John, I think you meant to reply to Jerome, My message was just pointing him to the Admin Guide. Doug
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Schneider, John Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: TSM and single LTO2 drive Doug, I set up a TSM environment at a remote office with a desktop PC as the server and a single 8MM tape drive as the only tape, and about 200GB of disk space (not that I am recommending this as design goal, mind you!). It backed up 6 servers each night, and I had a secretary in that office who received the requests for tape mounts during the day for the backup stgpools and reclamations. I set up an icon on her desktop which would bring up the administrator's window in "-console" mode so she could see the mount requests. So yes, it can be done, but it takes somebody willing to swap multiple tapes during the day. One thing I would suggest is that you don't use a scratch pool. If you do it that way, then your tape operator has to go looking at your storage pools every day to figure out which tapes are now scratches, because TSM will ask the operator to mount a scratch tape. Instead, label your tapes and then define them into the storage pool you want them in. I have found that makes it much easier for your tape operator to do her job. TSM always asks for a specific tape to be mounted, instead of asking for a scratch tape, and the tape operator just does what she is requested to do, without having to understand a lot about the process. Having said that, are you sure you can't afford a smallish tape library with more than one drive in it? They really aren't that expensive, are they? If you consider your tape operator's time, it should be possible to justify a small tape library. Best Regards, John D. Schneider Phone: 314-364-3150 Cell: 314-750-8721 Email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thorneycroft, Doug Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM and single LTO2 drive Yes you can, see "Reclaiming Volumes in a Storage Pool with One Drive" in the Admin Guide. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Jerome Alet Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 2:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: TSM and single LTO2 drive Hi, I'd like to know if it's possible to use TSM in an environment with only a single LTO2 tape drive and a few TB of hard disk space. In particular I'd like to know how tape reclamation could be done, or if it can be done at all. Thanks in advance Jerome Alet This e-mail contains information which (a) may be PROPRIETARY IN NATURE OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW FROM DISCLOSURE, and (b) is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are notified that reading, copying or distributing this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately.
