except for all of the contention for tapes... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Smoldt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:08 AM Subject: Re: Backup to multiple tape simultaneously
> Although it is very easy to start a dsmc restore <filesystem> for each > filesystem and do parallel restores today. > > Bill Smoldt > STORServer, Inc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > ARhoads > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Backup to multiple tape simultaneously > > > 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
