. Database Configuration Parameters Introduced with DB2 V8.2 Parameter LOGARCHMETH1 Description Media type of the primary destination for archived log files Default Off
LOGARCHOPT1
Options field for the primary NULL destination for archived log files (if required). Media type of the secondary destination for archived log files. If this path is specified, log files will be archived to both this destination and the destination specified by LOGARCHMETH1. Options field for the secondary destination for archived log files (if required). Off
LOGARCHMETH2
LOGARCHOPT2
NULL
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Table 7. Database Configuration Parameters Introduced with DB2 V8.2 (continued) Parameter FAILARCHPATH Description Default
NULL If DB2 is unable to archive log files to both the primary and secondary (if set) archive destinations due to a media problem, then DB2 will try to archive log files to this path. This path must be a disk. Number of retries to archive 5 a log file to the primary or secondary archive destination before trying to archive log files to a failover directory. This is only used if FAILARCHPATH is set. If NUMARCHRETRY is not set, DB2 will continuously retry archiving to the primary or secondary log archive destination. 2 Number of seconds to wait after a failed archive attempt before trying to archive the log file again. Subsequent retries will only take affect if NUMARCHRETRY is at least set to 1. For Data Protection for SAP NULL for DB2, specification of a file containing additional parameters that DB2 may need to use to communicate with (vendor) storage systems during backup, restore, archive or retrieve operations. These options are then made available as environment variables.
NUMARCHRETRY
ARCHRETRYDELAY
VENDOROPT
To activate log archiving/retrieving with the DB2 Log Manager facility that is provided with DB2 version 8.2, the SAP database configuration must be modified. You are prompted for this modification during installation. These two changes to the database configuration are the minimum changes necessary to use the DB2 Log Manager with Data Protection for SAP: 1. Update one of the LOGARCHMETH database configuration parameters (this example uses LOGARCHMETH1): v (UNIX and Linux):
db2 update db cfg for <SID> using LOGARCHMETH1 VENDOR:/<path>/libtdpdb264.a
v (Windows):
db2 update db cfg for <SID> using LOGARCHMETH1 VENDOR:<drive>:\<path>\tdpdb2.dll
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2. Update the Data Protection for SAP environment. A file that contains the environment settings must be made available to DB2 to allow DB2 to provide this environment for Data Protection for SAP archive or retrieve requests. This file is an additional requirement. This example shows the setup needed by Data Protection for SAP for LOGARCHMETH1: v (UNIX and Linux):
db2 update db cfg for <SID> using LOGARCHOPT1 /<path>/vendor.env
v (Windows):
db2 update db cfg for <SID> using LOGARCHOPT1 <drive>:\<path>\vendor.env
The update to LOGARCHMETH takes effect during the next log file archive. The database configuration parameters LOGRETAIN and USEREXIT will still be available in DB2 version 8.2 but will be mapped to LOGARCHMETH1. For a further description of the DB2 Log Manager and its operation in detail, refer to the DB2 Administration Guide. Make sure to configure Data Protection for SAP so that at least one Tivoli Storage Manager session (one for the database backup and one for the log archives) is available for each of these operations. Create the configuration files: The configuration files can be created using either of the following methods: When setting the Tivoli Storage Manager password with the backom utility, the configuration files for all DB2 partitions are automatically created in the paths <path>/%DB2NODE/, where <path> is the directory denoted by the value of keyword CONFIG_FILE in the profile and the string %DB2NODE is replaced automatically by a DB2 partition name referenced in the DB2 configuration file db2node.cfg. If the directory denoted by the value of keyword CONFIG_FILE is not located in the same network file system where the DB2 configuration file db2nodes.cfg is located, this procedure must be repeated for each machine where a partition of the database resides. If the database is not partitioned, NODE0000 is used as the only DB2 partition name. If you do not want to set the Tivoli Storage Manager password, you can manually create the required paths by performing these tasks: 1. For each database partition, create directory <path>/%DB2NODE/, where <path> is the directory denoted by the value of keyword CONFIG_FILE in the profile and the string %DB2NODE is replaced by one existing node (partition) found in the DB2 configuration file (db2node.cfg). The naming convention for a name to be built from the node (partition) number is a string starting with NODE followed by a four digit partition number. For example, the name for partition 0 is NODE0000. 2. Copy the existing file init<SID>.bki into each of these paths. If the directory denoted by the value of keyword CONFIG_FILE in the profile is not located in the same network file system where file db2nodes.cfg is located, this procedure must be repeated for each machine where a partition of the database resides. If the database is not partitioned, NODE0000 must be used as the only DB2 node name.
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Optional: Restart the DB2 instance: If your SAP database is DB2 Version 8.1 FP2 (or later), the DB2 instance can be restarted in order to set the DB2 profile registry variable and the vendor environment file contents as the default values for DB2. However, if you do not want to restart the DB2 instance or if you need to override the defaults of the DB2 instance, the name of the vendor environment file can be set with each invocation of the DB2 BACKUP DATABASE or DB2 RESTORE DATABASE command. DB2 Version 8.2 (8.1 FP7) provides the VENDOROPT option as the primary method of setting the vendor environment file values in the database configuration.
Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP tasks

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires these Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP tasks to be performed as part of the product configuration.
1. Prepare a secure connection

By default, the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP is set up to accept unsecure (HTTP) client requests. If the Administration Assistant was set up for secure (HTTPS) connection during installation, then proceed to the next step. The secure communication between the Administration Assistant Server component and its clients is realized with the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. This protocol requires that both the server and client be integrated in a public key infrastructure (PKI). The Server component requires these settings: v An HTTPS port to listen on for HTTPS connect requests. v A keystore containing a key pair it uses to identify itself to the clients and when connecting internally to the RMI registry. The server hostname is used as an alias for this key pair. Since the keystore contains the server private key, precautions must be taken that prevent access by unauthorized persons. v A truststore containing trusted certificates that allow verifying the servers signature. If the server certificate was digitally signed by an official certificate authority whose root certificate is available in the truststore by default, there is nothing to be done. If however, the server identifies itself with a self-signed certificate, this certificate must be imported into the truststore as well. v Be sure to remove this trusted certificate from the truststore as soon as the officially signed server certificate is available and employed. A setup using self-signed certificates is not recommended for production environments. v Both the keystore and truststore can be modified with your keystore management tool. This tool varies by platform and provider. Perform these tasks to set up the Administration Assistant Server component for secure communication: 1. Remove the keyword nonsecure from the Server configuration file (assist.cfg). 2. Specify the appropriate HTTPS port number in the Server configuration file:
httpsport=<https port number>
The default HTTPS port number is 443. 3. Add the keystore, keystore password, and truststore to the appropriate Java call. The Java calls are shown in bold text:
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-Djavax.net.ssl.keyStore=<keystore> -Djavax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword=<password for keystore> -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=<truststore>
v (UNIX and Linux): add the parameters to sadma.sh v (Windows): add the parameters to sadmt.cmd and to the registry. The Windows registry key is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\... ...AdminAssistant\Parameters\AppParameters
If you do not specify one or more of these parameters, the defaults of your Java virtual machine will be used. 4. Make sure the required certificates are contained in the keystore and trust store. 5. Restart the Administration Assistant Server component. When changing the Administration Assistant server from nonsecure to secure mode using a self-signed certificate, remember to also prepare the Administration Assistant clients as described in 2. Configure the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Client and 4. Configure a scheduling client to create reports on page 49.
2. Configure the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Client
The Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP client invokes a Java applet when connecting to the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Server component. Make sure these requirements are met when setting up the Administration Assistant client: Make sure all Administration Assistant Client prerequisites are met as described in Prerequisites for Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP on page 31. v The browser must be enabled to accept cookies. v Advertisements and pop-up panels must not be blocked unless index.html is used in the address. v A secure connection requires that the client Java plugin must be able to verify the certificate presented by the Administration Assistant Server component. In a production environment, this is typically performed at the server level as the server certificate is signed by an official certificate authority whose root certificate is contained in the plugin truststore. If the server identifies itself with a self-signed certificate, this certificate must be imported into the plugin truststore. If you did not use the using the Java Plugin Control Panel to replace the plugin truststore, the file cacerts (located in the Java security path) is used as the truststore. The file is modified with the keystore management tool. This tool varies by platform and provider. For example, the Sun Microsystems keytool is modified with this command: v
keytool -import -alias <Server component hostname> -file <cert_file> -keystore <trustore>
v Be sure to remove the self-signed trusted certificate from the truststore as soon as the officially signed server certificate is available and activated. A setup with self-signed certificates is not recommended for production environments.
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3. Verify the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP installation
Perform this task to verify the installation of the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP. Make sure to use the ADMIN userid (with password admin) for the initial login: v (Nonsecure connection): If the Server component was started with the keyword nonsecure in the Server configuration file, connect to the Administration Assistant Server component from a client machine with this command:
http://<Server component host name>:<http port>
Optionally, you can make the connection without opening a new browser window by issuing this command:
http://<Server component host name>:<http port>/index.html
v (Secure connection): If the Server component was started with the keyword secure in the Server configuration file, connect to the Administration Assistant Server component from a client machine with this command:
https://<Server component host name>:<https port>
Optionally, you can make the connection without opening a new browser window by issuing this command:
https://<Server component host name>:<https port>/index.html
Use the client function Administer Users to change the default password immediately after establishing a connection. As soon as an instance of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 connects to your Administration Assistant Server component, the instance will be displayed in the list of Data Protection for SAP servers. For details on how to set up your instance of Data Protection for SAP to connect to a specific Server component, refer to Specifying a new Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP on page 85.
4. Configure a scheduling client to create reports

A scheduling client server must be set up in order to create reports with templates. Perform these tasks to set up a scheduling client server: 1. Select a system that meets the requirements as described in Prerequisites for Installing the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP on page 31. 2. Copy files Admt.jar and NLS.jar from the installation directory of the Administration Assistant Server component to the scheduling client system. Before generating a report, make sure that these files are specified in the CLASSPATH and that the JVM is included in the PATH. See Sample Shell Script for Scheduling a Report from a UNIX Scheduling Client on page 145 or Sample Command File for Scheduling a Report from a Windows Scheduling Client on page 146for a sample script. 3. In case the Administration Assistant Server component is started in secure mode, set up a public key infrastructure between the scheduling client and the Server component. In a production environment, this is typically performed at the server level as the server certificate is signed by an official certificate
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authority whose root certificate is contained in the plugin truststore. If the server identifies itself with a self-signed certificate, this certificate must be imported into the plugin truststore. If you did not use the Java Plugin Control Panel to replace the plugin truststore, the file cacerts (located in the Java security path) is used as the truststore. The file is modified with the keystore management tool. This tool varies by platform and provider. For example, the Sun Microsystems keytool is modified with this command: keytool -import -alias <Server component hostname> -file <cert_file> -keystore <trustore>
Defining thresholds
You can define limits (or thresholds) for various states pertaining to the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP environment. The threshold status is shown in the Monitor Backup States and Backup State Detailed View panels. These are predefined threshold types: v v v v v v Backup duration (in minutes or hours) Backup size (in MB or GB) Throughput rate (in GB per hour or MB per second) Time since the last complete backup (in hours or days) Size of all log file backups since the last complete backup (in MB or GB) Recovery point objective (maximum time permitted since the last backup, in minutes or hours)
When a threshold is exceeded, this is reported in the Threshold Status column of the Monitor Backup States panel, and an e-mail describing the exception in more detail is sent to any e-mail addresses defined for the threshold. A lifetime parameter associated with each threshold defines the length of time between e-mail notifications, provided the threshold remains in alert status. The Administration Assistant Online Help provides information about threshold definitions.
Distributed file system tasks

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires these tasks to be performed to configure Data Protection for SAP in a distributed file system.
Configuring Data Protection for SAP for DB2 in a Distributed File System
This set up task is not required if the following conditions exist: v All SAP systems to are statically assigned to specific hosts. For example, the instances are not moved between hosts. v The root user is granted read/write access permission to the distributed file system. If these conditions exist, the standard installation process can be used as described in Required installation tasks on page 23. For a single SID located on a host, Data Protection for SAP sets the ProLE service to run with the db2<SID> user ID instead of root. Perform these tasks to set up the ProLE service to run with the db2<SID> user ID: 1. Enable root access to the distributed file system. 2. Install Data Protection for SAP using the procedure described in Required installation tasks on page 23. 3. Replace the following entry in the /etc/inittab file:
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pd64:345:respawn:/usr/tivoli/tsm/tdp_r3/db264/prole -p <profile>
with this entry:

pd64:345:respawn:su - db2<SID> -c /usr/tivoli/tsm/tdp_r3/db264/prole -p <profile>
<SID> must be the actual SID. 4. Issue the following command:

init q
5. Disable root access to the distributed file system. For multiple SIDs on a host system, run the ProLE service by root with permanent read/write permission to the distributed file system.
Configuring Data Protection for SAP for DB2 in a Distributed File System in an Adaptive Computing Environment
Certain setup tasks must be performed when Data Protection for SAP for DB2 is used in an Adaptive Computing Environment. Since the Adaptive Computing Environment currently does not allow more than one SID per host, the root user does not require additional permissions for the distributed file system. Perform these tasks to prepare installation in the distributed file system: 1. Log in as root user and perform a regular installation of Data Protection for SAP on one of the systems participating in the distributed file system. During the installation procedure, make sure the configuration files reside in a directory that is not located in the distributed file system. These files will not be used and can be deleted after installation. 2. After installation completes successfully, copy the contents of the installation directory to a temporary directory in the distributed file system. For example:
mkdir /san/SanFS/tivoli/tdp_r3 cp -r /usr/tivoli/tsm/tdp_r3/db264 /san/SanFS/tivoli/tdp_r3
3. Each of the SAP environments can now be set up to use Data Protection for SAP for backup and recovery. In the Adaptive Computing Environment, Data Protection for SAP backup and recovery tasks can be performed from the same host for all participating SIDs. For each SID, log in as the database instance owner and run the 'SanFSsetupSID.sh' script from the installation path in the distributed file system. For example:
/san/sanFS/tivoli/tdp_r3/db264/SanFSsetupSID.sh
The following information must be provided to the script: a. The SID for the SAP system to be backed up. b. The path for the Data Protection for SAP profile and configuration file (init<SID>.utl, init<SID>.bki). c. To connect to an Administration Assistant server, specify the hostname or IP address and server port for the Administration Assistant server. 4. The script SanFSsetupSID.sh creates scripts prepareTDPSAP_<SID>.sh. On each host, log in as root user and run the prepareTDPSAP_<SID>.sh script with the
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appropriate <SID>. If this script is placed in the distributed file system, make sure the root users have the appropriate permissions to run it. 5. Whenever a SID is moved to a different host, the 'prepareTDPSAP_<SID>.sh' script must be run by the root user of the new host.
HACMP tasks
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires these tasks to be performed to use Data Protection for SAP in a High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing environment.
Configuring Data Protection for SAP for DB2 as an HACMP Application

A prerequisite for installation is a correct setup of the Tivoli Storage Manager client. The installation steps for the Tivoli Storage Manager Backup/Archive Client for AIX can be found in the documentation Tivoli Storage Manager Installing the Clients. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 must be defined as an application to HACMP. Although the HACMP for AIX Installation Guideshould be reviewed for detailed directions, a high-level summary is provided here. Note that Data Protection for SAP must be in a resource group having a cascading or rotating takeover relationship. It does not support a concurrent access resource group. Perform these tasks to configure Data Protection for SAP an application for HACMP: 1. Enter this command start HACMP for AIX system management:
smit hacmp
2. Select Cluster Configuration > Cluster Resources > Define Application Servers > Add an Application Server. 3. Enter field values as follows: Server Name Enter an ASCII text string that identifies the server (for example, tdpclientgrpA). You use this name to refer to the application server when you define it as a resource during node configuration. The server name can include alphabetic and numeric characters and underscores. Do not use more than 31 characters. Stop Script Enter the full pathname of the script that stops the server (for example, /usr/sbin/cluster/events/utils/stop_tdpr3.sh). This script is called by the cluster event scripts. This script must be in the same location on each cluster node that might stop the server. 4. Press Enter to add this information to the HACMP for AIX ODM. 5. Press F10 after the command completes to leave SMIT and return to the command line. Refer also to the HACMP for AIX Planning Guide V4.4 for further information about selecting the HACMP node topology and takeover relationships.
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Adding Data Protection for SAP for DB2 to an HACMP Resource Group: A final step in enabling Data Protection for SAP for DB2 for HACMP failover is to define it to a cluster resource group. Although the HACMP for AIX Installation Guideshould be reviewed for detailed directions, a high-level summary is provided here. Perform these tasks to define the resources that will be part of a resource group: 1. From the Cluster Resources SMIT screen, select the Change/Show Resources/Attributes for a Resource Group option and press Enter. SMIT displays a picklist of defined resource groups. 2. Pick the desired resource group. 3. Press Enter and SMIT displays the Configure a Resource Group screen. 4. Enter values that define all the resources you want to add to this resource group. 5. After entering field values, synchronize cluster resources. 6. Press F10 to exit SMIT or F3 to return to previous SMIT screens to perform other configuration tasks or synchronize the changes you just made. To synchronize the cluster definition, go to the Cluster Resources SMIT screen and select the Synchronize Cluster Resources option. The Tivoli Storage Manager client application should be added to the same resource group that contains the file systems it will back up. The file systems defined in the resource group should also be the ones specified in the domain for this client instance in the client user options file. Note that both JFS and NFS file systems can be defined as cluster resources, although NFS supports only 2 node clusters in a cascading takeover relationship. HACMP stop script example: This section illustrates a stop script in an HACMP environment. Depending on the installation environment, the sample stop script may need to ensure that any backup or restore operation in progress can be stopped. This means that any processes launched by brbackup or brarchive for this client instance (that may be accessing the shared file system) must also be stopped to free resources. This may have already been accomplished by the HACMP script that stops the SAP systems. It may also not be desirable in certain installations and should be revised. The stop script is used in the following situations: v HACMP is stopped. v A failover occurs due to a failure of one component of the resource groups. The other members are stopped so that the entire group can be restarted on the target node in the failover. v A fallback occurs and the resource group is stopped on the node currently hosting it to allow transfer back to the node re-entering the cluster. The stop script will be called by HACMP as the root user. Note: This script is not in its final form. It should be considered pseudo code that indicates the functions it will perform.
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#!/bin/ksh # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # This sample script is provided for use with # Data Protection for SAP in an HACMP # # environment # # It should be reviewed and customized to meet your specific environment # # # # # # Name: stop_tdpr3.sh # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # if ["$VERBOSE_LOGGING"="high"] then set -x fi
# Function to update all disk information for Data Protection for SAP STOP_BACKUP() { # You may want to cancel all backups currently running # Note that this will generate errors in the current backup logs and it will also # cancel the connection to the Admin Assistant. # *** Note that if you are using Data Protecion for Snapshot Devices for SAP, # this may leave your FlashCopy device in an # inconsistent state. # kill 9 `cat /var/tdp_r3/prole.pid`
# This stops any running backup or archive process. STOP_BACKUP Exit 0
Configuration tasks for Tivoli Storage Manager

Instructions about how to configure the Tivoli Storage manager client and server for Data Protection for SAP for DB2 operation are provided. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires certain configuration tasks to be performed for the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client and server.
Tivoli Storage Manager client tasks

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires these tasks to be performed for the Tivoli Storage Manager client as part of the product configuration.
Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager client options

The Tivoli Storage Manager clients must be configured after the Tivoli Storage Manager server is configured. These clients include the backup-archive client for the file system backups and the Application Programming Interface (API) client for interface programs. The API client allows users to enhance existing applications with backup, archive, restore, and retrieve services. An installed and confirmed API client is a prerequisite for Data Protection for SAP for DB2. The clients must be installed on all nodes that will interface with the Tivoli Storage Manager server. In an SAP system landscape, this means that the backup/archive client must be installed on every machine scheduled for a file system backup, such as SAP application servers and the SAP database server. The Tivoli Storage
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Manager API client only needs to be installed on the SAP database server machine to enable backup and restore operations of the SAP database using Data Protection for SAP. The Administration Assistant uses the logical Tivoli Storage Manager server names in its View TSM Server Utilization function. Identical logical names are considered to represent the same Tivoli Storage Manager server, but different entries are generated for each logical server name found in the system landscape. Therefore, use identical logical server names when pointing to the same Tivoli Storage Manager server throughout the system landscape and use different logical server names when different Tivoli Storage Manager servers are addressed. Set Tivoli Storage Manager client options on UNIX or Linux: Tivoli Storage Manager clients on UNIX or Linux are configured by setting options in the dsm.opt and dsm.sys files. The include/exclude file is also used to define which files are included or excluded during backup, archive, or hierarchical storage processing. Examples of an include/exclude file for UNIX or Linux can be found in Include/Exclude List Sample (UNIX and Linux) on page 147. Perform these tasks to configure the Tivoli Storage Manager backup/archive clients to operate in an SAP environment: 1. Install the Tivoli Storage Manager client software on the SAP database server machine. 2. Edit the client system options file dsm.sys and set these values as appropriate for your installation:
Servername TCPPort TCPServeraddress InclExcl Compression server_a 1500 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or servername /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/inclexcl.list OFF
3. Specify TCPServeraddress 127.0.0.1 or loopback if the server and client are on the same machine. This improves TCP/IP communication speed. 4. Specify InclExcl if you want Tivoli Storage Manager to include or exclude the files listed in inclexcl.list. This is optional. You may want to exclude all database files that are processed by the DB2 database backup. 5. Throughput improves when tape drives attached to the Tivoli Storage Manager server provide hardware compression. However, combining hardware compression and Tivoli Storage Manager client software compression (Compression ON) is not recommended. 6. Edit the client user options file dsm.opt and set these values as appropriate for your installation:
LANGUAGE NUMBERFormat TAPEPROMPT TIMEFORMAT AMENG 1 NO 1 (this is the default value) (this is the default value) (this is the default value)
When the Tivoli Storage Manager API client is installed on a UNIX or Linux system, make sure there is a softlink /usr/lib/libApiDS.a that points to the libApiDS.a file in the Tivoli Storage Manager API installation directory (/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin). TSM provides two features that allow specifying the location of the TSM API Client error log: the environment variable DSMI_LOG and the TSM system client
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option ERRORLOGName in dsm.sys. DSMI_LOG specifies a directory to which a file named dsierror.log will be written, while ERRORLOGName sets a path and user-defined file name. In order to achieve conclusive logical linking of the environment, configuration and log files in your SAP backup/archive system, we recommend using the TSM system client option ERRORLOGName rather than the environment variable DSMI_LOG. The main advantages are: v As opposed to DSMI_LOG, ERRORLOGName allows including the SID in the file name. This can speed up problem determination by simplifying identification of the correct error log file and matching its name with the active user client options file name, which should also contain the SID and be stored in environment variable DSMI_CONFIG. This is especially useful on machines with several SIDs. The following is the suggested setup for Data Protection for SAP for Oracle 64-bit on AIX: For each SERVER <servername> section in the profile init<SID>.utl, create a corresponding SErvername <servername> stanza in the system client options file /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm.sys, where <SID> designates the Oracle System ID as returned by echo $ORACLE_SID. One SID may use several SErvername <servername> stanzas, but we do not recommend the use of a SErvername <servername stanza by several SIDs. 2. In all SErvername <servername> stanzas belonging to the same SID, add option ERRORLOGName /<writeable_path>/dsierror_<SID>.log. Write permission problems can usually be avoided by specifying a directory below $ORACLE_HOME as <writeable_path>. 1. Create one user options file for each Oracle SID with the filename /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm_<SID>.opt containing option SErvername <servername>. <servername> should point to the stanza in /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm.sys that is designated by the first SERVER <servername> section in init<SID>.utl. Add variable DSMI_CONFIG=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm_<SID>.opt to the environment of the user who is running the SAP backups, usually ora<SID> or <SID>adm, or both in case of doubt. 4. Add variable DSMI_CONFIG=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/ dsm_<SID>.opt to the rman_parms option in init<SID>.sap. The following should appear on one line: 3.
rman_parms="ENV=(XINT_PROFILE=<path>/init<SID>.utl, PROLE_PORT=<portnumber>, &BR_INFO, DSMI_CONFIG=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm_<SID>.opt)"
With this recommended setup, you obtain the following logical interlinking: v environment variable DSMI_CONFIG is exported from the login shell as well as from rman_parms in init<SID*!ENT!*.sap v environment variable DSMI_CONFIG points to client user options file /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm_<SID*!ENT!*.opt v client user option SERVER <servername*!ENT!* in dsm_<SID*!ENT!*.opt points to the SERVER <servername*!ENT!* stanza in /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/ bin64/dsm.sys v the SERVER <servername*!ENT!* stanza contains the option ERRORLOGName /<writeable_path*!ENT!*/dsierror_<SID*!ENT!*.log
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If the variable DSMI_LOG already exists in your environment from an earlier setup, its will be overridden by dsm.sys option ERRORLOGName as configured above. However, in order to avoid confusion, make sure the DSMI_LOG path is identical to the path in ERRORLOGName. Alternatively, you can remove DSMI_LOG completely from your environment. Set Tivoli Storage Manager client options on Windows: Tivoli Storage Manager clients on Windows are configured by setting options in the file <server_a>.opt (where server_a is the logical server name in the initSID.utl file). The include/exclude file is also used to define which files are included or excluded during backup, archive, or hierarchical storage processing. Examples of an include/exclude file for Windows can be found in Include/Exclude List Sample (Windows) on page 148. Perform these tasks to configure the Tivoli Storage Manager backup/archive clients to operate in an SAP environment: 1. Install the Tivoli Storage Manager client software on the SAP database server machine. 2. For each logical Tivoli Storage Manager server, a corresponding client option file is required. In this example, the file name must be server_a.opt since server_a is the logical server name:
TCPPort TCPServeraddress InclExcl Compression 1500 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx c:\tivoli\tsm\baclient\inclexcl.list OFF
In addition, the environment variable DSMI_CONFIG must specify the corresponding client options file (for example c:\tivoli\tsm\api\ server_a.opt). 3. Specify TCPServeraddress 127.0.0.1 or loopback if the server and client are on the same machine. This improves TCP/IP communication speed. 4. Specify InclExcl if you want Tivoli Storage Manager to include or exclude the files listed in inclexcl.list. This is optional. You may want to exclude all database files that are processed by the DB2 database backup. 5. Throughput improves when tape drives attached to the Tivoli Storage Manager server provide hardware compression. However, combining hardware compression and Tivoli Storage Manager client software compression (Compression ON) is not recommended. A Tivoli Storage Manager error log (required for each client) can be specified for each process regardless of the number of Tivoli Storage Manager client option files <server>.opt involved. The Tivoli Storage Manager error log is determined by these rules: 1. The Tivoli Storage Manager Client log is written to the file specified by the DSMI_LOG environment variable. 2. If the DSMI_LOG environment variable is absent or is not writeable, the Tivoli Storage Manager client log is written to the file specified with keyword ERRORlogname in the client system options file dsm.opt. 3. If there is no ERRORlogname in dsm.opt or if it is not writeable, the Tivoli Storage Manager client log is written to file dsierror.log in the local path. It is recommended to set up the Tivoli Storage Manager client so that different processes write to separate error logs. Therefore, the error log path should be
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defined in the DSMI_LOG environment variable if the client options files are shared among processes.
Tivoli Storage Manager server tasks

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires these tasks to be performed for the Tivoli Storage Manager server as part of the product configuration.
Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager server

Tasks required to set up the Tivoli Storage Manager server, general server configurations, and specific server configurations (such as setup of storage devices) are provided. Although the task examples use Tivoli Storage Manager commands, these tasks can also be performed using the Tivoli Storage Manager Web client GUI. Consider these performance-related guidelines before installing the Tivoli Storage Manager server: Tivoli Storage Manager server host machine The Tivoli Storage Manager server should be installed on an exclusive machine. The tasks presented in this section avoid concurrent processes and disk I/O access with other applications. A single Tivoli Storage Manager server is sufficient for a single SAP system landscape. If the Tivoli Storage Manager server will be used to back up and restore other clients, consider installing the server on a large machine or using several Tivoli Storage Manager servers. Network topology Network topologies such as Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, and Fast Ethernet work well with the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Fast network topology such as FDDI or Fast Ethernet should be used to prevent bottlenecks during backup and restore operations. The Tivoli Storage Manager server supports multiple network adapters. This support increases server throughput by providing multiple connections to the same network or by providing several physically distinct networks for the same server. RS/6000 SP environment. An RS/6000 SP node can be used for a Tivoli Storage Manager server. The use of a High Performance Switch network can improve backup and performance. These steps are considered complete once the Tivoli Storage Manager server is successfully installed: v Recovery log volume has been allocated and initialized. v Recovery log mirror volume has been allocated and initialized. v Database volume has been allocated and initialized. v Database mirror volume has been allocated and initialized. v Additional labeled volumes for the backup and archive storage pools have been allocated and initialized (disks, tapes or combinations). v Licenses have been registered. v The Tivoli Storage Manager server has been started. The latest code fixes for Tivoli Storage Manager can be found at: ftp://index.storsys.ibm.com/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance
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1. Specify a Tivoli Storage Manager server: Perform these tasks to add a Tivoli Storage Manager server: 1. Add a new server statement to the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile. 2. Adapt the Tivoli Storage Manager options files as described in 8. Verify the Tivoli Storage Manager server name on page 64. 3. Set and save the Tivoli Storage Manager password for the new server as described in Set the Tivoli Storage Manager password on page 62. 2. Specify a storage device: A storage device defines a device class which handles the type of media, such as tape libraries or jukeboxes. The default device class defined for disks is DISK and is considered sufficient. Verify that these items are established within the Tivoli Storage Manager server after installation: v Query the defined library:
q library
v Query the defined drives:

q drive
v Query the defined device class:

q devclass
3. Define a storage pool: A storage pool is a named collection of storage volumes that are associated with one device class. Each storage pool represents a collection of volumes that are the same media type. The storage pool setup defines the storage hierarchy for the appropriate environment. In an SAP environment, these data types can be backed up: v SAP system data v SAP database data (containers, offline log files) To separate this data within the Tivoli Storage Manager server, define appropriate storage pools for each of these data collections. Log on as the Tivoli Storage Manager Administrator using the Admin Command Line or the Web Admin and run these commands to define storage pools: 1. Define a storage pool for the SAP system data: define stgpool sap_incr <device_class_name> maxscr=5 2. Define a storage pool for the containers: define stgpool sap_db <device_class_name> maxscr=20 3. Define a storage pool for the offline log files: define stgpool sap_log1 <device_class_name> maxscr=3 When a library tape device is associated, the maximum number of scratch volumes (labeled volumes which are empty or contain no valid data) that this storage pool will be allowed to use (parameter maxscr) must be defined. The maximum number of scratch tapes depends on the size of the database, the capacity of the tapes, the number of scratch volumes available, and how many versions of the backup must be retained. Replace these values with appropriate estimates.
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4. Define a policy: Tivoli Storage Manager policies specify how files are backed up, archived, migrated from client node storage, and also how they are managed in server storage. A policy definition includes the definition of a policy domain, a policy set, management classes, and copy groups. After setting definitions, a default policy set must be assigned, validated, and activated. For the policy definition, log on as a Tivoli Storage Manager Administrator using the Admin Command Line or the Web Admin and run these commands: 1. Define a policy domain and policy set:
define domain sap_c21 define policyset sap_c21 p_c21
2. Define a management class for file system backups, data files, offline log files and copies of offlinelog files:
define define define define mgmtclass mgmtclass mgmtclass mgmtclass sap_c21 sap_c21 sap_c21 sap_c21 p_c21 p_c21 p_c21 p_c21 mdefault mdb mlog1 mlog2
If you are planning to use this Tivoli Storage Manager server with multiple SAP systems, use a set of different management classes for each system. 3. Define a copy group:
define define define define define copygroup copygroup copygroup copygroup copygroup sap_c21 sap_c21 sap_c21 sap_c21 sap_c21 p_c21 p_c21 p_c21 p_c21 p_c21 mdefault type=backup destination=sap_incr mdefault type=archive destination=archivepool mdb type=archive destination=sap_db retver=nolimit mlog1 type=archive destination=sap_log1 retver=nolimit mlog2 type=archive destination=sap_log2 retver=nolimit
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 uses its own version control mechanism for managing SAP database backups by backing up all data to only those management classes for which an archive copy group has been defined (parameter type set to archive). In addition, to prevent backed up files within Tivoli Storage Manager server storage from being deleted because of their expiration date (Tivoli Storage Manager deletes expired files), the copy group parameter retver (specifies the number of days a file is to be kept) should be set to unlimited (9999 or nolimit). 4. Assign the default management class:
assign defmgmtclass sap_c21 p_c21 mdefault
5. Validate and activate the policy set:

validate policyset sap_c21 p_c21 activate policyset sap_c21 p_c21
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5. Register a node: The Tivoli Storage Manager server views its registered clients, application clients, host servers, and source servers as nodes. To register a node, log on as the Tivoli Storage Manager administrator using the Admin Command Line or the Web Admin and run this command:
register node C21 passwd domain=sap_c21 maxnummp=8
When using two or more tape drives, the maxnummp parameter settings can affect the nodes. It defines the maximum number of mount points that one node can use. The default value is 1. If one node should use more than one mount point, the parameter must be set to the desired number of mount points. This parameter should not be set higher than the total number of drives available on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. 7. Determine the Tivoli Storage Manager password method: There are three methods of password handling: No password required No authentication is performed on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Each user connected to the backup server can access Tivoli Storage Manager data without a password. This method is only recommended if adequate security measures are established. For example, no password might be acceptable when the Tivoli Storage Manager server is only used for SAP, no other clients are registered, and authentication and authorization is performed at the operating system level. Manual password handling A password is required for each connection to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. In this method, Data Protection for SAP for DB2 stores the encrypted password in its configuration files. As long as the password does not expire and is not changed on the Tivoli Storage Manager server, Data Protection for SAP automatically uses the stored password when connecting to Tivoli Storage Manager. This method provides password security and can be set up easily. Whenever the password expires or is changed, the new password must be set with this command:
backom -c password [-x]
(See Password Command (Verify and Save Tivoli Storage Manager Password) on page 127). If setting the password is to be automated (such as in a script), enter this information on the command line:
backom -p <full path>/init<SID>.utl -c password serverA:nodeA:passwordA serverB:nodeB:passwordB [-x]
where passwordA is the password for Tivoli Storage Manager node nodeA on Tivoli Storage Manager server serverA. Note: 1. The interactive password prompt is omitted only if the passwords for all server stanzas in the.utl file are specified.
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2. There is a potential security risk involved in recording Tivoli Storage Manager passwords in a script. Automatic password handling A password is required for each connection to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. After the first connection, the password is managed by Tivoli Storage Manager. The Tivoli Storage Manager client stores the current password locally. When the password expires, the password is changed and stored automatically. If you schedule your backups or restores from a system user different from the database owner, you need to grant access permissions to your data files on disk for this user. You need to specify the Tivoli Storage Manager password currently in effect before you start using Data Protection for SAP in order to connect to the server for the first time and whenever the password is changed manually on the Tivoli Storage Manager server (command update node). You do this with the command
backom -c password [-x]
(See Password Command (Verify and Save Tivoli Storage Manager Password) on page 127).This method is recommended for an automated production environment. Set the Tivoli Storage Manager password: Data Protection for SAP for DB2 should be installed after the Tivoli Storage Manager installation has been completed. Tivoli Storage Manager provides different password methods to protect data. Data Protection for SAP must use the same method as specified within Tivoli Storage Manager. The default password method during Data Protection for SAP installation is PASSWORDACCESS prompt. The default parameters for Data Protection for SAP are set according to this default value. If a different password method is set within Tivoli Storage Manager, refer to 7. Determine the Tivoli Storage Manager password method on page 61 in order to adjust the Data Protection for SAP parameters. Provide Data Protection for SAP for DB2 with the password for the Tivoli Storage Manager node by entering this command:
backom -c password
For more information on the password, refer to 7. Determine the Tivoli Storage Manager password method on page 61. For more information on backom, see DB2 Backup Object Manager utility on page 6. Password Configuration Matrix (UNIX or Linux): Once the preferred method of password handling is determined, review these steps for direction as to how to set the keywords and parameters in the various profiles. Detailed information regarding password handling methods is available in 7. Determine the Tivoli Storage Manager password method on page 61. After you have selected the suitable password handling method, follow this configuration matrix to set the keywords and parameters accordingly. Proceed as indicated by the step number.
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Table 8. Password Handling for UNIX or Linux Step Profile/Action Parameter No Password Manual Set by Tivoli Storage Manager ON <n days>
Tivoli Storage Manager admin dsm.sys
AUTHENTICATION EXPIRATION PERIOD (see note 1) PASSWORDACCESS PASSWORDDIR (see note 5) NODENAME
OFF, n.a.
ON <n days> (see note 2) PROMPT,n.a., n.a.
n.a. n.a. n.a.
GENERATE <path> <nodename>
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Tivoli Storage Manager admin Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile (init<SID>.utl) Command line
UPDATE NODE (see notes 1, 6) For each SERVER statement specify:PASSWORDREQUIRED ADSMNODE backom -c password
n.a. NO <nodename> n.a.
<password> YES <nodename> <password> (see notes 3,7)
<password> NO (see note 4) <password> (see notes 3,7
Note: 1. See appropriate Tivoli Storage Manager documentation. 2. If you are using manual password generation during testing, make sure that the expiration period is set to an appropriate period of time. 3. This password must be the one that is effective on the Tivoli Storage Manager server for the node. 4. ADSMNODE must not be set when PASSWORDACCESS generate is set. 5. The users <SID>adm and db2<SID> must have read and write permission for the path specified. 6. This step is only necessary if the password is expired (manual handling only) or needs to be changed on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. 7. A password must be entered for each server statement in the Data Protection for SAP profile. 8. (No longer applicable.) 9. When using PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE, the operations must always be performed with the same user ID provided in step 5 (setting of passwords). Password Configuration Matrix (Windows): Once the preferred method of password handling is determined, review these steps for direction as to how to set the keywords and parameters in the various profiles. Detailed information regarding password handling methods is available in 7. Determine the Tivoli Storage Manager password method on page 61. After you have selected the suitable password handling method, follow this configuration matrix to set the keywords and parameters accordingly. Proceed as indicated by the step number.
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Table 9. Password Handling for Windows Step Profile/Action Parameter No Password Manual Set by Tivoli Storage Manager ON <n days>
Tivoli Storage Manager admin <server>.opt
AUTHENTICATION EXPIRATION PERIOD(see note 1) PASSWORDACCESS PASSWORDDIR (see note 5) NODENAME
OFF, n.a.
ON <n days> (see note 2) PROMPT,n.a., n.a.
n.a.n.a. n.a.
GENERATE <path> <nodename>
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Tivoli Storage Manager admin Data Protection for SAP profile init<SID>.utl
UPDATE NODE (see notes 1,6) For each SERVER statement specify:PASSWORDREQUIRED ADSMNODE
n.a.
<password>
<password> NO (see note 4)
NO <nodename>
YES <nodename> <password> (see notes 3,7)
Command line
backom -c password
n.a.
<password> (see notes 3,7)
Note: 1. See Tivoli Storage Manager documentation. 2. If you are using manual password generation during testing, make sure that the expiration period is set to an appropriate period of time. 3. For an initial setup, this password must be the same password specified when the node was registered to Tivoli Storage Manager. The password must be changed first on the Tivoli Storage Manager server and then on Data Protection for SAP. 4. ADSMNODE must not be set when PASSWORDACCESS generate is set. 5. The users <SID>adm and sapservice<SID> must have read and write permission for the path specified . 6. This step is only necessary if the password is expired (manual handling only) or needs to be changed on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. 7. A password must be entered for each server statement in the Data Protection for SAP profile. 8. Verify the Tivoli Storage Manager server name: Review the Tivoli Storage Manager client options files to make sure that the server name matches the name specified in the server statement of the init<SID>.utl file. review that other parameters are set correctly. These depend on the password method selected. (See 7. Determine the Tivoli Storage Manager password method on page 61). On UNIX or Linux, define the Tivoli Storage Manager server in the Tivoli Storage Manager client system options file (dsm.sys). The server stanza specified in dsm.sys must match the entry in init<SID>.utl. On Windows, you must define a client options file <servername>.opt. This file must be in the directory that contains dsm.opt. The value of <servername> is the
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Chapter 6. Protecting SAP data with Data Protection for SAP for DB2 V6.1
Information needed to back up and restore your SAP data is provided. Review the information carefully before performing a backup or restore operation.
Backing up SAP data

Instructions about how to back up your SAP data is provided. Perform the tasks required for your operating system.
Implementing the Strategy by Scheduling Automated Backup Runs

Scheduling (or automating) backup and archive operations helps ensure that the data is backed up regularly at a specified time. These products provide scheduled operations: SAP scheduler The SAP Computer Center Management System (CCMS) provides a scheduler for database administration and backup planning on a single database server. The scheduler can be started from the SAP GUI command line (transaction code db13) or with the SAP GUI menu function Tools -> CCMS -> DB administration -> DBA scheduling. Scheduler (Windows) or Crontab (UNIX or Linux) Automating backups at the database server level is available using either the Schedule Services feature (on Windows) or the crontab command (for UNIX or Linux). See UNIX or Linux Crontab Example on page 130 for more information. Tivoli Storage Manager scheduler Tivoli Storage Manager also provides a scheduler function for all of its clients. As a result, automation can be performed for multiple database servers. The Tivoli Storage Manager administrative client GUI provides a user-friendly wizard for defining schedules. Information on how to define Tivoli Storage Manager schedules can be found in the Tivoli Storage Manager Administrators Reference manual. IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler The IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler provides event-driven automation, monitoring, and job control for both local and remote systems. More information can be found at http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/ products/scheduler/.
Sample Backup Strategy for Daily Backup Processing

This figure illustrates the sequence of backup operations to consider for a daily backup schedule.
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Figure 11. Production Backup Example
The automated backup example (shown in Figure 3) displays these common tasks: v A full database backup (offline or without application load) performed each night. v Offline log files are backed up to disk during online hours. This has the advantage of eliminating the need for extra tape mounts for relatively small files. v The Tivoli Storage Manager server migrates archived log files from disk to tape after the full database backup. v SAP system files are backed up incrementally with the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client. v The last backup in the daily cycle is the backup of the Tivoli Storage Manager database. This should always be performed. Backups can be performed to disk storage as well as to tape media. The Tivoli Storage Manager server manages the data regardless of the storage media. However, backing up the SAP database directly to tape is the preferred media.
Windows Scheduling Example

On Windows systems, the schedule service must be running in order to start automated backup jobs. Issue this command to start the schedule service:
net start schedule
Use the at command to schedule jobs when the schedule service is running. This command launches the batch file backup.cmd. In this example, the command runs the schedule every Friday at 8:00 p.m.:
at 20:00 /every:f cmd /c c::\db2\C21\sapscripts\backup.cmd
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Starting Backups in a Non-Partitioned Database Environment

The following examples show how you can start DB2 database/tablespace backups from the command line using DB2 CLP. To start a DB2 backup or restore with Data Protection for SAP for DB2, log on as user db2<SID> or <SID>adm. In these examples, the variable <shared library> represents the full path of the Data Protection for SAP shared library (UNIX and Linux) or DLL (Windows). DB2 database and tablespace backups are performed as follows: v Full online backup (database parameter LOGRETAIN has to be activated):
db2 backup db <dbname> online load <shared library>
v Online tablespace backup (database parameter LOGRETAIN has to be activated):

db2 backup db <dbname> online tablespace (tablespace_name#1, ...) load <shared library>
v DB2 offline log files backup using the SAP-DB2 Administration Tool BRARCHIVE:
brarchive -s -d adsm -vndlib <shared library> -out
BRARCHIVE is the recommended tool to use when backing up the DB2 offline log files. A detailed description of BRARCHIVE functionality is provided in the Database Administration Guide which is included in your SAP documentation.
Using DB2 Single System View (SSV) for Backup

DB2 Version 9.5 (or later) provides the Single System View (SSV) function which allows backing up multiple database partitions at once. In earlier releases, partitioned databases needed to be backed up one partition at a time which can be time consuming and prone to errors. Backing up a partitioned database one partition at a time also failed to include the log files in the backup image. These log files are required to restore and recover the data. Restoring multiple partitions that were backed up individually is complicated as well, because the backup timestamp for each partition is slightly different. Because of this, identifying all database partitions belonging to the same backup is difficult, and determining the minimum recovery time for the backup that contains these partitions is difficult. Use of db2_all simplifies the backup of partitioned databases. However, backup and restore operations restrictions still exist that complicate these tasks. More information is available in Backups and Restores in Partitioned Database Environments on page 121. With DB2 Version 9.5 (or later), when you perform a backup operation from the catalog node of a partitioned database, you can specify which partitions to include in the backup, or specify that all the database partitions should be included. The specified partitions are backed up simultaneously and the backup timestamp associated with all specified database partitions is the same. Also, by default, database logs are included in an SSV backup image. Finally, when you restore from an SSV backup image, you can specify to roll forward to end of logs, which is the minimum recovery time calculated by the database manager. See the DB2 Command Reference for additional information.
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Multiple DB2 Log File Copies

Backing up multiple copies of a log file in a single archive operation helps protect against this data in the event of a storage hardware failure or disaster recovery situation. These copies can be located on different physical Tivoli Storage Manager volumes or on different Tivoli Storage Manager servers. When a log file copy is unavailable at restore time, Data Protection for SAP for DB2 automatically switches to another copy and continues restoring the log file from that copy. The description of the profile keyword REDOLOG_COPIES on page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132 provides detailed information about creating and using DB2 Log Copies.
Schedule Batch Sample

@echo off rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem file name: schedule.sample rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem Task: rem Submits backup/archive commands at regularly scheduled intervals rem using two simple batch files containing backup/archive commands. rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** rem rem This file is intended only as a model and should be rem carefully tailored to the needs of the specific site. rem rem ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem For a full reference of the AT command please see the Windows NT rem help. rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem rem For the following examples, the system ID of the DB2 database rem is assumed to be "C21". rem rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem Full database backup, scheduled every Friday at 8:00 p.m. rem at 20:00 /every:f cmd /c c:\db2\C21\sqllib\scripts\backup.cmd rem rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem Save redo logs, scheduled twice a day at 11:30 a.m. and at 5:30 p.m. rem Monday through Friday rem at 11:30 /every:m,t,w,th,f cmd /c c:\db2\C21\sqllib\scripts\archive.cmd rem --------------------- end of schedule.sample ------------------------
Full Offline Backup Batch File Sample

@echo off rem Full Offline Backup batch file: rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem file name: backup.cmd rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem Sample DB2 backup batch file for 32<64>bit environments rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem Task: rem Invokes a DB2 backup in order to perform a full offline backup of rem all DB2 tablespaces rem -----------------------------------------------------------------------rem ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** rem rem This script is intended only as a model and should be
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rem rem rem rem rem rem rem rem rem db2
carefully tailored to the needs of the specific site. ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** -----------------------------------------------------------------------For the following examples, the system ID of the DB2 database is assumed to be "C21". ------------------------------COMMAND----------------------------------backup db C21 load 'C:\Program Files\tivoli\tsm\tdp_r3\db2<64>\tdpdb2.dll'
Full Offline Backup Shell Script Sample

#!/bin/ksh # --------------------------------------------------------------------------# backup.ksh: # Sample DB2 backup shell script for 32<64>bit environments # --------------------------------------------------------------------------# Task: # Invokes a DB2 backup in order to perform a full offline backup of # all DB2 tablespaces # --------------------------------------------------------------------------# ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** # # This script is intended only as a model and should be # carefully tailored to the needs of the specific site. # # ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** # --------------------------------------------------------------------------# # For the following examples, the system id (alias) of the DB2 database is # assumed to be 'C21'. # # --------------------------------COMMAND-----------------------------------su - db2c21 -c "db2 backup db C21 load /usr/tivoli/tsm/tdp_r3/db264/libtdpdb264.a"
Restoring SAP data

Instructions about how to restore your SAP data is provided. Perform the tasks required for your operating system.
Starting Restores in a Non-Partitioned Database Environment

The following examples show how you can start DB2 database/tablespace restores from the command line using DB2 CLP. Every successful backup run generates a timestamp that is required for later restore operations. These timestamps are written to the DB2 Recovery History file (RHF), which can be queried with DB2 commands. The timestamps of backup images currently stored on the Tivoli Storage Manager server can be queried using the Backup Object Manager query commands. If no timestamp is specified in a restore command, the latest backup image found on Tivoli Storage Manager will be restored. See Managing Backup Objects on page 123 for details. DB2 database and tablespace restores are performed as follows: v Full restore to a certain point in time:
db2 restore db <dbname> load <shared library> taken at <timestamp>
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or
backom -c r_db -a <dbname> -t <timestamp>
backom -c r_db -a <dbname> -t <timestamp>
v online tablespace restore

db2 restore db <dbname> tablespace (tablespace_name#1, ...) online load <shared library> taken at <timestamp>
or
backom -c r_ts -a <dbname> -t <timestamp> -O
v Recovery History File restore

db2 restore db <dbname> history file online load <shared library>
or
backom -c r_hfile -a <dbname>
v DB2 offline log files restore with BRRESTORE For restoring DB2 offline log files for a subsequent recovery, you should use the program BRRESTORE, which is part of the SAP-DB2 Administration Tools package. Of course, only those offline log files that were backed up with BRARCHIVE (see above) can be restored with BRRESTORE.
brrestore -a -d adsm -vndlib <shared library> -out
For a detailed description of the BRRESTORE functionality, refer to the Database Administration Guide which is included in your SAP documentation. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 process results can be checked by analyzing the Data Protection for SAP log files. These log files may contain success, warning, and error messages. Refer to Data Protection for SAP (DB2) Messages on page 157 for more information.
Redirected Restore in Automatic Mode

Backup Object Manager provides an automatic cloning function which creates an exact copy of the original SAP database in a different location. The physical database layout (tablespaces, number, and size of the tablespace containers) of the target database are identical to the source system. The path names of the new tablespace containers are constructed by replacing the original SID with the SID of the target system. In addition, modifications to the sizes of all or selected tablespace containers of the target database can be made to optimize the I/O performance. Backup Object Manager provides automated tablespace resizing and automated tablespace normalizing for these modifications as described in Automated Tablespace Adaptations on page 108. The Backup Object Manager automatic mode redirected restore function can be used to resize table space containers of the source database. This is accomplished by performing a redirected restore in automatic mode with the same SID set as both the original and the target SID and requesting scaling or normalizing (or both) during the operation.
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Issue this command on the target system to perform a redirected restore in automatic mode:
backom -c rr_db_clone -a <DB2 source alias>,<DB2 target alias> -t <timestamp>
The complete command syntax is provided in DB2 Backup Object Manager utility on page 6. Backup Object Manager performs these steps during a redirected restore in automatic mode: 1. Backup Object Manager retrieves the TDI for the requested backup from Tivoli Storage Manager into memory. 2. Backup Object Manager replaces the source database alias with the target database alias. If no target database alias is specified, Backup Object Manager uses the original database alias as the target database alias. 3. Using the modified TDI, Backup Object Manager performs basic plausibility checks as described in Redirected Restore Plausibility Checks on page 81. 4. Backup Object Manager uses the modified TDI to create the necessary tablespace containers on the target system. If the target database alias is the same as the original database alias, the database is restored to the original database alias and SID. When restoring to the original system, Backup Object Manager attempts to overwrite the original database. Overwriting the original database requires approval by the administrator. 5. Backup Object Manager calls the DB2 redirected restore function.
Tablespace Definition Information (TDI)

In order to automate a redirected restore as much as possible, Backup Object Manager requires information on the tablespaces and the tablespace containers used in the original database. This information is used to create the tablespace containers of the target database accordingly. This information is required for each tablespace: v The ID and name of the tablespace. v The type of the tablespace. For example, whether the tablespace is system (SMS) or database managed (DMS). v The page size in bytes. v The extent size in pages. v The number of pages used. This number can help the administrator when resizing containers. Backup Object Manager also calculates the numbers of total pages and of usable pages from the data stored for each tablepspace container. Is automatic storage used? v Information on the tablespace containers used for the tablespace. This information must be available for each tablespace container: v The ID of the tablespace container. v The name of the tablespace container. For example, whether the directory contains an SMS container or the file contains a DMS container, respectively. v The type of the tablespace container. For example, whether a database managed container is stored in a file or on a raw device. v For DMS tablespaces, the total number of pages stored in the container.
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The TDI and the DB2 backup images are stored together on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. They are associated using the combination of the instance name of the database, the database alias, the database node number, and the timestamp of the backup. The name of the TDI is constructed in this format: <DB2 instance>-<DB2 alias>-<DB2 node number><timestamp>.tdf. The TDI can be retrieved from Tivoli Storage Manager separately with the Backup Object Manager command 'r_tdi and can be stored as an ASCII file in a specified file system. The availability of TDI in the filesystem is a prerequiste for the Backup Object Manager redirected restore in batch mode. These changes can be done to the TDI file to prepare for a batch-mode redirected restore: v add or remove of tablespace containers from dedicated tablespaces v modify names (locations) of tablespace containers v modify the size of a DMS tablespace container, whereby the sum of container sizes has to have at least the number of pages used plus ((number of containers + 1) * extent), where extent is the extent size in pages. v add an automatic storage path, if at least one automatic storage path is already present v change the location of an existing automatic storage path v remove one or more existing automatic storage paths, whereby in any case at least one automatic storage path needs to exist
tablespace
The following is a sample TDI file:
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; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning Data Protection for SAP(R) for DB2 - Tablespace Definition Information (TDI) The following TDI sections can be modified manually: - Automatic_Storage_Path - Container An automatic storage path section consists of the following format: Automatic_Storage_Path = <path#1> ... Automatic_Storage_Path = <path#n> It is possible to add or remove an automatic storage path entry. For already existing automatic storage path entries the assigned path can be updated. A tablespace section consists of the following format: [Tablespace <ID> "<tbsp. name>" <type> <page size> <extent size in pages> <used pages> yes|no] Container[<ID 1>] = <definition> ; . . . Container[<ID n>] = <definition>
; ; ; where the definition of a container statement is characterized by its tablespace: ; - SMS tablespace: "<path>" ; - DMS tablespace: file | "<path>/<container name>" | <size in pages> ; ; If the tablespace containers are modified manually (add or remove container, ; adjust container path or size) at least the following conditions have to be ; guaranteed for ensuring the TDI integrity: ; 1) Any new container specified requires empty brackets '[]'. The ID is calculated ; internally. ; ; 2) Each tablespace block has to have at least one container specification ; ; 3) The sum of container sizes of a DMS tablespace has to have at least the number ; of used pages plus ((number of containers + 1) * extent). ; ; !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ; ! DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT THE SECTIONS ! ; ! - Automatic_Storage_Path (if present) ! ; ! - Container ! ; !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [TDI] Version = 1.1 Generator = Data Protection for SAP(R) 6100 [Backup] Alias = T01 Instance = db2t01 Node = 0 Timestamp = 20081130094352 Database_Path = /db2/T01/sapdata1/db2t01/NODE0000/SQL00001/ Automatic_Storage_Path = /db2/T01/sapdata1 Automatic_Storage_Path = /db2/T01/sapdata2 [Tablespace 0 "SYSCATSPACE" dms 16384 4 9264 yes] Container[0] = file | "/db2/T01/sapdata1/db2t01/NODE0000/T01/T0000000/C0000000.CAT" | 8192 Container[1] = file | "/db2/T01/sapdata2/db2t01/NODE0000/T01/T0000000/C0000001.CAT" | 8192 [Tablespace 1 "TEMPSPACE1" sms 16384 32 1 no] Container[0] = "/db2/T01/saptemp1" [Tablespace 10 "T01#USER1D" dms 16384 2 540 no] Container[0] = file | "/db2/T01/sapdata1/NODE0000/T01#USER1D.container000" | 448 Container[1] = file | "/db2/T01/sapdata2/NODE0000/T01#USER1D.container001" | 448 [Tablespace 11 "T01#USER1I" dms 16384 2 540 no] Container[0] = file | "/db2/T01/sapdata1/NODE0000/T01#USER1I.container000" | 448 Container[1] = file | "/db2/T01/sapdata2/NODE0000/T01#USER1I.container001" | 448
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Be aware of the following considerations regarding the TDI file: v The [TDI] header block is used to identify the data as TDI and holds some meta-information about it. The Version key holds the version of the TDI syntax. The Generator key denotes some product information. v The [Backup] block holds various kinds of information about the database backup the TDI is associated with. This information must be kept within the TDI file so that it is available even when the file has been renamed. [Backup] additionally includes the database path where database meta data is stored as well as all automatic storage paths the database provides for tablespaces supporting automatic storage. It is possible to add or remove an automatic storage path entry in that section. Optionally, for already existing automatic storage path entries the assigned path can be updated. v The [Tablespace] block marks the start of the container definitions of a specific tablespace. v The block header contains the following items in exactly this order: the ID of the tablespace, its name, its type, the page size in bytes, the extent size in pages and the number of used pages in the tablespace. Do not change any data within the tablespace block header. v Each container statement defines one container of a tablespace according to the following rules: The ID is denoted in square brackets if the line was written by the system. If a new container is to be added to a tablespace, the ID is not yet known. Therefore, the administrator specifies a new container without an ID, just entering consecutive brackets. For an SMS tablespace, only the fully qualified path is specified. For a DMS tablespace, the type, location and size of the container are specified, in this order, and separated by a vertical bar (|). The type is given by one of the strings file or device. The size will be interpreted as a number of pages unless a unit is specified. In this case, the unit is used. Names of tablespaces and paths must be quoted strings.
Redirected Restore in Batch Mode

Backup Object Manager provides a redirected restore batch mode function where the TDI for the target database is modified before starting the redirected restore. The TDI image to be used must be available as an ASCII file in the file system. For example, a TDI image created during an interactive redirected restore can be used as target TDI for a redirected restore in batch mode. Batch mode can also be used for multiple redirected restores to different locations with identical changes of the physical database structure. As with the interactive mode, the original TDI is used to test whether the changes of tablespace container sizes and locations made are valid. In addition, modifications to the sizes of all or selected tablespace containers of the target database can be made to optimize the I/O performance. Backup Object Manager provides automated tablespace resizing and automated tablespace normalizing for these modifications as described in Automated Tablespace Adaptations on page 108. A sample TDI file and modification guidelines are available in Tablespace Definition Information (TDI) on page 73. Before beginning a redirected restore in batch mode, the TDI for the target database must be available. This is accomplished by providing the target TDI image of a previous interactive redirected restore as a file in the file system or by retrieving the original TDI from Tivoli Storage Manager. Issue the following command to retrieve a TDI image from Tivoli Storage Manager into the file system:
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backom -c r_tdi -a <DB2 source alias> -t <timestamp> -d <target directory of TDI>
This original TDI image can be renamed and modified. The complete command syntax is provided in DB2 Backup Object Manager utility on page 6. Issue the following command on the target system to perform a redirected restore in batch mode:
backom -c rr_db_batch -a <DB2 source alias>,<DB2 target alias> -t <timestamp,... ...-f <full qualified path and name of target TDI file>
Backup Object Manager performs these steps during a redirected restore in batch mode: 1. Backup Object Manager replaces the alias specified in the target TDI file with the alias of the target database. If no target database alias is specified, Backup Object Manager uses the original database alias as the target database alias. 2. Backup Object Manager retrieves the original TDI from Tivoli Storage Manager and verifies whether the target TDI defines tablespace containers that are sufficient to replace the original tablespace containers. 3. Backup Object Manager uses the target TDI and the original TDI, to perform basic plausibility checks as described in Redirected Restore Plausibility Checks on page 81. 4. Backup Object Manager uses the target TDI to create the necessary tablespace containers on the target system. If the target database alias is the same as the original database alias, the database is restored to the original database alias and SID. When restoring to the original system, Backup Object Manager attempts to overwrite the original database. Overwriting the original database requires approval by the administrator. 5. Backup Object Manager calls the DB2 redirected restore function.
Redirected Restore in Interactive Mode

Backup Object Manager interactive mode is a menu-driven dialog where the table space container layout is redefined by adding, deleting, moving, or resizing items. Backup Object Manager compares the tablespace definitions entered in the menu dialog with the original database layout (as documented in the original TDI) and provides immediate feedback regarding potential configuration problems. In addition, modifications to the sizes of all or selected tablespace containers of the target database can be made to optimize the I/O performance. Backup Object Manager provides automated tablespace resizing and automated tablespace normalizing for these modifications as described in Automated Tablespace Adaptations on page 108. Issue this command on the target system to perform a redirected restore in interactive mode:
backom -c rr_db_interactive -a <DB2 source alias>,<DB2 target alias>... ...-t <timestamp> -f <target TDI file>
The complete command syntax is provided in DB2 Backup Object Manager utility on page 6.
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Backup Object Manager performs these steps during a redirected restore in interactive mode: 1. Backup Object Manager retrieves the TDI for the requested backup from Tivoli Storage Manager into memory. 2. Backup Object Manager replaces the source database alias with the target database alias. If no target database alias is specified, Backup Object Manager uses the original database alias as the target database alias. 3. Backup Object Manager determines if specific containers need to be redefined. 4. Backup Object Manager displays the main menu which show a list of sorted tablespaces for the database to be restored. A ! mark in front of a tablespace or tablespace container indicates a warning regarding a potential problem. Although the redirected restore can still begin, the problem should be resolved before proceeding. A !! character in front of a tablespace or tablespace container indicates an error was detected, such as a problem concerning their location or size. The redirected restore will not succeed until the error is first resolved. 5. The administrator can select tablespaces or tablespace containers to be changed by using their IDs. When all modifications of the physical database layout are completed and no more errors (!!) are displayed, the redirected restore can be started by entering c from the main menu. The administrator can also end the redirected restore from any menu dialog by entering a. 6. When the -f option is specified during the redirected restore, the modified physical database layout of the target database is stored in an ASCII file in the file system. This file can be used afterwards as input for a redirected restore in batch mode at another location, where the same physical changes to the restored database must be applied. 7. Backup Object Manager uses the modified TDI and the original TDI to perform basic plausibility checks as described in Redirected Restore Plausibility Checks on page 81. 8. Backup Object Manager uses the modified TDI to create the necessary tablespace containers on the target system. If the target database alias is the same as the original database alias, the database is restored to the original database alias and SID. When restoring to the original system, Backup Object Manager attempts to overwrite the original database. Overwriting the original database requires approval by the administrator. 9. Backup Object Manager calls the DB2 redirected restore function.
Sample Work Flow for Redirected Restore

This is a sample work flow for a redirected restore with Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Backup Object Manager. In order to clone the SAP production database (PRD) to a test system (TST) on a different machine, apply the following procedure: 1. Make sure that the administrator account to be used has the appropriate rights on the target system, such as permission to allocate files of a size greater than 2 GB. 2. Verify that the source database PRD meets the prerequisites for a redirected restore operation as identified in Redirected Restore Prerequisites on page 83. 3. Set up Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on the target machine. Verify that these environment variables specify these values: v XINT_PROFILE specifies the Data Protection for SAP profile.
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v DB2_VENDOR_LIB specifies the Data Protection for SAP shared library. v TDP_DIR specifies the path for the Data Protection for SAP process log files. 4. For the restore process, customize the Data Protection for SAP profile (initTST.utl) on the test system with these settings: v Use BACKUPIDPREFIX as specified on the source system: PRD___. v Use the Tivoli Storage Manager server specified on the source system. This may include adding the appropriate Tivoli Storage Manager server stanza to the client system options file (dsm.sys) on the test system. v Use the ADSMNODE specified on the source system. v Use BRBACKUPMGTCLASS as specified on the source system. 5. Issue the following command to record the password of the appropriate node on the Tivoli Storage Manager server:
backom -c password
This creates or updates the Data Protection for SAP configuration file initTST.bki. 6. Issue the following command to check the Data Protection for SAP database backup images on Tivoli Storage Manager:
backom -c q_db
Verify that the TDI flag is set to yes for the backup image to be restored. Information regarding how to create Tablespace Definition Information is provided in Create Tablespace Definition Information on page 83. 7. Issue the following command with the -C option to call the BackOM built-in check routine:
backom -c rr_db_clone -a PRD,TST -t <timestamp> -C
This checks for logical and physical integrity of the test system. 8. Issue the following command to start the redirected restore:
backom -c rr_db_clone -a PRD,TST -t <timestamp>
9. If the database is in rollforward pending mode and needs to be recovered, there are two possibilities for retrieving the required logs. v automatically by the DB2 Log Manager during the recovery process, or v manually with BackOM before the DB2 rollforward process is started. The automatic log file retrieval requires some extra configuration parameters to enable Data Protection for SAP to find the logs on the TSM server, because the logs were archived under a different database name (the source database) but the rollforward process tries to find them based on the target database name. Therefore, two additional Data Protection for SAP configuration parameters help to find and retrieve the required logs. The configuration parameters are: v SRC_DB_INSTANCE v SRC_DB_ALIAS
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where SRC_DB_INSTANCE specifies the name of the DB2 instance of the source database and SRC_DB_ALIAS the name of the source database itself. These two parameters must be added to the DB2 vendor environment file, which will be used as the option (DB2 database configuration parameter LOGARCHOPT1 or LOGARCHOPT2) for the appropriate activated DB2 log archive method, for example:
XINT_PROFILE=/db2/TST/tdpr3/initTST.utl TDP_DIR=/db2/TST/tdpr3/tdplog BACKOM_LOCATION=/usr/tivoli/tsm/tdp_r3/db264/backom SRC_DB_INSTANCE=DB2PRD SRC_DB_ALIAS=PRD
Activate the DB2 Log Manager on the test system (if not already done) in combination with Data Protection for SAP (here, log archive method 1 is used to service log requests):
db2 update db cfg for TST using LOGARCHMETH1 VENDOR:/<fully qualified name of shared library>
Set LOGARCHOPT1 to the modified DB2 vendor environment file (vendor.env) created during the Data Protection for SAP installation:
db2 update db cfg for TST using LOGARCHOPT1 <fully qualified name of DB2 vendor environment file>
In order to manually retrieve the required logs manually with BackOM, the TSM server must first be checked for the logs already archived, where logs of a database will be lgrouped by their associated log chain number. Issue the following command:
backom -c q_log -a PRD
10. In order to retrieve the log files, issue:

backom -c r_log -a PRD -l <log number range> -k <log chain number> -d <destination directory>
The database log directory or a different location may be specified for the destination directory. 11. Start the DB2 rollforward process. In case the log files were retrieved manually by BackOM to a location other than the database log directory, start the DB2 rollforward procedure and use the overflow log path option to specify the location of the retrieved log files. 12. After the redirected restore completes successfully and before backing up the new test system, modify the Data Protection for SAP profile initTST.utl to match the values of the new test system. This modification might involve these keywords: v BACKUPIDPREFIX v SERVER v ADSMNODE v BRBACKUPMGTCLASS v BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS
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If the DB2 vendor environment file was updated using the parameters SRC_DB_INSTANCE and SRC_DB_ALIAS for recovery purposes, remove those parameters from that file. Attention: Be sure not to back up the test system with the BACKUPIDPREFIX of the production system. 13. Perform the following tasks to update the DB2 database configuration of the test system: v Set VENDOROPT to the vendor environment file created during the Data Protection for SAP installation.
db2 update db cfg for TST using VENDOROPT <fully qualified name of DB2 vendor environment file>
v If the DB2 Log Manager is used in combination with Data Protection for SAP and is not yet configured, set the appropriate log archive method and its assigned option field in the database configuration as follows::
db2 update db cfg for TST using LOGARCHMETH1 VENDOR: <fully qualified name of shared library> db2 update db cfg for TST using LOGARCHOPT1 <fully qualified name of DB2 vendor environment file>
Redirected Restore Plausibility Checks

Regardless of the mode of the redirected restore operation (automatic, interactive, batch), Backup Object Manager performs these checks before the DB2 redirected restore operation begins: v All paths of tablespace containers must be fully qualified. v On Windows, all drives used for storing tablespace containers must be available. v On UNIX or Linux, the volumes used for storing tablespace containers must be available. v There must be sufficient space in the various locations of the tablespace containers in the target system for storing them. v Backup Object Manager tests whether there exist other files or directories at the desired locations of the tablespace containers. A warning is issued when a directory for an SMS container already exists but is not attached to a different database. An error is issued when one of these situations is detected: A directory for an SMS container already exists and is attached to a different database. A file for a DMS container already exists in the target location. v The tablespace containers must be provide sufficient storage space for the restored data. For all modes of redirected restore, Backup Object Manager provides a test-only option that performs validation checking without actually starting a restore. This option is used to determine in advance whether a specific redirected restore will succeed. The Backup Object Manager test-only option is activated by adding the command option -C to a redirected restore command. For example, issue this command to test whether a redirected restore in batch mode will succeed with the provided target TDI file:
backom -c rr_db_batch -a <DB2 source alias>,<DB2 target alias> -t <timestamp>... ...-f <full qualified path and name of target TDI file> -C
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If the test determines that the redirected restore will not succeed, check the Backup Object Manager log for error and warning messages.
DB2 Redirected Restore Using Backup Object Manager

The DB2 Backup Object Manager provides redirected restore functions such as these: v Restore a DB2 database to a different location. v Change the physical database layout of a restored database, including the location of tablespace containers, the number of tablespace containers, their names, and their sizes. v Clone a database, changing both the name and the location of the database. Backup Object Manager uses a simple set of commands to perform a redirected restore of a database and also performs some plausibility checks before actually starting the operation.
Figure 12. Redirected Restore Overview
Backup Object Manager provides these redirected restore modes: Automatic Restore a database to a different name and location while keeping the general database layout. However, scaling and normalizing of tablespace containers can be requested with an automatic redirected restore. Batch Restore a database to a different location and database layout that is defined in a configuration file.
Interactive Restore a database to a location and database layout specified by the administrator in a dialog. In all modes, Backup Object Manager can also perform additional automated adaptations to tablespaces. For example, perform tablespace scaling to provide tablespaces with appropriate free space or perform tablespace normalizing to optimize the parallel I/O performance of the restored database.
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Create Tablespace Definition Information

A TDI image is created after a full database backup completes successfully and is stored on the Tivoli Storage Manager server with the database backup image. Only database backups for which a corresponding TDI is available can be used for redirected restore with Backup Object Manager. The Backup Object Manager must be used in order to create a TDI for an offline database backup image. For example, this command starts an offline database backup using two sessions:
backom -c b_db -a <database alias> -S 2
A TDI is not created when using the DB2 command line interface to perform an offline database backup. There are two methods available to create a TDI for an online database backup image: v One method is to use the Backup Object Manager backup function. For example, this command starts an online database backup using two sessions:
backom -c b_db -a <database alias> -S 2 -O
v Another method is to use the DB2 command line interface to start an online backup with the BACKOM_LOCATION parameter set in the vendor environment file. When the value of this parameter specifies the backom executable, the TDI is stored on the Tivoli Storage Manager server after the backup completes successfully. This statement must be included in the DB2 vendor environment file:
BACKOM_LOCATION=<fully qualified path and name of the backom executable>
The DB2 backup command can then be issued on the DB2 command line interface:
db2 backup db <database alias> online load <shared library> open 2 sessions
Use the Backup Object Manager query function to verify whether a TDI image is available for a Data Protection for SAP for DB2 backup image.
Redirected Restore Prerequisites

These requirements must be met in order for the Backup Object Manager to successfully perform a redirected restore: v A TDI image must be available for the backup to be restored. v The database must not have a tablespace container that is a raw device. v DMS tablespace containers of the original system are available in these locations: UNIX or Linux:/db2/<SAPSID>/sapdata<n> Windows: <drive>:\db2\<SAPSID>\sapdata<n> (<n> is an integer) v <SAPSID> must be the database alias (<SAPSID>) and must consist of all upper case characters or digits v SMS tablespace containers of the original system are available in these locations: UNIX or Linux: /db2/<SAPSID>/...
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Windows: <drive>:\db2\<SAPSID>\...
Tablespace Definition Information

In order to perform a redirected restore, Backup Object Manager requires information about the physical layout of the original database, such as the tablespace containers used by the original database. In particular, the size of database managed containers (DMS) must be available in order to create new tablespace containers with sufficient space. Backup Object Manager keeps information on all tablespaces of a database backed up for every backup image on Tivoli Storage Manager. The following information is collected for each tablespace: v The ID and name of the tablespace. v v v v v Whether the tablespace type is system (SMS) or database managed (DMS). The page size in bytes. The extent size in pages. The number of pages used. The tablespace containers used for the tablespace: The ID of the tablespace container. The name of the tablespace container (the directory containing an SMS container or the file containing a DMS container, respectively). Whether the tablespace container type is a database managed container stored in a file or on a raw device. For DMS tablespaces, the total number of pages stored in the container.
This information about the physical database layout is referred to as the Tablespace Definition Information (TDI) and is stored along with the production data. The TDI is required for Backup Object Manager redirected restore operations. A TDI image is identified with its corresponding DB2 backup by the combination of DB2 instance name, database alias, database node number, and the timestamp of the backup as shown here:
<DB2 instance>-<DB2 alias>-<DB2 node number>-<timestamp>.tdf
The TDI is stored in ASCII format to allow for read and edit usability. For example, the number of used pages recorded in the TDI image can help identify the correct sizes to request when resizing containers as described in Automated Tablespace Adaptations on page 108. Backup Object Manager also calculates the number of total pages and used pages from the data stored for each tablespace container. Editing may be necessary when requesting a redirected restore in batch mode, as described in Redirected Restore in Batch Mode on page 76. A sample TDI file is provided in Tablespace Definition Information (TDI) on page 73.
Protecting SAP data with the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP
Instructions about how to protect your SAP data with the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP is provided. Perform these tasks in order to protect your SAP data with the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP.
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Administering User IDs

The Administer users function allows accounts to be created or deleted and user permissions to be granted or revoked. Note that profiles for authorized users need to be created when the Administration Assistant is started for the first time. The online help provides details on creating profiles. For each SID in the system landscape, the following permissions can be granted: v Simulate backup/restores: to initiate simulations v Configure groups: to configure display groups to be used with function Monitor backup states v Problem support: to send support request mail v Operations monitoring: to view backup status information v User administration: to manage user accounts v Performance monitoring: to view performance data v Configuration: to modify the configuration of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Additionally, a user can be granted permission to configure parts of the internal logic of the Monitor backup states function.
Specifying a new Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP
If the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP has not been installed, you can establish a connection when needed by following these instructions. If you need to specify a new Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Server component, perform the following steps on the SAP database server: (UNIX or Linux) 1. Find the entry for daemon ProLE in /etc/inittab. Modify the entry to read as follows:
.../prole -p tdpr3db264 <Server component hostname> <port>
where <Server component hostname> is the name or IP address of the host running the Administration Assistant Server component and <port> is the port the Server component is listening to for connects from Data Protection for SAP for DB2 (default 5126). 2. Make sure that Data Protection for SAP is not running, and use the kill command to stop the ProLE daemon. The ProLE daemon will be restarted automatically with the new parameters. (Windows) 1. Log in as a user with administrator authority. 2. Enter this command from a command prompt:
prole -update -p tdpr3db264 <Server component hostname> <port>
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where<Server component hostname> is the name or IP address of the host running the Administration Assistant Server component and <port> is the port that the Server component is listening to for connects from Data Protection for SAP (default 5126).
Generating Reports Using Report Templates

Once report templates are available, the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP reports can be started automatically at given points in time using a preferred scheduler. The scheduler must call the scheduler interface Sched_Main which can be started from a scheduling client as described in 4. Configure a scheduling client to create reports on page 49. The scheduling interface is called by using this command syntax:
java -cp $CLASSPATH com.ibm.bkit.schedulerIF.Sched_Main <Server component hostname>... ... <RMI registry port> <template name> <userid> <password>... ... directory=<local directory> log=<log path>
v <Server component hostname>: The name or IP address of the host running the Administration Assistant Server component. v <RMI registry port>: The number of the RMI registry port of the Administration Assistant Server component as defined in its configuration file (assist.cfg). The default value is 1099. v <template name>: The name of the appropriate report template to be used. It must be available in the user template path in the Administration Assistant Server component. v <userid>: The Administration Assistant account of the template owner. v <password>: The password associated with <userid>. v <local directory>: The local path in the system of the scheduling client where the requested reports are to be stored. If the local directory is not specified, the reports are not stored in the local file system. In order to access the report, the administrator needs file system access to the Administration Assistant server where the report is kept for 24 hours. v <log path>: The local path in the system of the scheduling client where the scheduling client saves its own log files. Consider creating a command file that sets the correct environment and schedules one (or more reports) on the scheduling client system as described in 4. Configure a scheduling client to create reports on page 49. If a large number of clients try to connect to the Administration Assistant server simultaneously, some of them may not immediately connect. In this case, the scheduling client waits for a random time between 15 and 45 seconds before another attempt is made. After the second unsuccessful attempt, the scheduling client creates an error log and exits.
Requesting a Report from the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Client
A report is requested by selecting the Create Report button on the Monitor Backup States, Backup State - Detailed View, View Performance Data (History Mode), and Available Simulation Results panels of the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP graphical user interface. Reports requested from the Backup State - Detailed View, View Performance Data (History Mode), and Available Simulation Results panels always pertain to the single SID currently displayed on the panel. Reports requested from the Monitor Backup States panel
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contain information on all SIDs displayed on the panel. Selections made in the table of systems do not have an impact on the report created. However, active filters or the activation of a display group is reflected in the report. A time interval can be specified in the report. Backup operations are included in the report if they completed within the specified time interval. Also, some reports can include information about log files.
Starting and Stopping the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Manually
You can manually start or stop the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP by using these command files (located in the installation directory): v Issue this command to start or stop the Administration Assistant Server component: (UNIX and Linux):
sadma.sh start|stop <Server component configuration file>
(Windows):
sadma.cmd start|stop <Server component configuration file>
v Issue this command to start or stop the Administration Assistant Database Agent: (UNIX and Linux):
sdba.sh start|stop <Database Agent configuration file>
(Windows):
sdba.cmd start|stop <Database Agent configuration file>
v When using the bundled Apache Derby, issue this command to start or stop the Administration Assistant Database component: (UNIX and Linux):
sdb.sh start|stop
(Windows):
sdb.cmd start|stop
v When using the IBM DB2 data server, use the DB2 Control Center or the DB2 command line to start or stop the database. Refer to your IBM DB2 data server documentation for complete instructions. Important: When the Server or Database Agent components are started, a lock file (.lockAA and .lockDBA, respectively) is created. If either of these components are terminated or restarted using the delivered scripts, the respective lock file is also deleted. If for some reason the lock file still exists when the component is started, the request will fail with an error message. In this case, first verify that the process is not already active. If it is not active, the lock file must be deleted manually and
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Changing the Password for the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Database User ID
The password for accessing the internal Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP database can be changed using the changeSettings.jar program. This program was added to the installation directory in the utils subdirectory: 1. Change to the utils directory and issue the command
java cp changeSettings.jar run
2. Select the type of database you are using with the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP (Apache Derby or IBM DB2). 3. Enter the directory containing the encrypted password file (pass.enc). 4. Enter the user ID and the existing password. 5. Enter the new password. 6. For Apache Derby only: To apply the new password to the database, check the box provided. Otherwise, the password file is updated but the database change must then be performed manually. 7. Click Next to complete the change.
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Chapter 7. Performance tuning for Data Protection for SAP for DB2
Information needed to fine-tune Data Protection for SAP for DB2 performance is provided.
Overview of a balanced system

Descriptions on how to proceed when tuning your system according to your needs is discussed. This is done by employing a combination of functions provided in the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP.
Figure 13. Indicating a Balanced Configuration
A system is considered balanced when the threads on both the disk and the network side are similarly busy throughout the backup and resource utilization is good. In an optimum setup, tapes are maintained in streaming mode. This means that the network is at least as fast as the tape and there is no idle time on the network side. Thus, a slight network bottleneck is desired. Under certain conditions, the degree of imbalance cannot be determined from the graphical presentation. Depending on your system characteristics (system buffering, buffer sizes, etc.), utilization may reduce to almost zero in the graphical presentation although the system is actually balanced. In this case, slight modifications can yield a change of bottleneck without significant throughput changes. However, whether the system is disk or network, tape constraints are always shown correctly. To improve overall throughput, consider adding more resources to create
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a balanced system. A balanced system, however, does not necessarily mean that the data throughput cannot be improved further. Adding new resources can still improve the throughput rate.
Example of a disk bottleneck
Figure 14. Indicating a Disk Bottleneck
A disk bottleneck occurs when data is processed by the network and Tivoli Storage Manager server faster than the data can be read from disk. As a result, overall throughput is limited by the disk I/O rate and the network thread is idle. Although internal buffering causes network threads to return very quickly, the network utilization might be reduced to almost zero in this situation. Both the network and the storage media are not used to their capacity. When tapes are used, they are not kept in streaming mode when this type of bottleneck occurs. Overall throughput can be improved by increasing multiplexing (which accelerates disk reading) or making sure data compression is not used. By reducing the number of sessions to the Tivoli Storage Manager server and the number of tapes used for the backup while also increasing multiplexing at the same time, resources (such as tape drives) are used more efficiently.
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Example of a network or Tivoli Storage Manager bottleneck
Figure 15. Indicating a Network or Tivoli Storage Manager Bottleneck
A network or Tivoli Storage Manager bottleneck occurs when data is read from the disk faster than the network or Tivoli Storage Manager can process the data. Consequently, throughput is limited either by the network capacity or by the disk or tape storage media rate. In depth analysis is usually required in order to identify the exact cause of the bottleneck. However, some insight is obtained from the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 performance analysis. Overall throughput might be improved by implementing any of these guidelines: v If the tape is the bottleneck, increase the number of sessions to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. v Use multiple paths to the Tivoli Storage Manager server or use multiple Tivoli Storage Manager servers. v Use RL compression in order to reduce the amount of data to be sent to storage. Also, to better exploit the resources, consider reducing multiplexing so that less data is read simultaneously from the disk. If the database is configured for file-online backup, reducing multiplexing will also reduce the number of redo logs created during the backup.
Viewing performance data
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Figure 16. Showing Data Throughput and I/O Utilization
The Administration Assistant View Performance Data function provides a graphical representation of the data throughput rate at any point in time during the backup. Aligned with this representation, the utilization rates of the disk (presented in blue by the Administration Assistant) and network threads (presented in yellow by the Administration Assistant) are displayed. Optionally, the free capacity of these threads can also be displayed. These rates displayed can be displayed for all Tivoli Storage Manager sessions used in the backup or display rate on a per-session basis only. Time intervals that require further analysis are selected for viewing in replay mode as described in Drilling Down on Special Situations. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 performance sensor results are displayed using the Administration Assistant View Performance Data function. The Administration Assistant collects history data during each backup run for later analysis. In order to find the results, select View Performance Data, then select History Data. In the list of eligible backups, select the backup to be analyzed. Press the Review button to view the performance data summary panel.
Drilling Down on Special Situations

When looking at the diagrams in the View Performance Data function, you might find points in time when throughput or the utilization of a resource decreases significantly. To better understand what happened, you may drill down on these time intervals. In most cases you will find that a session is ending or a shorter file was multiplexed with longer files.
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Using reports
After a backup completes, Data Protection for SAP for DB2 creates a report that contains statistical information such as the number of bytes transferred and the effective data throughput. The Administration Assistant program also provides detailed performance information that assists when optimizing your system. Reports can be provided in XML- or HTML-format for display and printing. Complete report information is available in Reporting on Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Activities on page 99.
Performance Analysis
The Administration Assistant provides performance data for all components involved in the data transfer. Graphical representations are provided that help identify problem areas and resource use. Performance optimization is discussed in detail in Overview of a balanced system on page 89.
Tracing
Trace information can be recorded in a file to help analyze problems that occur. However, contact your Data Protection for SAP support before attempting to use this function.
Monitoring the Backup Status

Backup status of multiple SAP database servers is available by using the Administration Assistant. See Reporting on Backup Status on page 95 for complete details.
Reporting on the Performance of Backup Operations

The performance data of a single backup are included in the Performance Report. Although data is presented in the same manner as in the View Performance Data (History Mode) panel, the transfer rate and the utilization of adapters for each session are also displayed. The report is requested from the View Performance Data (History Mode) panel.
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Figure 17. Performance Report - Graphical Presentation Section
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Figure 18. Performance Report - Tabular Presentation Section
Reporting on Backup Status

The Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP provides information on the backup status of the monitored SAP database servers. Administrators access this information by using the Monitor Operations, Monitor Backup Status function. Reports containing status information in tabular form are requested from this panel. The overview information provided in the Monitor Backup States panel is provided in the Status Report.
Figure 19. Status Report
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Creating a Report
Consider this information when planning to create a report: v Reports are requested from the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP client using the graphical user interface panels that contain the information to be included. v Reports can also be generated from a scheduling client using a command line interface without any user interaction. v Each report is produced as an XML file, an HTML file, with possibly one (or more) graphic files in SVG format. The HTML and the SVG files are displayed in the browser. v All files created can be printed or saved to the local file system using the browser functionality. All reports are temporarily stored for 24 hours on the Administration Assistant server in these subdirectories:
<Administration Assistant install dir>/reports/ <report type>_<time stamp>_<userid>/
File system access to the Administration Assistant server is required in order to access reports stored in the report cache.
Reporting on Failed Actions

Information on failed backup operations is provided in the Operations Failure Report which is accessible from the Monitor Backup States panel. Administrators can choose to include information on failed backups of log files in this report.
Figure 20. Operations - Failure Report
Modifying Report Output

Consider this information when modifying a report: v All report requests result in the information being written to an XML file. Style sheets (which can be customized) reside with the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Server component and are used to generate the information to different types of reports in HTML or SVG format. They determine the appearance and contents of a specific report. v To generate a report, at least one report-specific style sheet is necessary for the transformation from XML to HTML. If a report contains graphics, each graphic is transformed to an SVG file which requires a separate style sheet. In this scenario, a single report needs a set of style sheets.
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v The Administration Assistant provides two types of style sheet file sets. One set is contained in file Admt.jar and is used as the default. The second set of style sheets resides on the Administration Assistant server in the <Admin. Assistant install dir>/styles/ directory. v Style sheet names must be of the format <report_name>_<file format>.xsl where <file format> denotes the file type (HTML or SVG) and <report name> denotes the name of the file to be created. For example, Picture1_svg.xsl will generate a file named Picture1.svg. Note that the name of the HTML file must always be report. v The styles directory currently contains four subdirectories (Overview, Detailed, History, Simulation) that specify reports based on different XML data sources as provided in the corresponding Administration Assistant panels Monitor Backup States, Backup State Detailed View, and View Performance Data (History Mode). The names of these folders are displayed in the list of selectable report types within the Create Report dialogs. v For every report type, an additional file config.xml exists in the styles subdirectory. This file specifies default settings of the Create Reports dialogs. For example, the Operations Daily Report has a reporting interval of 24 hours. Therefore the end of the time frame does not need to be specified, and the corresponding button will be hidden. v All style sheets contained either in file Admt.jar or in the styles directory are displayed for selection in the Create Report dialogs of the Administration Assistant. Style sheets contained in Admt.jar are marked by the addition (built-in).
Reporting on Operations Details

Detailed information on the latest backup operations for a single SID can be obtained with the Operations - Detailed Report requested from the Backup State Detailed View panel of the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP. This panel is reached by selecting a single SID in the Monitor Backup States panel.
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Figure 21. Operations Detailed Report
Reporting on Backup Operation Trends

This report type contains general information about the backups of a single SID. Data is represented in graphical and tabular form. A daily report produces a graphic that displays the amount of data saved for a single day. A monthly report produces a graphic that displays the backup duration, amount of data saved, throughput, and log file data for a specified time interval. These reports are requested from the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Backup State Detailed View panel which is accessible by selecting a single SID in the Monitor Backup States panel.
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Figure 22. Operations Daily Report
Reporting on Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Activities

The Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP obtains, monitors, and administers backup configuration and performance information performed with Data Protection for SAP for DB2 and the corresponding backup status of SAP database servers. The Administration Assistant Server and Database Agent components collect status, performance, and configuration data from several SAP database servers and retains it for a limited time. Reports can be created in XML or HTML format (or printed) by the Administration Assistant. This is useful when there is no access to the Server component.
Types of Reports
Administration Assistant reports contain the same information that is displayed by the Administration Assistant Monitor Operations and View Performance Data functions. All information is provided in XML format. In addition, the Administration Assistant provides style sheets used when generating these reports in HTML format: v Status Report v Operations - Detailed Report v v v v Operations - Daily Report Operations - Monthly Report Operations - Failure Report Performance Report
All built-in reports are created in English.
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Working with Report Templates

A template must be created before a report can be generated without user interaction (for example, using a scheduled script). Templates are created in the same way as reports are requested from the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP panels. Whenever the Create Report button is used, you are prompted to create a report or use the corresponding template. Each template must be given a unique name which is used when referencing the template. The template is stored in a file with the given name in path <Administration Assistant install dir>/templates/<userid>/ where <Administration Assistant install dir> is the Administration Assistant server installation path. The file extension depends on the type of report requested. A single template can be used to generate reports on several SIDs. Note that a template is owned by the user account that creates it and cannot be accessed from a different account. In order to view, change, or delete owned templates, an administrator can use the Manage templates function in the Administration Assistant View pull-down menu.
Server-related tuning Managing Data on the Backup Server

The Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Backup Object Manager can search for backup objects on the Tivoli Storage Manager server in order to restore or delete them. Complete information is located in DB2 Backup Object Manager utility on page 6.
Alternate Network Paths and Servers

Multiple network paths and multiple backup servers can be used as an alternate instead of in parallel. When the number of available sessions to multiple servers exceeds the number of sessions allowed, Data Protection for SAP for DB2 uses the first sessions it can establish. It continues to use the number of sessions allowed as defined by the MAX_SESSIONS keyword (as described on page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132). This allows data to be backed up even when a resource (such as a Tivoli Storage Manager server or its network interface) is unavailable. The servers used for the backup must be available in order to restore the data. Note that the days of the week that a server is used can also be specified as described for the USE_AT keyword on page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132.
Options Performance Options of Data Protection for SAP for DB2

These three components have the greatest impact on data transfer rates: v the type of disks on which the database resides v the network capabilities accessed by the database host and the Tivoli Storage Manager server v the type of storage device that contains the backup Data Protection for SAP for DB2 provides these options to help optimize the data transfer rate for these components. Parallel (Multiple) Sessions Data Protection for SAP can back up or restore data to multiple tape drives
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in parallel. Parallelism is achieved by using more than one session to send data to a backup server. Details are provided in Multiple Sessions on page 106. Multiple (Parallel) Network Paths and Multiple (Parallel) Servers Improve performance by configuring Data Protection for SAP to distribute a database backup across two or more Tivoli Storage Manager servers. In addition, you can balance network traffic by providing two (or more) separate network connections between the SAP database host and the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Detail information regarding these features is available in Multiple Network Paths on page 107 and Multiple Servers on page 105. Incremental and Delta Backup Data Protection for SAP supports incremental and delta backups of DB2 databases. Depending on the system environment, incremental backups might decrease backup processing time. RL_COMPRESSION The RL_COMPRESSION profile keyword is compresses a partially filled database. This can result in reduced network traffic and fewer tapes required for backup. See Compression on page 102 for complete details.
Adjustments to Data Protection for SAP for DB2 for Improving Performance of Data Transfer
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 is configured (by default) to send uncompressed data to the Tivoli Storage Manager server using a single session.
Figure 23. Data Transfer for a Backup / Restore
A single configuration that is best for all environments is not possible or realistic. However, the information provided in this section can help in determining which configuration is best for your environment. The Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP provides the View Performance Data feature which provides information about performance characteristics and how they change with your configuration. Information about tuning a system with the Administration Assistant is available in Overview of a balanced system on page 89.
Buffer Copies
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 uses internal buffers to store and exchange data with Tivoli Storage Manager. When sending data from one component to another, data buffers are copied (by default). Data Protection for SAP can prevent copying the data buffers by sending the original data buffers. This reduces the CPU load of the database server. However, if client compression or client encryption are specified in the Tivoli Storage Manager options file (dsm.sys or dsm.opt on UNIX or Linux or <server>.opt on Windows), the original data buffers are sent. See the description of BUFFCOPY keyword on page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132 for more information.
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Buffer Size
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 allows the size of the internal data buffers to be adjusted. These buffers are used for both reading the disk and sending data to the Tivoli Storage Manager client API. The default values typically produce acceptable performance. It is recommended to optimize the buffer size for disk I/O. For EMC disk subsystems, the best transfer rates have been achieved when the buffer size was set equal to the stripe size. Before increasing the size of internal buffers, however, make sure that sufficient storage is available for the number of buffers specified by Data Protection for SAP. This number correlates to the number of sessions requested. Be aware that number of buffers doubles when compression is specified. See the description of BUFFSIZE keyword on page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132 for more information.
Compression
Figure 24. Null Block Compression
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 can decrease the amount of data sent to the Tivoli Storage Manager server by compressing zero-byte blocks. Although compression can increase the CPU load on the database server, it can improve performance in situations when the network is the point of constraint. Compression is most effective with database files that contain large portions of null blocks. See the description of the RL_COMPRESSION keyword on page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132 for details on how to activate Data Protection for SAP compression.
Automation Options for Data Protection for SAP for DB2

Administrative productivity can be improved by using these Data Protection for SAP for DB2 automation options.
Selectable Management Classes

Specify different Tivoli Storage Manager management classes for back up data and archive data. It is recommended to configure Data Protection for SAP to back up directly to a tape storage pool and to archive DB2 log files to a disk storage pool. Multiple management classes can also be specified to use in conjunction with multiple DB2 log files. The profile keywords BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS and BRBACKUPMGTCLASS in Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132 provide information about specifying management classes.
Retain Backups by Version

Retaining backups by version limits the number of full backups retained on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. When the number of full backups on the Tivoli Storage Manager server exceeds the specified number, the oldest version is deleted.
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Retaining backups keeps track of all DB2 log files, database control files, partial, incremental and delta backups, associated with a full backup. All these objects are removed together with the full backup.
Multiple Redo Log Copies

Backing up multiple copies of a log file in a single archive operation helps protect against this data in the event of tape defects or disaster recovery situation. These copies can be located on different physical Tivoli Storage Manager volumes or on different Tivoli Storage Manager servers. When a log file copy is unavailable at restore time, Data Protection for SAP automatically switches to another copy and continues restoring the log file from that copy. The description of the profile keyword REDOLOG_COPIES in Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132 provides detailed information about creating and using multiple Redo Log Copies.
Alternate Network Paths and Servers

The availability of backed up data can be improved by configuring Data Protection for SAP to use multiple Tivoli Storage Manager servers or multiple network connections to a single Tivoli Storage Manager server. In this configuration, Data Protection for SAP checks all servers and network connections for availability and then performs the backup even if some resources are unavailable. Policies can also be set that use different Tivoli Storage Manager servers for different days of the week.
Messaging
Policies can be created that enable Data Protection for SAP to send different classes of log messages to the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
Frontend/Backend Processing
Frontend and backend processing calls programs at specified times during backup processing. See the description of the profile keywords BACKEND and FRONTEND in Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132.
Data transfer Observations on the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Data Throughput
Throughput rates differ widely among various environments due to different disk, network bandwidth, server platforms, number of tapes, and configuration settings. The information provided in this section concentrates on selected elements involved in the movement of data. This information should assist in determining how to use existing resources to their maximum efficiency and provide insight as to how throughput can be improved.
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Figure 25. High-level View of the Data Flow During Backup
From a high-level view, the data packages need to send these elements when doing a backup with Data Protection for SAP for DB2: Data is read from disk, processed by Data Protection for SAP, and sent through the network to tape or disk storage media. If the system is not balanced, the disk I/O, network bandwidth, and storage media rates might create a bottleneck which can cause other resources to remain idle. Overall data throughput is typically measured per file or per entire backup operation. The results are documented as an average throughput rate in a log file. However, identifying bottlenecks based upon log file messages is difficult. To assist in this analysis effort, Data Protection for SAP provides performance sensors that indicate whether there is a bottleneck located either in the elements represented in blue (for disk) or in yellow (for network and tape respectively) in the this graphic. Data Protection for SAP configuration options that can be adjusted to improve performance is described in Performance Options of Data Protection for SAP for DB2 on page 100. Additional performance issues are available in General Performance Considerations on page 105.
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Performance Sensors

The method of transferring data packages is based how upon how Tivoli Storage Manager, is configured. In a standard configuration, the data packages are sent from the Tivoli Storage Manager API Client through the network to the backup server. In an environment configured for LAN-free operations, the data packages are processed by the Tivoli Storage Manager API Client and the Tivoli Storage Manager Storage Agent.
Figure 26. Performance Optimizing by Using Sensors
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 uses sensors that observe incoming and outgoing data streams. They measure throughput and the idle time of the I/O threads in comparison to the duration of the backup. This provides a way to determine whether the streams of incoming and outgoing Data Protection for SAP data are balanced. Be aware that once a backup operation begins, the buffers need to be filled before the effects of a bottleneck are viewable.
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General Performance Considerations

Figure 27 provides a high level overview of these three main components involved during a Data Protection for SAP for DB2 data transfer: v The SAP database server. v The network. v The Tivoli Storage Manager server which is also referred to as a backup server.
Figure 27. Data Protection for SAP Data Transfer
A continuous stream of data is generated among these components during a backup or restore operation. The weakest component in this stream decreases the overall data transfer rate. The guidelines provided are based on experience gathered from many installations and should be considered when designing a backup/restore infrastructure that will be efficient.
Multiple Servers
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 supports multiple servers which can distribute backup data among two (or more) backup servers. This feature helps eliminate constraints that are frequently encountered among backup servers.
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Figure 28. Multiple Servers
A server statement must be entered in the Data Protection for SAP profile for each adapter of the backup server as described for the SERVER keyword in Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132. The value of the MAX_SESSIONS keyword is not greater than the sum of all SESSION values specified for the SERVER statements used concurrently.
Multiple Sessions
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 allows use of multiple tape drives simultaneously in order to increase the transfer rate to or from the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
Figure 29. Parallel (Multiple) Sessions
The keyword MAX_SESSIONS is used for defining the number of parallel sessions to be established with the Tivoli Storage Manager server for database backup, archive (backup of log files) and restore. For a detailed description of how to use this keyword, see page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132. When performing a database backup, the data is typically written directly to tape drives on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. The parameter specified in the MAX_SESSIONS keyword must match the number of tape drives used simultaneously. These must be available to the management class defined as BRBACKUPMGTCLASS in the Data Protection for SAP profile as described on page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132. When setting up the Tivoli Storage Manager server, make sure not to activate collocation in the (tape) storage pool defined for the management class chosen as BRBACKUPMGTCLASS. In addition, make sure as many tape drives for this management class are available as the number of sessions defined in MAX_SESSIONS as multiple access to the same tape might slow down data transfer. When running BRARCHIVE for DB2 log file backups, either disk or tape storage pools can be utilized. These must be available to the management class defined as
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BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS in the Data Protection for SAP profile. If you are using tape pools as (primary) pools for this management class, these considerations for database backups also apply to disk storage pools: v Several sessions of one BRARCHIVE operation can utilize one or two independent disk storage pool(s). v Several sessions of BRARCHIVE operations of different databases can simultaneously utilize one or two independent disk storage pool(s). The number of storage pools required depends on the number of backup copies requested for a DB2 log file. See keyword REDOLOG_COPIES in Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132. BRARCHIVE details are available in Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132.
Multiplexing
Multiplexing is using parallel access to data on the database server. This is recommended when using a tape drive during database backup operations on the backup server.
Figure 30. Multiplexing
In a DB2 environment, this feature is provided by the PARALLELISM parameter available with the BACKUP DATABASE and RESTORE DATABASE commands. Refer to your DB2 Command Reference for details about these commands and the PARALLELISM parameter.
Multiple Network Paths

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 allows you to use multiple network connections (paths) for data transfer between the database server and the backup server.
Figure 31. Parallel (Multiple) Paths
Parallel paths can be used to eliminate network points of constraint. For each additional path, additional network adapters are required on both the production and the backup server. A server statement must be entered in the Data Protection
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for SAP profile for each adapter of the backup server as described for the SERVER keyword on page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions on page 132. The value of the MAX_SESSIONS keyword is not greater than the sum of all SESSION values specified for the SERVER statements used concurrently. Detailed information regarding setting up multiple parallel network paths is described in detail in Alternate or parallel backup paths and backup servers on page 18.
Storage space Automated Tablespace Adaptations

Backup Object Manager can adapt the sizes of tablespace containers when creating the containers of the target databases during a redirected restore operation. For example, tablespace container sizes might be increased in order to provide more space or decreased in order to use storage more efficiently. Tablespaces can also be allocated with similar sizes in order to make parallel I/O operations more efficient. These features are supported by Backup Object Manager resizing and normalizing functions.
Tablespace Normalizing
In order to achieve optimal parallel I/O operation performance for a database, all containers of a tablespace should be the same size. During tablespace maintenance, containers may be added or extended which creates different container sizes. As a result, data is unevenly distributed among the containers which can result in decreased parallel I/O operation performance during table scans (sequential prefetching). Backup Object Manager provides an automated tablespace normalizing function that allows the location and size of tablespace container to be redefined. This also helps prevent I/O-intensive tablespace rebalancing that can be detected by DB2.
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Figure 32. Tablespace Normalizing
This graphic shows that the original system tablespace consists of different sized containers. Even though sequential prefetching allows three processes to simultaneously read the data during table scans, the different container sizes and uneven data distribution prevent parallel I/O during part of the scan. The degree of parallelism decreases over time. To counteract this, adjust the containers for each tablespace so that they are the same size. This type of adjustment, in combination with a redirected restore operation, requires no further resizing tasks for the tablespace containers after the restore completes. Backup Object Manager simplifies the tablespace container resizing process by providing an automatic tablespace normalizing function. It can be used in combination with any mode of redirected restore facility by specifying the -N option. Issue this command to resize each container of a tablespace to the average size of all containers within the same tablespace during a redirected restore:
backom -c rr_db_<type> -a<DB2 source alias>,<DB2 target alias> -t <timestamp> -N
This is the formula to determine a container size:

New container size = Overall tablespace size / Number of tablespace containers
After the redirected restore completes successfully, all containers of a tablespace of the target database are the same size. As a result, the continuous parallel I/O performance of the physical layout of the restored database is optimized.
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Tablespace Scaling
Sufficient free space must be available in a tablespace for the database to function properly. Backup Object Manager provides an automated tablespace scaling function that allows the location and size of tablespace container to be redefined. This also helps prevent I/O-intensive tablespace rebalancing that can be detected by DB2.
Figure 33. Tablespace Scaling
This graphic shows that 98% of the SYSCATSPACE tablespace of the original system is being used. Disk 1 has 4% free space while 100% of the second container is used. The free space available in a tablespace can be increased as part of the redefinition feature during a redirected restore. The goal is to achieve an overall filling rate for the target side of 70%. This can be achieved by manually increasing the amount of free space the first container must provide at 20% and 40% for the second container. This type of adjustment, in combination with a redirected restore operation, requires no further resizing tasks for the tablespace containers after the restore completes. Backup Object Manager simplifies the tablespace resizing process by providing an automatic tablespace scaling function. It can be used in combination with any mode of redirected restore by specifying the -S option with a floating point sizing factor. Consider these factors when resizing tablespaces: v A value of 1 indicates that the target tablespace is 100% the size of the original (nothing is changed).
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v A value greater than 1 increases the target tablespace. For example, a value of 1.1 increases the target tablespace by 10% to a target value of 110% of the original. v A value less than 1 decreases the target tablespace. For example, a value of 0.9 decreases the target tablespace by 10% to a value of 90% of the original. Therefore, manual adaptation of the tablespace containers described above can be replaced by the following procedure using Backup Object Manager redirected restore: 1. Issue this Backup Object Manager query to determine the original fill rate of the tablespace:
backom -c q_tdi -a <DB2 source alias> -t <timestamp> -m detailed
2. Calculate the tablespace scaling factor using this formula:

scaling factor = original fill rate / new fill rate
For example:
scaling factor = 0.98 / 0.7 = 1.4
3. Issue this command to begin the Backup Object Manager redirected restore:
backom -c rr_db_<type> -a <DB2 source alias>,<DB2 target alias> -t <timestamp> ... ...-T SYSCATSPACE -s 1.4
After the redirected restore has completed successfully, the SYSCATSPACE tablespace on the target side is increased by 40% during tablespace container redefinition. The new overall fill rate of the SYSCATSPACE in the target database is now 70%.
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Chapter 8. Troubleshooting Data Protection for SAP for DB2

Information on how to resolve errors that might occur during Data Protection for SAP for DB2 operations is provided.
Troubleshooting Data Protection for SAP for DB2 common problems

Information on how to resolve errors that might occur during Data Protection for SAP operations is provided.
Random problems
If a problem occurs inconsistently, try to determine what the difference is when the problem occurs, if any. Compare the log files of the application in question ((tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log, db2diag.log, Tivoli Storage Manager server activity log, etc.) to find out the differences between successful and unsuccessful operations. Look for one of these patterns when the problem occurs: v The problem always occurs at the same time. If this is true, view the appropriate log files to determine review if there are any scheduled processes occurring simultaneously such as virus checker, automatic updates, or batch jobs. v The problem always occurs after another operation is performed or the same operation is performed. v The problem occurs when another application or process is performed in parallel.
Reproducible (repeatable) problems

When encountering a problem that occurs during an operation that has previously performed successfully, consider these possible causes: v The Data Protection for SAP for DB2 setup changed. v One (or more) of the DB2, SAP, Tivoli Storage Manager, operating system, network, or hardware components changed. v Patches or updates to one (or more) of the components were applied. v Changes originated by the system have occurred such as these: Check if the disks are running full with the UNIX df command. If network performance has decreased, check if additional hosts, additional applications, or defects in software or hardware occurred. Compare operation runs in the Administration Assistant Performance Monitor history view or compare the tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log. If Tivoli Storage Manager server processing has decreased, check if additional clients or additional operations were added. Information is also available in the Tivoli Storage Manager server activity log. When none of these possible causes has occurred, view the last modified time stamp of the configuration files (vendor.env, init<SID>.utl, dsm.sys, dsm.opt, /etc/services, /etc/inittab, ...).. This UNIX command lists all files in the /etc directory which have been modified during the previous five days:
find /etc -type f -ctime 5 -print
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If you are able to identify changes made to the system, roll them back one at a time and try to reproduce the problem. This method frequently reveals which change or set of changes caused the problem.
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 supports both IPv4 and IPv6 for internal communication in that it will run in IPv4, IPv6, and mixed environments on AIX and Linux. However, these products do not exploit new IPv6 functionality. In a mixed environment, the communication depends on the adapter network settings. There is no option to enforce the use of a specific protocol other than by network configuration. Specifically, the ProLE or acsd service will listen for both IPv4 and IPv6 connection requests if the system is configured accordingly. Connection requests to ProLE are made for the addresses returned by the system for the respective port on the local host. Connection requests to other machines such as the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP are made for the addresses specified by the user. IPv6 addresses are supported when TCP/IP addresses are specified in a command line or in a profile parameter such as TCP_ADDRESS. However, when the IP address and port are specified in the <IPv4 address>:<service or port> format, then the format needs to be changed to <service or port>@<IP address> if the IP address is specified in the IPv6 notation. In the case of a dotted decimal IPv4 address, the traditional format can still be used. The specification of IPv6 addresses assumes that Data Protection for SAP is used in an environment in which IPv6 is supported by all hardware and software components involved and has been adequately tested in this environment.
Understanding the setup

Review these considerations to better understand the installation setup on UNIX or Linux systems: v Make sure all files are installed as described in Prerequisites on page 24. v Make sure an entry similar to this example is defined in the /etc/inittab file:
pd64:2:respawn:/usr/tivoli/tsm/tdp_r3/db264/prole -p tdpr3db264 <Server component hostname> 5126
The purpose of this entry is to start a daemon process for ProLE. This process listens on the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 64-bit port tdpr3db264 for connections with the shared library and sends performance-related information to the Administration Assistant Server component. The port can have a different name; however, the name must match the name in the /etc/services file as shown in this example /etc/services file:
tdpr3db264 57324/tcp
These lines are added to the /etc/services file by the installer. The <Server component hostname> specifies the name or IP address of the host on which the Administration Assistant Server component is running. 5126 is the default port to which the Server component listens. These Server arguments are only needed when using the Administration Assistant. See Figure 34 on page 115 for an overview of the configuration files on a UNIX or Linux system.
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Review these considerations to better understand the installation setup on Windows systems: v Make sure all files are installed as described in Prerequisites on page 24. v Verify that service ProLE Service is running and set to automatic startup. If this service is not running, Data Protection for SAP does not function properly. v The installer adds lines to the %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\drivers\etc\services file similar to these:
tdpr3db264 57324/tcp
tdpr3db264 is the Data Protection for SAP 64-bit port. v Make sure the Data Protection for SAP configuration file init<SID>.utl is located in the directory to pointed by the TDP_DIR environment variable. v The vendor environment file vendor.env must contain the fully qualified path and file name of the init<SID>.utl file. v The vendor environment file vendor.env should contain the path of the location where the Data Protection for SAP run logs are written. If this location is not specified, temporary directory of the machine is used.
Figure 34. SAP and Data Protection for SAP Configuration files on UNIX and Linux.
On UNIX or Linux systems, the names of the Tivoli Storage Manager servers specified in init<SID>.utl must match the names in the dsm.sys file. If the Tivoli Storage Manager API or Tivoli Storage Manager Backup Archive Client were installed into their default locations, then the DSMI_* variables do not need to be set. If the variables are set, however, make sure they specify the correct directories and files. The user ID that runs the backups must have the correct permissions to access all of files and directories specified by these variables. Also verify that write
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permissions exist for the init<SID>.bki file as this is the only file to which Data Protection for SAP writes persistent information. On Windows systems, the dsm.opt file is used instead of the dsm.sys file. However, the content of this file is not relevant to Data Protection for SAP. The directory that contains the dsm.opt file must also contain a <server>.opt file for each server specified in the init<SID>.utl file. The environment variable DSMI_CONFIG must specify an option file within this directory. DSMI_CONFIG should specify the dsm.opt file in this directory. The DSMI_DIR environment variable must also specify the directory where the dscamen.txt file resides. This is typically the c:\Program Files\Tivoli\tsm\api directory.
Providing information to IBM or Tivoli support

Provide this information when contacting IBM or Tivoli support: v The Data Protection for SAP for DB2 version. v The operating system level (including 32- or 64-bit) and patches that were applied. v The DB2 version (including 32- or 64-bit) v The Tivoli Storage Manager server version. v The Tivoli Storage Manager server operating system level. v Data Protection for SAP configuration file(vendor.env, initSID.utl) including Tivoli Storage Manager client configuration files (dsm.sys, dsm.opt) v Data Protection for SAP profile (initSID.utl) v SAP-DB2 Administration Tools log file output for the operation in question (brarchive, brrestore) v The change history of the system components (if the process worked previously). Additional information might also be requested from the service representative.
Troubleshooting Data Protection for SAP for DB2 problems

Information on how to resolve errors that might occur during Data Protection for SAP for DB2 operations is provided.
General problem resolution

The following graphic (Figure 35 on page 117) will help you to isolate problems that occur when backing up or restoring of your DB2 database.
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Figure 35. General Problem Isolation
After installation is completed (Step 1.1) and manual password handling is specified, set the password (Step 1.2) as described in Set the Tivoli Storage Manager password on page 62. When the operation completes successfully, the informational messages BKI0051I: Password successfully verified for node <NODENAME> on server <SERVERNAME> and BKI0024I: Return code is: 0. display for each server configured within the init<SID>.utl file. An error message displays when a problem occurred. The Administration Assistant can also be used. The Configurator feature loads the configuration of the node on which problems are encountered and allows the Administration Assistant to check the configuration. These errors are frequently encountered at Step 1.2: BKI2001E: Socket error while connecting to ProLE at <IP-Address>:<PORT>: Connection refused On Windows, verify that the ProLE Service is running by viewing the Computer Management Services screen or issue this command:
net start
A list of all running services displays. On UNIX or Linux, verify that the background daemon is running by issuing this command:
ps -ef | grep prole
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Check the entry in /etc/services (UNIX or Linux) and %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\drivers\etc\services (Windows). Compare the port number from the error message with the port number within /etc/services. Also check the entry in /etc/inittab (UNIX or Linux). If another port was set using the option -p<PORT>, check this as well. If all of this will not help, start the ProLE from another shell on UNIX or Linux with this command:
prole -p <PORT>
Issue this command on Windows:

prole -console -p <PORT>
Attempt to start backom again. BKI5001E: Tivoli Storage Manager Error: Server not found in configuration file On UNIX or Linux, the Tivoli Storage Manager server defined in the init<SID>.utl file does not match the server specified in the dsm.sys file. On Windows, the <server>.opt file might be missing. BKI5001E: Tivoli Storage Manager Error: ANS1353E (RC53) Session rejected: Unknown or incorrect ID entered This message can display when the node in the server stanza of the UTL file is not valid on the server. HANG If backom hangs after the password is entered, the server IP address specified in the UNIX or Linux dsm.sys file might be incorrect.
When Step 1.2 (setting the password) is successful, proceed to Step 1.3 and perform a backup using the DB2 backup command to verify the settings are correct as described in Backing up SAP data on page 67. If the backup was successful you will see a message from DB2:
Backup successful. The timestamp for this backup image is: <timestamp>
If an error message displays, view the error description in Data Protection for SAP (DB2) Messages on page 157 for information regarding how to resolve it. When an error occurs, always view the Data Protection for SAP run log tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log first. This log file is located in the directory specified by the TDP_DIR environment variable. If the variable is not specified, the log file resides in the system temporary directory. If the tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log file does not exist (Step 2.2), then either DB2 was unable to load the shared library that contains the DB2 connector for Data Protection for SAP or an error was encountered before calling the Data Protection for SAP library. In both cases, a DB2 error message should display on the command line that begins with the SQL prefix and is also written in the DB2 diagnostic log db2diag.log (Step 4.3). DB2 provides detailed error descriptions by issuing this command:
db2 ? SQL<number>
Replace <number> with the appropriate message number. Try to resolve this problem using the DB2 documentation.
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If the tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log file exists, search for a message beginning with BKIXXXXY where XXXX is a four digit number and Y is the letter I, W, or E. When such a message occurs, the DB2 connector for Data Protection for SAP loaded correctly was called by DB2. In Step 3.1, the tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log file is created and an error message starting with BKI is recorded.
Problem resolution when using the Backup Object Manager

Review these settings when a general problem occurs: v The executable file backom (UNIX or Linux) or backom.exe (Windows) is located in the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 installation path. v The XINT_PROFILE environment variable specifies the Data Protection for SAP profile. XINT_PROFILE is also specified in the DB2 Vendor INI file. v The TDP_DIR environment variable specifies a valid log path with write access and sufficient space for additional writing. TPD_DIR is also specified in the DB2 Vendor INI file. v The environment variable DB2_VENDOR_LIB points to the Data Protection for SAP shared library. v In the case of general problems with the redirected restore function, verify that all prerequisites are met as described in Redirected Restore Prerequisites on page 83. v Processing results and error messages are logged in different log files. For the types and locations of log files, refer to Location of log files. v Data Protection for SAP error messages described in Data Protection for SAP (DB2) Messages on page 157. If an error occurs, resolve the problem indicated in the error message and retry the action. v Use the verbose command option -v to cause all messages written to the Backup Object Manager log file to also display on the screen during command processing.
Location of log files

Text displayed on the screen during DB2 backup, DB2 restore, and BackOM operations are typically written to log files. DB2 also writes messages of internal operations, events, or status in the administration notification log file (db2<SID>.nfy) and diagnostic log file (db2diag.log). These log files reside in the directory specified with the DB2 database management configuration parameter DIAGPATH. Query the DB2 database management configuration with this command:
db2 get dbm cfg
Information about how to locate these log files is available in How to find files containing message output (log files) on page 157.
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DB2 vendor reason codes

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 uses these reason codes which might also be displayed or logged by DB2 in the case of problems.
Table 10. DB2 Vendor Reason Codes Reason Code 1 2 Explanation The library specified could not be loaded. Communication error between shared library and ProLE User Response Check the DB2 diagnostic log for further details. Check the Data Protection for SAP run log filetdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log for further details. There is no backup image on Tivoli Storage Manager matching the given search criteria. Check the options string specified and check theData Protection for SAP run log file tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log for further details. Check the Data Protection for SAP run log file tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log and the DB2 diagnostic log file for further details.
Object specified cannot be found on Tivoli Storage Manager. Invalid options specified with the options parameter of the DB2 backup/restore command.
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Check the Data Protection for SAP During end processing of either backup/archive or restore/retrieve run log file session(s), an error occurred. tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log for further details. An error occurred during reading or writing data from or to Tivoli Storage Manager. An error occurred during deleting data from Tivoli Storage Manager. Check the Data Protection for SAP run log file tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log for further details. Check the Data Protection for SAP run log file tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log for further details. Check the Data Protection for SAP run log file tdpdb2.<SID>.<nodename>.log and the DB2 diagnostic log file for further details. Check the DB2 diagnostic log file for further details.
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Chapter 9. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 reference information

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 reference information provided.
Commands used with Data Protection for SAP for DB2

A list of various commands that are used with Data Protection for SAP for DB2 operations is provided.
Backups and Restores in Partitioned Database Environments

DB2 Version 9.5 (or later) provides the Single System View (SSV) function which allows the backup of all partitions from the catalog partition (see Using DB2 Single System View (SSV) for Backup on page 69 for more information). Partitioned database backups and restores can be made in parallel except for the catalog partition. A requirement of DB2 is to back up and restore the catalog partition separately from all other DB2 partitions. Thus, backup and restore operations of a partitioned database are two-step scenarios, whereby the first step is to backup/restore the catalog partition and the second step to backup and restore all other partitions in parallel. Data Protection for SAP uses the DB2 command db2_all for separation and parallelization of the backup and restore commands. The db2_all command provides special characters for handling partitions and for running commands in parallel or sequentially. The DB2 Administration Guide contains further information. The DB2 db2_all command supports the following special characters or character combinations: v <<+N< v <<-N< v Runs a command only on partition N Runs a command on all partitions except on partition N
" Substitute occurrences of () by the machine index and substitute occurrences of ## by the partition number v ; Runs the commands in parallel in the background and terminates the command after all remote commands are completed. By using these characters, each partition of the database can be backed up or restored with its special adapted environment. This list presents possible partitioned database backups and restores using Data Protection for SAP for DB2:
Full offline backup Full offline backup of all database partitions with two sessions, starting with the catalog partition (shown as partition 0) followed by all other partitions in parallel:
db2_all '<<+0< db2 backup db <SID> load <shared library> open 2 sessions' db2_all '<<-0<; db2 backup db <SID> load <shared library> open 2 sessions'
Full restore of latest backup Full restore of latest backup starting with the catalog partition (shown as partition 0) followed by all other partitions (shown with three partitions) in
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parallel using different number of sessions for some of the partitions. Before starting the restore, a temporary environment script (this example uses /db2/<SID>/EEEenv.sh) has to be created. The /db2/<SID> directory must be an NFS share between all hosts where the partitions reside. For this example, it would contain the following:
export export export export SESSION0=2 SESSION1=2 SESSION2=4 SESSION3=4
This means that partitions 0 and 1 will be restored with two sessions and partitions 2 and 3 will be restored with four sessions. As a result, this is the restore command:
db2_all '<<+0<" ./db2/<SID>/EEEenv.sh; db2 restore db <SID> load <shared library> open $SESSION##' db2_all '<<+0<;" ./db2/<SID>/EEEenv.sh; db2 restore db <SID> load <shared library> open $SESSION##'
The string $SESSION## in the db2_all command will be replaced while running it with the value provided by the environment variables SESSION0 to SESSION3. Full online backup Full online backup of all database partitions, starting with the catalog partition (shown as partition 1) followed by all other partitions in parallel using different Data Protection for SAP profiles for each partition. To support this scenario, one Data Protection for SAP profile (init<SID>.utl) must be created and maintained for each partition. Each profile can have different settings for the Tivoli Storage Manager node and management class. These are the profiles needed for this example: v init<SID>.utl.1 (profile for partition 1) v init<SID>.utl.2 (profile for partition 2) v init<SID>.utl.3 (profile for partition 3) v init<SID>.utl.4 (profile for partition 4) In addition, a Data Protection for SAP vendor environment file (vendor.env) must be created and maintained for each partition. Each vendor environment file has an XINT_PROFILE entry which refers to the corresponding Data Protection for SAP profile. For example:
vendor.env.1 (environment for partition 1 -> XINT_PROFILE=/db2/<SID>/vendor.env.1) vendor.env.2 (environment for partition 2 -> XINT_PROFILE=/db2/<SID>/vendor.env.2) vendor.env.3 (environment for partition 3 -> XINT_PROFILE=/db2/<SID>/vendor.env.3) vendor.env.4 (environment for partition 4 -> XINT_PROFILE=/db2/<SID>/vendor.env.4)
As a result, this is the backup command:

db2_all '<<+1<" db2 backup db <SID> online load <shared library> options /db2/<SID>/vendor.env.##' db2_all '<<+1<;" db2 backup db <SID> online load <shared library> options /db2/<SID>/vendor.env.##'
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The string vendor.env.## in the db2_all command will be replaced while executing it with the values vendor.env.1 - vendor.env.4, whereby the special characters ## will be substituted by the corresponding partition number.
Managing Backup Objects

This is the Backup Object Manager syntax: backom [ -? ] displays the syntax help. Note: For the C shell, enclose the option string in quotes (backom '-?'). backom -h [password|query|backup|restore|delete] displays the command online help.
backom -c command [ command option ...]
where 'command' is one of: for Password: password for Query: q_all | q_db | q_ts | q_log | q_tdi | q_rawfor Backup: b_dbfor Restore: r_db | r_ts | r_log | r_hfile | r_rawr_tdi | rr_db_interactive | rr_db_batch rr_db_clonefor Delete: d_db | d_ts | d_log | d_raw where 'command option' is one of:
-i -a -n -u -p -l -k -f -d -e -b -s -N -S -B -P -D -T -R -O -L -C -x -v -m <instance> <alias name> <node number> <userid> <password> -t <timestamp | timerange> <log number | log number range> <log chain | log chain range> <file name> <destination directory> <execution profile> <buffer size> <scaling factor> <sessions> <number of buffers> <parallelism> <target database> <tablespace> full | incremental | delta
<output mode>
Backup Object Manager Commands

Details regarding these six types of Backup Object Manager commands are provided: v Password command v Query commands
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v Backup command v Restore commands v Delete commands Details regarding these commands and their syntax requirements are provided in this section. Optional command options are listed in brackets [ ], parameter descriptions, that must be replaced, are listed in angle brackets < >.
Backup Object Manager Command Options

The following options may be specified together with Backup Object Manager commands: v -a <database alias> or -a <original database alias>,<target database alias>. Denotes the name of the database for which an operation is requested. In the case of a redirected restore to a different database or of database cloning, the database aliases of both the original and the target databases must be specified and separated by a comma. When a redirected restore is requested that specifies a single database alias, the database is restored to the original database. v -b <buffer size> Denotes the size of DB2 backup or restore buffers, in 4 KB allocation units (pages). The minimum is 8 units. The buffer size is limited by the memory available. v -B <number of buffers> Denotes the number of DB2 buffers to be used for backup or restore. The minimum number is 2. The number of buffers is limited by the available memory. v -C If specified for a redirected restore, this option indicates that the Backup Object Manager should only run a test of the setup but not start copying data. v -d <destination directory> Denotes the destination path for restoring a file to the file system. v -D <target database directory>For a redirected restore, this option denotes the fully qualified name of the target database directory. This command option is ignored when the database alias of the target database is the same as the database alias of the original database. v -e <execution profile> Denotes the complete path of the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile to be used with the Backup Object Manager. This option overrides the profile name set in the XINT_PROFILE environment variable. v -f <file name> Denotes the name of a file in the file system. Unless the file denotes a TDI image, the following wild card characters are accepted:? denotes any single character * denotes any number of any characters. v -i <DB2 instance> Used in query commands to limit the database or tablespace data to be displayed to a specific DB2 instance. With all other commands, this command option is used to override the DB2 instance name defined in the DB_INSTANCE environment variable. v -k <log chain | log chain range> where <log chain range> = <chain1> <chain2>.Denotes the log chain number(s) of DB2 log file(s). This command option is only of importance for log files archived with DB2 version 8.2 and higher. DB2 log chains can be specified either in the format Cnnnnnnn, where nnnnnnn is a string of 7 decimal digits or in the format mmmmmmm, where mmmmmmm is a string of up to 7 decimal digits denoting the log chain number. v -l <log number | log number range>where<log number range> = <log number 1> - <log number 2> Denotes the log serial number(s) of DB2 log file(s). DB2 log numbers can be specified either in the format Snnnnnnn.log (DB2 log file name),
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where nnnnnnn is a string of 7 decimal digits, or in the format mmmmmmm, where mmmmmmm is a string of up to 7 decimal digits denoting the log serial number. v -L If specified for a database backup, the DB2 log files are saved to Tivoli Storage Manager together with the database backup. This option requires DB2 v8.2 or above. v -m <output mode> where <output mode> = short | normal | detailed Denotes the detail of information requested with a query command. The default is short for information related to DB2 log files, normal for all other kinds of information. If you need to override the default values generally, you may set environment variables FULL_OUTPUT (for information on database backups), TABLESPACE_OUTPUT (for information on tablespace backups) and LOG_OUTPUT (for information on DB2 log file backups) to the values desired. v -N If specified, this command option causes all containers of a tablespace to be allocated with the same size during a redirected restore. v -n <node number> Denotes the DB2 node number. For the password command in a DB2 partitioned environment: If for only one DB2 node/partition the password has to be set/changed, specify the command option -n <node number>.If the node/partition number is not specified, the new password is saved to all available node/partitioned based Data Protection for SAP configuration files. For all other commands: If the node number is not specified, node NODE0000 is assumed. v -O If specified when requesting a backup or tablespace restore operation, an online backup or an online tablespace restore is performed. v -p <password>The password of the user ID specified in option -u. v -P <parallelism> Denotes the degree of parallelism within DB2, i.e. the number of buffer manipulator processes reading from or writing to tablespaces at the same time. The minimum parallelism is 1, the maximum is 1024. v -R <backup type> where <backup type> = full | incremental | delta . Denotes the type of backup requested. If no backup type is specified a full backup is performed. -S <sessions>Denotes the number of I/O sessions that are to be started by DB2. The value of this command option must be less than or equal to the value of the keyword MAX_SESSIONS in the Data Protection for SAP profile. v -s <scaling factor>Denotes the positive floating point factor to be used for resizing all containers of a tablespace during redirected restore. The default is 1, indicating that the new tablespace is exactly the size of the original. v v -t <timestamp | time range> where time range = <timestamp1>-<timestamp2> Denotes the time when a backup object was created. For database and tablespace backups, this timestamp matches the timestamp listed in the DB2 Recovery History File. It consists of 14 decimal digits and has the format: yyyymmddhhmmss where yyyy is the year mm is the month of the year, 01 through 12 dd is the day of the month, 01 through 31 hh is the hour of the day, 00 through 23 mm is the minute of the hour, 00 through 59 ss is the second of the minute, 00 through 59. For restore commands, an exact timestamp must be given. For query and delete commands, a time range can be specified, or the timestamp might contain wild card characters. The following wild card characters are accepted: ? denotes any single digit * denotes any number of any digits.
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If a timestamp is not specified for a query, the result will contain all eligible backup object available on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. If a timestamp is not specified for a restore, the newest object is retrieved from Tivoli Storage Manager. -T <tablespace list> where <tablespace list> = <tablespace>[,<tablespace list>] For a backup request, denotes the names of the tablespace(s) to be backed up. Tablespace names are separated by commas. If there is no tablespace list specified, a full database backup is performed. -u <userid> Denotes the DB2 user ID used for backing up or restoring a DB2 database, tablespace, or recovery history file if it is different from the current login user ID. -v If set, all log messages will also be displayed on STDOUT. -x If specified, this option suppresses all confirmation requests. Otherwise, confirmation requests will be issued for restore commands that would overwrite existing data, and for delete requests. In conjunction with the -c password option, -x causes the password to be changed on all database partitions.
Backup Command (Backup Database Data)

With the Backup Object Manager backup command, you can backup a complete database or selected tablespaces of a database. (For a detailed description of the command options, refer to Backup Object Manager Command Options on page 124.) v Backup the database data denoted by the command options:backom -c b_db -a <database alias [-T <tablespace list>][-R <backup type>][-i <instance>] [-n <node number>] [-u <userid>][-p <password>] [-b <buffer size>][-B <number of buffers] [-S <sessions>][-P <parallelism>] [-e <execution profile>] [-O] [-L] [-v]
Delete Commands (Remove Backup Objects from Tivoli Storage Manager)

The Backup Object Manager delete commands remove backup objects from Tivoli Storage Manager that were sent to Tivoli Storage Manager by Data Protection for SAP for DB2. (For a detailed description of the command options, refer to Backup Object Manager Command Options on page 124.) v Delete the database backup(s) specified by the command options from Tivoli Storage Manager: backom -c d_db -a <database alias> -t <timestamp | time range>[-i <instance>] [-n <node number>] [-e <execution profile>] [-x] [-v] v Delete the tablespace backup(s) specified by the command options from Tivoli Storage Manager: backom -c d_ts -a <database alias> -t <timestamp|time range> [-i <instance>] [-n <node number>] [-e <execution profile>] [-x] [-v] v Delete the DB2 log file backup(s) specified by the command options from Tivoli Storage Manager: backom -c d_log -a <database alias> -l <log number|log number range>[-n <node number>] [-t <timestamp|time range>] [-e <execution profile>][-x] [-v] v Delete the file(s) specified by command option -f from Tivoli Storage Manager:backom -c d_raw -f <file name> [ -e <execution profile>] [-x] [-v]
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Password Command (Verify and Save Tivoli Storage Manager Password)

The password command connects to the backup server, prompts for a new password, and verifies the password entered with the backup server. If the verification is successful, the new password is encrypted and stored in the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 configuration file. Successful password verification requires that the password entered must be the active password for the corresponding node on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Issue this command to verify and save a Tivoli Storage Manager password:
backom -c password [-x] [-a <DB2 alias name>] [-n <DB2 node number>] [-e <execution profile>]
Information regarding when to use the password command is provided in 7. Determine the Tivoli Storage Manager password method on page 61.
Query Commands (List Backup Objects)

The query commands list backup objects that were sent to Tivoli Storage Manager by Data Protection for SAP for DB2. The objects to be displayed can be filtered by using appropriate command options (see also Backup Object Manager Command Options on page 124). v List all backup objects related to DB2 (database or tablespace backups and DB2 log file backups):backom -c q_all [-i <instance>] [-a <database alias>] [-n <node number>] [-t <timestamp | time range>] [-l <log number | log number range>][-e <execution profile>] [-m <output mode>] [-v] v List database backups:backom -c q_db [-i <instance>] [-a <database alias>] [-n <node number>] [-t <timestamp | time range>] [-e <execution profile>] [-m <output mode>] [-v] v List tablespace backups:backom -c q_ts [-i <instance>] [-a <database alias>] [-n <node number>] [-t <timestamp | time range>] [-e <execution profile>] [-m <output mode>] [-v] v List tablespace definition information (TDI) images related to a full DB2 database backup:backom -c q_tdi -a <database alias> -t <timestamp [-i <instance>][-n <node number>] [-e <execution profile>] [-m <output mode>] [-v] v List DB2 log file backups: backom -c q_log [-a <database alias>] [-n <node number>] [-t <timestamp | time range>] [-l <log number | log number range>] [-e <execution profile>] [-m <output mode>] [-v] v List backup objects available on Tivoli Storage Manager (database or tablespace backups, DB2 log file backups, and file backups): backom -c q_raw [-f <file name>] [-e <execution profile>][-m <output mode>] [-v]
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Restore Commands (Restore Backup Objects)

With the Backup Object Manager restore commands, you can restore any backup object that was created by Data Protection for SAP for DB2. (For a detailed description of the command options, refer to Backup Object Manager Command Options on page 124.) v Restore the database denoted by the command options:backom -c r_db -a <database alias> [-n <node number>] [-u <userid>][-p <password>] [-t <timestamp>] [-b <buffer size>] [-B <number of buffers>] [-S <sessions>] [-P <parallelism>] [-R <restore type>] [-O][-e <execution profile>] [-x] [-v] v Restore the database denoted by the command options to a different location (redirected restore) in automatic mode: backom -c rr_db_clone -a <original database alias>,<target database alias> [-i <instance>] [-n <node number] [-u <userid>] [-p <password>][-t <timestamp>] [-b <buffer size>] [-B <number of buffers>] [-S <sessions>] [-P <parallelism>][-D <target database directory>][-e <execution profile>] [-s <scaling factor>] [-N] [-C] [-v]For a detailed discussion of the redirected restore function read DB2 Redirected Restore Using Backup Object Manager on page 82. v Restore the database denoted by the command options to a different location (redirected restore) in batch mode:backom -c rr_db_batch -a <original database alias>,<target database alias> -f <TDI image> [-i <instance>] [-n <node number>] [-u <userid>][-p <password>] [-t <timestamp>][-b <buffer size>][-B <number of buffers>] [-S <sessions>] [-P <parallelism>][-D <target database directory>][-e <execution profile>][-s <scaling factor>] [-N][-C] [-v] For a detailed discussion of the redirected restore function read DB2 Redirected Restore Using Backup Object Manager on page 82. v Restore the database denoted by the command options to a different location (redirected restore) in interactive mode:backom -c rr_db_interactive -a <original database alias>,<target database alias> [-i <instance>] [-n <node number>] [-u <userid>] [-p <password ][-t <timestamp>] [-f <modified TDI image] [-b <buffer size>][-B <number of buffers>] [-S <sessions>][-P <parallelism>][-D <target database] [-e <execution profile>] [-s <scaling factor>][-N][-C] [-v] For a detailed discussion of the redirected restore function read DB2 Redirected Restore Using Backup Object Manager on page 82. v Restore the tablespaces denoted by the command options: backom -c r_ts -a <database alias> [-n <node number>] [-u <userid>][-p <password>] [ -t <timestamp>] [-b <buffer size>] [-B <number of buffers>] [-S <sessions>] [-P <parallelism>] [-R <restore type ] [-O][-e <execution profile>] [-x] [-v] v Restore the DB2 Recovery History File of the database denoted by the command options: backom -c r_hfile -a <database alias> [-n <node number>][-t <timestamp>] [-u <userid>] [-p <password>] [-b <buffer size>][-B <number of buffers>] [-S <sessions>] [-P <parallelism>][-e <execution profile>] [-x] [-v] v Restore the tablespace definition information (TDI) denoted by the command options:backom -c r_tdi -t <timestamp> -a <database alias> [-d <destination directory>] [-e <execution profile>] [-x] [-v] v Retrieve the DB2 log files denoted by the command options:backom -c r_log -a <database alias> -l <log number|log number range> -d <destination directory> [-n <node number>] [-t <timestamp|time range>] [-e <execution profile>] [-x] [-v]
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v Retrieve the file(s) specified by command option -f to the path specified by command option -d:backom -c r_raw -f <file name> -d <destination directory> [-e <execution profile>] [-x] [-v]
BACKOM command examples

These examples show which commands can be used to perform certain tasks: v Issue the following command to verify and save a Tivoli Storage Manager password:
backom -c password
v Issue the following command to create a list of all available backup objects sent to Tivoli Storage Manager by Data Protection for SAP for DB2:
backom -c q_all
v Issue the following command to create a list of all DB2 log files for database SAMPLE, with a log number greater than 123, and created in November 2002, with normal output detail level:
backom -c q_log -a SAMPLE -l 124-9999999 -t 200211* -m normal backom -c q_log -a SAMPLE -l S0000124.log-S9999999.log -t 200211* -m normal
v Issue the following command to create a list of DB2 log files for log chains 5 to 15 for database SAMPLE with log numbers from 98 to 180, archived between 4 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.:
backom -c q_log -a SAMPLE -k C0000005-C0000015 -l 98-180 -t ????????16*-????????2030*
v Issue the following command to create a list of all tablespace backups for partition NODE0001, of database SAMPLE, that were created in November 2002 between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.:
backom -c q_ts -a SAMPLE -n NODE0001 -t 200211??16*
v Issue the following command to backup online database SAMPLE using two I/O sessions and four backup buffers:
backom -c b_db -a SAMPLE -S 2 -B 4 -O
v Issue the following command to backup the tablespaces SYSCATSPACE and USERSPACE1 of database SAMPLE, using the execution profile initSAMPLE.utl located at /db2/SAMPLE/config:
backom -c b_db -a SAMPLE -T SYSCATSPACE,USERSPACE1 -e /db2/SAMPLE/config/initSAMPLE.utl
v Issue the following command to restore a tablespace of database SAMPLE with the tablespace backup created on November 27, 2002, at 6:32:15 p.m.:
backom -c r_ts -a SAMPLE -t 20021127183215
v Issue the following command to restore database SAMPLE with the latest backup:
backom -c r_db -a SAMPLE
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v Issue the following command to delete all DB2 log files for database SAMPLE that were created before June 2002:
backom -c d_log -a SAMPLE -t 1900*-20020601000000
v Issue the following command to delete all versions of files containing tmp in their path or file names that were sent to Tivoli Storage Manager by Data Protection for SAP:
backom -c d_raw -f *tmp*
UNIX or Linux Crontab Example

UNIX or Linux cron jobs can be scheduled with the crontab command. This command launches an editing session that allows you to create a crontab file. The cron jobs and the appropriate times are defined within the crontab. The crontab can be customized with this command:
crontab -e
In this example, a cron job starts the shell script backup.ksh at 11:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and uses DB2 backup to back up the SAP database. This is the entry in the crontab that starts the script for this scenario:
30 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 /usr/bin/su - db2c21 -c "/db2/C21/sapscripts/backup.ksh"
The content of backup.ksh is available in Full Offline Backup Shell Script Sample on page 71.
Crontab File Sample

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # --------------------------------------------------------------------------crontab.sample: Sample crontab file to be included in the root crontab jobs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------Task: Submits backup/archive commands at regularly scheduled intervals using two simple shell scripts containing backup/archive commands and TSM commands. --------------------------------------------------------------------------***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** This file is intended only as a model and should be carefully tailored to the needs of the specific site. ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** --------------------------------------------------------------------------Remarks on the crontab file format: Each crontab file entry consists of a line with six fields, separated by spaces and tabs, that contain, respectively: o The minute (0 through 59) o The hour (0 through 23) o The day of the month (1 through 31) o The month of the year (1 through 12) o The day of the week (0 through 6 for Sunday through Saturday) o The shell command Each of these fields can contain the following:
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# o A number in the specified range # o Two numbers separated by a dash to indicate an inclusive range # o A list of numbers separated by commas # o An * (asterisk); meaning all allowed values # # --------------------------------------------------------------------------# # For the following examples, the system id (alias) of the DB2 database # is assumed to be 'C21' and the username 'db2c21'. # # --------------------------------------------------------------------------# Full database backup, scheduled every Friday at 8:00 p.m. # 0 20 * * 5 # /usr/bin/su - db2c21 -c "/db2/C21/sqllib/scripts/backup.ksh" # # --------------------------------------------------------------------------# Save redo logs, scheduled twice a day at 11:30 a.m. and at 5:30 p.m. # Monday through Friday # 30 11,17 * * 1,2,3,4,5 /usr/bin/su - db2c21 -c "/db2/C21/sqllib/scripts/archive.ksh"
The Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Profile

The Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile provides keyword parameters that customize how Data Protection for SAP operates. A sample profile initSID.utl is provided on the product media. During installation on Windows systems, the sample profile (along with all other files) is placed in the C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TDP4SAP directory. The profile is copied to the profile path (during installation) if no other profile exists there. Data Protection for SAP reads the profile pointed to by environment variable XINT_PROFILE (shared library, BackOM ) or sent as a parameter (BackOM) immediately prior to a backup or restore operation. These rules apply to the keyword syntax: Each line is analyzed separately. Keywords can start in any column of the line. Keywords must not be preceded by any string, except blanks. If a keyword is encountered several times, the last one is used. File processing ends when the END keyword is encountered or the end of file is reached. v The comment symbol is the pound sign (#). Scanning of the current line stops when the comment symbol is encountered. No comment is allowed between the keyword and the value(s). For example: v v v v v
#BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS MLOG1 BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS MLOG1 BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS # MLOG1 # <-- correct <-- correct <-- incorrect
v Although some keywords are required, most are optional. Each of the optional keywords has a preset default value. v Additional profile information is provided in Enable ProLE to access configuration files on a remote share on page 29.
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Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions

The default value is underlined in these descriptions and applies if the parameter is not specified. ADSMNODE node_name Specifies a node_name that is registered to the Tivoli Storage Manager server as a Tivoli Storage Manager node. This parameter must be defined in conjunction with the respective SERVER statement, as shown in the sample profile. You can assign a different node name to your database system with this option. It should be used if you have several SAP for DB2 database systems in your network with the same name, for example, <SID>, and they all use the same Tivoli Storage Manager server. This keyword must not be set when automated password handling is selected. It should be set for manual password handling as described in 7. Determine the Tivoli Storage Manager password method on page 61. BACKEND pgmname [parameterlist] Specifies a program pgmname that is called by Data Protection for SAP for DB2 after the backup function completed and before program control is returned to DB2. If pgmname is not a fully qualified path, the default search path is used to locate the program. If not specified, no backend processing is done. Example for UNIX or Linux:
BACKEND write operator@remotesite Backup of SAP database object completed.
This sends a message to a remote user when the backup has finished. BACKUPIDPREFIX 6-charstring | SAP___ Specifies a six-character prefix that is used to create a backup identifier for each archived object. All partitions of a partitioned DB2 database should have the same BACKUPIDPREFIX. BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS management_class [management_class...] Specifies the Tivoli Storage Manager management class(es) that Data Protection for SAP uses to back up offline DB2 log files. Each parameter string can consist of up to thirty characters. Specify a separate BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS for each log file copy requested. As a result, make sure the number of different BRARCHIVE management classes specified must be greater than or equal to the number of log file copies (keyword REDOLOG_COPIES on page Data Protection for SAP for DB2 profile parameter descriptions. This parameter must be defined in conjunction with the respective SERVER statement, as shown in the sample profile. To use different TSM servers for backup and archive data, the value :SKIP: can be used to define a server stanza with no archive management classes. This value is allowed for the parameter BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS only. BRBACKUPMGTCLASS management_class [management_class...] Specifies the Tivoli Storage Manager management class(es) Data Protection for SAP uses to back up the DB2 database. The parameter string can consist of up to thirty characters. This parameter must be defined in conjunction with the respective SERVER statement, as shown in the sample profile.
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BUFFCOPY SIMPLE|PREVENT|AUTO This optional parameter controls how Data Protection for SAP uses the internal buffers for transferring data during a backup. If set to SIMPLE, data buffers are copied when they are sent between Tivoli Storage Manager components. This is the default. If set to PREVENT, the original data buffers are sent between Tivoli Storage Manager components. For this mode, BUFFSIZE is restricted to a maximum of 896 KB. Furthermore, it cannot be selected when the Tivoli Storage Manager client encryption or client compression features are activated. If set to AUTO, Data Protection for SAP will run in PREVENT mode whenever the configuration supports it. Otherwise, SIMPLE mode is automatically selected. This parameter has no effect on restore operations. BUFFSIZE n|131072 This parameter specifies the block size (in bytes) for the buffers used when communicating with DB2. The size of the buffers sent to the Tivoli Storage Manager API is the value of BUFFSIZE increased by approximately 20 bytes. The valid range is from 4096 (4 KB) to 32 MB. Inappropriate values are adjusted automatically. If BUFFCOPY is set to PREVENT, the value of BUFFSIZE must not exceed 896 KB. If not specified, the default value is 131072 (128 KB) for UNIX or Linux systems and 32768 (32 KB) for Windows systems. In most cases, these values are appropriate. If you plan to increase the size of internal buffers make sure that sufficient storage is available. The number of buffers acquired by Data Protection for SAP correlates to the number of sessions (keyword SESSIONS). By activating RL_COMPRESSION, the number of buffers is doubled. CONFIG_FILE <path>/SID>.bki Specifies the configuration file init<SID>.bki for Data Protection for SAP to store all variable parameters such as passwords, date of last password change, and the current version number. A single CONFIG_FILE should never be shared among multiple database instances or partitions or backup version control might not function correctly. During processing, the string %DB2NODE is replaced automatically by the current DB2 node of a partitioned database or by NODE0000 otherwise. This parameter is required. END Specifies the end of the parameter definitions. Data Protection for SAP stops searching the file for keywords when END is encountered.
FRONTEND pgmname [parameterlist] Specifies a program pgmname that is called by Data Protection for SAP in a backup run before the connection to the Tivoli Storage Manager server is established. If pgmname is not a fully qualified path, the default search path is used to find the program. If not specified, no frontend processing is not performed. Example for UNIX or Linux:
FRONTEND write operator@remotesite Backup of SAP database object is starting.
This sends a message to a remote user before backup begins. LOG_SERVER servername [verbosity] The servername value specifies the name of the Tivoli Storage Manager server to which log messages are sent. The servername must match one of the servers listed in a SERVER statement in order for Data Protection for SAP messages to be logged in the Tivoli Storage Manager server activity log. The verbosity value can be one of these specifications: ERROR,
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WARNING, or DETAIL. This value determines which messages are sent. The default value is WARNING, which means that error and warning messages are sent. ERROR sends only error messages. DETAIL sends all message types (errors, warnings, and informational messages). If there is no LOG_SERVER statement in the profile, log messages are not sent to any of the Tivoli Storage Manager servers. MAX_SESSIONS n Specifies the maximum number of parallel Tivoli Storage Manager client sessions that Data Protection for SAP establishes For a direct backup or restore on tape drives, the number of sessions must be less than or equal to the number of tape drives available for the backup. Make sure that the mountlimit (mountl) parameter in the device class is set to the number of available tape drives. Make sure that the maxnummp parameter of the node is set to the number of available tape drives. The value of keyword MAX_SESSIONS must be less than or equal to the sum of the SESSIONS values specified in the SERVER statements of the currently available servers. MAX_VERSIONS n|0 The n value defines the maximum number of database backup versions to be kept in backup storage. The default setting for this value is 0, meaning that backup version control is disabled. Every time a full backup completes successfully, the version count is increased by an increment of 1 and stored in the Data Protection for SAP configuration file. This value is also assigned to the tablespace files and to all subsequent DB2 log file backups. If the number of versions kept in backup storage is larger than the specified maximum number of backup versions (stored by the parameter MAX_VERSIONS), the oldest version is deleted, together with the corresponding tablespace, incremental and log file backups until only the specified maximum number of most recent versions remain. For partitioned DB2 databases, backup version control is done on a partition basis. Therefore, full backups should always be initiated for all partitions at the same time, for example by the DB2 script db2_all. For details on the db2_all script, see your DB2 documentation. Also, consider these characteristics: v When Data Protection for SAP deletes an old full backup, all partial backups older than this full backup are also deleted. v If the backups are distributed over multiple TSM servers and one of the servers is temporarily unavailable at the time of a new full backup, it will not be possible to find all the backup versions. This may result in retaining a backup that would otherwise have been deleted. v Every database partition needs its own configuration file. Partitions of a partitioned database should have the same BACKUPIDPREFIX. Tivoli Storage Manager uses the value of the RETVER parameter (specified when defining a copy group) to give files an expiration date. Use only one of these methods to control how long you keep backups: v If you use Data Protection for SAP backup version control, you need to bypass this expiration function. Set the Tivoli Storage Manager parameter RETVER=9999 so that the files are not considered expired and are not deleted by Tivoli Storage Manager. v If you use the Tivoli Storage Manager expiration function, you need to turn off Data Protection for SAP backup version control. Deactivate Data Protection for SAP backup version control by setting MAX_VERSIONS=0.
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Information about defining a copy group is available in 4. Define a policy on page 60. PASSWORDREQUIRED NO|YES Specifies whether Tivoli Storage Manager requires a password to be supplied by the Tivoli Storage Manager client. This depends on the Tivoli Storage Manager installation. If not specified, the default is PASSWORDREQUIRED YES which implements manual password handling. This parameter must be defined in conjunction with the respective SERVER statement, as shown in the sample profile. Further details are described in 7. Determine the Tivoli Storage Manager password method on page 61. REDOLOG_COPIES n|1 Specifies the number of copies Data Protection for SAP stores for each processed DB2 log file. The valid range is from 1 to 9. If not specified, Data Protection for SAP stores one copy of each log file. The number of different BRARCHIVE management classes (keyword BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS specified must be greater than or equal to the number of log file copies specified. RL_COMPRESSION NO|YES If set to YES, Data Protection for SAP performs a null block compression of the data before they are sent over the network. Although RL compression introduces additional CPU load, throughput can be improved when the network is the bottleneck. It is not recommended to use RL compression together with the Tivoli Storage Manager API compression. If not specified, the default value is NO meaning null block compression is not performed. RL_COMPRESSION is only performed if a full database backup was started. The offline log files are not compressed. SERVER servername This keyword specifies the name of the Tivoli Storage Manager server to which Data Protection for SAP backups are to be stored. This statement begins a server section in the Data Protection for SAP profile. At least one server section is required. Server sections are located at the end of the profile. A server section ends before a following SERVER keyword, before the END keyword, or at the end of the profile. These dependent keywords are applicable in a server section: v ADSMNODE v BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS v BRBACKUPMGTCLASS v PASSWORDREQUIRED v SESSIONS v TCP_ADDRESS v USE_AT The server name must be defined in the Tivoli Storage Manager profiles dsm.sys ( UNIX and Linux ) or <servername.opt> (for Windows). In order to set up alternate or parallel paths, each path is denoted by its own logical server name and corresponding server section, although these logical names refer to the same server. In this case, the Tivoli Storage Manager profiles specify the same TCP/IP address for these server names. In order to set up alternate or parallel servers, each server is represented by one or more server statements and the corresponding server sections (depending on the number of paths to the server). In this case, the Tivoli Storage Manager profiles specify different TCP/IP addresses for the
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different servers. Different server names result in different server entries in the Administration Assistant View TSM Server Utilization function while identical server names are considered to point to the same Tivoli Storage Manager server even if they are specified in different Data Protection for SAP profiles throughout the system landscape. Do NOT use any profile keywords, ADSM, or TSM as the servername. SESSIONS n|1 The n value specifies the number of parallel sessions Data Protection for SAP uses for the server. This keyword is required in every server section. This parameter must be defined in conjunction with the respective SERVER statement, as shown in the sample profile. TCP_ADDRESSIP address of server Specifies the IP address of the Tivoli Storage Manager server in dotted decimal notation. This parameter overrides the value for the parameter TCPSERVERADDRESS in the Tivoli Storage Manager client system options file (dsm.sys) on UNIX or Linux or in the client options file (<servername>.opt ) on Windows. This parameter must be defined in conjunction with the respective SERVER statement, as shown in the sample profile. TRACE FILEIO_MIN | FILEIO_MAX | COMPR_MIN | COMPR_MAX | MUX_MIN | MUX_MAX | TSM_MIN | TSM_MAX | ASYNC_MIN | ASYNC_MAX | APPLICATION_MIN | APPLICATION_MAX | SYSCALL_MIN | SYSCALL_MAX | COMM_MIN | COMM_MAX | DEADLOCK_MIN | DEADLOCK_MAX | PROLE_MIN | PROLE_MAX | BLAPI_MIN | BLAPI_MAX | SOCKET_DATA | ALL | OFF This parameter writes trace information to the file specified with the TRACEFILE parameter. Arguments to TRACE can be any combination of the possible components and levels separated by spaces. A trace will only be written if both TRACE and TRACEFILE are specified. Do not use this parameter unless instructed to use it by Data Protection for SAP support. Using it can significantly deteriorate the performance of Data Protection for SAP. TRACEFILE path Specifies the name and location of the trace file for Data Protection for SAP to store all trace information. When TRACE is used, path specifies the full path and the name of file. If the value of TRACEFILE contains the string %BID, this string is replaced by the backup ID to get the path and name of the trace file actually used. For example, specifying /tmp/%BID.trace will yield a trace file /tmp/myBackup.trace for backup ID myBackup. A trace will only be written if both TRACE and TRACEFILE are specified. TRACEMAX n Specifies the maximum size of the trace file in KB. If not specified, the trace file size is unlimited. USE_AT days Specifies the days that the Tivoli Storage Manager server (specified with the corresponding SERVER keyword) is used. The days value can be numbers from 0 (Sunday) to 6 (Saturday). Multiple numbers can be used when separated by spaces. If not specified, the default is to use the Tivoli Storage Manager server on all days. This parameter must be defined in conjunction with the respective SERVER statement, as shown in Example of SERVER statement with alternate servers on page 42. The parameter USE_AT has no effect on actions other than backup.
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Sample Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Profile for UNIX or Linux
The sample profile (initSID.utl) is included in the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 installation package. Although the UNIX, Linux, and Windows versions are similar, all example versions are provided.
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Data Protection for SAP (R) interface for DB2 UDB # # Sample profile for Data Protection for SAP (R) Version 6.1 # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# # See the 'Data Protection for SAP (R) Installation & # User's Guide' for a full description. # # For a comment symbol the character '#' can be used. # Everything following this character will be interpreted as comment. # # Data Protection for SAP (R) accesses its profile # in "read only" mode. All variable parameters like passwords, date of # last password change, current version number will be written into the file # specified with the CONFIG_FILE parameter. The passwords will be encrypted. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Prefix of the 'Backup ID' which is used for communication with # the SAP-DB2 Administration Tools and stored in the description field of # the Tivoli Storage Manager archive function. # Maximum 6 characters. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------BACKUPIDPREFIX SID___ #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Number of parallel sessions to be established. # Note: This number must not exceed the number of tape drives simultaneously # available to the node on the Tivoli Storage Manager servers to be accessed. # The valid range of MAX_SESSIONS is from 1 and 32. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------MAX_SESSIONS 1 # Tivoli Storage Manager client sessions #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Number of backup copies of the DB2 log files. # The valid range of REDOLOG_COPIES is from 1 to 9. # Default: 1. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#REDOLOG_COPIES 2 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Specifies the block size for disk I/O (in bytes). # The default values have been chosen from our performance experiments in # standard hardware environments. # The valid range of BUFFSIZE is from 4KB to 32MB. # Default: 131072 (128 KB) on UNIX, 32768 (32 KB) on Windows. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------BUFFSIZE 131072 # block size in bytes #-------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 9. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 reference information
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# This optional parameter controls how Data Protection for SAP(R) uses # the internal buffers for transferring data during a backup. # Valid values: SIMPLE | PREVENT | AUTO # Default: SIMPLE #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#BUFFCOPY AUTO #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Name of a program to be called before the backup task is started. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#FRONTEND pgmname parameterlist #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Name of a program to be called after the backup task is completed. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#BACKEND pgmname parameterlist #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Maximum number of data base backup versions to be kept. # Note: Version control by Data Protection for SAP (R) is only activated # only activated if the parameter MAX_VERSION is not 0. # The valid range of MAX_VERSIONS is from 0 to 9999. # A value of 0 means no versioning. # Default: 0, no versioning. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#MAX_VERSIONS 4 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Specifies whether a null block compression of the data is to be performed # before transmission to Tivoli Storage Manager. # Although RL compression introduces additional CPU load, throughput can be # improved when the network is the bottleneck. RL compression in Data # Protection for SAP(R) should not be used together with # Tivoli Storage Manager API compression. # Default: NO #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#RL_COMPRESSION YES # NO is default #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Controls generation of a trace file. # Note: We recommend using the trace function only in cooperation with # Data Protection for SAP (R) support. # Default: OFF. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#TRACE OFF #TRACEFILE /db2/C21/sqllib/log/tdpr3.trace #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Denotes the maximum size of the trace file in KB. # If not specified, the trace file size is unlimited. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#TRACEMAX <max. size> # trace file size in KB #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Specify the full path of the configuration file. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------CONFIG_FILE /db2/C21/sqllib/%DB2NODE/initSID.bki
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#-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Denotes if Data Protection for SAP (R) shall send error/status # information to a Tivoli Storage Manager server. # The servername must match one of the servers listed in a SERVER statement. # Valid values for verbosity are ERROR | WARNING | DETAIL. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#LOG_SERVER servername [verbosity] #LOG_SERVER server_a ERROR #************************************************************************** # Statement for servers and paths. # Multiple servers may be defined. #************************************************************************** SERVER SESSIONS # Servername, as defined in dsm.sys # Maximum number of sessions # to server_a PASSWORDREQUIRED YES # Use a password ADSMNODE NODE # Tivoli Storage Manager Nodename BRBACKUPMGTCLASS MDB # Mgmt-Classes for database backup BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS MLOG1 MLOG2 # Mgmt-Classes for redo log backup # TCP_ADDRESS 192.168.1.1 # IP address of network interface # on server_a # Overrides IP address of dsm.sys # USE_AT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Days when server_a is used for # backup #************************************************************************** # USE_AT : 0=Su 1=Mo 2=Tu 3=We 4=Th 5=Fr 6=Sa # The valid range of USE_AT is from 0 to 6. # Default: all days #************************************************************************** #SERVER # SESSIONS # Servername, as defined in dsm.sys # Maximum number of sessions # to server_b # PASSWORDREQUIRED YES # Use a password # ADSMNODE NODE # Tivoli Storage Manager Nodename # BRBACKUPMGTCLASS MDB # Mgmt-Classes for database backup # BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS MLOG1 MLOG2 # Mgmt-Classes for redo log backup # TCP_ADDRESS 192.168.1.1 # IP address of network interface # on server_b # Overrides IP address of dsm.sys # USE_AT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Days when server_b is used for # backup #************************************************************************** # USE_AT : 0=Su 1=Mo 2=Tu 3=We 4=Th 5=Fr 6=Sa # Default: all days #************************************************************************** server_b 2 server_a 2
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Sample Data Protection for SAP for DB2 Profile for Windows
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Data Protection for SAP (R) interface for DB2 UDB # # Sample profile for Data Protection for SAP (R) # Version 6.1 for Windows 2000/2003 # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# # See the 'Data Protection for SAP (R) Installation & User's Guide' for # a full description. # # For a comment symbol the character '#' can be used. # Everything following this character will be interpreted as comment. # # Data Protection for SAP (R) accesses its profile in "read only" mode. # All variable parameters like passwords, date of last password # change, current version number will be written into the file specified # with the CONFIG_FILE parameter. The passwords will be encrypted. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Prefix of the 'Backup ID' which is used for communication with the # SAP-DB2 Administration Tools and stored in the description field of the # Tivoli Storage Manager archive function. # Must be 6 characters. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------BACKUPIDPREFIX SID___ #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Number of parallel sessions to be established. # Note: This number must not exceed the number of tape drives simultaneously # available to the node on the Tivoli Storage Manager servers to be accessed. # The valid range of MAX_SESSIONS is from 1 and 32. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------MAX_SESSIONS 1 # Tivoli Storage Manager client sessions #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Number of backup copies of the DB2 log files. # The valid range of REDOLOG_COPIES is from 1 to 9. # Default: 1. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#REDOLOG_COPIES 2 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Specifies the block size for disk I/O (in bytes). # The default values have been chosen from our performance experiments in # standard hardware environments. # The valid range of BUFFSIZE is from 4KB to 32MB. # Default: 131072 (128 KB) on UNIX, 32768 (32 KB) on Windows. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------BUFFSIZE 32768 # block size in bytes #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# This optional parameter controls how Data Protection for SAP(R) uses # the internal buffers for transferring data during a backup. # Valid values: SIMPLE | PREVENT | AUTO # Default: SIMPLE #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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#-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Name of a program to be called before the backup task is started. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#FRONTEND pgmname parameterlist #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Name of a program to be called after the backup task is completed. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#BACKEND pgmname parameterlist #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Maximum number of data base backup versions to be kept. # Note: Version control by Data Protection for SAP (R) is # only activated if the parameter MAX_VERSION is not 0. # The valid range of MAX_VERSIONS is from 0 to 9999. # Default: 0 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#MAX_VERSIONS 4 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Specifies whether a null block compression of the data is to be performed # before transmission to Tivoli Storage Manager. # Although RL compression introduces additional CPU load, throughput can be # improved when the network is the bottleneck. RL compression in Data # Protection for SAP(R) should not be used together with # Tivoli Storage Manager API compression. # Default: NO #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#RL_COMPRESSION YES #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Controls generation of a trace file. # Note: We recommend using the trace function only in cooperation with # Data Protection for SAP (R) support. # Default: OFF #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#TRACE OFF #TRACEFILE c:\sqllib\tdp_r3\log\tdpr3.trace #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Denotes the maximum size of the trace file in KB. # If not specified, the trace file size is unlimited. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#TRACEMAX <max. size> # trace file size in KB #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Specify the full path of the configuration file. # Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------CONFIG_FILE c:\sqllib\tdp_r3\%DB2NODE\initSID.bki #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Denotes if Data Protection for SAP (R) shall send # error/status information to a Tivoli Storage Manager server. # The servername must match one of the servers listed in a SERVER statement. # Valid values for verbosity are ERROR | WARNING | DETAIL.
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# Default: none. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#LOG_SERVER servername [verbosity] #LOG_SERVER server_a ERROR #************************************************************************** # Statement for servers and paths. # Multiple servers may be defined. #************************************************************************** SERVER SESSIONS # Servername, as defined in dsm.sys # Maximum number of sessions # to server_a PASSWORDREQUIRED YES # Use a password ADSMNODE NODE # Tivoli Storage Manager Nodename BRBACKUPMGTCLASS MDB # Mgmt-Classes for database backup BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS MLOG1 MLOG2 # Mgmt-Classes for redo log backup # TCP_ADDRESS 192.168.1.1 # IP address of network interface # on server_a # Overrides IP address of dsm.sys # USE_AT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Days when server_a is used for # backup #************************************************************************** # USE_AT : 0=Su 1=Mo 2=Tu 3=We 4=Th 5=Fr 6=Sa # The valid range of USE_AT is from 0 to 6. # Default: all days #************************************************************************** #SERVER # SESSIONS # Servername, as defined in dsm.sys # Maximum number of sessions # to server_b # PASSWORDREQUIRED YES # Use a password # ADSMNODE NODE # Tivoli Storage Manager Nodename # BRBACKUPMGTCLASS MDB # Mgmt-Classes for database backup # BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS MLOG1 MLOG2 # Mgmt-Classes for redo log backup # TCP_ADDRESS 192.168.1.1 # IP address of network interface # on server_b # Overrides IP address of dsm.sys # USE_AT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Days when server_b is used for # backup #************************************************************************** # USE_AT : 0=Su 1=Mo 2=Tu 3=We 4=Th 5=Fr 6=Sa # Default: all days #************************************************************************** #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# End of profile END server_b 2 server_a 2
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Defining the Custom SQL file

Note: The custom SQL file is intended to be implemented or modified only by IBM support personnel with a detailed knowledge of the process involved and the internal Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP database. This section does not discuss this process in detail. The custom SQL file must be named customSQLFile.txt and placed in the installation directory (or folder) of the Administration Assistant. For example:
C:\Program Files\tdpr3assi\customSQLFile.txt
The custom SQL file contains this structure:

# CUSTOM SQL FILE Comment <sql>SQL statement</sql><description> ... </param> <sql>SQL statement</sql><description> ... </param> ...
As an aid to explaining the entry structure, it is shown in the following with each tag set in a separate line:
<sql>SQL statement</sql> <description>Description of the SQL statement</description> <programid>0</programid> <actionid>0</actionid> <displaygroup>1,3</displaygroup> <backuptype>2</backuptype> <executionmode>0</executionmode> <param>parameter-value1</param> <param>parameter-value2</param> ... <param>parameter-valuen</param>
Each entry must be coded in a single line. The tag definitions are as follows:
Table 11. Contents of the Custom SQL File Tag # <sql> Definition Comment line An SQL statement that defines which data is to be sent. Note: 1. Only SELECT statements will be executed. 2. A semicolon at the end of the line is not permitted. 3. The maximum line length is 400 characters. <description> <programid> <actionid> Description of the SQL statement (maximum length: 300 characters) Specifies the program that handles the result of the SQL statement. v programid 0: Administration Assistant Defines the way the result will be handled, depending on the programid (currently, the only value for actionid is 0): v <displaygroup> (programid 0: Administration Assistant): Send e-mail when threshold exceeded (SQL statement returns data)
List of display group IDs separated by commas, or ALL for all display groups.
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Table 11. Contents of the Custom SQL File (continued) Tag <system> <backuptype> Definition List of system IDs separated by commas, or ALL for all systems. List of backup types separated by commas, or ALL for all backup types. v 0: Archive v 1: Partial backup v 2: Incremental backup v 3: Full backup <executionmode> executionmode sets the time the entry will be performed (i.e., the SQL statement issued): v 0: Entry will be performed after each backup run v 1: Entry will be performed periodically <param> Parameters needed by the programs. The number of parameters depends on the selected program and action. Multiple parameters are coded using repeating <param></param> tag pairs. v (programid 0: Administration Assistant): One parameter, consisting of the e-mail address list (separated by semicolons)
Consider these facts about the custom SQL file: v Each entry in the file must be on a single line. v If executionmode is 1, the <system>, <displaygroup>, and <backuptype> tags are ignored, and the SQL statement will be executed periodically. v If executionmode is 0, the SQL statement will be executed after the backup completes, but only if the system tag matches the system on which the backup was performed, or the displaygroup tag matches the displaygroup the system belongs to. Furthermore, the <backuptype> tag must match the backup type of the backup performed. v The <system> and <displaygroup> tags are mutually exclusive. v The custom SQL file will be reloaded periodically by the Administration Assistant Server component. The server does not need to be restarted.
Defining Thresholds Using the Custom SQL File

A custom threshold can be defined in the custom SQL file. The corresponding entry has the following values for the indicated tags:
Table 12. Tags for Defining Thresholds in the Custom SQL File Tag <sql> <programid> <actionid> Value An SQL statement that will return data when the threshold is exceeded. 0 (Administration Assistant) 0 (send e-mail when threshold exceeded)
<executionmode> 1 (run periodically)
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Table 12. Tags for Defining Thresholds in the Custom SQL File (continued) Tag <param> Value (Optional) One or more e-mail addresses, separated by semicolons. If no e-mail address is given, only a panel indication is given that the threshold has been exceeded. Note: Multiple e-mail addresses are given in a single <param></param> tag pair, not in multiple pairs.
Sample Custom SQL File

This is a sample of a custom SQL file.
# CUSTOM SQL FILE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT # # This file should only be changed by an IBM Employee # After the changes you have to check this file using CustomSQLFilecheck # # NOTE: Each entry must be coded in one line. The multi-line format # shown below is for illustration purposes only. # # # Sample threshold definition: backup size > 500 GB, display group 1, backup type 2 # <sql>select * from AdminAssistant.tsmrun where amount > 500000000000</sql> <description>Amount over 500 GB</description> <programid>0</programid> <actionid>0</actionid> <displaygroup>1</displaygroup> <backuptype>2</backuptype> <executionmode>0</executionmode> <param>[email protected]</param> #
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 files and samples

Use these file samples to assist with Data Protection for SAP for DB2 operations.
Sample Shell Script for Scheduling a Report from a UNIX Scheduling Client
The scheduledReport.sh file is provided in the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 package and is copied to the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP installation path.
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Tivoli Storage Manager for ERP. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 # # Sample command file for the Administration Assistant scheduling client # # -------------------------------------------------------------------------# ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** # # This script is provided as a model and should be # carefully tailored to the needs of the specific site. # # ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** #-------------------------------------------------------------------------export CLASSPATH=/reporting/Admt.jar:$CLASSPATH
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export PATH=/usr/bin:$PATH java -classpath $CLASSPATH com.ibm.bkit.schedulerIF.Sched_Main xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx... ... 1099 myReport ADMIN admin directory=/myreports log=/tmp/reportlogs
Sample Command File for Scheduling a Report from a Windows Scheduling Client
The scheduledReport.cmd file is provided in the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 package and is copied to the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP Server component installation path.
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Tivoli Storage Manager for ERP. Data Protection for SAP for DB2 # # Sample command file for the Administration Assistant scheduling client # # -------------------------------------------------------------------------# ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** # # This script is provided as a model and should be # carefully tailored to the needs of the specific site. # # ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** #-------------------------------------------------------------------------set CLASSPATH=C:\ProgramFiles\reporting\Admt.jar set PATH=C:\Program Files\IBM\Java142\jre\bin:%PATH% java -cp %CLASSPATH% com.ibm.bkit.schedulerIF.Sched_Main xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ... ... 1099 myReport ADMIN admin directory=C:\reports log=C:\reportlogs
Client User Options File Sample (dsm.opt) UNIX and Linux

************************************************************************ * Tivoli Storage Manager * * * * Sample Client User Options file for Unix platforms * ************************************************************************ SErvername Replace Tapeprompt DOM server_a On No /usr/sap /sapmnt/C21 /usr/sap/trans /db2/C21
Client User Options File Sample (dsm.opt) Windows

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires a client options file dsm.opt to be present in the location indicated by environment variable DSMI_CONFIG. The specific options used by Data Protection for SAP for each server however are taken from files <server>.opt residing in the same path.
************************************************************************* * * DSM.OPT (for Data Protection for SAP (R) ) * * This file is intentionally left empty. It must be present in the location * indicated by environment variable DSMI_CONFIG. The specific options used * by Data Protection for SAP for each server however are taken from files * <server>.opt residing in the same path. * * Please note: This client options file is not meant to be used by other * TSM clients. * *************************************************************************
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Client System Options File Sample (dsm.sys)

************************************************************************ * IBM Tivoli Storage Manager * * * * Sample Client System Options file for Unix platforms * ************************************************************************ SErvername server_a COMMmethod TCPPort TCPServeraddress TCPBuffsize TCPWindowsize Compression InclExcl SErvername server_b COMMmethod TCPPort TCPServeraddress TCPBuffsize TCPWindowsize Compression InclExcl
TCPip 1500 your_ITSM_server_1 32 24 Off /usr/lpp/adsm/bin/inclexcl.list TCPip 1500 your_ITSM_server_2 32 24 Off /usr/lpp/adsm/bin/inclexcl.list
Include/Exclude List Sample (UNIX and Linux)

* --------------------------------------------------------------------------* inclexcl.list: * Sample include/exclude list * --------------------------------------------------------------------------* Task: * Include/Exclude list of files and directories for TSM incremental backups * --------------------------------------------------------------------------* ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** * * This file is intended only as a model and should be * carefully tailored to the needs of the specific site. * * ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** * --------------------------------------------------------------------------* * For all UNIX systems * exclude /unix exclude /.../core exclude /u/.../.*sh_history exclude /home/.../.*sh_history * * Note: It is recommended to perform system backups on a regular * basis. Consequently, you can exclude at least the following * directories: * exclude /usr/games/.../* exclude /usr/bin/.../* exclude /usr/lbin/.../* exclude /usr/mbin/.../* exclude /usr/sbin/.../* * --------------------------------------------------------------------------* * For those using AFS, exclude the cache filesystem or file * * exclude /usr/vice/cache/* * exclude /var/vice/cache/* * or
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* exclude /afscfs * --------------------------------------------------------------------------* * This stuff is either not worthwhile to be included or should be backed up * using DB2 backup techniques and the SAP utility brarchive. * exclude /db2/C21/log_archive/C21/* * exclude /db2/C21/sapreorg/.../* (There may be important scripts * located, check it out and decide.) exclude /db2/C21/sapdata*/.../* exclude /db2/C21/sapraw*/.../* * --------------------------------------------------------------------------* * With the above include/exclude list we implicitly include everything not * excluded above. Especially for DP for SAP, this means including: * /sapmnt/C21 > 300 MB * /usr/sap > 50 MB * /db2/C21 > 200 MB * and UNIX related > 350 MB * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Include/Exclude List Sample (Windows)

This sample include/exclude list is intended for the standard client user option file. The purpose is to exclude files that are easy to restore or that are already saved by Data Protection for SAP for DB2 from routine Tivoli Storage Manager incremental backups. Typically, such files are Windows system files and DB2 database files.
************************************************************************* * This Include-Exclude list is used for incremental backups of file * systems by the Tivoli Storage Manager command-line backup client. * Therefore the name of this file has to be set under the keyword InclExcl * in the standard Tivoli Storage Manager client user option file "dsm.opt". * * Since the backup of the DB2 database is done by * Data Protection for SAP(R) and not by Tivoli Storage * Manager command-line backup client, the DB2 database should be excluded * from backups by the Tivoli Storage Manager command-line backup client. * * Note 1: * The environment variable DSM_CONFIG contains the full file name of * the Tivoli Storage Manager client user option file "dsm.opt". * Note 2: * This Include-Exclude is not used by Data Protection for SAP(R) * ************************************************************************* Exclude *:\...\*.swp Exclude *:\...\*.obj Exclude *:\...\*.csm Exclude *:\...\*.dsk Exclude *:\...\*.bak Exclude *:\...\win386.swp Exclude *:\...\386spart.par Exclude *:\...\pagefile.sys Exclude *:\...\*.par Exclude *:\...\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\*.* Exclude *:\...\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\...\* Exclude *:\IBMBIO.COM Exclude *:\IBMDOS.COM * *Exclude the following DB2 database files: * Exclude *:\db2\C21\log_archive\C21\...\* Exclude *:\db2\C21\sapreorg\...\* Exclude *:\db2\C21\sapdata*\...\*
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Client Options Files Sample (<server>.opt)

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 requires a corresponding client option file <server>.opt for each Tivoli Storage Manager server. These files must reside in the same directory. This directory must also contain the client options file dsm.opt, which is specified in the environment variable DSMI_CONFIG. The contents of this (second) dsm.opt file is ignored by Data Protection for SAP.
************************************************************************* * * SERVER.OPT * * Data Protection for SAP (R) obtains the necessary information about * a Tivoli Storage Manager server 'server' from a client option file * called '<server>.opt'. For each Tivoli Storage Manager server a * corresponding client option file is required. * * Note: This file contains the client options for the Tivoli Storage Manager * server called 'server_a'. * * Please see the Tivoli Storage Manager documentation for details. * ************************************************************************* COMMmethod TCPIP SLOWINCR NO COMPression OFF *NODEname C21 TCPPort 1500 TCPServeraddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx PASSWORDACCESS PROMPT TCPBUFFSIZE 31 TCPWINDOWSIZE 32
Sample DB2 Vendor Environment File

A DB2 vendor environment file (vendor.env) is created from the information entered in the installation dialog panels during installation. A sample DB2 vendor environment file is included in the Data Protection for SAP for DB2 installation package.
Note
Ensure that there are no blanks within the paths specified for the vendor-specific environment variables of the vendor environment file. DB2 is currently unable to handle embedded blanks. Note that in the case of a standard Windows installation, the Data Protection for SAP profile is located at
c:\Program Files\Tivoli\tsm\tdp_r3\db2\initSID.utl
Sample DB2 vendor environment file for UNIX or Linux:

XINT_PROFILE=/db2/C21/tdpr3/initC21.utl TDP_DIR=/db2/C21/tdpr3/tdplog BACKOM_LOCATION=/usr/tivoli/tsm/tdp_r3/db264/backom
Sample DB2 vendor environment file for Windows:

XINT_PROFILE=c:\db2\C21\tdpr3\initC21.utl TDP_DIR=c:\db2\C21\tdpr3\tdplog BACKOM_LOCATION=c:\tivoli\tsm\tdp_r3\db2\backom.exe
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Data Protection for SAP for DB2 planning sheets

Uses these planning sheets to assist with installing and configuring Data Protection for SAP for DB2.
Data Protection for SAP for DB2 (base product) planning sheet
Collect the information in this planning sheet before attempting to install Data Protection for SAP for DB2. This table is also provided in file form as planning_sheet_db2 for UNIX and Linux and planning_sheet_db2.txt for Windows.
Table 13. Installation Parameters for Data Protection for SAP UNIX or Linux X
Windows Installation Parameter DB2 database SID: X Tivoli Storage Manager server name or IP address:
X Tivoli Storage Manager node name: Tivoli Storage Manager node configured on the Tivoli Storage Manager server named for the backup of the SID denoted above. For details, refer to 5. Register a node on page 61.
Tivoli Storage Manager management classes for database and log file backups. Management classes configured for the database backup and for the backup of log files. For details, refer to 4. Define a policy on page 60.
Default: MDB for database backups, MLOG1 and MLOG2 for log file backups. Path where the Tivoli Storage Manager API resides (contents of environment variable DSMI_DIR): X Default: C:\Program Files\Common Files\tivoli\TSM\api64 X Path to client option file of Tivoli Storage Manager (contents of environment variable DSMI_CONFIG). For details refer to the Tivoli Storage Manager documentation.
Path to Tivoli Storage Manager log files (contents of environment variable DSMI_LOG): The Tivoli Storage Manager API will create the file dsierror.log< in this path. For details, refer to the Tivoli Storage Manager documentation.
Default: C:\temp Installation path for Data Protection for SAP executable files: X C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\tdp_r3\db264
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Table 13. Installation Parameters for Data Protection for SAP (continued) UNIX or Linux
Windows Installation Parameter Options: v Use of the Administration Assistant (see Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP on page 10 and Table 14). The Administration Assistant should be installed prior to Data Protection for SAP so that the interface between the two can be automatically established. v Use of DB2 Log Manager for log archiving (requires DB2 V8.2 or higher)
Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP planning sheet
Collect the information in this planning sheet before attempting to install the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP. This table is also provided in file form as planning_sheet_aa for UNIX and Linux, and planning_sheet_aa.txt for Windows.
Table 14. Installation Parameters for the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP
Installation Option Installation Parameter Decision as to whether the Administration Assistant is to be installed on a single host (typical installation) or distributed across multiple hosts (custom installation). Installation type.
Default: Single-host Decision as to whether the Administration Assistant Server component and clients communicate in nonsecure mode via HTTP or secure mode via HTTPS.
Server/client communication mode
Default: Nonsecure Decision as to which DBMS the Administration Assistant should use. Select either the installation of the bundled Apache Derby package or the use of an existing Apache Derby or IBM DB2 installation. Database type
Default: Installation of Apache Derby as bundled with product. If you want to migrate data from an existing Administration Assistant environment, enter the directory containing the *.aa files. Data migration
Default: No migration. Decision as to whether to install only the English version of the program or all national language versions. Software language Default: English-only
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Table 14. Installation Parameters for the Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP (continued)
Installation Option Installation Parameter Hostname or IP address: Default: Hostname of current system Port number for Data Protection for SAP for DB2 (ProLE) connect. This port number must be made known to all instances of Data Protection for SAP that are to be managed and monitored by this Server component instance. Default: 5126 Port number for client connect in non-secure mode (HTTP). Parameters applying to the Administration Assistant Server component Default: 80 Port number for client connect in secure mode (HTTPS). Default: 443 RMI registry port number Default: 1099 Port number for performance data from Database Agent Default: 5129 Port number for communication with Database Agent Default: 5128 Hostname or IP address: Parameters applying to the Administration Assistant Database Agent component Default: Hostname of current system Port number for Data Protection for SAP (ProLE) connection Default: 5125 Port number for communication with Administration Assistant Server component Default: 5127 Hostname or IP address: Parameters applying to the Administration Assistant Database component (Apache Derby) Default: Hostname of current system Port number for database connect Default: 1527 User ID and password to access internal database.
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Installation Option Installation Parameter Hostname or IP address: Parameters applying to the Administration Assistant Database component (IBM DB2) Default: Hostname of current system Port number for database connect Default: 50000 User ID and password of the system user for which the DB2 instance should be installed that the internal database should access.
Installation directory
Installation directory (on each host) Default: /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdp_r3_assist on UNIX and Linux, or C:\Program Files\tdpr3assi on Windows. Location of mail.jar (Java Mail)
Product Support Location of activation.jar (Java Beans Activation Framework): Product Support History file directory (on Server component host) Default: history (in installation directory) History file History file retention time (days). Can be changed via the Administration Assistant client. Default: 14
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Installation Option Installation Parameter Information on the public key infrastructure (PKI): v Keystore name. Keystore containing the private and public keys of the Administration Assistant Server component when running in secure mode. If you do not yet have a public key infrastructure, the keystore can be created during the installation process. v Keystore password. Password ensuring the consistency of the keystore. The servers key pair must be protected by the same password. v Truststore name. Truststore containing a set of trusted certificates. When running in secure mode, the Administration Assistants server certificate must be verified against this truststore when the server is started. v Truststore password. Password ensuring the consistency of the truststore. This is only required if a trusted certificate needs to be imported into the truststore during the installation process. v Certificate file. Path of the certificate file in case you already have a server certificate issued by a certificate authority. v Certificate creation information. Information on the X.500 distinguished name (common name, organizational unit, organization name, locality name, state name, and country code) and on the validity period required in case a new self-signed certificate is to be created during the installation process. For details on this information, refer to the X.500 and X.509 standards. v New certificate file name. If the public key of a newly created server key pair needs to be distributed to client machines it will be exported to this file. v CSR file name. If the newly created server key pair will be used to request a certificate signed by a Certificate Authority, the Certificate Signing Request will be written to this file.
Secure Communication
DB2 JDBC Universal Driver. The corresponding packages are bundled with your IBM DB2 installation. v db2jcc.jar location:Default: None v db2jcc_license_cu.jar location:Default: None The Administration Assistant database is enabled for automatic storage and has a set of one or more associated Internal database storage paths. Enter at least one disk or path that DB2 is allowed to assign and allocate for its table space managed by DB2 containers. Default: None The name of the internal database is predefined and cannot be changed. Default: AADB
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Installation Option Installation Parameter Database directory: Default: aaDBSupport (in installation directory) Internal database Name of the internal database managed by Default: adminAssistant Apache Derby Retention time for data in database (days). (To save this data, the backup facilities offered by Derby can be used.) Default: 175 Option: English-only or all languages Documentation Default: English-only
Tips for network settings

Helpful information to assist with adjusting your network is provided.
Network Settings of the Tivoli Storage Manager

The performance adjustments for Tivoli Storage Manager are performed by editing these configuration files: v Tivoli Storage Manager server option file dsmserv.opt v Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client option file dsm.sys (UNIX and Linux systems) or server.opt (Windows systems). This table shows the corresponding Tivoli Storage Manager configuration file attributes with the recommended values.
Table 15. Tuning Tivoli Storage Manager Configuration File Attributes Attributes TCPBuffsize Value 32 Description Specifies the size, in kilobytes, of the buffer used for TCP/IP send requests. This option affects whether or not Tivoli Storage Manager sends the data directly from the session buffer or copies the data to the TCP buffer. A 32K buffer size forces Tivoli Storage Manager to copy data to its communication buffer and flush the buffer when it fills. Specifies whether the server should send small amounts of data or allow TCP/IP to buffer the data. Disallowing buffering may improve throughput but more packets will be sent over the network. Specifies the size, in kilobytes, which will be used for the TCP/IP sliding window for the client node. This is the size of the buffer used when sending or receiving data. The range of values is 0 to 2048.
TCPNODelay
YES
TCPWindowsize
640 (AIX) 63 (others)
Additional information can be found at: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/ tivoli/products/storage-mgr-erp/.
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Networks with Large Bandwidth-Delay Product

For networks with a large bandwidth-delay product, it is recommended to activate the TCP enhancements as specified in RFC1323. For example, the network on an AIX machine can be configured with the no command. This command sets or displays current network attributes in the kernel. Details about the no command are available in the man page of no of your operating system. This table shows the network attributes with their recommended values:
Table 16. Tuning of Network Settings Attributes rfc1323 Value 1 Description Enables TCP enhancements as specified by RFC 1323, TCP Extensions for High Performance. The default is 0. A value of 1 specifies that all TCP connections will attempt to negotiate the RFC enhancements. Specifies the maximum buffer size allowed for a socket. The default is 65536 bytes. From the point of view of performance recommendations, the sb_max value should be twice the TCPWindowsize set within the Tivoli Storage Manager configuration file dsm.sys.
sb_max
131072
Set these values issuing these commands by the root user on the appropriate machine:
no -o rfc1323=1 no -o sb_max=131072
The no command does not perform range checking. It therefore accepts all values. If used incorrectly, the command might cause the system to become inoperable. These changes will be lost at system reboot. To make changes permanent, edit the /etc/rc.net file.
SP Switch (RISC 6000)

If an SP switch (RISC 6000) is used, the following two values should be set as shown in this table:
Table 17. Tuning of SP Switch Buffer Pools Attributes rpoolsize spoolsize Value 1048576 1048576 Description The receive pool is a buffer pool for incoming data. The size for values is in bytes. The send pool is a buffer for outgoing data. The size for values is in bytes.
The buffer pool settings can be changed using the chgcss command. After the changes, it is necessary to reboot the node.
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Appendix A. Messages
Data Protection for SAP (DB2) Messages
Information about how to locate how to find message files (log files) and descriptions of the individual messages issued by Data Protection for SAP for DB2 is provided. The messages begin with the prefix BKI and are listed in numerical order. For each message, the following information is provided: v Message number v Severity code The following letters give an indication of the severity of the action that generated the message. The severity codes and their meanings are as follows:
E W I Error Warning Information Processing cannot continue. Processing can continue, but problems may occur later. Processing continues. User response is not necessary.
v Explanation v User Response
How to find files containing message output (log files)

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 process results are logged in files. These files are located in the path indicated by the TDP_DIR environment variable. After the installation, TDP_DIR points to the subdirectory tdplog of the path for the Data Protection for SAP configuration files. If TDP_DIR is not set, or if a log file cannot be created in the path pointed to by TDP_DIR, the log files are created in path /tmp (UNIX or Linux) or in the path pointed to by environment variable TEMP (Windows). Information on how to set or change the TDP_DIR value is available in Prerequisites on page 24. The Data Protection for SAP shared library writes to the tdpdb2.<SID>.<node name>.log log file. The Backup Object Manager writes to the backom.log log file.
BKI0000E Explanation: Cannot locate the profile. User response: Ensure that a profile is available. (Oracle) Note that the BACKINT call must have the following form: backint -p init<SID>.utl . BKI0005I Explanation: Data Protection for SAP received control from a BR*Tools utility at the time denoted. User response: None.
Profile not specified.
BKI0007E Explanation:
Mode mode requires the environment variable environment variables to be set.
Not all environment variables required have been set. At least environment variables where missing. User response: Set the missing environment variables. BKI0008E Explanation: The value of the environment variable name is wrong. User response: Set name to an appropriate value. The environment variable name is not set correctly. The current value is value.
Start of program at: time
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BKI0020I BKI0051I
BKI0020I Explanation: (Oracle) Data Protection for SAP returned control to a BR*Tools utility at the time denoted. (DB2) Program tdppasswd ended at the time indicated. User response: None. BKI0021I Explanation: The time needed for the complete backup was elapsedtime. User response: None. Explanation: BKI0023I Time: current_timeDone: saved_bytes (percent) of bytesEstimated end time: end_time The batch mode of the password function requires a data set for all TSM server stanzas in the profile. User response: Check the profile for active server stanzas. Use that information and try it again. BKI0049I Explanation: The password for the node nodename on the Tivoli Storage Manager server server name has to be entered for storing it in the DP for SAP configuration file. User response: Enter the password for the corresponding Tivoli Storage Manager server. BKI0050I Explanation: In order to avoid typing errors, you have to enter the password twice. User response: Enter the password again. BKI0051I Explanation: The password for the node nodename on the Tivoli Storage Manager server server name was changed successfully. User response: Password successfully verified for node nodename on server server name. Please enter password for node nodename on server server name again Please enter password for node nodename on server server name BKI0048E No password for node <node> on server <server> given on command line. When entering passwords in batch mode, you must supply values for ALL stanzas in the profile. Elapsed time: elapsedtime End of program at: time None. BKI0032E Explanation: A system error occurred during opening of the file file name. system error description will describe the error in more detail. User response: Read the system error description. Error opening file file name: system error description
Explanation: Finished saving a specific object at current_time. The saved_bytes amount of the total number of bytes have been saved. percent shows the percentage. This call will be completed at the estimated end_time. User response: None. BKI0024I Explanation: A return code of 0 means no errors or warnings occurred. If the return code is 1, at least one warning was issued by the program. If the return code is 2, at least one error message was issued. User response: For return codes other than 0, check the run log for warnings or error messages. BKI0027I Time: current_time Objects: current_num of total_numin process: file_nameMGMNT-CLASS: management_classTSM Server: server name. Return code is: return code
Explanation: Data Protection for SAP started saving current_num files at current_time. The total number of files to save is total_num. The file file_name is currently being processed. The files are transferred to the Tivoli Storage Manager server server name, which stores them in the management class management_class. User response:
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BKI0052E BKI0064E
None. BKI0052E Explanation: The password you entered for the node nodename on the Tivoli Storage Manager server server name was wrong. User response: Enter the password again. If this error still exists, contact your Tivoli Storage Manager administrator. BKI0053I Time: current_timeObjects: current_num of total_numdone: file_name with: bytes saved withdescription object_desc. Password verification for node nodename on server server name failed. None. BKI0057I Explanation: The object objectname was saved successfully. User response: None. BKI0058I Explanation: The object objectname was restored successfully. User response: None. BKI0059E You have to set the environment variable DSMI_CONFIG to the full filename of the Tivoli Storage Manager client option file dsm.opt. Time: current_time Object objectname with size restored with description description. Time: current_time Object objectname with size saved with description description.
Explanation: Data Protection for SAP completed saving current_num file at current_time. The total number of files to be saved is total_num. The file file_name with the size bytes is saved with the description object_desc. User response: None. BKI0054I Time: current_timeObjects: current_num of total_numdone: file_name with: bytesrestored with description object_desc.
Explanation: Tivoli Storage Manager client option file not found. User response: Verify that the Tivoli Storage Manager option file dsm.opt is pointed to by DSMI_CONFIG. BKI0060E Explanation: The command parameter parameter is unknown. User response: Check the specified command parameter and try again. Object objectname with size saved with description description. BKI0063E Explanation: Unable to read the input file file name correctly. User response: Check the path and name of the profile (UTL file) and the appropriate file access permission. BKI0064E Explanation: An option is invalid or unknown. User response: Check the specified option(s) and try again. The option option is unknown. The UTL file file name is not valid. The parameter parameter is not known.
Explanation: Data Protection for SAP completed restoring of current_num file at current_time. The total number of files to be restored is total_num. The file file_name with the size bytes is restored with the description object_class. User response: None. BKI0055I Explanation: The object objectname was saved successfully. User response: None. BKI0056I Explanation: The object objectname was restored successfully. User response: Object objectname with size restored with description description.
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BKI0065E BKI0461I
BKI0065E Explanation: Every option requires an argument. User response: Insert the missing argument and try again. BKI0455E BKI0101I Explanation: If Data Protection for SAP is running in unattended mode (profile keyword BATCH), it terminates the current run if operator intervention is required. User response: Enter cont or stop. BKI0102I Explanation: The reply you made is confirmed. User response: None. BKI0457E BKI0311E Explanation: (Oracle) BACKINT terminated at users request. (DB2) Program terminated at users request. User response: None BKI0452E Explanation: This is a test version that has expired. User response: Order a release version of the product or contact your IBM/Tivoli Sales Representative. BKI0453W Explanation: This is a test version with a time limit. It will expire in number days. User response: Order a release version of the product or contact your IBM/Tivoli Sales Representative before the version expires. Explanation: The named trace file has been created. This version of product will expire in number days. This version of product has expired. BKI0460E Explanation: A mux file is a data structure holding internal metadata needed for restore puposes. Each backup image gets a mux file assigned. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI0461I Created tracefile <tracefile> for process ID <id>. No mux file was found with the name <name>. Request canceled by user. Explanation: The license file is invalid. User response: Make sure you have the right agent.lic file for the right platform installed. agent.lic files are platform dependent. License file file name contains invalid data/checksum. Your reply: reply. Session session: Please enter cont to continue or stop to cancel. Explanation: The license file agent.lic was not found where expected. User response: Make sure that the agent.lic file resides in the same directory as the init<SID>.utl file. BKI0456E Explanation: The license file could not be accessed. User response: Make sure the access permissions allow read/write access. Unable to access license file file name. License file file name does not exist. The argument is missing for option option. BKI0454I Explanation: This version is not for resale. User response: None. *** This copy is NOT FOR RESALE. ***
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BKI1000E BKI1009W
User response: None. BKI1000E Explanation: The statement statement in the Data Protection for SAP profile is unknown or incorrect. User response: Correct the error and try again. BKI1001E Explanation: A syntax error has been detected in the file file name and the action has been halted. User response: Correct the error(s) in the file file name and try again. BKI1002E Explanation: The length of BACKUPIDPREFIX must be number_of_characters characters. User response: Enter a BACKUPIDPREFIX with the required length (for example, SAP___, BKI___). BKI1003W Please set REDOLOG_COPIES to a number between 1 and max_copies. Now it is set to act_copies. BACKUPIDPREFIX must be number_of_characters characters. Syntax error in file file name. Exiting Program. Explanation: None. User response: Specify an absolute tracefile name, for example /oracle/C21/saptrace/tracefile or /db2/C21/saptrace/tracefile . BKI1006E Explanation: You have used a SERVERNAME with more than max_char characters. User response: Use a shorter SERVERNAME. BKI1007E Explanation: You have used a NODENAME with more than max_char characters. User response: Use a shorter NODENAME. BKI1008E Explanation: You have used a MANAGEMENTCLASSNAME with more than max_char characters. User response: Use a shorter MANAGEMENTCLASSNAME. BKI1009W Please set MULTIPLEX to a number between 1 and max_multiplex. Now it is set to act_multiplex. The MANAGEMENTCLASSNAME must be less than max_char characters. The NODENAME must be less than max_char characters. The SERVERNAME must be less than max_char characters. Syntax error in line line: statement Define a 6-character BACKUPIDPREFIX in the Data Protection for SAP profile (for example, SAP___, BKI___) BKI1005W The tracefile name trace_filename should be absolute.
Explanation: Data Protection for SAP currently supports 1 to 9 copies of offline (redo) log files. User response: Adapt the REDOLOG_COPIES settings in the Data Protection for SAP profile. BKI1004W You should specify the BACKUPIDPREFIX before the TRACEFILE statement, so that the BACKUPIDPREFIX can be used in the tracefile name.
Explanation: You have set multiplexing to an unsupported number. Data Protection for SAP now uses act_multiplex. User response: Set multiplexing to a number between 1 and max_multiplex.
Explanation: The BACKUPIDPREFIX is used to build the Name of the tracefile. Therefore, BACKUPIDPREFIX must be specified before the TRACEFILE statement. User response:
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BKI1010W BKI1023W
BKI1010W Explanation: None. User response: Specify an absolute file name, for example /oracle/C21/dbs/initC21.bki or /db2/C21/dbs/ initC21.bki BKI1012E Explanation: Data Protection for SAP is unable to read the file configuration_filename. User response: This error could have various reasons, try the following: 1. Check the path of the configuration file. The path must be specified in the profile (parameter CONFIG_FILE). 2. Make sure that the file access permissions are set correctly. BKI1013E Explanation: Data Protection for SAP is unable to open the profile profile_filename. User response: (Oracle) Ensure that the SAP backup profile init<SID>.sap contains a valid entry util_par_file for the Data Protection for SAP profile. (DB2) Ensure that the vendor environment file contains a valid entry XINT_PROFILE. Furthermore, this file must be readable by Data Protection for SAP. BKI1016W Explanation: The trace file could not be opened for writing. User response: Ensure that you have specified a correct path for the trace file. BKI1017E The server <server> is already defined. Please use another name or specify TCP_ADDRESS! The trace file name file name could not be opened for writing! Profile not found or permissions denied: profile_filename. Configfile not found or permission denied: configuration_filename. The configfile name configuration_filename should be absolute. The named server was already defined in the profile. Server stanzas with identical names are not allowed unless the keyword TCP_ADDRESS is defined in one of them. User response: Update the profile accordingly and try again. BKI1019E Explanation: This messages indicates an internal error. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI1020W Explanation: The argument for the parameter COMPR_INFO in the profile is an relative filename. User response: Always use an absolute filename as argument for the parameter COMPR_INFO. BKI1021E Explanation: A serious error has occurred which caused a shutdown of the communication channel between the component_name process and this application. User response: Look for previous error messages to detect the root cause of the problem. BKI1022E Explanation: See message BKI1021E. User response: See message BKI1021E. BKI1023W Explanation: In the Data Protection for SAP profile, log server log server name is specified (keyword LOG_SERVER). However, a connection to the server named could not be established. No log records are sent to the log server. Could not establish connection to log server log server name. component_name terminates the connection due to a previous error. component_name terminates the connection due to a previous error. The compress info file file name should be absolute ! Failed to respond to a message received from XINT.
Explanation:
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User response: v Check that the server name defined with keyword LOG_SERVER is spelled correctly in the Data Protection for SAP profile. v Make sure there is a SERVER section in the profile for the log server defined with keyword LOG_SERVER. v Check the corresponding SERVER section and correct any setup problems. v Make sure that the log server named is available. BKI1024E Explanation: The named file name occurs multiple times in the infile which is a violation of the interface specification. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI1200E Explanation: The program is unable to read or write a data file (file name) of a table space being backed up or restored. User response: Check the file access permission of the affected file(s). Try again. If the problem still exists, contact the products administrator. BKI1201E Explanation: Data Protection for SAP cannot locate a Tivoli Storage Manager server. This may be due to a configuration problem or to a problem while trying to connect to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Most probably, a preceding error message points to the cause of the problem. User response: Look for and respond to preceding error messages. You may also want to check the Data Protection for SAP profile and the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager client options and client system options files. BKI1203E Not enough sessions available (number of sessions required and number of sessions available). BKI1214E Explanation: The specified TSM error occurred. User response: Check error text and correct the problem. For further information you may want to refer to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Messages, SC32-9090. BKI1215I Explanation: The average transmission rate is displayed. User response: None. Average transmission rate was number GB/h (number MB/sec). TSM Error: error text There are no Tivoli Storage Manager Servers available. BKI1211E Explanation: There is a problem with your Data Protection for SAP configuration file setup. User response: Check the file permission and the file name specified in the Data Protection for SAP profile keyword CONFIG_FILE. There is something wrong with your CONFIG_FILE file name. Cannot read/write file: file name. The file <filename> occurs twice in the <infile>. Explanation: Data Protection for SAP requires that the number of different Archive Management Classes (parameter BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS) on the Tivoli Storage Manager servers is equal to or greater than the number of redo log or log file copies (parameter REDOLOG_COPIES). User response: Define at least as many different Archive Management Classes as log file copies requested. server statements (parameter SESSIONS) does not cover the required number of sessions (parameter MAX_SESSIONS). User response: Change the values of the corresponding parameters in the Data Protection for SAP profile, so that the condition mentioned in the explanation is fulfilled. BKI1205E If you want num_redo REDOLOGCOPIES on Tivoli Storage Manager-Server servername, you should give me at least num_mc different Archive Management Classes.
Explanation: The sum of available sessions specified in the various
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BKI1216E BKI1229E
BKI1216E Explanation: The BRBACKUPMGTCLASSES you have specified in your init<SID>.utl file are not correct. User response: Check the management classes on the TSM server and specify correct ones. BKI1217E Explanation: The BRARCHIVEMGTCLASSES you have specified in your init<SID>.utl file are not correct. User response: Check the management classes on the TSM server and specify correct ones. BKI1218E Explanation: The required environment setup is incomplete. User response: Set the environment variable TEMP and try again. BKI1222E Explanation: Different components with inconsistent versions are used. User response: Check your setup or contact IBM Support. BKI1223W A problem occurred during send of performance data to Administration Assistant . Explanation: To utilize the BUFFCOPY mode PREVENT the value for the parameter BUFFSIZE must not be larger than max_number. User response: In the Data Protection for SAP profile, specify a BUFFSIZE less or equal to max_number if you need to prevent copying buffers when passing data between Tivoli Storage Manager components. If you need large buffers you can set option BUFFCOPY to SIMPLE or AUTO. As a consequence, buffers are copied when data is passed between Tivoli Storage Manager components. Version mismatch error. Check setup (version_1:version_2). Environment variable TEMP not set. BKI1228W Server server name can not be used with password access method GENERATE in this environment. The process is running with user ID number but the effective user ID is number. There are no BRARCHIVEMGTCLASSES available. There are no BRBACKUPMGTCLASSES available. Administration Assistant during database backup or restore . User response: Check the logs for further information and try again. BKI1227I Explanation: The data transferred had been compressed by the factor number. User response: None Average compression factor was number.
Explanation: The user ID and the effective user ID of the process are different. In order to utilize the password access method GENERATE the IDs must be equal. User response: Change the value for the parameter PASSWORDACCESS in the file dsm.sys (UNIX and Linux) or servername.opt (Windows) from generate to prompt. Reset the password for this node at the Tivoli Storage Manager server and run (for Oracle) backint -f password or (for DB2) backom -c password . This prompts you for the password and stores it encrypted in the Data Protection for SAP configfile. Each time your password expires you have to repeat the last step. BKI1229E Value for parameter BUFFSIZE (actual cur_number, maximum max_number) is too large for BUFFCOPY mode PREVENT.
Explanation: There was a problem sending the performance data to the Administration Assistant over the network. User response: Check your setup or contact IBM Support. BKI1224W Explanation: No operational data could be sent to the Unable to initialize connection to Administration Assistant.
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BKI1230E BKI1511I
BKI1230E Explanation: The operation was terminated due to a previous error. As a consequence, the file named could not be processed. The cause of the error should be found in an earlier message. User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages. BKI1231E Explanation: The number of retries configured in the profile keyword FILE_RETRIES for the named file were reached. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support person BKI1505E Operation aborted because a different operation by this database client is already running. Explanation: The cited service is no longer available. User response: Check the appropriate logs for the cause of its termination. BKI1509E Authentication failure. The password specified does not qualify for accessing component. Maximum number of retries for file <filename> exceeded. BKI1507E Explanation: The current process requires root authority. User response: Start the process under an account with root authority. BKI1508E The service service_name has terminated due to a previous error. Please check all logs for additional information. The process needs to run with root authority. The following file was not processed: path. Determine the cause of the problem from the command and the output listed in the message, and resolve the problem.
Explanation: Different concurrent operations of the same type were started for the same database. This is not supported. The current operation is aborted. This message is also issued when a cooperative operation of two or more participating partitions was started, but the profile settings used for the various partitions do not match. User response: Wait until the currently running operation has ended and try again. Make sure that multiple operations are not started concurrently for a database. If this is a cooperative operation with two or more participating partitions, check that the profile settings of the various partitions (for example, DEVICE_TYPE, MAX_VERSIONS, etc.) do not differ. If they do, fix the profile settings, cancel the current operation, and start the operation again. Also, investigate the possibility of sharing the same profile among all partitions. BKI1506E Explanation: The system tried to execute the command cited. During execution, an error occurred. The output received from the command shell is listed following the message. User response: Failed to execute command command. Output follows:
Explanation: To access the named component, a password is required. However, the password provided could not be verified. User response: Make sure that the password files used by the different components of the system match. BKI1510I Explanation: The server received a new connection request. User response: None. BKI1511I New type_of_operation operation started for database instance instance, database database_name. New connection received.
Explanation: A connection request resulted in the start of a new operation of the type indicated. User response: None.
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BKI1512E Explanation: During shutdown of the component, a problem occurred. The error information is given. User response: Resolve the problem indicated by the error information. BKI1513I Database client connected: Instance instance, database database_name, partition partition_number Explanation: The system has been told to use the same device agent for multiple database clients, but the database indicated serial synchronization mode. This setup is not supported. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI1519E A failure occurred during initialization of one or more of the nodes participating in this operation. Please check the logs for more information. An error occurred during shutdown: Error information BKI1518E Internal error: The system is trying to use the same device agent, although the synchronization mode is not PARALLEL.
Explanation: This message follows a message BKI1511I and indicates the connection of one of the database clients taking part in the operation. A database client is an instance of the snapshot backup library representing a single partition of the database. User response: None. BKI1514I Explanation: This message follows a message BKI1511I and indicates the connection of one of the device clients taking part in the operation. A device client is an instance of the device agent for the storage device. User response: None. BKI1515I Explanation: The clients log messages are written to the indicated file. User response: None. BKI1517I Explanation: The data in the container indicated is removed. User response: None. Deleting target data container defined by container_description. Client is logging to file_name. Device client connected.
Explanation: Some problem occurred during the initialization of a new operation. The problem may be with any component required for this operation. User response: Check the acsd log file for messages BKI1515I to determine the log file names of the participating agents. Check the log files of each component for the cause of the problem. BKI1520E Volume volume_name is shared across partitions. Volume sharing is not allowed.
Explanation: At least two partitions own data residing on the volume indicated. This setup is not supported. User response: With the current disk layout of the database, the requested function cannot be used. If you want to use the function, change the disk layout of the database so that each data volume is dedicated to a partition. BKI1521I Explanation: When enforcing profile parameter MAX_VERSIONS, the indicated number of backups is kept. User response: None. Retaining number backups
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BKI1522E BKI1535E
BKI1522E Explanation: Some meta-information about each backup is stored in the repository. An error occurred when trying to retrieve part of this information. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI1523W Warning: The following containers were reused without being explicitly released: description The requested meta-information (subject=description) is not available. was entered that is not supported by the current version of the wizard. User response: Refer to your user documentation for a list of the device types that are supported by default. Specify one of the supported types. BKI1530E Failed to launch the device agent for device_type. Please consult your user documentation to make sure that all requirements for the specified device are met.
Explanation: The system was unable to launch the appropriate device agent for the type indicated because some of its requirements are not met. User response: Refer to your user documentation and make sure that the system is set up correctly for the specified device type. BKI1534E Unexpected version actual_version of the repository located in path. Expected version: supported_version
Explanation: The containers defined by the description are used by the current backup. They were used before by a different backup. This message is expected in SAN environments where data containers are usually kept until they are reused. In this case, this message does not indicate a problem. User response: None. BKI1525E The process service_name is in an inconsistent state. Please check for previous errors and restart the process afterwards.
Explanation: The server located the repository in the path indicated. However, the version of the repository located on disk does not match the current version of the server. User response: Make sure to use the correct instance of the server. Ensure that the path of the repository was specified correctly. Refer to the release notes for a list of possible incompatibilities. BKI1535E Unexpected characteristics (bitwidth=number) of the repository located at path. Expected bitwidth: number
Explanation: The process indicated cannot continue with inconsistent data. User response: Check the logs for messages pointing to the cause of the inconsistency. After resolving any problems, restart the process. BKI1526E Explanation: An operation was started without providing a profile. User response: Check the user documentation on how to provide the profile to the current process. Start the process again using a valid configuration file. BKI1529E Explanation: The device type represents a certain type of storage device. While using the setup wizard, a device type The device device_type you entered is not supported by the wizard. A configuration file (profile) must be provided.
Explanation: The repository located in the path indicated was saved to disk using a bit width different from the bit width the server is using to load the repository. User response: Make sure to use the correct instance of the server. Ensure that the path of the repository was specified correctly. Refer to the release notes for a list of possible incompatibilities.
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BKI1536E BKI1543E
BKI1536E Explanation: A repository could not be found at the location indicated by path. User response: Ensure that the path of the repository was specified correctly. Do not edit any files in the repository path. BKI1537E The repository located at path was written with an incompatible protocol (protocol_version). Expected protocol: protocol_version Explanation: During the automatic setup, entries for this product were detected in /etc/inittab. This is an indication that the product was not previously uninstalled. User response: Run the setup with option -a disable and then start the installation process again. If the entries in /etc/inittab should be retained, refer to your user documentation for information on how to complete the installation manually. BKI1542E Failed to uninstall because some of the processes to be uninstalled are still listed in /etc/inittab. Please re-run the setup after stopping the component by calling the setup script with option -a stop. The repository located at path is not valid. Explanation: The command line generated by the setup function exceeds 127 characters. This situation requires user intervention. The setup function did not update /etc/inittab. User response: Refer to your user documentation for information on what entries to add to /etc/inittab. BKI1541E /etc/inittab was not updated because some of the processes have apparently already been added. Please re-run the setup after calling the setup script with option -a disable if you want to change to a standard setup.
Explanation: The repository found at the location indicated was written to disk using the protocol version named. However, the server currently supports the expected protocol version. User response: Ensure that the path of the repository was specified correctly. Do not edit any files in the repository path. BKI1538E Unexpected repository type. The path path does not point to a repository of type protocol_type.
Explanation: The repository located in the path indicated was written to disk using a protocol different from the protocol supported by the server process. User response: Make sure to use the correct instance of the server. Ensure that the path of the repository was specified correctly. Refer to the release notes for a list of possible incompatibilities. BKI1539E Explanation: The requested operation requires root privileges. However, the process could not acquire them. User response: Make sure the appropriate privileges (s-bit) are granted to the executable. Root privileges required. Could not change user ID to root.
Explanation: Before uninstalling the product, the affected processes must be stopped. This is done by running the setup script with the option -a stop, which will remove the entries from /etc/inittab and stop the processes. User response: Refer to your user documentation for information on the uninstall process. Run the setup with the option -a stop and then continue uninstalling. BKI1543E The component is still referenced within the /etc/inittab. In order to terminate the component rerun the setup script with option -a stop.
Explanation: BKI1540E /etc/inittab entries are limited to 127 characters. Please consult your user documentation for information on manually completing the installation procedure. The setup utility detected that the product is still active in the system. Apparently, its entries in /etc/inittab are not yet removed. User response:
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BKI1544E BKI1553I
Call this process again with the option -f stop. BKI1544E New entries cannot be added to /etc/inittab because it already contains too many entries starting with ac. Please refer your user documentation for a manual setup of this package. Look for a previous message pointing to the cause of the problem. Resolve any problems indicated there. Once the cause of this problem is resolved, the daemon will take care of the deleted backups eventually. BKI1548E Explanation: A background daemon is supposed to monitor the states of backups in order to determine if data needs to be deleted from the storage device. However, the monitor was not able to access the appropriate data. User response: Look for a previous message pointing to the cause of the problem. Resolve any problems indicated there. Once the cause of this problem is resolved the daemon will take care of the deleted backups eventually. BKI1549E Explanation: The system was unable to load the named component of the product. User response: Check the error information given in the message. Resolve any problem indicated. BKI1550W Explanation: BKI1546E IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Advanced Copy Services was not started. Any operation for the named container is suspended for the named period of time due to it is locked. User response: As soon as the container was unlocked, retry the required operation. BKI1553I Explanation: The file denoted is the log file of the named component. User response: If you need to check the log of the indicated component, look for this message to identify the log file to examine. Component_name is logging to path. Unable to perform required operations for container <container> for <time>. Failed to load component_name due to the following reason: error_information. Failed to monitor the data associated with the deleted backup backup_id.
Explanation: During setup, an unusually high number of entries beginning with ac were detected in /etc/inittab. /etc/inittab was not modified. User response: Determine if these entries are expected, or if they were added due to a problem. If these entries are required, refer to your user documentation for information on how to complete the installation manually. BKI1545E IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Advanced Copy Services is currently running.
Explanation: This failure happens during (de)installation and indicates that not all TSM for ACS components could be stopped. User response: Check that no backup or restore is currently running and retry the operation. If you have customized the process of starting TSM for ACS, it might be necessary to manually stop it by undoing those customization steps.
Explanation: This failure happens during installation and indicates that not all TSM for ACS components could be started successfully. User response: Check that all TSM for ACS components have the appropriate access rights and retry the operation. Contact the support function if the operation continues to fail. BKI1547E Explanation: The backup named was deleted. However, its data could not be removed from the repository and from the storage device. User response: Failed to remove the data associated with the deleted backup backup_id.
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BKI1554W BKI1562E
BKI1554W Explanation: The process denoted ended with the given exit code. User response: Check the agents log for any messages pointing to a problem. Resolve any problem indicated. BKI1555I Profile successfully created. Performing additional checks. Make sure to restart all ACS components to reload the profile. BKI1559E Explanation: During a snapshot backup run, TSM for ACS detected that the listed data container (typically an AIX volume group or an N Series volume) could not be imported/mounted successfully on the offload system. The current snapshot backup run will be deleted. User response: Check the TSM for ACS device agent log/trace file for errors and restart the snapshot backup after the problem is corrected. BKI1560E Explanation: During a snapshot backup run, TSM for ACS detected that not all file systems could be mounted successfully on the offload system. The current snapshot backup run will be deleted. User response: Check the TSM for ACS device agent log/trace file for errors and restart the snapshot backup after the problem is corrected. BKI1561E Explanation: The profile specification should be a fully qualified filename. Otherwise, it is assumed to be relative to the current directory of the command that issues the message, which may not be the desired directory. User response: Correct the name. BKI1562E Deleting the backup as requested is impossible while any part of it is mounted. Profile name <profile_name> does not point to a file. Not all file systems have been validated by the mount agents! Failed to verify consistency of data container (data_container) The agent component_name terminated with exit code number. User response: Make sure that for each participant (DB2 partition) a TSM for ACS device agent is started with the mount force option (-M) on the offload system.
Explanation: The setup wizard created a new profile. The profile will be validated. User response: Restart the ACS components after the wizard ends, in order to activate the new settings. BKI1556E Some data of backup backup_id are unavailable. It is impossible to restore the data requested.
Explanation: The system detected that some of the data originally contained in the backup is no longer available. The occurrence of this message depends on the type of storage device employed. For example, if an earlier backup data was restored from an N-Series device, some data of a later backup will be destroyed. User response: The backup is no longer complete and cannot be used for the requested operation. Try the operation with a different backup. BKI1557I Explanation: The device agents log messages are written to the file named. User response: None. BKI1558E Explanation: During a snapshot backup run, TSM for ACS detected that for the listed participant(s) no TSM for ACS device agent was started with the force mount (-F) option. Typically, a participant corresponds to a DB2 partition. The current snapshot backup run will be deleted. There are no mount agents registered for participant(s) participant_list Device agent is logging to path.
Explanation: A request was sent to delete a backup. However, some parts of the backup were still mounted. Presumably, a restore operation or an off-loaded tape backup is pending or in progress. Please note that an offloaded tape backup requires the snapshot backups of all partitions of the database.
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BKI1563I BKI1573I
User response: Wait until the operation in progress has ended, then issue the delete request again. BKI1563I The snapshot backup defined by timestamp timestamp for instance instance, database database_name, and partition partition_number cannot be restored. been found on the storage box. The backup will be marked as incomplete in the repository and is not restorable anymore. User response: None. BKI1570W The following container could not be deleted from the storage box during reconciliation: <volume_name>.
Explanation: This message appears when backups are queried for a restore. It indicates that a snapshot backup was encountered that is not in a restorable state. For example, snapshot backups created with a FLASHCOPY_TYPE of NOCOPY are not restorable. When queried for restore, unrestorable snapshot backups are not returned to the caller and therefore cannot be selected for restore. User response: None. BKI1564W Backup <id> is marked for deletion. You need to unmount before it can be physically deleted.
Explanation: The volume <volume_name> could not be deleted from the storage box. It is not needed anymore because there is no corresponding backup in the repository. User response: Ignore the warning or try to delete the volume from the storage device manually. BKI1571W The specified value for RECON_INTERVAL is 0. Be aware that every time a background monitor is started a reconcile will be scheduled so that other background operations will never be scheduled. This should be used for testing purposes only.
Explanation: A snapshot backup with the named id can only be deleted if all of its assigned file systems are unmounted successfully. User response: Issue the offload agent with the command -f unmount. After all resources are freed, the deletion of the snapshot backup will be started. BKI1568I Removing backup <backup_id> from the repository because it has not been found on the storage device during reconciliation.
Explanation: If RECON_INTERVAL is 0 every time a background monitor is started it will start reconciliation. Other background operations as deletion or monitoring will never be scheduled. User response: Change RECON_INTERVAL to a value greater than 0 if you want to avoid this behavior. BKI1572I Explanation: The reconciliation will be started for the device class <device_class_name> of the profile. User response: None. BKI1573I The container <volume_name> has been successfully deleted from the storage box. It didnt belong to any backup in the repository. Starting reconciliation for device class <device_class_name>.
Explanation: During reconciliation the backup with id <backup_id> has not been found on the storage device. Therefore it is deleted from the repository to keep the repository and the valid backups on the storage in sync. User response: None. BKI1569I Updating backup <backup_id> in the repository because some parts of it have not been found on the storage device during reconciliation.
Explanation: The volume <volume_name> has been successfully deleted from the storage box during reconciliation because it didnt belong to any backup in the repository.
Explanation: Some parts of the backup with id <backup_id> have not
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BKI2000I BKI2015I
User response: None. BKI2000I Explanation: The backup library initiated a successful connection to the background process component_name on port portnumber. User response: None. BKI2001E Explanation: The background process component_name is not running. User response: Start component_name manually and try again. BKI2003I Explanation: The file file_name with the backup ID BID was deleted from the Tivoli Storage Manager. User response: None. BKI2008E Explanation: Internal error. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI2009I Deleting all versions with version number <= version_number on server server_name. BKI2014I Explanation: The frontend program is finished. User response: None. BKI2015I Explanation: The backend program is executing. User response: None. Starting BACKEND program. FRONTEND program finished. Unable to connect to component_name. File file_name, BID deleted. Socket error while connecting to component_name: reason. Successfully connected to component_name on port portnumber. BKI2010E Explanation: An error occurred during the frontend processing. User response: Check the frontend script/program and the settings in the Data Protection for SAP profile (keyword FRONTEND) and try again. BKI2011E Explanation: An error occurred during the backend processing. User response: Check the backend script/program and the settings in the Data Protection for SAP profile (keyword BACKEND) and try again. BKI2012E Explanation: The first and second password you entered do not match. User response: Enter the password correctly. BKI2013I Explanation: The frontend program is executing. User response: None. Starting FRONTEND Program. Passwords do not match. Try again. Error occurred processing BACKEND. Error occurred processing FRONTEND
Explanation: All full database backups and their corresponding log file backups will be deleted from Tivoli Storage Manager storage, if their version number is less than or equal to version_number. User response: None.
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BKI2016I BKI2913I
BKI2016I Explanation: The backend program is finished. User response: None. BKI2017I Explanation: The operational blocksize is num_bytes bytes. User response: None. BKI2022E Explanation: Unable to change mode of file file name. description may contain the system error text. User response: Check the description. If the error persists, contact your service representative. BKI2024E Explanation: The connection to component_name terminated unexpectedly. This message might be displayed due to previous errors or after an unexpected termination of the component_name process. User response: Check for other error messages and restart component_name if necessary. Try again. If the problem persists, contact IBM Support. BKI2025E Explanation: This is an internal error User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI2913I BKI2026E Explanation: This is an internal error. User response: Contact IBM Support. Explanation: The value assigned to the profile keyword MAX_VERSIONS is equivalent to the named number of backup generations (backup generation = full+incr+logs) to be retained on TSM.
BACKEND program finished.
BKI2027I Explanation:
Using TSM API version your API version (compiled with compiled with version).
Version information about the TSM-API. User response: None
Blocksize is set to num_bytes bytes. BKI2028W Explanation: This is an internal error during cleanup that has no effect on the success of the service. User response: Unable to change mode of file file name: description None BKI2029E The requested buffer allocator cannot be instantiated due to the following incompatibility: expression. Unable to terminate session session.
Explanation: This is an internal error. User response: Contact IBM Support.
Error in connection to component_name. BKI2031E A buffer allocator cannot simultaneously satisfy all of the following properties: list of properties
Explanation: This is an internal error. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI2033E Cannot instantiate allocator of type allocator type with the following additional properties: list of properties
Failed to respond to a message received from component_name.
Explanation: This is an internal error. User response: Contact IBM Support. Version delete is configured to retain <number> backup generations. Checking for expired backups.
Unexpected exception in handler: handler
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BKI4000W BKI4013I
User response: None. BKI4000W The attributes of file file name cannot be restored. Reason: errno (error_num) error_desc. machine. Also, check the memory usage during backup. It may be necessary to stop another application, increase memory, or change the configuration. BKI4007E Explanation: Data could not be read due to some system error. Check errno text for further information. If this error recurs, this might indicate some hardware problems. User response: Contact your system administrator. BKI4010E Explanation: To be able to support SAP environments the named file has to be a regular file. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI4011W The backup device type (<filetype> <devicetype> <devsubtype>) differs from the restore device type (<filetype> <descr> <descr>) for <name>. SAP requires the file <filename> to be a regular file. File filename cannot be read. Reason: errno(errno number) errno text.
Explanation: The file file name was restored successfully but one or more file attributes (permission, ownership, date/time) of the file file name cannot be restored correctly. User response: Check the error number error_num and the error description error_desc to avoid this problem in the future. An initial solution could be to set the appropriate correct permission for the file file name manually. BKI4001E Explanation: The file file name to be restored could not be created/written. It is possible, that you do not have the appropriate rights for writing the file file name to the destination path. User response: Check the error number error_num and the error description error_desc to avoid this problem in the future. Furthermore, check the write permission of the user who started the restore. BKI4002E Explanation: An error occurs during the restore process of the file file name. User response: Check the error number error_num and the error description error_desc to avoid this problem in the future. BKI4005E Explanation: Unable to request new memory blocks during the backup of file file name. User response: Verify that you have set a valid value for BLOCKSIZE. If you are not sure what value is valid, comment it out so the default value is used. Furthermore, you can check if you have enough RAM available with your Error allocating memory block for file file name. BLOCKSIZE may be too large. Error during write of file file name. Reason: errno (error_num) error_desc. File file name cannot be created. Reason: errno (error_num) error_desc.
Explanation: A mismatch between the device types during backup and restore was detected. User response: Check the logs for further information. BKI4012E Explanation: The end of file was reached unexpectedly. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI4013I Explanation: A file with the nmed attribute was created. User response: CreateFile() with dwFlagsAndAttributes=<attribute>. Unexpected EOF for file <filename> after reading <number> bytes.
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BKI4014E BKI5009E
None. BKI4014E Explanation: A named file could not be accessed either for reading or writing. User response: Check the file permissions and if necessary adjust them accordingly. Try again. BKI5000E Explanation: During a connection of Data Protection for SAP to Tivoli Storage Manager server, a Tivoli Storage Manager error error_message occurred. User response: Use the Tivoli Storage Manager Messages guide and correct the Tivoli Storage Manager server error. Try your last action again. BKI5001E Explanation: During a connection of Data Protection for SAP to Tivoli Storage Manager server, a Tivoli Storage Manager error error_message occurred. User response: Use the Tivoli Storage Manager Messages guide and correct the Tivoli Storage Manager server error. Try your last action again. BKI5002E Explanation: See BKI5001E. User response: See BKI5001E. BKI5003E Explanation: See BKI5001E. User response: See BKI5001E. Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message Explanation: See BKI5001E. User response: See BKI5001E. BKI5008E Explanation: See BKI5001E. User response: See BKI5001E. BKI5009E Explanation: See BKI5000E. User response: See BKI5000E. Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message BKI5005E Explanation: See BKI5001E. User response: See BKI5001E. BKI5006E Explanation: See BKI5001E. User response: See BKI5001E. BKI5007E Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message File <filename> cannot be accessed. Reason: errno(<number>) <errormsg> BKI5004W Explanation: See BKI5001E. User response: See BKI5001E. Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message
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BKI5010E BKI5020E
BKI5010E Explanation: See BKI5000E. User response: See BKI5000E. Explanation: BKI5011E Explanation: See BKI5000E. User response: See BKI5000E. BKI5012E Cannot open TSM API message text file. Check if DSMI_DIR is set correctly. Current value of DSMI_DIR is: value Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message A new session to TSM server server_name has been established at current_time. Data will be stored in management class management_class. User response: None. BKI5017E Internal Tivoli Storage Manager Error: Transaction succeeded although it was expected to fail. BKI5016I Time: current_time New TSM session created: MGMNT-CLASS: management_class, TSM-Server: server_name, type: session_type. Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message User response: Upgrade the product.
Explanation: An internal Tivoli Storage Manager error occurred. User response: Retry the action. If the error occurs again contact IBM Support. BKI5018E The requested buffer has a size (current_size bytes) that is smaller than requested requested_size.
Explanation: The TSM-API could not be initialized. User response: Correct the value of the environment variable DSMI_DIR. BKI5013E Explanation: The value of the environment variable name has too many digits. User response: Check if the variable is set correctly. BKI5014E Explanation: See BKI5000E. User response: See BKI5000E. BKI5015W Data description could not be restored, because it was backed up with a newer version (objInf=support information) Tivoli Storage Manager Error: error_message Value for name is too long. Current value: value
Explanation: The request for a new buffer was successful. The buffer, however, does not have the requested size. User response: Check if the system is running low on memory and retry the action. If the error occurs again contact IBM Support. BKI5019E Explanation: A named file could not be deleted from a TSM server. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI5020E Explanation: One or more named objects could not be deleted from a TSM server. Error while deleting objects :<objects> Error during delete of object <filename>:<object>
Explanation: The TSM server hosts backups (data description) which were made with a new version of backint or backom, which ignores this data in further processing.
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BKI5021W BKI6208E
User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI5021W No data was deleted on the TSM Server because the environment variable XINT_FUNCTION_DELETE is set to DISABLE. User response: Remove the read-only mode of the Oracle database and try again. BKI6204E The Backup type is online but the mount mode is either nomount or startup restricted.
Explanation: The Backup type is online but the mount mode is either nomount or startup restricted. User response: Change the mount mode to startup mount. BKI6205I Explanation: Changing Oracle mode to: <mode>.
Explanation: The delete function was disabled temporarily. User response: If the delete function has to be re-activated, unset the environment variable XINT_FUNCTION_DELETE and try again. BKI5022W Error during version delete. Not all backups that have expired could be removed.
The operational mode of the Oracle database is changed to the named mode. User response: None. BKI6206E Explanation: No table space was found for the Oracle database. User response: No table space was found for the Oracle database.
Explanation: The database backup finished successfully. Nevertheless, the deletion of expired backup sets failed. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6201I Explanation: The actual status of the database will be checked to ensure a valid state for the subesquent operation. User response: None. BKI6202E Explanation: The log mode for this database is NOARCHIVELOG. User response: Change the log mode for this database to ARCHIVELOG. BKI6203E Explanation: The Oracle database is currently designated as read-only. Processing stops. The Oracle database is currently in read-only mode. The log mode for this database is NOARCHIVELOG. Checking status of database.
Make sure the correct database system identifier (SID) is specified. BKI6207E Explanation: Oracle database data files were not found. User response: Make sure the correct database system identifier (SID) is specified. BKI6208E Explanation: Oracle database control files were not found. User response: Make sure the correct database system identifier (SID) is specified. Oracle database control files were not found. Oracle database data files were not found.
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BKI6209E BKI6219I
BKI6209E Explanation: The database attempted to shutdown because the backup type parameter is set to offline. The database failed to shutdown. User response: Manually shutdown the database you are trying to back up, then run the operation again. BKI6210E Explanation: The named output file could not be opened. User response: Either the file doesnt exist or the permissions are not sufficient for the requested operation. Check that the directory exists where an attempt is being made to access the output file and that sufficient permissions are granted. Try again. BKI6211E Explanation: The Oracle database control file doesnt exist. User response: Make corrective actions regarding the information to be found in the named log file and try again. BKI6212I Explanation: The Oracle database to be flashed is going to be supended. User response: None. BKI6213E An error occurred while attempting an alter system suspend action. More details: <errormsg> Suspend database. Failed to copy the database controlfile. Please check log file <filename>. Failed to open the output file: <filename> The database failed to shut down during the FlashCopy operation. BKI6214I Explanation: The Oracle database to be flashed is going to be resumed. User response: None. BKI6215E An error occurred while attempting an alter system resume action. More details: <errormsg> Resume database.
Explanation: An error occurred while attempting an alter system resume action. Details can be found in the named message. User response: Make sure the Oracle database to be backed up is running, then try to resume the system with a command line invocation. If the system resumes successfully, run the operation again. BKI6216E Explanation: Failed to get Oracle version information using sqlplus. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6217I Explanation: The database switched to the next logfile. User response: None. BKI6218E Explanation: To delete a backup a valid backup id has to be specified. User response: Specifiy a valid backup id and try again. BKI6219I Explanation: Backing up the named file to TSM. User response: Backup to TSM: <filename> Backup ID to delete not specified. Database switched to next logfile. Failed to get Oracle version information.
Explanation: An error occurred while attempting an alter system suspend action. Details can be found in the named message. User response: Make sure the Oracle database to be backed up is running, then try to suspend the system with a command line invocation. If the system suspends successfully, run the operation again.
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BKI6220I BKI6231I
None. BKI6220I Explanation: The named Oracle profile section is used for the started operation. User response: None. BKI6221I Explanation: Using the named database profile. User response: None. BKI6222E Explanation: The named database profile was not found. User response: Check if the named profile exists and try again. BKI6223I Explanation: The named Oracle control file was found. User response: None. BKI6224I Explanation: A named Oracle control file copy will be created. User response: None. BKI6225I Explanation: A named Oracle database parameter file will be created. User response: None. Create database parameter file <filename> from SPfile. Create control file copy: <filename> Detected control file: <filename> Explanation: A running Oracle database was detected and therefore a restore is not possible. User response: Check if the started restore operation is valid. If yes, stop the running database and try again. BKI6229I Explanation: The named control file will be restored. User response: None. BKI6230I Explanation: The table space files of the participating table spaces will be set in backup mode. User response: None. BKI6231I Explanation: The backup mode for table space files of the participating table spaces will be reset. User response:
BKI6226E Using Oracle profile section : <section> Explanation:
Default directory for database parameter file <filename> not found.
The name Oracle parameter file could not be found within the default directory. User response: Ensure a valid Oracle parameter file exists in the default directory and try again. BKI6227I Parameter database_control_file_restore is set to yes in the profile. You will need to do the incomplete recovery after the restore.
Database profile: <filename>
Explanation: The Oracle database control file is requested for restore. User response:
Database profile <filename> not found.
None. BKI6228E The database seems to be running. Restore not possible.
Restoring control file <controlfile>
Set table space files in backup mode.
End backup mode for table space files.
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BKI6232I BKI6242E
None. BKI6232I Explanation: An attempt is being made to pick the most current valid backup image for the requested operation. User response: None. BKI6233I Explanation: The backup with the named id will be restored. User response: None. BKI6234E Explanation: There was no snapshot backup found which can be restored. User response: Verify your environment. If one or multiple valid snapshot backup exist and the restore still fails, contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6235I Explanation: The named snapshot backup is going to be deleted. User response: None. BKI6236E Explanation: The snapshot backup with the named id could not be deleted. User response: Check the logs and the named output for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6237E Explanation: The offloaded backup to TSM using RMAN failed. User response: Backup failed. Please check RMAN log. Failed to delete backup with ID <id>. Reason: <reason> BKI6241E Explanation: The named tablespace file has to be a real file. Instead, a link was detected. User response: Verify your environment. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6242E Explanation: Raw devices are currently not supported. User response: For further details on this issue, contact your IBM support personnel. Raw devices are not supported. (<devicename>) The tablespace file <filename> is a link and not a real file. Deleting backup with ID <id>. No backup found which could be restored. Explanation: The command failed. User response: Check the logs and the named output for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6240E Failed to create a pfile from spfile. This is the output of the failed command:<output> BKI6239E Failed to detect read mode. This is the output of the failed command:<output> Restoring backup with ID <id>. Looking for the latest backup. BKI6238E Explanation: The command failed. User response: Check the logs and the named output for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. Failed to switch logfiles. This is the output of the failed command:<output> Make corrective actions regarding the information to be found in the named log file and try again.
Explanation: The command failed. User response: Check the logs and the named output for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel.
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BKI6243E BKI6258E
BKI6243E Failed to excute sql cmd <command>. This is the output of the failed command:<output> BKI6254E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the creation of a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6255E BKI6250E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the initialization phase of a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6251E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the start of a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6252E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the partitioning phase of a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6253E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the preparation phase of a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the snapshot query-initialization phase. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again.
Error during creation of snapshot: <description>
Explanation: The named sql command failed. User response: Check the logs and the named output for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. Error during initialization: <description>
Error during verification of snapshot: <description>
Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the verification phase of a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6256E Error during write of meta-information: <description>
Error during start of backup: <description>
Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during write of meta-information assigned to a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6257E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during retrieval of meta data assigned to a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6258E Error during query-initialization: <description> Error during retrieval of meta data: <description>
Error during partitioning: <description>
Error during preparation of snapshot: <description>
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BKI6259E BKI6267E
BKI6259E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during retrieval of query information of a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6260E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the end of query for snapshot phase. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6261E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the start of the snapshot restore phase. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6262E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the restore of a snapshot backup. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6263E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during finishing of a snapshot restore operation. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. Error during end of restore: <description> Error during restore: <description> Explanation: On the production server the Oracle control files reside on raw volumes. On the backup server they need to be restored in order to perform the backup to TSM. This process did fail. User response: Examine the content of the filename. It contains the output from the Oracle RMAN. A possible reason could be that the raw devices for the control files have not been created on the backup server. BKI6267E Explanation: On the backup server the Oracle control files need to be restored in order to perform the backup to TSM. This process did fail. User response: Examine the content of the filename. It contains the output from the Oracle RMAN. Restoring Oracle control files failed. Please check log file filename. Error during start of restore: <description> Error during end of query: <description> Error during retrieval of query information: <description> BKI6264E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during the start of the snapshot delete phase. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6265E Explanation: An error resulting in the named description was detected during finishing of a snapshot delete operation. User response: Check the logs for further information. After resolving the issue try again. BKI6266E Restoring Oracle control files failed. Oracle control files are on raw volumes in the production server and those are supposed to be created manually on the backup server. It failed because of either control files are not created on the backup server or created incorrectly. Please check log file filename.n Error during end of delete: <description> Error during start of delete: <description>
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BKI6501I BKI6510I
BKI6501I Explanation: The offload agent will be initialized for a new function request. User response: None. BKI6502I Explanation: The offload agent is executing a function request. User response: None. BKI6503I Explanation: The offload agent is terminating a function request. This also includes a cleanup of required resources. User response: None. BKI6504E Explanation: A tsm4acs function, such as mount or unmount, failed unexpectedly. User response: Check the tsm4acs log as well as the appropriate device agent log and management agent log for further details. BKI6505E Forced <function> requires the instance, database and snapshot timestamp filter arguments. The <function> request failed. Explanation: The participating database partitions will be initialized on the target system. Valid initialization types are snapshot, standby and mirror. User response: None. BKI6509E Failed to initialize partition(s) <partition(s)> of database <database name>. Terminating <function> request. Executing <function> request. BKI6507E Explanation: The function request is not supported by the offload agent. User response: Check the specified function. BKI6508I Initializing partition(s) <partition(s)> of database <database name> as <type>. Function <function> is not supported. Initializing <function> request. Explanation: The backup corresponding to <backup id> has been deleted. This is because the backup was made with TSM_BACKUP option TSM_ONLY and the TSM backup associated with this snapshot image has recently completed (successfully or unsuccessfully). User response: None.
Explanation: The offload agent was not able to initialize one or more database partitions. User response: Check the offload agent log as well as the DB2 diagnostic log (db2diag.log) for further details. BKI6510I Partition(s) <partition(s)> of database <database name> initialized successfully.
Explanation: If a function is started with the option -F (forced) the filter arguments for the instance, database and snapshot timestamp also have to be specified to ensure the workflow will be applied only to one specific snapshot backup. User response: Specify the instance (-i), database (-d) and snapshot timestamp (-T) filter arguments as well. BKI6506I Backup <backup id> was created with option TSM_ONLY. It is marked for deletion after the first TSM backup attempt.
Explanation: The participating database partitions were initialized successfully. User response: None.
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BKI6511E BKI6520I
BKI6511E The snapshot backup timestamp filter is not allowed in combination with tape backups. some kind of a failure was detected that prevents the tape_backup cleanup phase from completing. User response: Check the tsm4acs log as well as the appropriate device agent log for further details. BKI6516E Explanation: tsm4acs has detected that another request, such as mount or tape_backup, for a snapshot backup is running. User response: A new tsm4acs request can only be started if the old request has finished. BKI6517I Explanation: The tsm4acs mount-request will not be executed due to an already mounted snapshot backup on the offload system. User response: The resources of database <database name> with partitions (<partition(s)>) are already mounted. None. BKI6518I Explanation: The tsm4acs unmount-request will not be executed because there is currently no snapshot backup mounted on the offload system. User response: The specified filter did not result in a match in the snapshot repository. None. BKI6519I Explanation: The tsm4acs tape_backup request will not be executed because there is no snapshot backup in the TAPE_BACKUP_PENDING state. User response: BKI6515E Explanation: : A tsm4acs tape_backup workflow consists of the steps: mount, tape backup, unmount. When entering the unmount-phase, tsm4acs could not find the snapshot backup that was just backed up to tape. In principle, the tape backup might have finished successfully but A snapshot backup currently offloaded to tape is no longer mounted. None. BKI6520I Explanation: Starting database instance <instance name>. No snapshot backup is currently pending to be offloaded to tape. No snapshot backup exists which is currently mounted. A snapshot backup exists which is already mounted. Another <function> request for a snapshot backup is already running.
Explanation: The data to be off-loaded are typically under control of a versioning mechanism of either the backup mover or Tivoli Storage Manager. If multiple snapshots are in the queue to be off-loaded and the snapshot timestamp filter argument (-T) is incorrect, there is a potential risk of bypassing the established version control mechanism and losing tape backup images. User response: Do not specify the snapshot backup timestamp filter (-T) in combination with the function tape_backup. BKI6512I The <function> request for database <database name> with partitions (<partition(s)>) processed successfully.
Explanation: The selected function for the participating partitions of a database was processed successfully. User response: None. BKI6513I
Explanation: All required file systems are already mounted on the target system. User response: None. BKI6514E Explanation: The repository does not contain a snapshot backup that can be associated with the given filter arguments. User response: Check all specified filter arguments and try again.
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BKI6521I BKI6530E
The database instance on the target system will be started. User response: None. BKI6521I Explanation: The database instance on the target system was started. User response: None. BKI6522W Explanation: The database instance on the target system is already running. User response: The offload agent workflow should not be affected. In general, no action is required. BKI6523E Explanation: The database instance on the target system could not be started. User response: Check the DB2 diagnostic log (db2diag.log) for further details. BKI6524I Explanation: The database instance on the target system will be stopped. User response: None. Explanation: BKI6525I Explanation: The database instance on the target system was stopped. User response: None. Database instance <instance name> was stopped successfully. The value of the default database path (DFTDBPATH) stored in the database manager configuration could not be retrieved. User response: Check the DB2 diagnostic log (db2diag.log) for details. Further, verify the database manager configuration to be issued by the DB2 instance owner as follows: db2 get dbm cfg | grep DFTDBPATH. Also for a more detailed analysis, enable the trace facility for the offload
BKI6526W Explanation:
Database instance <instance name> already stopped.
The database instance on the target system was already stopped. Database instance <instance name> was started successfully. User response: Check the DB2 diagnostic log (db2diag.log) for indication of whether an unexpected failure was the cause. Also check the tsm4acs log for indications that the workflow, which includes shutdown of the database instance on the target system, reported unexpected failures. BKI6527E Explanation: The database instance on the target system could not be stopped. User response: Check the DB2 diagnostic log (db2diag.log) for further details. BKI6528E The file containing the list of partitions and hosts to be off-loaded could not be created. Database instance <instance name> could not be stopped.
Database instance <instance name> already started.
Database instance <instance name> could not be started.
Explanation: The rah host file is used by DB2 to determine the database partitions that must be processed in a DPF environment. By default, this file is db2nodes.cfg. tsm4acs uses a temporary rah host file to be able to handle only a subset of partitions. User response:
Stopping database instance <instance name>.
The temporary rah host file used by tsm4acs will be created under $HOME/sqllib, where $HOME is the home directory of the DB2 instance owner. Ensure that the appropriate permissions are set and enough free space is available. BKI6530E The default database path could not be determined.
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BKI6531I BKI6544I
agent and re-execute the function. BKI6531I Explanation: The database on the target system will be cataloged. User response: None. BKI6532I Explanation: The database on the target system was cataloged successfully. User response: None. BKI6533E Explanation: The database on the target system could not be cataloged. User response: Check the DB2 diagnostic log (db2diag.log) for further details. Additionally, for a more detailed analysis enable the trace facility of the offload agent and re-execute the function. BKI6537I Explanation: The database on the target system was already cataloged. User response: None. BKI6539W Explanation: If tsm4acs is running in the daemon mode (-D), only one attempt will be made to offload a tape from a snapshot backup. This restriction was imposed to prevent an excessive number of offload retries for a snapshot backup. User response: A snapshot backup for which the retry threshold was exceeded can only be offloaded to tape using the The retry threshold for the snapshot backup was exceeded. Database <database name> on path <path> already cataloged. Explanation: One entry of the backup result table reflects one partition of the database. The backup for a database partition succeeded if a valid tape backup ID (DB2 tape backup timestamp) was inserted. If the tape backup for a partition failed, the tape backup ID is set to -. User response: None. BKI6544I Explanation: The snapshot backup suspend time specifies the minimum recovery time for all participating partitions. User response: None. Snapshot backup suspend time: <suspend time> Failed to catalog database <database name> on path <path>. Database <database name> on path <path> cataloged successfully. Cataloging database <database name> on path <path>. manual mode of tsm4acs (-f tape_backup). BKI6540I <Start time>: Starting backup of database <database name>, partition(s) <partition(s)> with the following options: METHOD <offload backup method> SESSIONS <number of sessions> OPTIONS <options> BUFFERS <number of buffers> BUFFERSIZE <buffer size> PARALLELISM <degree of DB2 parallelism>
Explanation: The off-loaded tape backup was started using the db2 backup database command. The set of listed backup parameters gives a brief summary about the options and values that were used for the backup. User response: None. BKI6541I Explanation: The backup is finished. A backup result table for all participating partitions of the database will be generated. User response: None. BKI6542I <end time><instance name><database name><partition><snapshot id><tape backup id> End_time Instance Database Partition Snapshot_ID Tape_backup_ID
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BKI6545I BKI6600E
BKI6545I Explanation: The offload agent is writing the Oracle control file to a local file system. User response: None. BKI6546I Explanation: The offload agent is writing the database parameter file to a local file system. User response: None. BKI6547I Explanation: The offload agent will not overwrite the database parameter file. User response: None. BKI6548I Explanation: The offloaded tape backup of the named database instance was started. User response: None. BKI6549I Explanation: The offloaded tape backup of the named database instance finshed successfully. User response: None. BKI6555I Explanation: The snapshot backup with the named id was selected to work with. The format of a snapshot id in that context is: <instance>,<database>,<timestamp>. Selected snapshot backup with ID <id>. BKI6600E Explanation: The offload agent has terminated unexpectedly due to an internal error while executing either a mount or an unmount request. User response: Check the logs of the involved components (management agent, offload agent, device agent) for further details and descriptions regarding the failure.
Write control file <ctrlfile>
User response: None. BKI6556E Explanation: The metadata assigned to a snapshot backup could not be retrieved. Failed to retrieve metadata.
Write database parameter file <paramfile>
User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6557I Explanation: The <function> request for database <dbname> processed successfully.
Do not overwrite database parameter file.
The offload agent has completed the named function successfully. User response: None. BKI6558I Explanation: The resources of database <dbname> are already mounted.
Start backup of database instance <instance>.
The offload agent has detected that all required resources of the named database are already mounted. User response: None. BKI6560E Explanation: Backint could not be found at <directory>.
Finished backup of database instance <instance> successfully.
The offload agent was unable to find the backint executable file needed for offloading the data to TSM. User response: The offload agent expects the backint executable at the default TSM for ERP installation location. Ensure that backint can be found accordingly and try again. Unexpected error during <function>.
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BKI6901I BKI6912E
BKI6901I Explanation: The device agent is responding to an initialization request. User response: None. BKI6902I Explanation: The device agent is responding to a partitioning request. User response: None. BKI6903I Explanation: The device agent is responding to a prepare snapshot request. User response: None. BKI6904I Explanation: The device agent is responding to a snapshot restore request. User response: None. BKI6905I Explanation: The device agent is responding to a snapshot backup request. User response: None. BKI6906I Explanation: The device agent is responding to a verify request. User response: None. Response to Verify request. Explanation: Due to insufficient permissions of the device agent executable, the user id of the device agent process could not be switched internally to the named user id. User response: Check that the device agent binary has the s-bit set and try again. BKI6912E Background operation shutting down in order to give precedence to a concurrent operation. Response to Flash request. BKI6911E The effective user ID <userideff> of the process could not be set to the user <userid>. Error <error> - <error_msg>. Check that the device agent executable has the s-bit set. Explanation: The user id of the device agent process could not be switched internally to the named user id. User response: Check the permissions of the binary and try again. Response to Restore request. Response to Prepare Flash request. Response to Partition request. Response to Init request. BKI6907I Explanation: The device agent is responding to a complete restore request. User response: None. BKI6908I Explanation: The device agent is responding to a snapshot backup expiration request. User response: None. BKI6909I Explanation: The device agent is responding to a background monitor request. User response: None. BKI6910E Could not set user ID to <userid>. Error <error> - <errormsg>. Response to Monitor request. Response to Expiration request. Response to Complete Restore request.
Explanation:
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BKI6913E BKI6922E
The background monitoring operation was canceled due to an operation of a higher precedence. User response: Check if the directory exists and further, if the permissions of the directory are set appropriately. Try again. BKI6913E Explanation: The device agent specific command option -c consists of the two sub-components server and port, whereby the port is optional. If a server and port is specified, these values have to be seperated by a :. User response: Use the command option -c with the argument <server>[:<port>] and try again. BKI6914E Explanation: The device agent specific command option -K is not allowed for explicit calls of a device agent executable. That parameter is reserved only for internal workflows, whereby a device agent is called by another binary. User response: Remove the command option -K from the caller string and try again. BKI6915E Explanation: The application was unable to change to the named directory. User response: Check if the directory exists and further, if the permissions of the directory are set appropriately. Try again. BKI6917E Explanation: The volume group for the named file could not be found. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. Failed to find volume group for file: <filename> Could not change directory to <directory>. Explanation: The device agent was unable to update the IDS repository. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6921E Explanation: An internal error occurred during monitoring of the background copy. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6922E Explanation: An internal error occurred during memory allocation. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem
BKI6918E
Error when reading the correlation list or during the FlashCopy of the volume pairs.
Explanation: An internal error occurred during the FlashCopy of volume pairs. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6919E Explanation: The device agent was unable to cancel the copy relationship of volume pairs. The withdraw operation failed. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6920E After withdraw done was finished the update of the IDS repository failed: rc=<rc>. Failed to cancel the copy relationship of volume pairs: rc=<rc>.
Wrong parameter provided with option -c.
Invalid option -K specified.
Failed to monitor the FlashCopy.
Failed to allocate memory.
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BKI6923I BKI6931E
cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6923I Explanation: The named copy type control object is already initialized and will be used for further processing by the device agent. User response: None. BKI6924E Explanation: An internal device agent error occurred during the initialization of the named copy type control object. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6925E Explanation: An error was detected during execution of the named function. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6926I Explanation: The device agent added the named file to the disk mapper input list. User response: None. BKI6927E Explanation: The device agent was uanble to find the volume hosting the named file. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem Failed to find N Series volume for file <filename>. Error: <error>. BKI6931E Explanation: An error was detected during execution of the named function. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. Function call <function> failed. Error: <error>. Adding <filename> to the Disk Mapper input list. Explanation: The device agent was unable to detect the volume information for a given file. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. Function call <function> failed. Explanation: The file system where the named file is located is not of type NFS. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6930E Volume information missing. Failed to find N Series volume for file: <filename>. Failed to initialize <copytype> control object. <copytype> control object already initialized. cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6928E Explanation: The device agent was unable to determine the file system hosting the named file. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6929E Not a file system of type NFS. Failed to find N Series volume for file: <filename>. File system not found. Failed to find NFS mount point for file: <filename>.
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BKI6932E BKI6944I
BKI6932E Explanation: An error was detected during execution of the named function. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6933I Explanation: The device agent is using the named volume as a snap volume. User response: None. BKI6935I Explanation: The device agent is unmounting the named mount point. User response: None. BKI6936E Explanation: The unmount of the named mount point failed. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6937I Explanation: The device agent is mounting the named mount point. User response: None. BKI6938E Explanation: The mount of the named mount point failed. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6944I Explanation: The initialization of the NLS and of the trace facility were already done.
Function call <function> failed with rc=<rc>. Error: <error>.
BKI6939I Explanation:
Prepare for snap restore, volume <volume>, snap ID = <id>.
The device agent is preparing the named volume for snap restoring. User response: None. BKI6940I Explanation: The device agent is preparing the named group for flashing. User response: None. BKI6941I <copy services server><copy services user><***><copy services type><copy services time out> Prepare flash of group <group>.
Volume <volume>, snap ID = <id>.
Unmounting <mountpoint>. Explanation:
Prints information about the configured storage device which will be used by the device agent workflow. User response: None.
Failed to unmount <mountpoint>.
The storage device <device> is not handled by this device agent.
The device agent cannot be used in combination with the named storage device. User response: Check the setup of your system landscape (hardware, software). If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6943I Explanation: The device agent has checked the version of the storage hardware to be used. Hardware version installed: <major>.<minor>
Mounting <mountpoint>.
Failed to mount <mountpoint>.
User response: None. NLS and tracing are already initialized.
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User response: None. BKI6945I Explanation: The named file system is already unmounted and will be omitted from the unmount process. User response: None. Explanation: BKI6946E The environment variable ODMDIR is not specified. Please verify that the DB2 registry parameter DB2ENVLIST contains the value ODMDIR. To set the DB2ENVLIST you need to issue the command: db2set -i <DB2 instance name> DB2ENVLIST=<current envlist> ODMDIR Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6950W Explanation: The named output file could not be created or the permissions are insufficient. User response: Check for the right permissions and try again. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6951E Explanation: The version of the device agent on one side and the version of the management agent on the other side dont match. Only binaries of identical version signatures are compatible. User response: Ensure the version signature of all participating binaries are identical. This can be checked either based on the logs or by issuing the commands with the command option -v. BKI6952E Explanation: BKI6948E The container <container_id> has already been created. Please specify another name. The device agent was unable to connect to the TSM ACS management agent. User response: Ensure the ACSD keyword of the global profile section has a valid hostname/port value combination assigned. Try again. Error in connection to TSM ACS management agent. Version mismatch error. Please check setup (<version>:<version>). The output file <filename> is not valid. File system <filesystem> was already unmounted. between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6949E Creation of the container <container_id> failed because no preceding group has been found or the preceding group is not valid. Current group is: <group_id>. Please specify a valid group at first using the <command> command.
Explanation: On AIX, the device agent needs the ODM for internal purposes and has to be able for accessing the ODM components located under ODMDIR. User response: Check the runtime environment for the environment variable ODMDIR. If not specified, set it to the correct value. On AIX, for example, this would be typically /etc/objrepos. Further, the environment variable has to be registered within the DB2 profile registry variable DB2ENVLIST. Finally, the DB2 instance has to be restarted to activate the environmen adjustments. BKI6947W Explanation: The named file system is already mounted. This means that the target set where the named file system is located will be skipped by the device agent. User response: Ensure there is a valid reason why that file system is already mounted. If so, no further action is required. Otherwise, it is recommended to check why this file system was already mounted. File system <filesystem> is already mounted.
Explanation: The container with id <container_id> has already been created previously. Error in communication protocol
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BKI6955E Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6956E Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. The given usability state <usablility_state> is not valid. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6962I Explanation: The device agent is responding to a file system service request to service the named function. User response: None. BKI6967E The directory <directory> has nested mount points that are stored on more than one volume group. This is currently not supported. Response to File System Service request (<function>). The usability state <usablility_state> is not supported. <container_id> is not a valid container. Please specify a valid container. BKI6968E Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6969E Found non-database files on the file systems to restore. Please provide a negative list or perform restore with option no_check to allow overwriting those files. <command_1> is not a valid keyword, expected <command_1>.
Explanation: Although the previously mentioned files were not requested to be restored, they would be overwritten, because they reside on a file system that will be entirely overwritten during restore. In order to allow overwriting those files during restore they need to be added to a negative list or the checking to prevent files from being overwritten needs to be disabled. User response: Edit the CLIENT section of the profile. You can either set the parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to NO_CHECK, to allow TSM for ACS to overwrite any file residing on a file system that will be restored, or you can set the parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to point to a file (the negative list) which contains a list of all files and directories that are allowed to be overwritten. Any directory you add to the negative list is processed recursively. BKI6970I Explanation: The snapshot restore of a snapshot backup finished successfully. User response: None. BKI6971E Adding the key <key> to the container <container> failed because it already exists. Please use the <command> command if you want to update the key. Snapshot restore successful.
Explanation: The application sent a request to recursively backup all data stored beneath <directory>. TSM for ACS cannot fulfill this backup request because the data stored in this directory path resides on file systems that are stored on multiple volume groups. This is currently not supported. User response: Migrate the data underneath <directory> to a single file system or migrate the file systems mounted underneath this directory tree to a common volume group. Note that the directory structure could also contain links to files residing in other file systems. In this case you might be able to resolve this problem by simply removing those links.
Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel.
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BKI6972E Updating the key <key> in the container <container> failed because it does not exist. Please use the <command> command if you want to add the key. BKI6977E The #<first_command> <parameter> command has to be preceded by a #<second_command> command.
Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6978E <command> is not a valid keyword when updates to containers and groups are expected.
Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6973E Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6974E Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6975E Adding the key <key> to the group <group> failed because it already exists. Please use the <command> command if you want to update the key. <group> is not a valid group. Please specify a valid group. The group <group> has already been created. Please specify another name.
Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6279E Script has continued without waiting. Expected output <command> from script but was: <output>.
Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6980W Explanation: A warning message has been received from the storage device with the parameters: <warning>. User response: Check the content of the warning. BKI6981E Received #ERROR command with parameters: <error>. Received #WARNING command with parameters: <warning>.
Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6976E Updating the key <key> to the group <group> failed because it does not exist. Please use the <command> command if you want to add the key.
Explanation: An error message has been received from the storage device with the parameters: <error>. User response: Check the content of the error message.
Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel.
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BKI6982W The script <adapter_name> returned with code 1. The logfile might contain further warnings. BKI7051E The environment variable XINT_PROFILE is not set. It must be set and contain the fully qualified path to the *.utl file to be used.
Explanation: The storage device adapter had a return code of 1. User response: Please check the device agent logfile for further warnings. BKI6983E Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI6984E Error during prepare phase. Nothing known about group <group_name>. It has not been created in the partition phase. BKI7053E Explanation: The following files have not been partitioned: <file_names> Explanation:
The way Data Protection for SAP works is specified in a profile. When called, Data Protection for SAP looks for the environment variable XINT_PROFILE which must contain the fully qualified path to the profile. User response: Check the environment for XINT_PROFILE of the user who started Data Protection for SAP. Service setup failed due to previous error.
Initialization of the product failed due to previous errors. User response: Check the product log file for further detailed messages. BKI7055E Explanation: The command could not be started due to previous errors. User response: Check the product log file for further detailed messages. BKI7056E Explanation: The command could not be started because the TSM server defined in the profile could not be accessed. User response: Check the product log file for further detailed messages. BKI7058E Explanation: The command could not be started because two or more files with the same name were found. User response: Check the product log file for further detailed messages.
Explanation: Error in communication protocol between the device agent and the storage device adapter. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI7048I Explanation: A server port for the connection to the named server was not explicitly specified. Therefore, the default port is used. User response: Make sure the named server is listening to the default port. In the case of connection failures, specify the server port in the profile. BKI7049I Explanation: The port for the internal communication of Data Protection for SAP is set during installation. The message indicates that this port is being used. User response: None. Service open failed because more than one file was found with the same name. The default ProLE port will be used. The default port to connect to server_name will be used. Service open failed due to previous error in data mover.
Service open failed because configured TSM server could not be accessed.
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BKI7059E Explanation: The command could not be started because a file specified was not found. User response: Check the product log file for further detailed messages. BKI7061I Explanation: A saved data copy could not be restored from the primary data source. Due to multiple data copies available, the unit will switch to the next available data copy and continue to restore. User response: Although the data could be restored it should be investigated, why one of the data sources were not available. BKI7301W Data exchange file from Data Protection for Snapshot Devices for SAP, <filename>, does not exist. Continuing to restore from next data copy. Explanation: The named product implementing the DB2 Advanced Copy Services API received an error in the named API function. The error information is shown. User response: Analyze the error information to find the cause of the problem. Resolve any problems indicated. BKI8302E Product_name: Exception caught in function function_name. More information may be available in file log_file_name. Error information: error_information Service open failed because a file was not found. BKI8301E Product_name: Exception caught in function function_name. Error information: error_information
Explanation: The named product implementing the DB2 Advanced Copy Services API received an error in the named API function. The error information is shown. User response: Analyze the error information and the appropriate log files to find the cause of the problem. Resolve any problems indicated. BKI8303E Explanation: An error was detected while parsing the named profile segment name section. User response: Check the named profile segment name section and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8304W The following error occurred while verifying the configuration for section <section>: No <segment_name> section found for the instance <id>.
Explanation: The referenced file is expected by Data Protection for SAP to exist and to contain information from Data Protection for Snapshot Devices for SAP about the actual snapshot operation. User response: The absences of this files indicates a problem during the snapshot operation performed by Data Protection for Snapshot Devices for SAP. Please check the logs of DP for Snapshot Devices for SAP to determine the cause of the problem and try again. BKI8300I Explanation: This message indicates that the named API function ended with the specified return information. User response: If the return information indicates a problem, look for preceding error messages in the log files. Otherwise, no response is required. Function_name returned with code return_information.
Explanation: An error was detected while parsing the named profile section. User response: Check the named profile section and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8305E Explanation: An invalid option was found while parsing the options string specified in the db2 command. Invalid option option in options string: options_string.
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User response: Correct the command and try again. BKI8306E Explanation: The keyword indicated was found more than once in the profile. However, this keyword must not be specified multiple times. User response: Correct the profile. BKI8307E Explanation: A required keyword is missing in the profile. User response: Correct the profile. BKI8308E Explanation: The keyword indicated requires a single value. However, two or more values are found in the profile. User response: Correct the profile. BKI8309E Explanation: In the profile, a value is missing for the named parameter. User response: Correct the profile. BKI8310E Explanation: An invalid keyword was detected in the profile. User response: Correct the profile. BKI8311E Explanation: For parameter keyword, both server and port must be specified. Explanation: The named product implementing the DB2 Advanced Copy Services API detected a problem in the named API function: The path passed by the database is not under the control of the product. User response: Make sure the database to be backed up meets the
A value of the named parameter is missing from the profile. User response:
The keyword keyword is not allowed multiple times within the profile.
As the value for the specified parameter, specify both server and port. BKI8312E Error while parsing parameter keyword. In order for value1 to be valid value2 is required to be an existing directory.
Explanation: Value1 was found to be an invalid value for the parameter named. For this specific parameter, a file name can be specified whose path must already exist in the system. User response: Specify the name of a file in an existing path. BKI8313E Product_name: interface problem in function function_name: Invalid value of parameter: value
The parameter keyword must be specified in the profile.
Single argument required for parameter keyword.
Explanation: The named product detected an interface problem in the named API function. An invalid value was found for parameter in one of the API data structures. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8314E Product_name: interface problem in function function_name: The session is already in use by a different operation.
Missing argument for parameter keyword.
Explanation: The named product detected an interface problem in the named API function. Either the session handle is used for various operations simultaneously, or the functions are called in an order not supported by the current version of the library. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8315E Function_name: The following object is not under the control of product_name: path
The keyword keyword is not allowed.
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requirements for employing snapshot backups. BKI8316E Product_name: interface problem in function function_name: Empty group list passed by DB2. indicated. In case the storage device runs out of storage because outdated snapshot backups have not been removed, delete these snapshot backups manually. BKI8320I Explanation: After a successful backup, the system tries to remove older backups of the database according to the value of profile parameter MAX_VERSIONS. During this process, the full backup listed is removed. User response: None. BKI8321I Explanation: After a successful backup, the system tries to remove older backups of the database according to the value of profile parameter MAX_VERSIONS. During this process, the backup listed for the named partition is removed. User response: None. Product_name: interface problem in function function_name: Not enough space provided to write meta data. BKI8322E Interface problem: Current database partition number not listed in the partition list. Deleting partial backup backup_id for node:host:partition_number. Deleting full backup backup_id backup_key.
Explanation: The named product detected an interface problem in the named API function: The database passed a group list containing no elements. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8317W Product_name: Verification of configuration requested by user. No backup started.
Explanation: The user requested a verification of the configuration. The backup flow continued without errors up to the point where the snapshot would actually be done and was then cancelled. The system is ready for a snapshot backup, but no action beyond verification has been taken so far. User response: None. BKI8318E
Explanation: The named product detected an interface problem in the named API function: The buffer provided by the database is too small to contain the requested meta data. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel.
Explanation: The partition list passed by the database does not contain the named partition participating in an operation. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8323E Product_name: Problem occurred while processing function_name. Please check log file log_file_name for more information. Error information: error_information
BKI8319W
Error while deleting old versions. This problem does not affect the new backup. Error information: error_information Explanation:
Explanation: After a successful backup, the system tries to remove older backups of the database according to the value of profile parameter MAX_VERSIONS. However, a problem occurred while trying to remove expired backups. The new backup is not affected by this problem. User response: Check the appropriate log files in order to determine the cause of the problem. Resolve any problems
The named product implementing the DB2 Advanced Copy Services API received an error in the named API function. The error information is shown. User response: Analyze the error information and the appropriate log files to find the cause of the problem. Resolve any problems indicated.
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BKI8324E Product_name: Problem occurred while processing function_name: Device agent returned code return_information. TSM license and install the license file. Otherwise, in case the parameter was specified in the profile, correct the profile or, in case the parameter was specified as a command line option, correct the entry. BKI8330E Explanation: For the named parameter, only numeric values, YES, and NO are accepted. User response: Correct the profile or the call as appropriate. BKI8325E Explanation: The system was not able to determine the host name of the machine. User response: Make sure the system setup allows for querying the hostname via system function gethostname(). Ensure that the requirements for doing snapshot backups are met. BKI8326E Explanation: The log path indicated is not available in the system and could also not be created. User response: Check the properties of the path indicated and make sure that its properties and the properties of the parent directory are set accordingly. Make sure all prerequisites for doing snapshot backups are met. BKI8327E Explanation: A parameter value is not valid. User response: In case the parameter was specified in the profile correct the profile. In case the parameter was specified as a command line option, correct the entry. BKI8328E Explanation: Selected functions are supported only with a full TSM license. User response: If you need the functionality requested, obtain a full
Explanation: The named product implementing the DB2 Advanced Copy Services API received an error from the device agent in the named API function. The device agents return information is given. User response: Check the appropriate log files to find the cause of the problem. Resolve any problems indicated. Failed to determine hostname. BKI8331E Explanation: There is a dependency between parameters keyword1 and keyword2. If the latter is set to the value named, keyword1 must not be specified. User response: Correct the profile or the call as appropriate. BKI8332E Failed to parse parameter keyword. File names in the profile need to be fully qualified. The parameter keyword1 is not allowed if keyword2 is set to value. Parameter keyword requires YES, NO, or number.
Failed to create log directory path.
Explanation: As the value of the parameter indicated, a fully qualified file name is expected. However, the specified value is not a fully qualified path. User response: Correct the profile or the call as appropriate. BKI8333E In order to enable the parameter keyword1 you need to set keyword2 to value.
Invalid value specified for parameter keyword: value
Explanation: There is a dependency between parameters keyword1 and keyword2. If keyword1 is specified, keyword2 must be given the specific value indicated in the message. User response: Correct the profile or the call as appropriate.
Product_name must be licensed to set parameter keyword to a value of value.
Profile section section_name is required for function operation.
The specified profile section is required in order to perform the requested operation. However, it is not included in the profile.
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User response: Correct the profile. BKI8335E Profile section section_name refers to a value for keyword that differs from the one used at backup time. Expected value: value. User response: Correct the profile. BKI8340E Error while parsing profile: Profile section section_name must not be specified more than once.
Explanation: In the profile, only a single section with the name indicated can be specified. However, during parsing, a second occurrence was detected. User response: Correct the profile. BKI8341E Explanation: Error while parsing profile: Profile section section_name missing.
Explanation: The profile parameter named must not change its value between backup and restore. However, in the named profile section, the parameter has a value different from the value it had at backup time. This value is given in the message. User response: Correct the profile by setting the indicated parameter to the value indicated in the message. BKI8336E Explanation: An option value is not valid. User response: Correct the call. BKI8337E Explanation: The profile is organized into named sections. However, a section name was not found. User response: Check that the profile name is specified correctly or that the default profile is a valid profile. Refer to your user documentation for the syntax of the profile or use the profile wizard to create a new profile. BKI8338E Explanation: In the profile, the named section starts before the previous section ends. However, the section in question cannot be nested. User response: Correct the profile. BKI8339E Explanation: An invalid section name was found in the profile. Error while parsing profile: Profile section section_name is not valid. Error while parsing profile: Section section_name is not allowed to be nested. Error while parsing profile: Missing section name. Invalid value specified for option keyword:value
The required profile section indicated was not found in the profile. User response: Correct the profile. BKI8343W The parameter keyword1 of keyword2 value2 has changed its value from value1 to value3.
Explanation: The profile parameter named must not change its value between backup and restore. However, in the named profile section, the parameter has a new value value3 different from the value value1 it had at backup time. Both values are given in the message. User response: Check the log file for problems that may result from the change of parameter values. If so, you may want to change the profile, restoring parameter keyword1 to the value it had when creating the backup in order to perform a specific operation. BKI8344E Explanation: This is a DB2 - TSM interface problem. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8345E Explanation: A path of the type indicated in the message is expected Error while parsing parameter keyword. path is required to be type_information. Path path is listed more than once for partitioning.
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as a value of the named parameter. However, the specified path was not found to be of the correct type. User response: Correct the profile or the call as appropriate. BKI8349I Explanation: After a successful backup, the system tries to remove older backups of the database according to the value of profile parameter MAX_VERSIONS. During this process, the incomplete backup listed is removed. A backup becomes incomplete when parts of its data expire. This can happen when a backup that is marked destructively restorable is restored. User response: None. BKI8351E Explanation: The value specified for the named parameter does not comply with the defined range of values. User response: Check the named profile keyword and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8352E Explanation: The value specified for the named parameter does not comply with the defined range of values. User response: Check the named profile keyword and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8353E Explanation: The value specified for the named parameter does not comply with the defined range of values. User response: Check the named profile keyword and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8359E The profile parameter <parameter> has the wrong value <value>. The expected value is <value>. Parameter <parameter> requires a value greater than 0. Explanation: An invalid internal call sequence was detected during execution of a dedicated function. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. Parameter <parameter> requires a decimal value. Explanation: An invalid internal call sequence was detected during execution of a dedicated function. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8357E <product_name>: interface problem in function <function>: Invalid call sequence; the operation was not initialized. Parameter <parameter> requires AUTO or a decimal value. Deleting incomplete backup backup_idbackup_key . BKI8354E Explanation: The value specified for the named parameter does not comply with the defined range of values. User response: Check the named profile keyword and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8355E Parameter <parameter> requires ALL or a comma separated list of decimal values. Parameter <parameter> requires NO or YES.
Explanation: The value specified for the named parameter does not comply with the defined range of values. User response: Check the profile keyword DBPARTITIONNUM and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8356E <product_name>: interface problem in function <function>: Invalid call sequence; the library was not initialized.
Explanation: A profile parameter (or keyword) has a wrong value assigned. An alternate value is expected.
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User response: Check the named TSM for ERP profile keyword and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8360E Explanation: The value specified for a keyword is either wrong or is missing. User response: Check the named TSM for ERP profile keyword and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8361E Found non-database files on the file systems to back up. Please provide a negative list or clean your file systems. Invalid <keyword> specified in the profile. BKI8363E Explanation: The value specified for the TRACE keyword is invalid. User response: Check the TSM for ERP profile keyword TRACE and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8364E Error while parsing parameter CONFIG_FILE. Directory <directory> for node <node> does not exist. The value <value> is not a valid trace flag.
Explanation: The base directory containing the TSM for ERP configuration file(s) for any participating DB2 partition does not exist or cannot be accessed. User response: Ensure that the directory denoting the base part of the CONFIG_FILE value (left part of the %DB2NODE substring) exists and has the right permissions. BKI8365E Explanation: A TSM server stanza used by the LOG_SERVER keyword is missing either in the option file (dsm.opt) or in the system options file (dsm.sys). User response: Either the value of the LOG_SERVER keyword in the TSM for ERP profile has to be adjusted or an entry must be made or adjusted in the appropriate option file. BKI8366E Explanation: The values for parameter <parameter> are expected to be in the range 0 to 6. The server stanza for LOG_SERVER <server> is missing.
Explanation: Although the previously mentioned files were not requested to be part of the backup, they will be copied because they reside on a file system that will be backed up in its entirety. In order to allow backing up those files, they need to be added to a negative list or the checking for such files needs to be disabled. Note that in case of a restore, these files would typically be restored, even if this were not desired. User response: Edit the CLIENT section of the profile. You can either set the parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to NO_CHECK, to allow TSM for ACS to back up any file stored in a file system that will be backed up, or you can set the parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to point to a file (the negative list) that contains a list of all files and directories that are allowed to be processed during backup. Any directory you add to the negative list is processed recursively. Note that there is only one negative list for backup and restore. See BKI6969E for restore. BKI8362E The trace parameters YES, NO, ON, and OFF cannot be set in conjunction with other trace parameters.
The values of the keyword USE_AT have to be in the range of 0 to 6. User response: Check the TSM for ERP profile keyword USE_AT and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8367E You cannot freeze the filesystem without suspending or shutting down the database.
Explanation: The values YES, NO, ON and OFF in conjunction with the TRACE keyword do not allow further trace flags to be set. They are mutually exclusive. User response: Check the TSM for ERP profile keyword TRACE and make appropriate adjustments.
Explanation: The prerequisites for freezing the filesystem are either to suspend the database or to bring the database offline.
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User response: Ensure either to suspend the database or to bring the database offline and try to freeze the filesystem again. BKI8368E Explanation: The specified argument could not be converted into an equivalent integer value. User response: Check the keyword argument and try again. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8369E Explanation: The execution of <program> failed. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8370E The profile option TARGET_DATABASE_SUSPEND= OFFLINE is not allowed for an online database backup. BKI8374W Operation will terminate with an error because backint was executed with the verify option (-V). Failed to execute <program>. Reason: <reason>. An invalid argument is specified for keyword <keyword>. Explanation: A snapshot backup of a database that was suspended can only be done in online mode. User response: Start the BRBACKUP utility with the option -t online -d util_vol and try again. BKI8373W Explanation: The operation started will be run in forced mode, e.g. delete. User response: None. Operation will execute with force option (-F). BKI8372E The profile option TARGET_DATABASE_SUSPEND=YES requires a backup of type volume_online.
Explanation: The verify option simulates the requested option and does not create a valid backup or restore. In order to prevent the calling process from regarding the current operation as successful, the verify option will always yield a nonzero return code. User response: Do not use the verify option if you want to create a backup or restore. BKI8375E The value of the environment variable ORACLE_SID is not allowed to have more than <number> digits.
Explanation: A snapshot backup of a database that was not suspended can only be done in offline mode. User response: Start the BRBACKUP utility with the option -t offline -d util_vol and try again. BKI8371E The profile parameter NEGATIVE_LIST is not allowed. Use BR*TOOLS option -n to specify the negative list.
Explanation: The length of the ORACLE_SID value violates the defined range. User response: Check the current value of ORACLE_SID and if necessary, correct it according to the allowed length. Try again. BKI8376E Explanation: The snapshot backup could not be verified successfully. User response:
Explanation: The negative list value has to be specified in the init<SID>.sap profile via the option util_vol_nlist = (<nfile_name1>, <nfile_name2>, ...) | no_check. User response: Adjust the init<SID>.sap profile accordingly and try again.
Verification of snapshot failed. Reason: <reason>
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Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8377E Function <function> does not support multiple backup ids within a single operation. BKI8381W The following error occurred while verifying the configuration for server <server_name> in the profile:
Explanation: The profile section for server <server_name> is not correct. The actual error is following this message. User response: Adjust the profile and correct the error following this message. BKI8382E The previous error(s) can be prevented by executing restore with negative list set to no_check.
Explanation: TSM for ACS was requested to perform a volume <function> operation simultaneously for a set of objects that were backed up with multiple volume backup requests. This is currently not supported. User response: Use backups stored on the TSM server to perform redirected restores or adjust the restore command. BKI8378E Explanation: TSM for ACS does not support restores to an alternate data location. The restore always needs to be made to the original data location. User response: Use backups stored on the TSM server to perform redirected restores. BKI8379E Explanation: Each record of the infile has to start either with the string #NULL or with the backup Id. User response: Ensure each record of the infile satisfies the requirements. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8380E The profile option TSM_BACKUP=YES requires a snapshot backup of all partitions of the database. Infile contains an invalid value: <value> Redirected restore of volume backups is not supported yet.
Explanation: An error occurred while inspecting file systems for files that should be excluded during the backup/restore operation. This error precedes the current message. Note that the file system inspection can be turned off by setting the parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to NO_CHECK. User response: Resolve the root cause for this problem (previous error) or change the value of the parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to NO_CHECK. Depending on the application type, this can be accomplished by v (for DB2 and native Oracle) editing the TSM ACS profile and set the parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to no_check v (for SAP for Oracle) editing the BR*Tools profile *.sap and set the parameter util_vol_nlist to no_check Note that changing NEGATIVE_LIST to NO_CHECK implies that TSM for ACS would potentially backup all files residing on the requested file systems. This true even if they were not explicitly requested and resided on the requested file systems, and even if they were not explicitly requested during the backup. At restore time all of these objects would typically be restored. BKI8383E BR*Tools are required to set the environment variable BI_RUN for volume backups.
Explanation: The profile option TSM_BACKUP=YES implies offloading a snapshot backup to TSM. If this option is specified, all database partitions have to be part of the snapshot backup. User response: Specify the ALL DBPARTITIONNUMS clause as part of the DB2 backup command and try again.
Explanation: This is a unique ID from a BR*Tools run (normally it is the name of the BR*Tools log). If this variable is set then BACKINT recognizes that a call from BR*Tools 7.10 or higher was triggered. User response: Ensure that BR*Tools 7.10 or later is used and rerun the operation.
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BKI8384E Failed to determine the APPLICATION_TYPE of the profile. Please invoke wizard with option -m <application type>. parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to point to a file (the negative list) that contains a list of all files and directories that are allowed to be processed during backup. Any directory you add to the negative list is processed recursively. Note that there is only one negative list for backup and restore. See BKI6969E for restore. BKI8389W The following volume groups or file systems are currently not accessible: volume groups or file systems
Explanation: acsd -f wizard was invoked to modify an existing profile, and the APPLICATION_TYPE could not be identified by inspecting this profile. This is required in order to properly adjust the profile. User response: Provide the application type when invoking the wizard with options acsd -f wizard -m <application type>. The preferred method, however, is to call the setup script without options. BKI8385E In order to create a new profile the wizard needs to be invoked with option -m <application type>.
Explanation: The listed volume groups or file systems are not accessible. TSM ACS tries to verify that only database files reside in the volume groups or file systems that will be restored. But it was encountered that it was not possible to access the file systems (in the volume groups) to verify the database files because the file systems are not mounted or the volume groups are not imported, or both. This warning message is followed by message BKI9390E which gives more information. User response: This is just a warning message. Follow the instructions of the user response of BKI8390E. BKI8390E Failed to validate that only database files will be overwritten during restore, because some of the database file systems are currently not accessible. Please import volume groups and/or mount all file systems and restart the restore. If you cannot mount the file systems as a consequence of a disaster or a failing previous restore operation, this error can be prevented by executing restore with negative list set to no_check.
Explanation: acsd -f wizard was invoked to create a new profile. In this case it is required to specify the application type with option -m. User response: Provide the application type when invoking the wizard by using the options acsd -f wizard -m <application type>. Alternatively, you can use the database-specific version of the setup script (setup_<database>.sh) to create a new profile and configure TSM for ACS. BKI8386E Explanation: The value specified for the named parameter does not comply with the defined range of values. User response: Check the named profile keyword and make appropriate adjustments. BKI8387W Explanation: Although the previously mentioned files were not requested to be part of the backup, they will be copied because they reside on a file system that will be backed up in its entirety. User response: Edit the CLIENT section of the profile. You can either set the parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to NO_CHECK, to allow TSM for ACS to back up any file stored in a file system that will be backed up, or you can set the Found additional files on the file systems to backup: filename Parameter parameter name requires a decimal value of 0 or greater.
Explanation: TSM ACS tries to verify that only database files reside in the volume groups / file systems that will be restored. But it was encountered that it was not possible to access the file systems (in the volume groups) to verify the database files because the file systems are not mounted and/or the volume groups are not imported. User response: There are two options to solve this problem: 1. Import all volume groups and mount all file systems that contain database files. 2. If the first option is not possible as a consequence of a disaster or a failing previous restore operation, the negative list check cannot be performed at all and must be switched to no_check. Depending on the application type, this can be accomplished by
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v (for DB2 and native Oracle) editing the TSM ACS profile and set the parameter NEGATIVE_LIST to no_check v (for SAP for Oracle) editing the BR*Tools profile *.sap and set the parameter util_vol_nlist to no_check Note that changing NEGATIVE_LIST to NO_CHECK implies that TSM for ACS would potentially backup all files residing on the requested file systems. This true even if they were not explicitly requested and resided on the requested file systems, and even if they were not explicitly requested during the backup. At restore time all of these objects would typically be restored. BKI8511I Explanation: This is an information message echoing the command. User response: None. BKI8512I Explanation: This message shows the return code of the Backup Object Manager. Valid return codes: 0 The requested action was performed successfully. 1 The requested action was performed successfully; however, some warnings were issued. 2 or greater The requested action could not be performed due to errors. In this case, an error message should be logged, too. User response: None if the return code is 0. If the return code is greater than 0, analyze the error and/or warning messages. Resolve errors before starting the action again. BKI8513W Explanation: The environment variable TDP_DIR is not set and therefore, the log will be written to the systems temporary path instead. User response: Set the TDP_DIR environment variable. TDP_DIR is not set. The temporary path will be used. Return code is: return code. BKI8521E Explanation: A command option requiring an argument was specified without an argument. User response: Check the command syntax and correct the call. BKI8522E Explanation: backom was called with an invalid command. User response: Check the command syntax and correct the call. BKI8523E Explanation: An error occurred while performing the named action. User response: Look for other error messages in order to analyze the problem. BKI8524E Explanation: Either the database setup or the kind of backup prevents an online table space backup. User response: If you need to do a table space restore it must be done offline. Table space online restore is not allowed. Error during action. Invalid command command. Command option command option requires an argument. The command is: command name. BKI8514W Explanation: The variable TDP_DIR is set but contains an invalid path. All run logs will be written to the machines temporary directory instead. User response: Check and reset the environment variable TDP_DIR. BKI8520E Explanation: backom was called without a command line. User response: Check the command syntax and correct the call. No command was specified. TDP_DIR is not set correctly. The temporary path will be used.
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BKI8525E Explanation: The name given for the DB2 instance does not comply with the DB2 naming conventions. User response: Correct the DB2 instance name. BKI8526E Explanation: The name given for the DB2 alias does not comply with the DB2 naming conventions. User response: Correct the DB2 alias name. BKI8527E Explanation: The name given for the DB2 node does not comply with the DB2 naming conventions. Node numbers must be specified in the displayed format, for example NODE0000 or 0000. User response: Correct the DB2 node number. BKI8528E Invalid timestamp. It must consist of 14 digits with format yyyymmddhhmmss or digits and wildcards * or ?. BKI8531E Explanation: A file path cannot be accessed. User response: Check the attributes of the file and/or its directory. For backup processing, read access is required for the files to be backed up. For restore processing, write access is required for the target location of the files to be restored. BKI8532E Explanation: The information on the log chain number(s) does not comply with the expected format. Accepted log chain number(s) are for example 123 or C0000123. file path User response: Correct the log chain number(s). Invalid log chain number. Specify it in the format log chain format. Directory file path does not exist or cannot be accessed. Invalid node. Specify it in the format node format. Explanation: Either an existing file could not be opened, or a file could not be created. User response: Check the attributes of the file and/or its directory. For backup processing, read access is required for the files to be backed up. For restore processing, write access is required for the target location of the files to be restored. The DB2 database alias can consist of at most 8 characters. BKI8529E Explanation: The information on the log sequence number(s) does not comply with the expected format. Accepted log sequence numbers are for example 123 or S0000123.LOG. User response: Correct the log sequence number(s). BKI8530E Profile file name does not exist or cannot be accessed. Invalid log sequence number. Specify it in the format log sequence format. The DB2 instance name can consist of at most 8 characters. User response: Correct the timestamp.
Explanation: Specify digits in the format yyyymmddhhmmss or mixed with wildcards * or ?. where: v yyyy is the year, specified as four digits, v v v v v mm is the month, specified as two digits, with leading zero for the months January to September, dd is the day of the month, specified as two digits, with leading zero for days 1 to 9, hh is the hour of the day, 00 to 23, with leading zero for hours 0 to 9, mm is the minutes of the hour, 00 to 59, with leading zero for minutes 0 to 9, ss is the second of the minute, 00, to 59, with leading zero for seconds 0 to 9.
Any digits can be replaced by wildcards * or ?, where v * means any number of any digits, v ? means exactly one digit of any value.
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BKI8533E Explanation: A timestamp range is not allowed for command restore database, restore tablespace, restore tablespace online and restore DB2 history file. Only a single timestamp argument can be used. User response: Correct the timestamp command option. BKI8540I BKI8534E Explanation: A command was issued without specifying a required command option. User response: Check the command syntax and correct the call. BKI8541I BKI8535E Explanation: Only the listed keyword values are allowed with the output mode command option -m. User response: Correct the output mode command option. BKI8536E Explanation: For the BackOM commands restore database, restore tablespace, restore tablespace online and restore DB2 history file its not allowed to specify the wildcard characters * and ? in a timestamp command option. User response: Correct the timestamp command option. BKI8537E Explanation: A command line argument requires a fully qualified path which was not given. User response: Specify the fully qualified path. BKI8543I Explanation: The Backup Object Manager checks if the files listed are available on the TSM server(s) specified in the corresponding profile. User response: None. Querying TSM for file(s) file list. The path path is not absolute. Wildcard characters are not allowed for command command. BKI8542E Explanation: The Backup Object Manager tried to use the profile named but the profile was not available or could not be read. The location of the profile is specified via command line as argument to option -e or in environment variable XINT_PROFILE. User response: Make sure that the profile is available at the location specified in option -e on the command line or in environment variable XINT_PROFILE. Check the attributes of the profile and the corresponding directory and make sure that the file can be accessed. Profile profile path cannot be read. Invalid output mode. Specify one of the keywords keyword list. Explanation: The profile named is used for the current action. User response: None. Using profile profile path. Command option command option is missing. Explanation: The component_name service named is used for the current action. User response: None. Using component_name at host name:port number. A timestamp range is not allowed for the command command . BKI8538E Explanation: The TDI file could not be parsed because of errors. There are more specific parser error messages before this message occurs. User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages in the Backup Object Manager log. The TDI file name cannot be processed.
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BKI8545I Explanation: A request could not be satisfied because the files to be processed are not available on the TSM server. User response: Check if the file(s) were specified correctly in the request. BKI8546E Explanation: A required environment variable is not set at all or has a value that is not allowed. User response: Check the documentation for the appropriate values of the environment variable named and set its value accordingly. BKI8548I Explanation: After restore and delete, the time elapsed during the action is displayed. User response: None. BKI8549E Explanation: During restore, the file to be restored cannot be created in the target location. User response: Check if there is sufficient space available for the file to be restored. Check the attributes of the target directory; write access is required. If the target file already exists, check that write access is granted BKI8550W Environment variable environment variable for output mode has wrong value. Using default. BKI8556E Explanation: The machines hostname could not be determined. User response: Check the TCP/IP configuration of the machine. BKI8557E Explanation: Data Protection for SAP tries to create the configuration file named if it is not present at the location specified by the Data Protection for SAP profile keyword CONFIG_FILE. However, the file cannot be created. This may either be caused by an incorrect path specified by keyword CONFIG_FILE, or the user may not have the appropriate permissions for creating the file.
No image type image(s) found.
Specify an appropriate value for the environment variable named, or remove the environment variable. BKI8551E Explanation: Restoring raw or DB2 log file data ended before all data retrieved from TSM could be written to the file named. The file is incomplete. Not all data written to file path.
Environment variable environment variable is not set or not set correctly.
User response: Make sure there is sufficient space for the data to be restored. BKI8552E Explanation: After restoring raw or DB2 log file data, the target file could not be closed. User response: File file path could not be closed.
Elapsed time: time value.
Retry the action. BKI8555E Explanation: The password command needs the name/alias of the database, for which the Data Protection for SAP configuration file has to be adapted. Variable DB2DBDFT or command option alias is required.
Unable to create file file name.
User response: Either set the environment variable DB2DBDFT or provide the command option alias with the password command and try again. Unable to get hostname.
The config file file name could not be created.
Explanation: The default output mode can be overridden by the named environment variable. Accepted values are short, normal, or detailed. The system default is short for actions on DB2 log files, normal otherwise. User response:
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User response: Make sure the path specified by keyword CONFIG_FILE is correct and the permissions are set appropriately. BKI8558I Explanation: The Data Protection for SAP TSM password is set on the host named for the DB2 partition indicated. User response: None. BKI8559W For partition partition number switch to host host name and issue the command again. Setting TSM password for partition partition number on host host name. BKI8561W Explanation: The database alias does not exist. Because there is a dependency between the alias and the settings for Data Protection for SAP there might be problems during database backup or restore runs. Nevertheless, the Data Protection for SAP configuration file (init<alias>.utl) will be created and adapted. User response: Check if the alias specified does match to an entry in the DB2 system database directory. Further, check the argument for the Data Protection for SAP profile keyword CONFIG_FILE and if necessary adapt it appropriately. BKI8584I Explanation: The object(s) specified with the delete command were successfully deleted from the TSM server. User response: None. BKI8585W Explanation: The object(s) specified with the delete command were deleted with warning(s) from the TSM server. User response: Check the Backup Object Manager log file for further detailed messages and if required, do the requested interventions manually. BKI8586I Explanation: The delete command was aborted by the user. No object(s) were deleted from the TSM server. User response: None BKI8587E Explanation: The delete command failed during execution. Not all objects were deleted from the TSM server. User response: Check the Backup Object Manager log file for further detailed messages and try to resolve the error which led to the delete failure. Retry the action. If the error Delete command failed due to an error. Delete command was aborted. Delete command completed successfully, but had warning(s). Delete command completed successfully. Database alias not listed in the system database directory.
Explanation: When verifying the TSM password, the Data Protection for SAP configuration file is modified. If the Data Protection for SAP profile keyword CONFIG_FILE points to an NFS mounted (UNIX or Linux) or a shared (Windows) path accessible to all hosts in a DB2 ESE (EEE) environment, for example the instance home, all configuration files of the various partitions can be modified simultaneously. If, in contrast, keyword CONFIG_FILE points to a local path, only the configuration files of the local partitions can be modified. In this case, the password verification needs to be done from each host. The message indicates the partitions whose associated configuration files are not accessible. In order to avoid this administrative overhead, it is recommended to place the Data Protection for SAP configuration files in a file system shared by all hosts hosting a partition of the database. User response: Make sure to verify the TSM password(s) for all partitions of the database. BKI8560E Explanation: The DB2 partition specified could not be found in the database configuration. User response: Check the configuration of the DB2 ESE(EEE) environment (db2nodes.cfg, environment variable DB2NODE) and try again. Partition partition number not found in the database configuration.
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still exists, contact the IBM Support. BKI8588E Explanation: This message indicates that an operation did not complete successfully. Typically, some other error condition was detected before. User response: Contact the IBM Support. BKI8589E Explanation: The query command failed during execution. Not all queried objects can be displayed. User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages in the Backup Object Manager log. In the absence of preceding error messages, contact IBM Support. BKI8610I Explanation: The restore of type has started. User response: None. BKI8612I Explanation: The database restore continues. User response: None. BKI8613E Explanation: An error occurred, and the database restore terminates. User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages in the Backup Object Manager and the shared library run logs. Additional information may be found in the DB2 diagnostic log (db2diag.log). BKI8615I Explanation: The object(s) specified with the restore command were successfully restored from the TSM server. Restore command completed successfully. Terminating restore ... Explanation: This message indicates that an operation did not complete successfully. Typically, some other error condition was detected before. User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages in the Backup Object Manager log. BKI8621I Explanation: The system started restoring the file indicated. User response: None. Restoring file file name... BKI8619E Restore command has not been started or no restore result information is available. Continuing restore ... Restoring type ... BKI8617I Explanation: The restore command was aborted by the user. No object(s) were restored from the TSM server. User response: None. BKI8618E Explanation: The restore command failed during execution. Not all objects were restored from the TSM server. User response: Check the Backup Object Manager log file for further detailed messages and try to resolve the error which led to the restore failure. Retry the action. If the error still exists, contact the IBM Support. Restore command failed due to an error. Restore command was aborted. Query command failed due to an error. Explanation: The object(s) specified with the restore command were restored with warning(s) from the TSM server. User response: Check the Backup Object Manager log file for further detailed messages and if required, do the requested interventions manually. Delete command has not been started or no delete result information is available. User response: None. BKI8616W Restore command completed successfully. Warning(s) encountered.
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BKI8622I Explanation: The deletion of type has started. User response: None. BKI8623I Explanation: The system started deleting the file indicated. User response: None. BKI8626W Explanation: The system tried to remove the TDI image from TSM, but did not succeed. User response: Try to remove the image manually using the Backup Object Manager raw delete facility. BKI8630E Explanation: An invalid argument was specified for command option option. User response: Correct the command syntax. BKI8631I Explanation: The backup operation completed successfully; the backup image can be used for restoring. In the case of a full database backup, the TDI image was generated and stored to TSM, too. User response: None. BKI8632W Explanation: The backup operation completed successfully; the backup image can be used for restoring. However, some problems occurred. User response: Backup command completed successfully. Warning(s) encountered. Backup command completed successfully. Explanation: An invalid argument was specified for command option option. User response: Correct the command syntax. BKI8637I Explanation: A backup operation of database alias of type type has started. User response: None. BKI8638I Type online/offline backup of table space(s) tablespace#1,...,tablespace#n of alias started ... Type online/offline backup of alias started ... The command option option must be a number. The TDI file name could not be deleted. BKI8634E Explanation: No backup was made due to previous errors. User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages in the Backup Object Manager log. BKI8635E Explanation: An invalid argument was specified for command option option. User response: Correct the command syntax. BKI8636E The command option option must be one of values. The command option option must be a floating point number. Backup command failed due to an error. Deleting file file name ... BKI8633I Explanation: The backup operation was cancelled by user interaction. No backup image was created. User response: None. Backup command was aborted. Deleting type ... Check the warning messages and take corrective actions if necessary.
Explanation: A backup operation of table space(s) tablespace#1 ...
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tablespace#n of database alias of type type was started. User response: None. BKI8639I Explanation: The DB2 log files are stored as part of the backup image. User response: None. BKI8640I Explanation: For backup or restore operations, the indicated number of buffers of the size displayed are used. User response: None. BKI8641I Explanation: For backup or restore operations, the indicated number of TSM sessions is used. User response: None. BKI8642I Explanation: For backup or restore operations, the degree of parallelism is displayed. User response: None. BKI8643I Explanation: For backup or restore operations, the named vendor library is used. User response: None. Using vendor library at lib path ... Using a degree of parallelism of number ... Using number session(s) ... Using number buffers with a size of size ... Including log files in backup image ... Explanation: An offline backup operation was started, requesting the DB2 log files to be included. This is not possible with an offline backup. The backup is done without including DB2 log files. User response: Make sure to backup DB2 log files separately. BKI8651W Your version of DB2 does not support including log files. The option -L is being ignored. BKI8644W Offline backups cannot include log files. The option -L is being ignored.
Explanation: A backup was started, requesting the DB2 log files to be included, but your version of DB2 does not support this feature. For including DB2 log files in the backup image, DB2 V.8.2 or later is required. User response: Make sure to backup DB2 log files separately. BKI8652I Explanation: The indicated DB2 version was detected by Backup Object Manager. User response: None BKI8653I Explanation: The buffer size and the number of buffers used for backup or restore is automatically determined by DB2. User response: None BKI8654I Explanation: The buffer size used for backup and restore is automatically determined by DB2. The number of buffers to be used was specified in the call to the Backup Object Manager. User response: None. Using an autonomic buffer size with number buffers ... Using autonomic buffer size and number of buffers ... Detected DB2 version version with number bits.
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BKI8655I Explanation: The number of buffers to be used for backup and restore are determined by DB2. The buffer size to be used was specified in the call to the Backup Object Manager. User response: None. BKI8656I Explanation: The number of DB2 processes (UNIX or Linux) or threads (Windows) used for reading or writing data from/to table space containers during backup and restore is determined by DB2. User response: None. BKI8657W Explanation: The partition number specified in the call to Backup Object Manager does not denote a valid partition of the database. Therefore, the default partition 0 will be used by DB2 and by Backup Object Manager. User response: If your database is not partitioned do not specify the partition number for further actions. BKI8658E Number is not a partition number of the database or does not denote a partition on this host. Number is not a valid partition number. Assuming partition 0. Explanation: The system could not collect the table space definition information. The backup was made without TDI. As a result, the backup can be used for restoring the system, but it cannot be used for restoring to a different location. User response: Ensure that your database is enabled to accept CLI connections. BKI8662W Could not save TDI. The backup cannot be used for redirected restore with BackOM. Using an autonomic degree of parallelism... Using an autonomic number of buffers with a size of size ... BKI8659I Explanation: The table space definition information (TDI) is being created in memory. User response: None. BKI8660I Explanation: The table space definition information (TDI) is being stored on the TSM server. User response: None. BKI8661W Could not create TDI. The backup cannot be used for redirected restore with BackOM. Saving table space definition information ... Creating table space definition information ...
Explanation: The system could not save the TDI on TSM. The backup was made without TDI. As a result, the backup can be used for restoring the system, but it cannot be used for restoring to a different location. User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages in the Backup Object Manager log. BKI8663W The TDI contains device containers. The backup cannot be used for redirected restore with BackOM.
Explanation: The partition number specified does not denote a valid database partition or is not the partition located on the system where Backup Object Manager is called. Backup Object Manager can only operate on partitions residing on the same host. User response: Either change number to a partition number of a local partition, or start Backup Object Manager from the same host where the partition resides.
Explanation: A backup of a database using device containers was requested. The backup was successful, it can be used to restore the system, but it cannot be used for restoring to a different location. Restoring to a different location
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is not supported with device containers. User response: None. BKI8668I BKI8664E Explanation: The system tried to connect to the database named via the CLI. The operation did not succeed and returned the error code indicated. User response: Ensure that your database is enabled to accept CLI connections. BKI8665I Explanation: The DB2 backup finished successfully with the timestamp timestamp. User response: None. BKI8666I Explanation: The named table space is restored to the location requested. User response: None. BKI8667W Table space tablespace with ID id was not redirected because its container on the source system SID is not located in a path starting with path . Explanation: After assigning or creating a tablespace container on a dedicated device the remaining free space is calculated and returned to the user. User response: None. BKI8671I Explanation: A dedicated automatic storage path will be used. User response: None. BKI8672I Redefining container path(s) of automatic storage tablespace <tablespace_name> with ID <id>. Using automatic storage path(s) <storage_path>. Redirecting table space table space with ID id. The backup timestamp is: timestamp. Connecting to alias using CLI failed. The return code was return code. Explanation: The metadata concerning the phyiscal database layout necessary for automatic redirected restores driven by BackOM were created successfully. User response: None. BKI8669I Free space of device with ID id containing the container storage path storage_path is <free_space>. TDI created successfully. administrator of the source system may want to recreate the table space according to the database characteristics Backup Object Manager expects.
Explanation: After assigning a container storage path to a dedicated device the remaining free space is calculated and returned to the user. User response: None. BKI8670I Remaining free space of device with ID id after assigning container container_name of size <size> is <free_space>.
Explanation: The named table space of type SMS was not redirected because the definition of the table space container in the source system does not match the database characteristics that Backup Object Manager expects and that are cited in the message. Therefore, Backup Object Manager tries to restore the table space to a location identical to the location in the original system. User response: Make sure that the table space mentioned can be restored to the original location. This requires that the user initiating the redirected restore has the appropriate permissions for placing the table space container in this location and that the table space can be restored without overwriting other data. In order to avoid this situation in the future, the Explanation:
The path(s) an automatic storage tablespace uses as a starting point for the container(s) will be redefined. User response:
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None. BKI8690E Free space test for container path failed. Only free bytes MB free space left but required bytes MB required. BKI8701E Explanation: The current version of Backup Object Manager is not compatible with the version the TDI image was created with. As a consequence, the TDI data cannot be processed. User response: Check the release notes for the appropriate migration procedure. BKI8702E Explanation: The TDI parser encountered a number of errors. Restoring is stopped. User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages in the Backup Object Manager log. BKI8703E Explanation: The TDI parser encountered a token that cannot be read into the main memory. The TDI image cannot be processed, and restoring is stopped. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI8704E Explanation: The TDI parser tried to read more data from disk or from TSM, but did not succeed. User response: Ensure that the TDI image to be processed exists at the expected location and that the system has sufficient privileges to read it. BKI8705E Explanation: The TDI parser encountered a syntax error in the line indicated. As a consequence, the TDI image cannot be analyzed. User response: Respond to the error message and correct your TDI image. error in line line number. Error while reading input file. Out of memory. Too many errors. Bailing out. This parser cannot process TDI version version.
Explanation: The system requires a table space container of the size indicated at the path named, but there is not sufficient free space available to create it. User response: Try to make available the free space required, for example by 1. Removing some files on the volume or file system the container is to reside on. 2. Increasing the size of the file system the container is toi reside on. 3. Shrinking the size of the container requested so that it fits in the free space. Note: Backup Object Manager assumes that a small part (0.05%) of the free space will be required by the operating system for administrative use. As a consequence, only 99.95% of the free space on the volume or file system is actually available. BKI8692E Explanation: The TDI data of a backup image could not be retrieved and displayed. User response: Look for and respond to preceding error messages. BKI8693E Explanation: More than one TDI file matching the search criteria was found on TSM. User response: Specify additional BackOM command options to restrict the result set. BKI8700E Explanation: An unexpected error occurred in the TDI parser. User response: Contact IBM Support. Internal parser error in TDI parser. More than one TDI file matches your query. The requested data could not be retrieved.
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BKI8706E Explanation: The container at the location indicated cannot be added to the table space named because of incompatible properties. User response: Check the properties of the container and the table space. Ensure that the IDs of the containers are unique for the table space named. BKI8707E Explanation: A keyword is missing in the named block ending at the line given. User response: Insert the required statement in the block. BKI8708E Explanation: The TDI image does not start with the required header ([TDI] block). Only comments or whitespace are allowed before this block. User response: Ensure that the [TDI] block is the first block in the TDI image. BKI8709E Explanation: The named block is missing in your TDI image. User response: Insert the missing block using valid values. BKI8710W Explanation: At the line indicated, a block begins whose name was encountered before. The system ignores the duplicate block; it uses the data from the first occurrence of duplicate blocks. User response: Make sure that block names are unique within a TDI image. Duplicate block block name ignored at line line number. The required block block name is missing. The [TDI] header block must be the first block. Missing statement keyword in block block name near line line number. The container at path is inappropriate for table space tablespace. BKI8711W Explanation: At the line indicated, a duplicate statement was encountered within a block. The system ignores the duplicate statement. User response: Make sure to not specify duplicate statements within a block. BKI8728E Explanation: BackOM was not able to attach to the instance instance. User response: First, check the system environment for possible instance candidates. Try the action again by additionally specifying the BackOM command option -i <instance name>. BKI8729I Explanation: Prior to starting the redirected restore by BackOM the existing system resources, e.g. free space of a file system will be checked. User response: None. BKI8730I Explanation: All table space containers will be increased by the percentage indicated during the table space container redefinition step. User response: None. BKI8731I Explanation: All containers of a table space will be of the same size after redefinition. User response: None. Normalizing table space containers ... Scaling table space containers to number percent ... Checking system resources ... Could not attach to instance instance. Duplicate statement keyword ignored in line line number.
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BKI8732E Explanation: There is an invalid database alias specified in the alias statement of the TDI image. User response: Provide a valid alias. BKI8733E Explanation: There is an invalid database instance specified in the instance statement of the TDI image. User response: Provide a valid instance name. BKI8734E Explanation: There is an invalid partition number specified in the Node statement of the TDI image. User response: Provide a valid partition number. BKI8736E Explanation: The TDI image defines the table space named without containers. User response: Ensure that there is at least one container associated with every table space. BKI8737E Explanation: The number of used pages of the table space named exceeds the combined size of its table space containers defined in the TDI image. User response: Ensure that every table space has containers of a combined size that is sufficient to hold the used pages of the table space. Table space tablespace has containers with the combined storage too small. Explanation: The TDI image contains the definition of the container indicated whose location is already in use. This is only allowed when restoring to the source database. Restoring to a different location is stopped. User response: Ensure that all path containers defined in the TDI image point to non-existing paths and all file containers point to non-existing files BKI8742E Explanation: In the TDI image, a device container is defined. However, device containers are not supported by Backup Object Manager. User response: The container at path is a device container which is not supported. Table space tablespace must have at least one container. Explanation: In the TDI image, the named path defining a container does not seem to be a fully qualified path. User response: Ensure that all paths in your TDI are fully qualified BKI8741E The container at path would overwrite existing files or directories. The TDI used for redirected restore contains an invalid partition number. Explanation: The container indicated cannot be used with its associated table space according to the definitions in the TDI image. SMS table spaces can only have path containers, and DMS table spaces must have file or device containers. User response: Ensure that the appropriate types of containers are used with each table space BKI8740E The path path of a container must not be relative. The TDI used for redirected restore contains an invalid instance name. The TDI used for redirected restore contains an invalid database alias. BKI8738E Explanation: The container indicated does not have the same page size as its table space according to the definitions in the TDI image. User response: Contact IBM Support BKI8739E The type of the container at path is incompatible with its table space. The container at path has a page size that is incompatible with its table space.
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Do not use device containers. BKI8743I Explanation: The TDI with the target database table space definition was checked. If the return code given does not equal 0 errors occurred. User response: In the case of a non-zero return code, contact IBM Support. BKI8744I Explanation: The system checked whether the table space definitions of the target TDI can replace the definitions of the source TDI. If the return code given does not equal 0 the table space definitions of the target TDI are not valid. User response: In the case of a non-zero return code, contact IBM Support. BKI8745E Explanation: The TDI with the target table space definitions is not valid. Restoring to a different location is stopped. User response: Check the Backup Object Manager log for the return code of the validation. Check for and respond to preceding error messages in the Backup Object Manager log. BKI8746I Explanation: The TDI with the target table space definition is valid. Processing continues. User response: None. BKI8747E Explanation: At least one table space of the original database is missing in the TDI definitions of the target database. However, a new location must be given for all table spaces of the original database. Therefore, restoring to a different location is stopped. Not all table spaces of the original database are contained in the TDI. Explanation: The target TDI holds at least one table space with a matching ID in the source TDI, but the table space types are different. User response: Ensure that the type of a table space is the same in both the source and the target TDI. The TDI is valid. Explanation: The target TDI contains at least one table space with a matching ID in the source TDI, but the number of used pages of the target table space does not match the number of used pages in the original database. User response: Ensure that the number of used pages of a table space is the same in both the source and the target TDI. BKI8751E The table space type in the TDI does not match the one of the original database. The TDI is invalid. TDI replacement check returned return code. BKI8748E The TDI does not define enough storage to hold all the data of the original database. Local TDI check returned return code. User response: Provide the information on the missing table spaces and their containers.
Explanation: The target TDI has at least one table space whose containers are too small to hold the data of the source database. User response: Increase the container size or add more containers to the table spaces. BKI8749E The page size of a table space in the TDI does not match the one of the original database.
Explanation: The target TDI contains at least one table space with a matching ID in the source TDI, but their page sizes do not match. User response: Ensure that table spaces have the same page sizes in both the source and the target TDI. BKI8750E The number of used pages of a table space in the TDI does not match the one of the original database.
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BKI8752E Explanation: The target TDI contains at least one definition of a device container. However, device containers are not supported by Backup Object Managers redirected restore function. User response: Do not use the Backup Object Managers redirected restore facility for device containers. BKI8753E Explanation: Either the location where the table space container is to be created does not exist, or the permissions of the user are not sufficient. User response: Check the location and the permissions. BKI8755I Explanation: Retrieving the appropriate TDI to be used by internal checking routines from the TSM server. User response: None. BKI8756W Explanation: The system could not find a TDI image matching the database backup to be restored on TSM. The restore action will be continued, but the input data cannot be validated before the restore starts. User response: None. BKI8757I Explanation: Redirected restore of source alias to target alias is starting. User response: None Performing redirected restore from source alias to target alias... Could not get reference TDI from TSM. No input validation is done. BKI8760E Explanation: The system tried to create the directories to place the containers in, but at least one failed. User response: Ensure that the system has sufficient privileges to create the directories at the desired locations. BKI8761E Explanation: A table space container to be created must have at least the size of two extends. User response: Correct the size of the container to be created. BKI8762I Explanation: Backup Object Manager redirects a table space container to the ID and name indicated. User response: None. Set table space container with ID id and name tablespace_container. The container at path does not have the minimum size of two extends. Not all directories for the containers could be created. Getting reference TDI from TSM ... A container cannot be created at path. BackOM does not support redirected restore with device containers. BKI8758E Explanation: A definition of the table space named is expected to be provided in the TDI, but could not be found. User response: Ensure that all table spaces of the source database are also defined in the target TDI. BKI8759E Explanation: The system tried to create the containers for a table space, but at least one of them could not be redirected to a different location. Usually, the location of one of the table space containers is not allowed. A list of containers the system tries to create can be found in the Backup Object Manager log. One of them failed. User response: Check for and respond to further error messages in the Backup Object Manager log. Redirecting of at least one container failed. The TDI does not contain data for table space tablespace.
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BKI8763E The extent size of a table space in the TDI does not match the one of the original database. BKI8768E Explanation: The redirected restore test detected one or more major errors which will prevent a successful redirected restore with these settings. User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages in the Backup Object Manager log. BKI8769E Found multiple TDIs matching the given timestamp. Additional search conditions needed. Check failed. Redirected restore not possible with these settings.
Explanation: The extend sizes of corresponding table spaces defined in the source and target TDIs must be equal. However, for at least one table space different extend sizes are defined in the source and target databases. User response: Define matching extend sizes for corresponding table spaces. BKI8765I Explanation: The system is testing whether the original database can be restored to the target location. It checks whether v the file system where the table space containers are to be created has sufficient free space. (If specified, normalizing and scaling are also considered.) v there are existing files and directories identical to the containers defined for the target database. This would indicate that a database of same name and of same structure already exists, and data could be overridden. v the structures of the source and target databases (table space types, page sizes, extend sizes) allow for a redirected restore. User response: None. BKI8766I Explanation: The redirected restore test finished successfully. Thus, the redirected restore operation can be started with the options specified for the test run. User response: None. Check successful. Redirected restore possible with these settings. Testing redirected restore from source alias to target alias ...
Explanation: More than one TDI file for a database backup image was found on the TSM server. In such a scenario, the integrity of the metadata assigned to a database backup images is violated and prevents an automatic redirected restore driven by BackOM. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8770I Explanation: The system is retrieving the TDI image from the TSM server. User response: None. BKI8771E Explanation: The TDI image specified could not be found. User response: Provide the correct location of the TDI image. BKI8772E The selected database has a structure that prevents automatic cloning. The TDI for the redirected restore could not be retrieved. Getting TDI for redirected restore from TSM ...
BKI8767W Explanation:
Warnings occurred. Explanation:
The redirected restore test detected one or more minor conflicts. These conflicts may or may not prevent a successful redirected restore operation. Nevertheless, it is recommended to resolve them. User response: Check for and respond to preceding warning messages in the Backup Object Manager log.
You tried to clone an SAP database using redirected restore, but the database does not have the default directory structure of an SAP database. The cloning facility of Backup Object Manager redirected restore cannot be used for this system. User response: You may use either the interactive or the batch mode of Backup Object Manager redirected restore.
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BKI8773E Explanation: You tried to interactively change the location of containers, but this operation failed. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI8802I BKI8776E Explanation: You tried to delete the last container of a table space. However, at least one container must be available to every table space. User response: Make sure that there is at least one container defined for every table space. BKI8798E Explanation: You tried to start a restore operation after redefining the containers interactively, but errors were detected in the input data. The operation cannot continue. User response: Check all table spaces with !! error marks in the list and correct the definitions of their containers. Then continue. BKI8799E A container must have a size of at least twice the extent size (minimum size for this table space). You cannot continue as there are errors. You are not allowed to delete this container. Explanation: For restore and delete operations Data Protection for SAP queries TSM for backup images by means of a timestamp and shows the number of found images. User response: None. BKI8803I Explanation: The estimated size of the data to be backed up is displayed. User response: None. BKI8804W Explanation: After every backup or restore, Data Protection for SAP writes a record into the recovery log file tdprlf.<SID>.<node_name>.log. It is located in the path pointed to by environment variable TDP_DIR. User response: Check, if the permissions are set correctly and if there is sufficient free space in your file system. BKI8805I Explanation: The existing database is still operational. User response: None. BKI8806I Explanation: Writes version information into the product log file. product version.release.modification (Beta) build_number build_data The restore was cancelled by the user. Existing data was not overwritten. The recovery log could not be written. The DB2 backup image size for this session is about size. Found number backup image(s) on TSM server. The interactive modification of the containers failed. BKI8801I Explanation: Displays the process id of the DB2 process which called the shared library. User response: None. PID of calling process: PID_number.
Explanation: The container size specified is too small. The minimum size of a container is twice the extent size. User response: Correct the container size. BKI8800I Explanation: Displays the command that was issued. The following commands are possible: Backup, Restore, Archive/Retrieve. User response: None. The command is: command.
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User response: None. BKI8807I Explanation: Writes information about the log file to be archived into the product log file. User response: None. BKI8808I Explanation: Writes information about the log file to be retrieved into the product log file. User response: None BKI8810I Explanation: All resources used by the product will be released. User response: None. BKI8812I Explanation: During a backup with multiple sessions, an error occurred. The backup operation is stopped. TSM sessions already committed during this operation are being deleted from the TSM server in order to prevent them from being considered restorable. User response: None. Explanation: BKI8813E Explanation: One or more committed TSM sessions could not be deleted during the postprocessing of the failed backup run. User response: Use the Backup Object Manager to delete the file(s) manually.. Error deleting committed TSM sessions. The BackOM executable was not started for collecting database metadata due to an invalid specification. User response: Check the value of the TSM for ERP configuration parameter BACKOM_LOCATION. The parameter can be found in the vendor environment file and must contain the fully qualified name of the BackOM executable. Committed TSM sessions will be deleted. BKI8817I No corresponding committed TSM session(s) found. Nothing will be deleted. Cleaning up resources of process PID_number. BKI8816I Explanation: TSM for ERP is running on a system where DB2 version version is set up. User response: None. DB2 version version detected Retrieve log file log number of chain log chain number. Explanation: The information listed is provided to the DB2 Log Manager. User response: None. Archive log file log number of chain log chain number. BKI8814I Explanation: The string denoted is used to inquire TSM for backup images. User response: None. BKI8815I Information for Log Manager: DB2_instance DB2_database_name DB2_database_alias log_and_log_chain_number partition Inquire TSM with mask search mask.
Explanation: The cleanup of a failed TSM for ERP database backup could not find any partial TSM backup image of that run already stored on the TSM server for deletion. User response: None. BKI8818W Invalid value specified for BACKOM_LOCATION.
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BKI8819I Explanation: The cleanup of a failed TSM for ERP database backup will delete any partial TSM backup image of that run already stored on the TSM server and matching search mask . User response: None. BKI8820E Explanation: A running TSM for ERP workflow could not continue due to a missing TSM session. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI8821I Explanation: The options string specifies vendor options that DB2 provides to the TSM for ERP library as part of the calling function. These could be options directly provided as part of the database backup or restore command or options made persistent in the database configuration, here the parameters VENDOROPT, LOGARCHOPT1 or LOGARCHOPT2. User response: None. BKI8822I Explanation: The list specifies a set of runtime parameters that the TSM for ERP library is using for the calling workflow. User response: None. BKI8823W Configuration parameter SRC_DB_ALIAS requires parameter SRC_DB_INSTANCE and vice versa. Explanation: While terminating the application, an error occurred. This has no impact on the success of the operation. User response: None BKI9010E Could not determine installation directory for <program>. Please restart the process using a fully qualified name. Configuration parameter(s): parameters Explanation: This is an internal error. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9007W An error occurred while terminating the application: the error Using option(s) options. No valid TSM session found. Explanation: An unknown action code during the program execution was encountered. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9001E Explanation: The following internal error: error has been encountered. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9005E Explanation: The installed version of product B does not support product A. Most likely you need to upgrade product B. User response: Contact the IBM Support. BKI9006E Internal error while reading environment variable: variable. A not supported by B. Internal error: error The TSM objects matching search mask will be deleted. BKI8899E Interface problem in function <function>: Value <value> of parameter <parameter> is not supported with DB2 version <version>.
Explanation: To be able to recover a database after a redirected restore using the built-in DB2 rollforward command, TSM for ERP needs both SRC_DB_ALIAS and SRC_DB_INSTANCE. User response: Include both parameters SRC_DB_ALIAS and SRC_DB_INSTANCE in the TSM for ERP vendor environment file and retry the database recovery.
Explanation: The name of the path where a given program is located could not be determined.
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User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9011E Explanation: The communication between two program components was supended or stopped, which can lead to a timeout. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9202E BKI9013E Concurrent restore of objects being backed up with multiple device agents is not supported. Additional support information: An Exception was thrown at position: position. There was no response received within <number> seconds; time has expired. Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9201E Additional support information: An Exception was thrown at position: position.
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9203E Additional support information: An exception was thrown at position: position.
Explanation: This special restore scenario is unsupported. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9014E Explanation: The ACS library could not be loaded. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9015E Explanation: One or more functions could not be found in the ACS library. User response: Contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9200E Additional support information: An exception was thrown at position: position. Failed to locate functions in library: <library> reason: <reason> Failed to load library: <library> reason: <reason>
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9204E Additional support information: An Exception was thrown at position: position (text=description).
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9205E Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. User response: Contact IBM Support.
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support User response: Contact IBM Support.
Additional support information: Unable to instantiate name at position position.
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BKI9206E Additional support information: Unable to use actual when expecting expected at position position. BKI9211E Additional support information: An Exception was thrown at position: position. (State state)
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9207E Additional support information: An exception was thrown at position: position.
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9212E Additional support information: No handler registered for message type type. Thrown at position: position.
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9208E Explanation: A system call failed with errno. User response: Check errno and errno text with you system administrator. If you cannot resolve the problem, contact IBM Support. BKI9209E Additional support information: No handler registered for message type message. Thrown at position: position. System error errno: errno text at position position.
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9213E Explanation: This error message indicates an out-of-storage condition. It may occur due to a previous error, or it may be owed to a large size of the internal buffers User response: Check for and respond to preceding error messages. You may also want to reduce the size of the internal buffers (keyword BUFFSIZE in the Data Protection for SAP profile). BKI9215E Explanation: The supported string length of a system component, e.g. file name or hostname has been violated. User response: Check the components involved in the operation. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9219E Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. Additional support information: Invalid error type type encountered. The maximum string length supported for <name> is <length>. Internal error: A memory allocation request failed at position: position.
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9210E Explanation: An internal error occurred. User response: Contact IBM Support. ESD_AbortDispatchingException thrown at position: position.
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User response: Contact IBM Support. BKI9220E Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact your IBM Support. User response: Contact your IBM Support. BKI9221E The operation ended prematurely with return code <rc>. An exception was thrown at position: <file>(<line>). Explanation: Occurs for example if the entries in the file /etc/inittab have been modified before a second installation. User response: Change the modified <line> in the <file_name> back to the original value, <keyword> gives a hint to what is expected. BKI9300E Additional support information: Aborting send operation. See previous error. Additional support information: Second call of call. An internal error during an operation leads to an abort of that operation. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9225E The keyword <keyword> has not been found in the line <line> of the file <file_name>. Please change it back to the original value if you modified it.
Explanation: An operation could not be finished successfully due to an unexpected termination. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9222E A snapshot-type operation was interrupted. Additional support information: An exception was thrown at position: <file>(<line>).
Explanation: This error may have been caused by previous errors. User response: Check for previous errors and correct them. BKI9301E Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact IBM Support. User response: Contact your IBM Support. Additional support information: State state does not match state pattern pattern.
Explanation: A snapshot operation could not be finished successfully due to an unexpected interruption. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9223E Explanation: In internal error during an operation leads to an abort of that operation. User response: Check the logs for further information. If the problem cannot be resolved contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9224E Explanation: The operation will be aborted due to a previous error. The operation will be aborted.
BKI9302E
Additional support information: Unused ESD_ReturnChannel destroyed. Dumping callstack: callstack
Explanation: This error message typically follows a previous error. If so this error message can be ignored. Otherwise contact your IBM Support. User response: Contact your IBM Support.
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BKI9306I Explanation: This message is always preceded by an error message indicating the problem. It provides additional information that might help IBM Support to analyze the cause of the problem. User response: If you need to call IBM Support, provide the information given in this message together with the error information. BKI9307E Did not find a winsock dll compatible with version expected version. Version found is available version BKI9311E Explanation: Information on the backup denoted by the backup ID could not be found in the repository located in the path indicated. User response: Make sure the repository path is set correctly. If you need to correct the repository location, restart the server executable afterwards. If the problem persists contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9312E Explanation: The information on the backup denoted by the backup ID is currently locked by a different process. Make sure to run only a single operation using a specific backup at a time. User response: Wait for the other operation to finish or abort this operation. Then start again. If the problem persists contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9313E Explanation: The information on the named backup could not be updated in the repository located at the path named. User response: Check the logs for other messages pointing to the cause of this problem. Resolve any problems indicated. If the problem persists contact your IBM support personnel. BKI9314E Explanation: Could not add backup_id to the repository at path. An attempt to remove the information on the backup named from the repository located at the path indicated failed. User response: Check the logs for other messages pointing to the cause of this problem. Resolve any problems indicated. If the problem persists contact your IBM support personnel. Could not remove backup_id from the repository at path. Failed to update backup_id in the repository at path. backup_id is currently locked in the repository at path. Could not find backup_id in the repository at path. Dumping callstack: call stack. server executable afterwards. If the problem persists contact your IBM support personnel.
Explanation: The product failed to load the appropriate winsock dll. User response: Contact your system administrator BKI9308E Explanation: A socket request was issued with a timeout and the requested action could not be completed within the time specified. It was cancelled after processing number of bytes bytes. User response: If you need to call IBM Support, provide the information given in this message together with the error information. BKI9309E Explanation: An operation was terminated due to customer intervention. User response: None. BKI9310E Explanation: The system was not able to add information on the named backup to the repository located in the path indicated. User response: Make sure the repository path is set correctly. If you need to correct the repository location, restart the Operation terminated due to an explicit abort request. A socket request timed out after processing number of bytes bytes position.
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BKI9315E Could not access the repository at path because it is currently locked by another process.
Explanation: When starting up, the server tried to load the repository located at the path named. However, the repository was locked by a different process. This can happen if two server processes try to use the same repository. This is not supported. User response: Make sure each instance of the server uses its own repository. BKI9316E Explanation: When starting up, the server could not locate its repository. User response: Correct the profile or the call as appropriate. The path path does not point to a valid repository location.
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Appendix B. Accessibility features for Tivoli Storage Manager

Accessibility features help a user who has a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use software products successfully. The major accessibility features of Tivoli Storage Manager are described in this topic.
Accessibility features
The following list includes the major accessibility features in Tivoli Storage Manager: v Keyboard-only operation v Interfaces that are commonly used by screen readers v Keys that are discernible by touch but do not activate just by touching them v Industry-standard devices for ports and connectors v The attachment of alternative input and output devices v User documentation provided in HTML and PDF format. Descriptive text is provided for all documentation images. The Tivoli Storage Manager Information Center, and its related publications, are accessibility-enabled.
Keyboard navigation
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Glossary
This glossary defines terms specific to Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning. A comprehensive glossary for Tivoli Storage Manager is located in the Tivoli Storage Manager Version 6.1 information center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ tsminfo/v6. To view glossaries for other IBM products, go to http://www.ibm.com/software/globalization/ terminology/. Activate policy set In Tivoli Storage Manager, the process of validating the contents of a policy set and copying the policy set to the ACTIVE policy set. Active policy set In Tivoli Storage Manager, the policy set that contains the policy rules currently in use by all client nodes assigned to the policy domain. The active policy set is the policy set that was most recently activated for the policy domain. Administration Assistant A Web-browser based graphical interface to support and assist customizing of Data Protection for SAP and analyzing SAP database backup and restore operations The Administration Assistant consists of the Administration Assistant server-level components (Server, Database Agent, Database) and one or more instances of the Administration Assistant client. Administration Assistant client Part of the Administration Assistant; applet started in a Web browser to access the Administration Assistant Server component. Administration Assistant Database Agent Administration Assistant server-level component responsible for receiving data from Data Protection for SAP and forwarding it to the Administration Assistant Server component for display as well as to the Administration Assistant Database component for retention. Administration Assistant Database component Administration Assistant server-level
component responsible for storing data received from Data Protection for SAP via the Database Agent in an internal Administration Assistant database. Administration Assistant scheduling client Part of the Administration Assistant creating reports from a command-line interface using predefined templates. Administration Assistant Server component Part of the Administration Assistant communicating with the ProLE processes or services of various database servers. Administrators access the Server component via Administration Assistant clients. Administration Assistant Server component configuration file The file containing the configuration of your Administration Assistant Server component. The default file name of the server configuration file is assist.cfg, located in the installation path of the Administration Assistant Server component. Administrative client In Tivoli Storage Manager, a program that runs on a file server, workstation, or mainframe that allows administrators to control and monitor the Tivoli Storage Manager server through administrator commands. Compare with backup-archive client. Apache Derby An open-source database management system developed by IBM and bundled with the Administration Assistant. It is the default DBMS for the internal Administration Assistant database. API client See Tivoli Storage Manager API. Archive copy group In Tivoli Storage Manager, a policy object containing attributes that control the generation, destination, and expiration of
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archive files. An archive copy group belongs to a management class. BackOM See Backup Object Manager. Backup-archive client A component of Tivoli Storage Manager running on a workstation or file server, providing a means for backing up, archiving, restoring, and retrieving files to or from the TSM server. Compare with administrative client. Backup copy group A policy object containing attributes that control the generation, destination, and expiration of backup files. A backup copy group belongs to a management class. Backup Object Manager (BackOM) A utility provided with Data Protection for SAP for backing up databases and for querying, restoring, and deleting backup objects residing on the TSM server. Backup Server A Tivoli Storage Manager server where Data Protection for SAP sends the backup data to and retrieves data when restoring. Backup version control A feature of Data Protection for SAP allowing the customer to specify the number of full database backups to be kept on the TSM server. Obsolete database backups are deleted together with all dependent data (for example DB2 log files, incremental backups, etc.). uBRARCHIVE An SAP-DB2 Administration Tools utility to perform backups of offline log files in an SAP DB2 database environment. BRRESTORE An SAP-DB2 Administration Tools utility to perform a restore of previously backed up offline log files in an SAP DB2 database environment. Client options file A configuration file of the TSM client containing a set of processing options that identify the server, communication method, and options for backup, archive, hierarchical storage management, and scheduling. Its default name is dsm.opt on UNIX or Linux systems and <servername>.opt on Windows.
Client system options file A configuration file of the TSM client residing on UNIX or Linux systems, containing a set of processing options that identify the Tivoli Storage Manager servers to be contacted for services. This file also specifies communication methods and options for backup, archive, hierarchical storage management, and scheduling. Its name is dsm.sys. Cloning of a database Restore a database to a different location and changing the database alias or SID while leaving the physical layout of the database unchanged. Database cloning can be achieved with the redirected restore function of the Backup Object Manager. Command Line Processor (CLP) A character based interface of DB2 for entering SQL statements and database manager commands (e.g. backup or restore). Configuration File See Data Protection for SAP configuration file. See Administration Assistant server configuration file. Control Center A graphical interface of DB2 that shows database objects (such as databases and tables) and their relationship to each other. The Control Center allows administrative tasks (e.g. database backup) provided by the DBA utility to be performed and provides visual explanation and performance monitor tools. Copy group A policy object of the TSM server containing attributes that control the generation, destination, and expiration of backup and archive files. There are two kinds of copy groups: backup and archive. Copy groups belong to management classes. Database Agent See Administration Assistant Database Agent. Database component See Administration Assistant Database component.
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Database server The server where the SAP database resides. Data Protection for SAP and the TSM API must be installed on this server. DB2 Log Manager Integrated log management facility of DB2 introduced with DB2 version 8.2. It provides the ability of log archiving, log retrieving, and managing of multiple log chains. Log files can be archived to disk, tape, TSM, or to vendor devices. Data Protection for SAP configuration file Binary file containing persistent information used by Data Protection for SAP, such as the TSM client password or the current backup version number. Its default file name is init.<SID>.bki. Data Protection for SAP profile ASCII file containing option keywords for configuring Data Protection for SAP. Its default file name is init.<SID>.utl. Data block The smallest unit of a database. Device class A named group of storage devices of a TSM server with common characteristics. Each device class has a unique name and represents a specific device type such as disk, file, optical disk, or tape. DISK A device class that is defined by Tivoli Storage Manager at installation. It is used to categorize disk drives. Data Protection for SAP An abbreviation for Data Protection for SAP, which is used in this document. File space A logical space in a TSM server assigned to a specific client. Clients can restore, retrieve, or delete contents of their file spaces from Tivoli Storage Manager server storage. Tivoli Storage Manager does not necessarily store all the files from a single file space together, but can identify all the files in server storage that came from a single file space. Include/exclude list A group of include and exclude option statements in a file. Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client uses the statements to determine whether to back up or migrate certain files, and to
determine the associated management classes to use for backup, archive, and space management. The exclude options identify files that should not be backed up or migrated off the client node. The include options identify files that are exempt from the exclusion rules, or assign a management class to a file or group of files for backup, archive, or space management services. The include/exclude list is defined either in an include/exclude file (for UNIX or Linux clients) or in the client options file (for other clients). Incremental backup An incremental backup saves only those blocks within the database, which have been changed since the last full backup. SAP R/3 release 4.5.A and later versions permit incremental backups of Oracle databases using Oracles Recovery Manager RMAN. LAN-free backup Backup to a backup server residing on system different from that of the database server. The database and backup servers are connected via LAN. However, backup data is transferred directly to the storage media via SAN. Local backup Backup to a local backup server. Local backup server Backup server residing on the same system as the database server does. Log Manager See DB2 Log Manager Logretain DB2 database configuration parameter enabling roll-forward recovery of the database. If logretain is enabled, offline DB2 log files are retained. If the user exit is activated offline log files are archived by calling the configured user exit. Management class Within IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, a policy object that users can bind to a file in order to specify how the server manages the file. The management class can contain a backup copy group, an archive copy group, and space management attributes. The copy groups determine how the Tivoli Storage
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Manager server manages backup versions or archive copies of files. The space management attributes determine whether files are eligible for migration from space manager client nodes to Tivoli Storage Manager storage, and under what conditions. Node 1. TSM: A unique name used to identify a Tivoli Storage Manager client to the TSM server. 2. SMP: Single machine in a Symmetrical Multiprocessor (SMP) environment. 3. See partition Normalizing of tablespaces Resizing of tablespace containers during a redirected restore performed by the Backup Object Manager. As a result, all tablespace containers are allocated with the same size. Additionally, the data contained in the tablespace is evenly distributed among the containers. Consequently, parallel access to the data is optimized. Tablespace normalizing can be combined with scaling. Offline log file A log file that is no longer needed by the DB database for roll-back or crash recovery. However, it may be required for a roll-forward recovery. DB2 may call the userexit to copy an offline log file to the log_archive path. Online active log file Log file which is currently being used by DB2 to log transactions. It is needed for rollback operations and crash recovery. Online retained log file DB2 log file no longer being used for logging transactions, but containing transactions with data pages that have not yet been written from the buffer pool to disk. The DB2 logging user exit is called by DB2 (if configured) to copy a filled or closed online retained log file to the log_archive directory. Online retained log files may be deleted or reused by DB2 when they are no longer needed because all referenced transactions are committed and all changed pages have been written to disk and after the userexit has successfully copied them to the log_archive directory.
Partition DB2: A part of a database that consists of its own data, indexes, configuration files, and transaction logs. A database partition is sometimes called a node or a database node. Path A connection between a Tivoli Storage Manager node and a Tivoli Storage Manager server interface. On the client side, a path is defined by a logical server name listed in the client option file dsm.sys ( UNIX or Linux systems) or <servername>.opt (Windows systems). At the server side, the possible paths are defined by the network addresses of the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
Policy domain Within Tivoli Storage Manager, a policy object that contains policy sets, management classes, and copy groups that are used by a group of client nodes. Policy set Within Tivoli Storage Manager, a policy object that contains a group of management class definitions that exist for a policy domain. At any one time there can be many policy sets within a policy domain but only one policy set can be active. ProLE The background process (UNIX or Linux) or service (Windows) controlling backup and restore operations of Data Protection for SAP. Recovery History File A recovery history file is created with each DB2 database and is automatically updated, for example, whenever one of the following operations is performed: v Backup of a database or tablespace v Restore of a database or tablespace v Rollforward of a database or tablespace v Alter of a tablespace v Load of a table v Drop of a table v Reorganization of a table v Update of table statistics Every DB2 backup operation includes a copy of the recovery history file. Remote backup Backup to a remote backup server.
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Remote backup server Backup server residing on a system different from that of the database server. Retention The amount of time, in days, that inactive files backed up or archived to a TSM server are kept by the backup server before they are deleted. Copy group attributes and default retention grace periods for the domain define retention. RMI Remote Method Invocation (Java)
Scratch volume A volume that is available for Tivoli Storage Manager use. The volume is either labeled, or blank or contains no valid data, and is not defined to Tivoli Storage Manager. Server configuration file See Administration Assistant Server component configuration file. Session Single TCP/IP connection between a Tivoli Storage Manager node and a Tivoli Storage Manager server. A TSM server may be configured to allow a number of sessions from a TSM node to the server in parallel over the same communication path. Shared library Shared library (UNIX) or dynamic link library (DLL, Windows) implementing the vendor API of DB2 for backup and restore solutions. Data Protection for SAP functionality is partly implemented as a shared library. SID The system identifier, a unique name of the SAP system, in respect to the database involved.
SAP Note Document containing service information provided by SAP. SAP Notes can be accessed (with an SAP user ID and password) at the SAP Service Marketplace: http://service.sap.com/ notes Scaling of tablespaces Resizing of tablespace containers during a redirected restore performed by the Backup Object Manager. As a result, all tablespace containers are allocated with their original size increased or decreased by a scaling factor. Tablespace scaling can be combined with normalizing. Scheduling client See Administration Assistant scheduling client. Server configuration file See Administration Assistant Server component configuration file. Session Single TCP/IP connection between a Tivoli Storage Manager node and a Tivoli Storage Manager server. A TSM server may be configured to allow a number of sessions from a TSM node to the server in parallel over the same communication path. Shared library Shared library (UNIX) or dynamic link library (DLL, Windows) implementing the vendor API of DB2 for backup and restore solutions. Data Protection for SAP functionality is partly implemented as a shared library. SID The system identifier, a unique name of the SAP system, in respect to the database involved.
Storage pool A storage pool is a named collection of storage volumes that are associated with one device class. Each storage pool represents a collection of volumes that are the same media type. For example, a storage pool that is associated with a device class for 8 mm tape contains only 8 mm tape volumes. Tablespace An abstraction of a collection of containers into which database objects are stored. A tablespace provides a level of indirection between a database and the tables stored within the database. Tablespace container A generic term describing an allocation of space to a tablespace. Depending on the tablespace type, the container can be a directory, device, or file. Tablespace Definition Information Data describing the physical layout of a database required by the Backup Object Manager redirected restore function. These data include information on all
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tablespaces and their associated tablespace containers. The TDI can be created at the end of a full database backup. TDI Tablespace Definition Information.
cartridge. Each volume is identified by a unique volume identifier. See database volume, scratch volume, and storage pool volume.
Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) IBM Tivoli Storage manager, a client/server program that provides policy-driven storage management to customers in a multivendor computer environment. Tivoli Storage Manager API A set of functions that applications running on a client platform can call to store, query, and retrieve objects from Tivoli Storage Manager storage. User exit The DB2 database manager can call a user exit program to store and retrieve log files and manage the location of archived log files, if the database configuration parameter userexit is activated. Using a user exit program to archive and retrieve log files enables the database for rollforward recovery. Validate In Tivoli Storage Manager, the process of ensuring that the active policy set contains a default management class and reports on copy group definition errors. Vendor API An interface provided by DB2 to which vendors are able to write compatible software libraries, which should be shared libraries. Thus, the DB2 process is able to issue commands to the Vendor API to write backup data to sequential storage (e.g., Tivoli Storage Manager) and read files from sequential storage. Vendor Environment File File used to communicate environment settings to DB2 to be passed on to the shared library. The name of the vendor environment file is passed to DB2 as a parameter of the DB2 backup database and restore database commands. Volume The basic unit of storage for the Tivoli Storage Manager database, recovery log, and storage pools. A volume can be an LVM logical volume, a standard file system file, a tape cartridge, or an optical
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accessibility features 231 activate policy set 60 adaptation of tablespace 108 Adaptive Computing Environment 51 Administration Assistant 93 administer users 13 administering userids 85 authorizing users 85 concepts 10 configuration tool 13 configure systems 13 configuring 85 customizing 13 Database Agent 10 Database component 10 installation planning sheets 151 Java 31 manage report templates 13 migration 36 monitor operations 13 overview 13 problem support 13 Server component 10 starting and stopping 87 threshold definitions 50 upgrading 36 view performance data 13 Web browser, remote method invocation 31 Administration Assistant client Java 31 prerequisites 31 setting up 48 verifying the installation 49 Administration Assistant database changing password for 88 Administration Assistant scheduling cient command line interface 13 Administration Assistant scheduling client prerequisites 31 setting up 49 Administration Assistant Scheduling Client creating reports from 86 Administration Assistant Server specifying 85 Administration Assistant Server component secure connection to clients 47 Administration Assistant Server component configuration file 12, 47, 49 Administration Assistant server-level components initial installation 32 installation planning 31 installing 32 prerequisites 31 uninstalling 32 Copyright IBM Corp. 1995, 2009 Administration Assistant server-level components (continued) upgrade installation 33 verifying the installation 49 administrative client 67 ADSMNODE profile keyword 132 alternate / parallel backup paths 101 alternate network paths and servers 100 alternate path 102 alternate/parallel backup paths example for availability 41 example for performance 41 reasons to use 18 alternate/parallel backup servers 102 example 3 for disaster recovery 42 archiving inactive data 18 authorizing Administration Assistant users 85 automating backup and archive operations 67 automation options alternate network paths and servers 102 backup version control 102 frontend/backend processing 102 messaging 102 multiple DB2 log file copies 70 multiple redo log copies 102 selectable management classes 102 availability improvements with alternate/parallel paths and servers 18, 102 with multiple DB2 Log Files 70 with multiple redo log copies 102 backup (continued) tape usage 17 terminating 18 version control 102 windows 9 Backup Object Manager 6 commands 123 troubleshooting 119 backup paths alternate/parallel 101 profile examples 18 backup scheduler IBM Tivoli Workload scheduler 67 SAP scheduler 67 Tivoli Storage Manager scheduler 67 UNIX or Linux crontab / Windows scheduler 67 Windows sample 68 backup server alternate/parallel 102 managing data 100 performance optimization 16 profile examples 18 backup status monitoring 93 backup strategy Sample 67 backup-archive client 1, 9, 10, 68 BACKUPIDPREFIX profile keyword 132 BRARCHIVE 5, 10, 106, 107 BRARCHIVEMGTCLASS profile keyword 102, 132 BRBACKUPMGTCLASS profile keyword 102, 132 BRRESTORE 5, 10 BUFFCOPY profile keyword 133 buffer copies 101 buffer size 102 BUFFSIZE profile keyword 133
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client options file 57, 64, 149 client system options file UNIX and Linux example 147 Windows example 149 client user options file UNIX and Linux example 146 client/server connection paths 18 cloning 78, 128 of a database 72 collocation 17, 106 Command Line Processor (CLP) 3 command syntax Backup Object Manager 123 CommonStore 9, 18 compression 16, 101 null block 102 Tivoli Storage Manager 102 when restoring 19 CONFIG_FILE profile keyword 133
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configuration files creation of 46 configuration matrix for Tivoli Storage Manager password settings 62, 63 copies of log files 70 copy group 60 crontab file example 130 scheduling backups with 67 custom SQL file 143 custom SQL file (sample) 145 customer support contact xv customization Administration Assistant 13
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data block 3, 4, 5 data compression and overall throughput 90 hardware vs. software 55, 57 null block 102 Tivoli Storage Manager 102 Data Protection for SAP architecture and properties 1 components 1 database utilities 1 installation planning sheets 150 installing 23 integration with Administration Assistant 2 integration with SAP 2 introduction 1 messages 157 migration 35 overview 1 profile keyword descriptions 131 keyword rules 131 migration 36 Windows sample 140 reporting 99 shared library 2, 4 upgrading 23, 35 Data Protection for SAP installation package 24, 149 Data Protection for SAP installation packages 24 Data Protection for SAP profile 131 Data Protection for Snapshot Devices 14 data throughput 91, 103 Database Server performance optimization 15 DB2 Single System View (SSV) backup 69 DB2 CommonStore for SAP 18 DB2 Failure Types 9 DB2 log files creating multiple copies 70 DB2 Log Manager 8, 10 DB2 vendor environment file sample 149 DB2 Version 8.2 Log Manager 10, 44 rules when using 44 DB2 Version 8.x 47
DB2_VENDOR_LIB 119 definition information sample 74 definitions 235 device class 16, 59, 134 disaster recovery example 3 for disaster recovery 42 with alternate/parallel paths and servers 18 disk layout 15 distributed file system 50 DMS 84 drill-down 92 DSMI_CONFIG 28 DSMI_DIR 28 DSMI_LOG 28
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messages logging of 102 migration Data Protection for SAP 35 of Administration Assistant 36 profile 36 monitoring Data Protection for SAP 13 mount points maximum number per node 61 node parameter maxnummp 61 multiple network paths 107 multiple paths 156 multiple redo log copies 102 multiple servers 105 when restoring 19 multiple sessions 101, 106 multiplexing 16, 107 when restoring 19 MULTIPLEXING profile keyword 107
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password handling (continued) configuration matrix (Windows) 63 manual generation 61 no password usage 61 set the password 62 PASSWORDREQUIRED profile keyword 135 path alternate 102 backup 101 performance analysis 93 performance monitoring 103 Administration Assistant 13 using sensors 104 performance optimization 91 Backup Server 16 by changing buffer size 101, 102 by compressing data 102 by multiplexing 90, 107 by setting up proper environment 101 by using multiple network paths 101, 107 example 2 41 by using multiple servers 101, 105 by using multiple sessions 101, 106 CPU power 15, 16 data transfer 100 dedicated backbone network 16 disk layout 15 general considerations 105 I/O paths 15 LAN-free backup 16 network bandwidth 16 options for 100 settings for the Tivoli Storage Manager 155 size of database 15 tuning 101 volume manager 15 permissions granting for Administration Assistant client 32 policy definition 60 domain 60 set 60 activate 60 policy file granting permissions for Administration Assistant client 32 printing reports 93, 99 problem determination describing problem for IBM Software Support xvi determining business impact for IBM Software Support xv submitting a problem to IBM Software xvi production system 78 productivity options backup status monitoring 93 managing data on the backup server 100 performance analysis 93 reporting 93 tracing 93 Index
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recovery time for 9 Recovery History File 4, 71, 72, 125, 126, 128 redirected restore 83 automatic mode 72 batch mode 76 interactive mode 77 plausibility checks 81 prerequisite 83 using Backup Object Manager 82 redo logs multiple copies 102 REDOLOG_COPIES 70 profile keyword 135 remote shares (Windows) implementing configuration files on 29 reports 93 creating 96 modifying the output 96 on backup performance 93 on failed actions 96 types 99 UNIX scheduling sample 145 using templates 86, 100 using the Administration Assistant Client 86, 99 Windows scheduling sample 146 restore database command 4 full restore 121 performance optimization multiplexing 107 redirected 76, 77, 83, 128 start in non-partitioned environment 71 start in partitioned environment 121 tablespaces 128 retention 17, 18, 19 RISC 6000 buffer pool settings 156 RL_COMPRESSION 101 RL_COMPRESSION profile keyword 102, 135
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sample Data Protection for SAP profile UNIX or Linux 137
sample Data Protection for SAP profile (continued) Windows 140 SAP (backup) scheduler 67 SAP-DB2 Administration Tools 2, 5 Scaling of tablespaces 110 scheduled batch backup Windows example 70 scheduling automatic backups 67 function of Tivoli Storage Manager 67 products 67 scheduling client command line interface 13 creating reports 86 prerequisites 31 setting up 49 scope of Data Protection for SAP 9 security settings authorizing Administration Assistant users 85 server installing Administration Assistant components 32 SERVER profile keyword 135 servers alternate 102 alternate/parallel 101 sessions multiple (parallel) 16, 17, 18, 41, 42, 90, 91, 101, 106, 107, 121, 134, 135, 136 single 17, 92 SESSIONS profile keyword 136 setting Tivoli Storage Manager passwords manually 61 shared library 4 SID 18, 27, 28, 40, 69, 113, 116, 118, 119, 121, 122, 131, 132, 150 simulating using USE_AT 136 Single System View (SSV) backup 69 snapshot devices 14 software compression vs. hardware compression UNIX or Linux 55 Windows 57 Software Support contact xv describing problem for IBM Software Support xvi determining business impact for IBM Software Support xv SP Switch buffer pool settings 156 specifying management classes 102 storage device setup Tivoli Storage Manager server 59 storage pool 58, 59, 102, 106, 107 definition 59 support information xiii SYSCATSPACE 111
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tablespace 6, 15, 69, 71, 72, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 134 automated adaptations 108 container 73 definition information 73, 84, 127 creation of 83 restore of 128 normalizing 76, 108 scaling 110 tape drives using hardware compression with 55, 57 tape usage for backups 17 TCP_ADDRESS profile keyword 136 TDP_DIR 27, 29, 119 template for creating reports 86 terminating the backup job 18 test system 78 threshold definitions via custom SQL file 143 Tivoli Storage Manager backup version control 134 backup scheduler 67 client software compression 57 configuration file customization 155 copy group 134 data compression 102 expiration function 134 management classes 102 network settings 155 options files 64 passwords 61 performance optimization 155 profile example for UNIX and Linux 146 profile example for Windows 146 scheduling function 67 Tivoli Storage Manager API client configuration 24 installation verification 31 Tivoli Storage Manager client configuration 54 configuration on UNIX or Linux 55 configuration on Windows 57 software compression 55 Tivoli Storage Manager passwords authentication off 61 automatic generation 62 configuration matrix to set keywords 62, 63 manual generation 61 Tivoli Storage Manager server adding 59 configuration 58 configuration, prerequisites 58 management classes 60 node definition 61 performance considerations 58 policy definition 60 storage device setup 59 storage pool definition 59 storing data on 17 Tivoli technical training xiii
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TRACE profile keyword 136 TRACEFILE profile keyword 136 TRACEMAX profile keyword 136 tracing 93 training, Tivoli technical xiii transaction rate of Data Protection for SAP 9 trimming the database 9 troubleshooting Backup Object Manager 119 IBM support 116 random problems 113 reproducible problems 113 TSM for Advanced Copy Services 14 tuning 101
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uninstalling Data Protection for SAP from UNIX 30 from Windows 30 UNIX or Linux crontab, backup scheduler 67 upgrading Data Protection for SAP 23, 26, 35 USE_AT profile keyword 136 user authorization for Administration Assistant 85 user exit 4, 5, 8 userids administering 85
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validate policy set 60 vendor API 3 vendor environment file 43, 44, 47, 115, 122 VENDOROPT configuration parameter 27, 29 verifying installation of the Administration Assistant 49 the Data Protection for SAP installation 30 the TSM API installation 31 volume 15, 58, 59, 70, 102 manager settings 15
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Web browser prerequisite for Administration Assistant 32 Windows, backup scheduler 67 with alternate/parallel paths and servers 18
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Chapter 1. Protection for SAP database servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 5. Configuring Data Protection for SAP for DB2 . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Chapter 8. Troubleshooting Data Protection for SAP for DB2 . . . . . 113

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151 155 155 156 156

Appendix A. Messages . . . . . . . 157

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Copyright IBM Corp. 1995, 2009

Copyright IBM Corp. 1995, 2009

Who Should Read This Publication

Tivoli Storage Manager publications

Getting technical training

Searching knowledge bases

Searching the Internet

Using IBM Support Assistant

Finding product fixes

Getting e-mail notification of product fixes

Contacting IBM Software Support

Setting up a software maintenance contract

Determine the business impact

Severity 2 Severity 3 Severity 4

Describe the problem and gather background information

Submit the problem to IBM Software Support

New for Data Protection for SAP Version 6.1

Chapter 1. Protection for SAP database servers

Data Protection for SAP for DB2 overview

Figure 1. Scope of Data Protection for SAP for DB2

Data Protection for SAP integration with SAP

Figure 2. Integration of Data Protection for SAP with DB2

DB2 command line processor

Figure 3. DB2 Backup Architecture

Chapter 1. Protection for SAP database servers

SAP BRARCHIVE and BRRESTORE administration tools

Figure 4. DB2 Log File Management

Chapter 1. Protection for SAP database servers

DB2 Backup Object Manager utility

Figure 5. Data Protection for SAP Backup Object Manager

Chapter 1. Protection for SAP database servers

DB2 Log Manager

Backup objects and types of failures

Figure 7. DB2 Backup Objects

Log file management

Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP

Figure 9. Example of an SAP Landscape

Administration Assistant function for Data Protection for SAP: Features

Chapter 1. Protection for SAP database servers

Database Server Considerations

Copyright IBM Corp. 1995, 2009

Backup Server Considerations

Storing data on a Tivoli Storage Manager server

Alternate or parallel backup paths and backup servers

Archiving Inactive Data

Restore versus Backup

Planning for using IBM HACMP for AIX

Figure 10. Sample Environment for HACMP Takeover

HACMP impact on Data Protection for SAP for DB2

Digital Signing of Executable Files for Windows Systems