Paul there are three problems here.
First, when the ordure hits the rotating air movement device, the dumbass
application manager says archly "You *are* taking monthly backups aren't you?"
It doesn't matter how many times you explain, and it doesn't matter if the
particular file that you want isn't on the monthly backup tape, if you don't
have that tape, you are percieved as negligent.
Second, tape cycles are easy to understand, other network backup products
automate that simple process. They ask "why can't this whizz bang product do
something that simple?" The problem is that they don't see the benefits of
incremental backup. They don't see a 15 minute backup window as useful. For
databases, you are reveting to a full backup every night anyway.
Third, you say
.....
>Now, the issue of affordability eventually kicks in. That is where you have
>to decide how think the pad is you where on your butt. Is it 1, 2, 3, etc.
>copies. TSM can do that, but there is a price. But, as you say there is no
>"limitation" with TSM. You can do it. It is just not tape retention, it is
>object retention.
.....
That may be so in commerce, but in government, the main objective is to not get
your butt kicked. In one sense money has nothing to do with it, once the
expenditure has been approved. So the padding is very thick.
Steve Harris
AIX and TSM Admin,
Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia
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