Category: Storage

How to backup SQL logs and truncate them in BE 2012


This article is quoted from http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/how-backup-sql-logs-and-truncate-them-be-2012If your SQL database is set to Full Recovery Mode, it maintains transaction logs.  If these logs are not truncated from time to time, they will grow and eventually fill up your disk.  BE will warn you that you need to truncate your log.V-79-40960-37914 - Database database_name is configured to … Continue reading How to backup SQL logs and truncate them in BE 2012 →

TSM Dynamic Volume


In my previous post, I created a few fixed volumes for the backup pool in my TSM sandbox. In some scenarios, you may find it is flexible to use the dynamic volumes. In my TSM sandbox, I will configure the dynamic volumes to use the four 50G drives (G, H, I, J). 1) Update the device … Continue reading TSM Dynamic Volume →

TSM Service Logging


The TSM service logging is disabled by default. If for some reason, the TSM service can not be started. You can turn the service logging on for troubleshooting. Set HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\ADSM\CurrentVersion\Server\Server1\Service\LogOutputToFile to 1 (enable) or 2 (disable)

TSM 6.3: Backup VMware VM with Physical RDM or Independent Disks


When deploy some application servers which require a high IO performance (like Exchange, Database server) on VMware ESXi, It is common to place the data on the physical RDM (Raw Device Mapping). To backup such VM, you have to explicitly tell TSM to exclude the physical RDM and independent disks from the backup. Otherwise, the … Continue reading TSM 6.3: Backup VMware VM with Physical RDM or Independent Disks →

TSM 6.3: Something You Should Know Before Changing VM Display Name


Please be cautious with changing the Virtual Machine’s display name in vCenter if you are using TSM for VE.  These are something you should be aware of: 1) TSM uses the VM display name as the identity of each target VM. This means if you rename a virtual machine’s display name in vCenter, TSM will … Continue reading TSM 6.3: Something You Should Know Before Changing VM Display Name →