To explain further.

If "a single node" has backed up 700GB it looks to me like it is impossible
to force multiple processes to an offsite pool unless somehow part of the
data is on tape and part on disk. If that data is exclusively one either one
it looks like we're forced with a single process writing to the copy pool
going offsite.

If I'm wrong, and I have been before, I hope someone can explain how to
force it if possible.

Thanks,

Geoff Gill
TSM Administrator
PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator
SAIC M/S-G1b
(858)826-4062
Email: geoffrey.l.gill AT saic DOT com



-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Schaub, Steve
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:16 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: multiple tape processes for offsite volumes

Geoff,

Which specific process are you referring to?  I'm assuming you arent
talking about backup stg, which has had a multi-process option forever.

Steve Schaub
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-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Gill, Geoffrey L.
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:24 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] multiple tape processes for offsite volumes

One of the issues I have had with TSM is the inability for it to run
multiple processes from a single disk storage pool to a pool designated
to go offsite. With 5.3 out I was wondering if that has changed, haven't
seen anything yet to think not but maybe I missed it, or if we're still
stuck with this. Sending 1.5TB of data offsite each day, when it was
smaller was fine, using a single thread now doesn't work well.



If it is the case does anyone know if IBM has plans to implement that
anytime soon?



Thanks,



Geoff Gill

TSM Administrator

PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator

SAIC M/S-G1b

(858)826-4062

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