We send our fulls to the tape3590 devclass and our incrementals to a file 
devclass.... 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Sporer [mailto:james.sporer AT DOIT.WISC DOT EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 3:31 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: DB Backup question re: Incremental vs. Full


I've never done that but I wouldn't think it matters.  The volhist file
keeps track of where these backups are.
Jim Sporer

At 02:48 PM 2/4/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From:         Alan Davenport
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 10:54 AM
> > To:   ADSM (E-mail)
> > Subject:      DB Backup question re: Incremental vs. Full
> >
> > Hello List,
> >
> >       I'm relisting this since I goofed the first time.
> >
> >             I have a question on Incremental database backups. If I take a
> > full database backup to device class "A" one day can I take an INCREMENTAL
> > backup to device class "B" the next day or must the incremental backup go
> > to the same device class as the full backup?
> >
> > TSM 5.1.5.4 on OS/390.
> >
> > Alan Davenport
> > Senior Storage Administrator
> > Selective Insurance Co. of America
> > alan.davenport AT selective DOT com
> > (973) 948-1306
> >