Only problem there is that your large restore will be single threaded (until 5.1 -- maybe).
Steffan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Boyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:33 AM Subject: Re: Backup to multiple tape simultaneously > Sounds like a mangement nightmare! (no offense intended) > > Why not just specify a RESOURCEUTILIZATION > 2 in the DSM.OPT file and > update the nodes' MAXNUMMP value accordingly to get multiple backup streams. > The way I understand it and have seen it on Windows boxes, TSM will start a > backup session for each drive..resource depending. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > ARhoads > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Backup to multiple tape simultaneously > > > William, > > I've configured multiple clients, each with its own DSM.OPT and unique > NODENAME and separate INCLUDE_EXCLUDE files so each node backed-up a unique > portion of the file systems. > > Steffan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sascha Askani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:01 AM > Subject: Re: Backup to multiple tape simultaneously > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William SO Ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 6:41 AM > > Subject: Backup to multiple tape simultaneously > > > > > > > Based on my understanding, TSM does not support simultaneously write to > > > multiple tape, i.e. I want to write to multiple tapes during backup. If > I > > > want to work around this limitation, can I do the followings : > > > > > > Install another instance on the TSM server. Configure the new TSM > server > > > to backup the same set of files. Start the backup at once for this two > > TSM > > > servers. So one TSM server will backup to one drive, the other will > > backup > > > the next drive. > > > > Wouldn't just do setting MAXRESOURCEUTIL on the client to a higher value > > accomplish the same ? > > Correct me if I'm wrong. > > > > Greetings > > > > Sascha
