On Fri, 24 May 2002, Kauffman, Tom wrote:
> If you're trying to have something for use in a recovery environment, I'd be
> inclined to us tar instead.
>
> Think about it -- your TSM server is not available, how do you restore the
> TSM server files?

I have two servers.  Each server backs up itself, and to the other server.

>
> (Yes, backup sets will work -- If you created them beforehand AND the system
> has compatible tape drives).
>
> We have gone a different route. I've installed the TSM server code on both
> our production S7As; it runs on one and just exists on the other (which runs
> SAP). In our D/R process, we bring TSM and SAP both up on the same system.
> The TSM code is recovered with MKSYSB when we restore the system, and then
> we copy in the current device config and volume history files.
>
> Tom Kauffman
> NIBCO, Inc
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rupp Thomas (Illwerke) [mailto:thomas.rupp AT ILLWERKE DOT AT]
> > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:17 PM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Backing up the TSM server itself
> >
> >
> > Hi TSM-ers,
> >
> > I'm backing up the TSM server files to another machine (DEVCONFG.FILE,
> > DSMSERV.DSK, DSMSERV.OPT, VOLHIST.FILE).
> > Does it make sense to backup the rest of the TSM Server using the TSM
> > client?
> > I'm running TSM 4.1.5.0 on AIX 4.3.3
> >
> > Kind regards and greetings from Austria
> > Thomas Rupp
> > Vorarlberger Illwerke AG
> > MAIL:   thomas.rupp AT illwerke DOT at
> > TEL:    ++43/5574/4991-251
> > FAX:    ++43/5574/4991-820-8251
> >
> >
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Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
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