From: Mario Behring [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I have the following environment: > TSM Server 5.1.5.2 running on a W2k Server SP3 machine > LTO 3581 L17 autoloader with 1 drive and 7 slots > 200GB each tape (1.4TB total) > > The following scenario is required: > Daily backup with the possibility to restore files 30 days old. > Tapes should be sent to a vault everyday and no tape > should ever be at the site (unless there is two of each I > guess - a copy) > > What do you guys consider that should be the best > backup/restore scenario (policies), considering that there is > only one drive, to require less reclamation operations ?
You're never going to be able to reclaim a copy storage pool, and you'll have to use a chunk of disk for a disk-based reclamation pool for the primary pool. Do yourself a *big* favor. Find a way to wangle a two-drive library. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Berbee Information Networks Office 262.521.5627
