> Sounds like a mangement nightmare! (no offense intended)
>
> Why not just specify a RESOURCEUTILIZATION > 2 in the DSM.OPT file and
> update the nodes' MAXNUMMP value accordingly to get multiple backup
streams.
> The way I understand it and have seen it on Windows boxes, TSM will start
a
> backup session for each drive..resource depending.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> ARhoads
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:21 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Backup to multiple tape simultaneously
>
>
> William,
>
> I've configured multiple clients, each with its own DSM.OPT and unique
> NODENAME and separate INCLUDE_EXCLUDE files so each node backed-up a
unique
> portion of the file systems.
>
> Steffan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sascha Askani" <se7en_t_2 AT GMX DOT NET>
> To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Backup to multiple tape simultaneously
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "William SO Ng" <ngwso AT HK1.IBM DOT COM>
> > To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 6:41 AM
> > Subject: Backup to multiple tape simultaneously
> >
> >
> > > Based on my understanding, TSM does not support simultaneously write
to
> > > multiple tape, i.e. I want to write to multiple tapes during backup.
If
> I
> > > want to work around this limitation, can I do the followings :
> > >
> > > Install another instance on the TSM server.  Configure the new TSM
> server
> > > to backup the same set of files.  Start the backup at once for this
two
> > TSM
> > > servers.  So one TSM server will backup to one drive, the other will
> > backup
> > > the next drive.
> >
> > Wouldn't just do setting MAXRESOURCEUTIL on the client to a higher value
> > accomplish the same ?
> > Correct me if I'm wrong.
> >
> > Greetings
> >
> > Sascha