Richard,

I'm mainly concerned about the Offsite volumes. We have a small library
(IBM 3583) and a limited budget, so I was hoping for a simple
work-around to this issue. Never mind - I guess we'll just have to live
with it.

Best Regards,
   =Adrian=


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Sims
Sent: 04 February 2009 13:05
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Can mixed incremental/selective backups be used to
consolidate "offsite" data?

Adrian -

The key word "collocation" does not appear in your question.  That's the
architectural solution to keeping related data together.
Collocation is conventionally used for onsite volumes, but not for
offsite volumes, given the substantial tape management complications
that would occur with partially filled volumes: offsite volumes are
usually not collocated, for that reason - but could be.

   Richard Sims

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