On Wednesday 28 May 2003 17:22, Pothula S Paparao wrote: > Hi all, > Is it possible to restrict client to backup only 2 gb of data to TSM > server, without defining storage pool per user. We are planing to install > 3000 clients to TSM. if we dont have this restriction set , users may > throw junk in to my TSM server and may endup no space. Pls post your > comments. reply in this regard is highly appriciated.
Sreekumar, The short answer is "No", there is no supported way to do this. Do you envision a "soft" or a "hard" quota? Do you want to *stop* the users from sending any more backups once they reach the quota? Perhaps the best answer (soft quota) is to charge-back the cost of storing backups in TSM. Maybe use a sliding scale, the first 2 Gb is free, then charge per Mb past that point? Or (hard quota) run a script every day that locks the account of any client using over 2 Gb of storage. That should be easy to script, and will get the users attention! (Maybe not in a good way though...) One problem with locking their accounts (hard quota) is how do you expect the user to _reduce_ their existing backup occupancy? It's going to hang around until the data would normally expire. I like the charge-back option, as it still lets people perform essential backups, and will hopefully fund any upgrades needed to cope with TSM's rampant popularity. :) Regards, Steven P. -- Steven Pemberton Mobile: +61 4 1833 5136 IBK (Senetas) Office: +61 3 9820 5811 Senior Enterprise Management Consultant Fax: +61 3 9820 9907
