I go a step further - I want the ability to cut two matching copies of the 
database backup to two tapes simultaneously. I'm currently running two backups 
back-to-back, but I'm unable to have sessions disabled for 40 minutes, so they 
are NOT identical backups.

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Wanda Prather
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 2:24 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Dear Tuscon

I agree.  I want my TSM DB backup on the MOST RELIABLE MEDIA/DEVICE I CAN
GET.
If you EVER need that DB backup tape, it's because you are already in deep
do-do, and in a hurry to fix it.  The last thing you'll want to deal with is
the risk of encountering an I/O error on a DB restore...

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:05 PM, David E Ehresman
<deehre01 AT louisville DOT edu>wrote:

> Gee. Our 3592 tapes cost somewhere around 100 dollars.  We keep 5 days
> worth of TSM DB backups.  $500 is real cheap in order to keep a copy of our
> most important DR resource on our most reliable backup medium.
>
> David Ehresman
> University of Louisville
>
> >>> Nick Laflamme <dplaflamme AT GMAIL DOT COM> 3/20/2009 10:39 AM >>>
> My heart leapt when my RSS reader presented me an article in the TSM
> udpates feed from IBM with the heading, "Keeping more than one TSM
> server database backup on a tape." As I'm implementing a new server
> using 3592 drives, I haven't been happy with my options for this
> particular issue. Maybe, I thought, I was about to learn something of
> immediate use and high value!
>
> My heart sank when I read the actual article, which might be
> paraphrased as, "Sorry, Charlie, too risky."
>
> Back to asking for some LTO drives just for small, inexpensive tapes
> for DB backups.
>


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