Consider submitting your summary to Mark Stapleton (an ADSM-L regular) who
already posts a monthly FAQ.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/12/2005
06:10:28:

> Maybe if I get time I could Summarize / Average all the repossesses and
start a FAQ?
>
> Charles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 7:05 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: How Many Backup Administrators to Data Backed Up?
>
>
> Here are my numbers.
>
> Up until recently, I was the only/main TSM administrator (i.e. I did 99%
> of the TSM "work") on 4-Production and 1-Test TSM servers.
>
> These TSM servers are on 3-platforms (1-zOS, 2-AIX, 1-Linux) using
2-Tape
> Libraries shared amongst all TSM servers (3494, LTO2) covering over
> 200-nodes and roughly 40TB of backup storage (over 3000 tapes across
both
> libraries).
>
> The clients cover most platforms supported by TSM (AIX, Linux, Netware,
> SGI, Windows, VAX/VMS, Solaris and about to add Mac).  TDP's of most
> flavors (Domino, MS-SQL, Oracle on both AIX and SUN).
>
> BTW, when it comes to TSM, I don't just do the administration of the TSM
> servers. In many cases, I am doing the client installs, as well.
>
> FWIW, TSM is only 40% of by "job duties" as defined in my job
description.
>
>
>
>
> "Hart, Charles" <charles.hart AT MEDTRONIC DOT COM>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 01/11/2005 02:58 PM
> Please respond to
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
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> To
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> Subject
> How Many Backup Administrators to Data Backed Up?
>
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>
> We are in the midst of our Annual Budget planning and know were are
> understaffed.  The question then is there a "Ratio" of Backup Data
> Maintained to number of Backup Administrators?  A few of us have googled
> and Gartnered, and come up with nothing.  Has anyone on this list seen
> such a thing?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Charles