My recommendation would be for archiving, then TSM will manage the tapes for you (and you can make copies, track them, restore them if one is damaged, etc)...
Backupset tapes are not managed and are one off - so you would need a business process to manage those tapes yourself, and if you loose a tape, then you've lost that data. I also hear that generating backupsets is a slow process (but then archiving resends the data over the network, so that might be just as slow?). Backupsets do have the benefit that they can be generated directly from the server (so no network transfer required), and can be used locally on the client. The answer should be influenced by the requirement from (or the commitment you have made to) the data owner... ...deon --- Have you looked at the A/NZ Tivoli User Group website? http://www.tuganz.org Deon George, IBM Tivoli Software Engineer, IBM Australia Office: +61 3 9626 6058, Fax: +61 3 9626 6622, Mobile: +61 412 366 816, IVPN +70 66058 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ibm.com/tivoli Paul Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 28/10/2003 06:52 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Archiving vs. Client Backup Sets What would be the preferred method for long term backup, possible restoration of Groupwise Mail. A monthly process to save the post offices for at least 24 months for possible restoration. Archiving directly to tape or creating a backup set to tape are long processes, I have approximately 14 servers w/post offices that range from 20 - 80 GB. Suggestions would be welcomed. Paul Roth Ohio State University Medical Center 614-293-6224
