Thanks to Zoltan for pointing out the new backup/log requirements with TSM 6.1
I've looked at the doc, and it doesn't explicitly say one way or the other - Does each DB backup still require a separate tape? If so this has significant ramifications for sites with small libraries or ones close to capacity. eg a small site might use a TS3200 with LTO4s and without sufficient log space this could double the number of tapes in use. 4 tapes to offsite per day (3 db +1 data) will also impact on tape handling as there are only 3 IO slots normally available on a TS3200 and often no dedicated operations staff. It seems like a bad idea to me, not only sqeezing out small users, but also bigger users who might have a few small sites, and are then required to consider a different product for them with all the consequences of that. Looks like I'd better brush up on those Backup-Exec skills. :) Steve Steven Harris TSM Admin Sydney Australia