We were using collocation only for our servers that have a lot of data that
is frequently changing, requiring a lot of tape mounts during a restore.  We
backup about 25 NT servers, and 6 Sun machines.  We found that the increase
in tape usage was minimal, and so we have turned collocation on for all of
our tape storage pools.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joyce Woods [SMTP:Joyce.Woods AT ITPMS DOT COM]
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 10:19 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      collocation
>
> Hello,
>
> We were thinking about changing our backups to collocate, but are not sure
> if
> this is a wise choice.  We are currently backing up 30 servers.  A couple
> of
> them are 100 gig plus.  We were hoping to speed up restore times.....but I
> feel
> there will be consequences if we do this.  Any thoughts????
>
> HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
>
> Joyce