>>I am intrigued by the possibility of using node replication to migrate a TSM 
>>server from one architecture to another.  We have archive data mixed in with 
>>our backup data, so just starting with fresh backups is a bit of a problem 
>>for us.  Node replication may provide a way to do this.

FWIW, I asked one of the developers during a presentation on dedup & 
replication about using replication to migrate from noe architecture to 
another, and the answer was "definitely".  

The problem, of course, is that to get the 2 servers in sync you will need 
double the media.  

In your case, you could replicate just the archive data (yep, that's an option) 
if you wanted, then let the other stuff back up new.  You can also use media 
import/export to "seed" the target server instead of trying to sync everything 
by replication alone.

Wanda

At 02:35 PM 8/8/2012, Allen S. Rout wrote:
>Howdy.
>
>I'd be interested in hearing anyone who's done node replication
>discussing their experiences.   I'm approaching the jump from v5 to v6,
>and am musing about my configuration to be.
>
>I'm currently doing virtual volume copy pools, which have protected me 
>adequately, but replicating everything by node sounds way sexier.
>
>But if I do that, do I have something which can function like a copy
>pool?    I'm guessing that, if I lost a volume at the target location
>and DESTROYed it, I could re-replicate to it.   Is there any way to
>reverse the streams and repopulate a volume on the source server?
>
>I could see something like locking the 'source' node, reversing the 
>replication config so you can populate the 'source' from the 'target', 
>then turning around and re-pointing the rep config and unlocking the 
>source, but that's a little itchy;  it's also complex to do this 
>process for every node with occupation on a volume.
>
>
>
>I'm moving architecture _and_ version (AIX to Linux, sigh) so I figure 
>since I'll be recreating my whole infrastructure one step at a time, 
>it's a GREAT time to rethink everything.
>
>- Allen S. Rout


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