[SAC] dsmc - tivoli backup system on osgeo1

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:55:29 -0600
Howard Butler <hobu.inc at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> On Nov 19, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> 
> > Folks,
> > 
> > I am increasingly convinced that the automated backup done by dsmc
> > on osgeo1 is responsible for the IO contention that leads to service
> > unavailability on a fairly frequent basis.
> > 
> > I would like to disable these backups for a couple weeks to see if
> > it helps a lot.  We have never used the backups and most service
> > data is backed up by other mechanisms anyways.
> > 
> > Thoughts?  If there are no objections raised here in a couple days
> > I might just go ahead and do it.
> > 
> > Also, does anyone know how to manage this service?  Do I need to
> > file a ticket with peer1?
> 
> + 1 Assuming we have documented by-hand or existing backup solutions
> for all of our services that are currently assuming tivoli's doing
> their backup (ldap?, databases?, htdocs directories?, trac config

Yes, you have to file a ticket to discuss this with them.  It would be
good to let them know since I get a note from their automated
systems every time their backup system cannot be contacted from their
end.