If your go no-go decision for TSM is just this one server, is it the only one to backup? If so, then maybe TSM is not the best product. Not for backing up a single server.
Either way, you've not given us enough detail. We don't even know your backup window. On 4 Feb 2014 20:31, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > If I can´t finish the backup inside the backup window, I might decide > against TSM > As stated above, you mean large quantities of small files should not > go direct to tape; then it will be relatively slow, it should be send to > disk, then migrate to tape, using journal backup or image backup should do > the job > > -mad > > > On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Sergio O. Fuentes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Also, if you do image-level backups of 600GB to LTO6 via a large-enough > > network link (>1Gbps), you should be able to get a fast enough backup, > and > > object size doesn't factor. You can also turn on journaling if on > Windows > > or Linux or AIX, and you can do incrbydate. Lots of options. We'll need > > more info on your backup requirements. Any backup product with 16kb > files > > in a 600GB filesystem will perform poorly, if that product catalogs all > > objects in that filesystem. I suppose your IBM rep is covering his > bases. > > > > SF > > > > On 2/4/14 5:17 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >Dears, > > > > > >Our local IBM agent, has staed in his offer the following: > > >"Please note if you have any application with large size more than > > >600GB, > > >and contain small files with size less than 16kb, the backup will be > slow > > >through TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recover 6TB via > > >TS3200 LTO6" > > > > > >Can you please confirm the above? > > > > > >BR > > >-mad > > >
