Sandra. You sound like you are usd to an old-style product like arcserve or backup-exec. TSM tapes don't work that way. TSM backs up far less data that traditional backup products, and its tapes don't come back on site until they are empty, which, especially for tapes created in the early part of an implementation, may well be years.
Make sure you are running regular expire inventory. Make sure that your copypools have a reasonable reclaim percentage set (I use 80%, others use as low as 50%) Buy more tapes. You will need them and they are not all that expensive. Skimping on tapes and tape library slots is a false economy. Oh, and I hope that you have at least two tape drives. Its very hard to use tsm without two drives as a minimum. Regards Steve. Steve Harris AIX and TSM Admin Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 28/09/2004 3:55:58 >>> Thanks R. i have this guide with me but i don't know i m lost somewhere. Like the questions are: 1- "how I can automate checkouts of copy storage pool tapes" 2- "when i bring back the tapes to onsite, and checkin into library would it reuse it for backup of primary stg. pool on these tapes or it would go for scratch volumes?" 3- "if i keep reuse delay of 3 then should i b able to use the tapes sent to offsite as scratch volumes or what?" Sandra CORP Rick Willmore wrote: > http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246844.pdf > > I also found a lot of the necessary details for DRM in the Administrator's guide. > http://sp81.msi.umn.edu:999/sys_manuals/tsm/aix/guide/a72agd02.htm > > If you want I can email the guide to you offlist. I just popped this guide link up > really quickly. > > R. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: please help -- DRM -- 3582 Library with 2 drives -- Need > assistance > > PLEASE I NEED ASISTANCE .. CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT OF THIS??? > > Sandra > > Sandra wrote: > > > Dear List, > > I have installed the TSM extended edition 5.2.2 with patch 5.2.2.5 and > > maintenance 5.2.3. I have Library setup and backups are being done on tapes in > > tape library. I am not running collocation. Operating system is Windows 2000 > > with SP-4. > > > > What I have done :? > > ***** > > I have checked in 6 tapes: > > 000001 000002 000003 000004 000005 000006 > > Currently backup is available on tape 000001, that is the only tape volume > > defined in LTOPOOL1. > > > > I have backedup LTOPOOL1 to CPPOOL1 with DRM setup. > > I have reuse delay of 3, that is I will reuse tape 000002 on 4th day from today. > > > > ****** > > > > What I want:? > > 1- How do I checkout tape 000002 to be taken to backup site? > > 2- How do I track back that I need to take volume 000002 to main site and reuse? > > That is how do i know the cycle of these tapes? > > > > 3- Does anyone have any DRM Plan, a small one so that I get to know the details > > of DAILY operations? > > > > I am confused with expire inventory process, how do I initiate it and when? > > > > Cheers, > > Sandra. *********************************************************************************** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return email. You should also delete this email and destroy any hard copies produced. ***********************************************************************************
