Yeah,

What about the client who thinks TSM backups up the same file every
night even though it's not been updated. Or who want's a restore on a
(specific) file from 6 months ago on a specific date even though that
file has been updated 18 times and doesn't understand the a Retention
Policy, Versioning or Expiration even after explantion.

(The server keeps the inactive versions of the file until their number
grows bigger than those allowed by the server policy.)

Clark, Margaret wrote:

My favorite is the customer who believes their every backup is on their own 
private tape, and will we just send it to them?
- Margaret Clark, San Diego Data Processing

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Curtis Preston
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 2:49 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] Top 20 (or so) misunderstood things about TSM

Hey there, folks!  I'm working very hard on my next book, which will have some 
product-specific information in it.  I'm covering multiple products, so I won't 
go TOO deep on individual products, but I'd like to do my best to cover 
misunderstood or frequently asked topics for each major product.  I figured 
that no one would know better than this list which topics people tend to get 
confused.

What topics do you think should go on that list?  (I've got my personal 
preferences, but I don't want to prejudice your thoughts.)  What are the top 
5/20/30 things about TSM that you think people get wrong?

TIA

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W. Curtis Preston
Backup Blog @ www.backupcentral.com
VP Data Protection, GlassHouse Technologies