Re: 3 Generation (GFS) Backup Schedule setup using TSM

Hi, Question: 19 copies of the "same" data. Each copy 500GB. Tape library used a storage. Would like a cheaper solution. Let's start:19*500GB is 9½TB. Disk drives are up to 6TB today. The data will fit in 2 disk drives - without using dedup and compression.

3 Generation (GFS) Backup Schedule setup using TSM

Hello Andreas, sorry to hear tat this sort of thing is still happening this century... Have you had a look at container pools and dedup? It would ease the storage-side pain quite a bit, with drawbacks in taking copies to tape. I have been testing the dedup + compression feature, an apart from

Re: 3 Generation (GFS) Backup Schedule setup using TSM

On Tue, 6 Dec 2016, Ryder, Michael S wrote: Sorry, backing up into a TSM Server with TSM Storage Pools and TSM Tape Library. Andreas What are you backing up to? tape? disk? purpose-built storage like a Data Domain? Mike Best regards, Mike

Re: 3 Generation (GFS) Backup Schedule setup using TSM

What are you backing up to? tape? disk? purpose-built storage like a Data Domain? Mike Best regards, Mike , x7942 RMD IT Client Services On Tue, Dec 6,

3 Generation (GFS) Backup Schedule setup using TSM

Hello TSM B/A experts out there, for a new project there is a Backup/DR requirement for a 3 Generation Backup also called Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS). We cannot rewrite the requirements, they are set! I have discussed with several colleagues, they suggested a daily incremental, 4 or 5x