Re: Restore system to different hardware -- MIDRANGE-L

Jim,
We are using the IBM offering for virtual optical for images in the IFS
(IBM Content Manager) as well. We've got over a million docs, millions of
images, plus a large application set (insurance co). Since it's vendor
software that writes the DLO, it's the upgrade or replacement of that set
that will solve our DLO issue.

But all of this is not the original question... in reference to a Restore 21

At the point of adding the disk to ASPs (we have 4 - ...lots of DLO) I
assume the restore process does not know there were 4 ASPs of xxx size,
and we have to remind the vendor to set them up.

Is this a correct assumption?

Jim Franz

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 10:10 AM, <JWGrant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi All
When it comes time to replace the DLO file system check this out
We too were using the DLO for a VERY LARGE document repository
(300 million plus objects) with multiple asps to store DLO's and
converted
them to the IFS file system and an iasp along with IBM Rochester's Lab
Tool kit for virtual optical library support
[1]
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/management/storage/optical.html
It's a lab services offering
Was not too keen at first with this option for archive documents but It
It works really well.
Jim
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> On Jul 31, 2015, at 9:55 AM, Jim Franz <franz9000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Rob,
> The limit of DLO objects in an ASP is approximately 349,000. We have 4
ASPs
> to cover our docs.
> We are running vendor software that still uses DLO (on the schedule to
> replace), but it's a multi year effort to replace a major app. This
is a
> large and complex and very integrated system that is still carrying a
lot
> of baggage we legally have to keep. There is no "we can do without".
The
OS
> still supports it.
> This is a major DR vendor, we have run a dozen tests over the years,
but
> this is first where the ASPs exist, and we have new hardware
configuration.
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 9:27 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > What are the usual reasons for ASP's? (not iASP)
> > - Having journal receivers in an area separate from the data
libraries?
> > - ???
> > Maybe at a DR center that's one of those things you just 'do
without'
in
> > order to get restored in a timely fashion. Sometimes you make
sacrifices.
> > So, maybe they make no concessions for such niceties.
> > Also keep in mind that a DR center 'may' have totally different
disk.
For
> > example your shop may be running on 35GB or smaller drives and they
are
> > running on 700+GB drives so there's no way on God's green earth
they're
> > going to carve up numerous 700+GB drives for some shop that may only
total
> > 500GB of disk.
> > And it's also quite possible that your partition may be a guest
under
some
> > host.
> >
> > Why do you need multiple ASP's? Is there a system limitation to the
> > number of DLO's in a single ASP? If so, chalk this up to yet
another
> > reason we've been giving people for years to stop using QDLS and all
of
> > it's many issues and start using other directories. I'm not saying
the
> > migration will be painless.
> >
> > Here's a recent sports tweet that I got:
> >
> > If it matters to you,
> > Then you'll find a way.
> > If it doesn't,
> > Then you'll find an excuse.
> >
> > Rob Berendt
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> >
> >
> > From: Jim Franz <franz9000@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 07/31/2015 09:07 AM
> > Subject: Restore system to different hardware
> > Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> >
> > Planning a DR test where we will restore large system to a vendor's
> > recovery center system.
> > Previous year instructions (by prev employee) indicate the DR
provider
> > will
> > use our Save 21 tape to load up through disk configuration.
> > At the point of adding the disk to ASPs (we have 4 - ...lots of
DLO) I
> > assume the restore process does not know there were 4 ASPs of xxx
size,
> > and we have to remind the vendor to set them up.
> >
> > Is this a correct assumption?
> >
> > In memos for the contract I keep specifying 4 ASPs with the size and
get
> > back a summary response with only Total Disk size.
> > I'm not the direct contact, and do not want to be surprised.
> >
> > Jim Franz
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