>My TSM database is currently about 220GB, 98% utilized and growing
>steadily.  It hasn't posed a serious problem, other than having to throw
>disk at it.  Backup takes 1.5 - 2 hours to LTO2 tape.

Our tsm databases are about half this.  As they've grown we've been able to
scale the server to keep
things running well - except expiration.   On our biggest tsm server we run
expiration around the
clock.  We run it for 4 hours, then  cancel it for about 15 min to unpin
the log, then start it back up for
another 4 hours.  Doing this, it is taking 2-3 days to perform a full
expiration.  This is on a very well
stripped emc disk subsystem.

How long does your expiration run and how have you managed it?


Thanks

Rick



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