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Attention: TDP for SQL V2 - Beta Program Nomination Form

2000-08-02 16:12:42
Subject: Attention: TDP for SQL V2 - Beta Program Nomination Form
From: Del Hoobler <hoobler AT US.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 16:12:42 -0400
Customers interested in participating in the beta test
of Tivoli Data Protection for SQL V2 should fill out
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the following form and send it to:

   TDPbeta AT tivoli DOT com

Nominations will be accepted until 8/18/2000.
The beta test is expected to start in late September
or early October.

Highlights of V2 of TDP for SQL are as follows:

* Automatic Expiration and version control by TSM server
  policy  =>  The current product stores each backup object
  with a unique name thereby circumventing the automatic
  expiration and version control provided by the TSM server.
  The new version provides significant changes in the backup
  object naming and handling to allow exploitation of
  these automatic data management features in TSM.

* Support for Differential backup/restore of SQL databases

* Support for backup/restore of individual file groups

* Support for backup/restore of individual db files

* Support for backup/restore of a set of file groups and files

* Support for SQL Data Striping   =>  multiple parallel sessions
  to backup/restore individual objects.  This capability, together
  with the additional granularity described in the prior bullets
  greatly improves manageability of Very Large DataBases (VLDBs)

* Support and Exploitation of SQL 2000
  - Restore to a named mark
  - Partial restores
  - Support multiple SQL server instances on the same machine
  - Restore using fewer data stripes than were used on backup

* Restore to a Standby SQL server

* Restore to different physical file names

* Exploitation of Win2000 Installer


Here is the nomination form:

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Tivoli Data Protection for SQL V2 Beta Test Nomination Form

Company Info
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Company Name:
Company Name:
    Address1:
    Address2:
     Country:

Customer Contact Info
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         name:
         name:
        title:
email address:
 phone number:
   fax number:


 1.) How many SQL servers and what release levels are
     currently in use at your company?

 2.) What levels of SQL server would you be able to use in
     the beta test?

 3.) What levels of Windows NT/2000 server would you be able to
     use in the beta test?

 4.) What features of SQL 7 or SQL 2000 backup architecture do
     you wish to exploit?

 5.) What is the range of database sizes you would be able to
     use in the beta test?

 6.) Are you currently using the TDP for SQL V1 product?
     If so, what release level?

 7.) Are you currently using any other TDP clients?  If so, which?

 8.) What release level of TSM server do you have..and on what platform?

 9.) Would you be willing to upgrade the TSM server for this
     beta test if necessary?

10.) What level(s) of TSM clients are you using on your NT systems?

11.) Do you have available resource (both people and test environment)
     to be able to exercise the TDP for SQL V2 Beta code
     in a timely fashion?



Thank you for your interest in participating in the beta
test of TDP for SQL V2.  Customer selection for participation
will be completed by the end of August and all those
submitting nomination forms will be notified soon thereafter whether
or not they are selected for participation.


Tivoli Data Protection Development
TDPbeta AT tivoli DOT com
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