On Apr 19, 2005, at 7:28 AM, nghiatd wrote:
Can I use private tape if I incremental backup db. Not support backup db to one tape is too waste
One dbbackup per volume. See definitive statement in IBM TechNote 1153782.
TSM database backups are critical resources, and the intention is that each tape be immediately securable by removing from the library and securing in a vault or like safe place. And you don't want to have to deal with partial expiration and reclamation issues.
Where small libraries are an issue, the developers have provided the ability to use FILE type volumes. (You could even have an SATA drive running inside a safe as the destination of such backups.)
Richard Sims
