Over here, management wants to keeps all servers for six years; even decommissioned servers without any useful data on them.
When our 3584L32 (LTO1) was nearly full, we decided to "archive" (move nodedata) old nodes to a primary storage pool outside the library to be kept on shelves. > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Orin Rehorst > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 09:15 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Library out of space. Time for disks? > > Trying the overflow approach until I get more storage. > > When TSM requests a mount from overflow, what command do you use to > insert it back into the library? > > TIA > Orin Rehorst > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Library out of space. Time for disks? > > Ummmmmmm....................Buy more tapes ? > > We ran for a long, long time with over 400 tapes assigned to a 3583-L72. > > Yes, it is an administration headache, but it works (and is much cheaper > than buying a disk farm). > > But, if you have the money for a disk farm, go for it. Really depends > upon your needs > > > > Orin Rehorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > 10/16/2006 11:01 AM > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > [ADSM-L] Library out of space. Time for disks? > > > > > > > Our IBM 3583 tape lib is out of space. > > What do you think of this idea? > > Acquire disk-based appliance i.e. 3 TB. Use it for primary. Use 3583 for > off site tapes only. > > Please advise. > > TIA > > Orin Rehorst
