Hi there

As William says, TSM does not offer the LAN-free backup to a diskpool...

except if you are using IP over FC (over your SAN), and moreover you 
"only" need a licence for a "Managed system by LAN".

rv

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Vibhute, Bandu [mailto:BVibhute AT BAKING.BESTFOODS DOT COM]
> Envoyé : mercredi 18 avril 2001 00:22
> À : ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Objet : Re: LAN Free Backup to Diskpool
> 
> 
> Hi William,
> 
> Tivoli doesn't allow to use diskpools for LAN free backup. At 
> least this
> feature is not available in 4.1 version. The Tivoli 
> implementation of SAN
> allows to share tape devices. Backup data directly moves from 
> Tivoli storage
> agent to tape and metadata is stored in server through LAN. 
> If you want to
> use Diskpool then backup data has to go through LAN. May be 
> you have to
> design different LAN segment for passing backup data over 
> LAN. This will
> backup operations will not interfere normal network 
> operations. This will
> help you achieve LAN Free backup + use disk pools on server. More
> information is found at following link
> http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/pubs/v4pubs/v1_html/
> aix/msyssan/an
> rcst09.htm
> 
> -Bandu
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Mansfield [mailto:WMansfield AT SOLUTIONTECHNOLOGY DOT COM]
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:48 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: LAN Free Backup to Diskpool
> 
> 
> Does anybody know whether it is/will be possible to do LAN 
> Free backup to a
> server diskpool?  The disk pool in question is SAN attached to the TSM
> server, and the SAN could be extended to the client.  Also, 
> when will the
> Backup/Archive clients for NT, AIX, etc be enabled for LAN Free?
> 
> 
> 
> _____________________________
> William Mansfield
> Senior Consultant
> Solution Technology, Inc
> 
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