I have been experimenting with a virtual tape library connected to TSM
(Windows 2k3 5.1.6.3 server)

 

All seems to work perfectly and TSM is none the wiser. However, The
maximum cartridge size in this virtual library is 2GB. I am currently
using LTO1 and getting upto 100 times this amount of data on one tape.

My database is 56GB and I currently have approx 600 volumes

 

My question is.. if I were to move to a virtual library and had to
increase the number of my volumes by up to 10 times

What impact would this have on my database ?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Jon Evans

Storage Consultant

KBR