Here is a technote that might help with some of what you want: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21433016
It contains a sample "as-is" Powershell script that you can modify to meet your specific needs. Please keep in mind the current best practices that are shown in the User's Guide. Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 07/19/2011 03:31:28 PM: >> From: "Sheridan, Peter T." <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Date: 07/19/2011 03:37 PM >> Subject: TSM and Exchange 2010 >> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> >> >> I know that there has been much discussion about this topic but was >> wondering if anybody has a step-by-step guide or an IBM Redbook to >> reference for using TSM to backup/restore Exchange 2010. I have read the >> users guide and am still quite confused. >> >> My main confusion deals with how NOT to get multiple backups of the same >> database that can reside on difficult physical machines in a DAG >> configuration. Do you have to define a separate schedule and node name >> for each DB in a DAG and only backup the passive (or active copy) ? So, >> if I have a four node DAG with four databases in the following >> configuration: >> >> S1 S2 S3 S4 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> DB1 (A) DB1 (P) DB2 (A) DB2 (P) >> DB3 (P) DB3 (A) DB4 (P) DB4 (A) >> >> >> Do you create eight node names: S1, S2, S3, S4, DB1, DB2, DB3, and DB4. >> To get only one copy of DB1 backed up, run one schedule on S1 to backup >> Passive copy of DB1 and similar schedule on S2 to backup passive copy of >> DB2. Each night you will run two attempts but only get the passive copy >> even though you do not know what physical server it resides. Was also >> wondering if you need to run the schedules at different times since you >> will be trying to backup the same TSM nodename from 2 different physical >> servers ? >> >> Difficult to explain but hope it makes sense. My goal is to only backup >> the passive copy of a DB even though that DB can reside on either >> physical server S1 or S2. Plus, any instructions to setup TDP for >> exchange 2010. >> >> Thanks Pete. >> >> Thanks Pete. >> >>
