I only have one TSM server - and I'm not worried about my local TSM database.
Its on an IBM DS-8100 (raid5) mirrored to a second DS-8100. My concern is
having a readable TSM database backup off-site for use in a disaster recovery.
We're not a big company; we flirt with the bottom end of the Forbes 500
privately held companies from time to time - so there's no way I'm getting a
big enough network pipe to do any kind of electronic off-site storage. I'm
stuck with tape. I will say that I've had fewer permanent read errors on LTO-2
than any other media since we got off 1600 BPI Phase-encoded open reel tape -
but there's always that first time.
Tom
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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Strand, Neil B.
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 2:36 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Dear Tuscon
Tom,
If you have more than one TSM server you can have multiple copies of
the same backup just by using virtual volumes to another TSM server.
- Backup to virtual volume on server A - storage pool A
- Create offsite copy of storage pool A on server A
- Create a second copy if you are really paranoid or have poor tape
reliability.
If your virtual volume is on RAID disk, it is probably a bit more
reliable than most tape.
If you really want to get fancy, put the virtual volume storage pool on
mirrored disk and immediately after the backup completes, break the
mirror and you have two instant copies of your DB backup.
Cheers,
Neil Strand
Storage Engineer - Legg Mason
Baltimore, MD.
(410) 580-7491
Whatever you can do or believe you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic.
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Kauffman, Tom
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:38 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Dear Tuscon
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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