Hi, would it not be possible to copy the primary pools from site A directly to a sequential pool in site B, by sharing robotics between A and B ? This would eliminate the need to establish server-to-server connections,
Ren� Lambelet Nestec S.A. / Informatique du Centre 55, av. Nestl� CH-1800 Vevey (Switzerland) *+41'21'924'35'43 7+41'21'924'28'88 * K4-117 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our site: http://www.nestle.com This message is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kyle Payne [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: TWO TSM SERVERS > > There are a few different ways to do this. > > 1) If you have Site A and Site B then with the right high speed > connection > you could backup the servers from Site A directory to 1 TSM server at Site > B. Of course this may not be feasible if you have more data to backup in > a > night then your window and the connection will allow. > > 2) If you truly want a copy at both sites then I would use a copy pool > but > by using virtual volumes. Your copy pool would use a server device class > that is pointing to the other site's TSM server. Then when you run your > storage pool backups they are put on the other TSM server. Note that when > you do this, in a disaster you will need to DR the Site A (or first) > server > at Site B. This is because the server that stores the data only > recognizes > it as archived objects through virtual volumes and not as real node date. > It is the DB from Server A that will distinguish this. > > Sure you could try something with exports and imports but you are right > that > doesn't make much sense. In reality the key to the Site A and Site B > working is the connection you have between them. > > Kyle Payne > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Eduardo Martinez > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 19:56 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: TWO TSM SERVERS > > > I have two TSM Servers. > Each one of them has a library attached. > They are on two different locations (lets say A and B) > > I want to backup all my clients in server A, but I also want to keep a > copy of those files on server B. > This is intended for redundancy purposes, and it is also intended to > avoid a courier carrying tapes among locations. > Is it possible to do this? > I've never worked with Virtual Volumes, and I dont know if they are the > solution for this schema. > I've also read about EXPORT and IMPORT data (also using Virtual > Volumes), but I think by doing this could be a very heavy process on a > daily basis, since Im going to export ALL data already backed up and > not only the changes. > I dont want to use Copy Storage Pools since I have to recreate first > all the tapes that could be destroyed and then restore. > Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance. > > > > ===== > "Do or Do Not, there is no try" > -Yoda. The Empire Strikes Back > > _______________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Messenger: Comunicacisn instantanea gratis con tu gente - > http://messenger.yahoo.es
