Thanks for all the good info so far. Here are some more details on our environment:
We will initially be backing up 22 nodes, all of which will be a mix of Windows NT and 2000 file servers. One will be SQLServer on W2K and one will be Domino 6 on W2k. We also want to look at backing up Macintosh design systems as well as laptops/PCs for power users. Overall, a total of about 1T will be backed up with approximately 50-75GB written to tape daily. We'd like to keep about 4 to 5 file versions on disk as well. Some of the nodes are local to the data center but many will be pulled accross the WAN (frame relay, 512k). Our local Tivoli rep ran the numbers and told us it shouldn't be a problem. We haven't purchased any hardware yet for TSM, as management wants to be sure we pick the right combination. I am leaning towards TSM server running on Win2000 because of our current in-house expertise. We are excited about the capabilities of TSM combined with an estimated $100k savings over the next year in hardware replacement costs alone. Mark Cini Systems Administrator CorrFlex Display & Packaging "Kamp, Bruce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/11/2003 05:24 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: New to TSM How large of an envirnment are you going to back up? I have about 200 nodes (AIX, NT/2000 & Netware) backing up about 200Gig a night & am using an IBM M80 with 4 3590 E1A's (soon to be 6 H1A's)....... Bruce Kamp -----Original Message----- From: Mark Cini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 5:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New to TSM Hello all. We are in the process of ditching our current BackupExec/ArcServe setup in favor of a central TSM environment. We have decided to expand our existing 3494 tape library (additional frame w/ 2 3590 drives, SCSI) but haven't selected the hardware/operating system for the TSM server. These are our options: Dell 2600/Win2000 pSeries/AIX iSeries820/PASE Any recommendations for one system over another for the TSM server? The Win2000 option would be the cheapest but would it cause headaches down the road? thanks, Mark Cini Systems Administrator CorrFlex Display & Packaging
