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Yes, I am very new to storage, very very new. An upgrade is been done to one of the systems I’m working on. A Websphere programmer needs me to enable( assumming its disabled )the functionality of HSM to use DFSMSdss in a seperate address space by adding the command SETSYS DSSXMMOD(Y) into the HSM startup.…

Has anyone ever been able to install Backup Exec NDMP using BlueArc Titan systems

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A quick and important update on our Panasonic flatscreen contest and the nominations process — we will be giving away five (5) $20 Amazon.com gift cards at random to members who nominate someone in the community feedback form here. Thanks!

Our AS400 (9406-250 V5R1) has notified us that its 2763 i/o adapter card (raid controller) has failed and should be replaced and also mentions replacing the cache battery pack. I can buy refurbished parts that match the IBM part numbers, but my question is… is it simply a matter of locating and replacing the parts…

Our AS400 (9406-250 V5R1) has notified us that its 2763 i/o adapter card (raid controller) has failed and should be replaced and also mentions replacing the cache battery pack. I can buy refurbished parts that match the IBM part numbers, but my question is… is it simply a matter of locating and replacing the parts…

Any data would be helpful. Basically for use in additional staff justification.

I was searching for a long time for a simple tool which can tell us the controller throughput of any SAN environment. Its necessary for every Storage engineer to have this utility to cross verify the subsystem we buy. Ofcourse the vendor will have the tool or LAB benchmark for the same. But those will…

I was searching for a long time for a simple tool which can tell us the controller throughput of any SAN environment. Its necessary for every Storage engineer to have this utility to cross verify the subsystem we buy. Ofcourse the vendor will have the tool or LAB benchmark for the same. But those will…

Hello all, I have a ghost 8 boot disk that I would like to extract in order to add more files to the disk. When I extract the files off the disk, they are compressed in .bin files. Is there anyway to decompress .bin files? It would be much nicer for me to extract the…

I have to move an IB< 3494 from one location to another. Do I have to fix the tape heads or is parkign them enough to ensure safe transit?

I have to move an IB< 3494 from one location to another. Do I have to fix the tape heads or is parkign them enough to ensure safe transit?

As we implement SVC and migrate servers, we are trying to learn how to best use TPC reporting capabilities to get in front of capacity planning and trending. The vendor has not been able to produce a TPC SME and we don’t yet have access to the TPC shadow server the vendor is providing for…

Hi, I have BRMS for [strong]Backup Management [/strong]and[strong] [/strong]IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library for [strong]tape management[/strong].I have few questions regarding these 2 technologies: 1.Under normal circumstances the tape configuration is as follows: Description Status TAPMLB03   VARIED ON TAP03         VARIED OFF When I have to take the backup or restore,do I have to vary on…

N5200-G20 and he is planning for adding an ADIC iScalar2000 LTO4 Library by direct attached (without FC switch), do you have experience with this type of setup? If so, didi you configure it and is the FC direct attach supported for ADIC iScalar2000? Also have you used and is there tape support file (TCF file)…

BackupExec 12.5 is returning this cryptic error: Backup- \<servername>C:V-79-57344-33928 – Access is denied. I am running in the context of the domain administrator and have full access to the drive in question. Any advice?

Does anyone know how to configure Backup Exec 11D so the software will expire and overwrite the img directory?

Which Storage-over-distance options are suitable for two sites that are 2,000 KM apart?