I'm assuming here that you mean to use the DS4300 for the cachepool, not
an actual online storage pool? If so, just follow the regular san/tsm
type guidelines.  Split the space over multiple lun's, preferably in a
jbod or raid-0 array.  If you feel you need the redundancy of raid-5,
assign a lot of write-cache to the volumes.  You might also want to use
a larger block size than the standard 64k when creating the volumes,
depending on the average size of the files you backup.


Troy Frank
Network Services
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation
608.829.5384

>>> Mario Behring <mariobehring AT YAHOO DOT COM> 4/5/2006 12:27:56 PM >>>
Hi list,

I want my backup jobs to store data at the DS 4300 Storage device and
then migrate the data to tape, to reduce backup window. Is there any TSM
configuration hints or tips about using this device (IBM TotalStorage DS
4300) ?

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.

Mario


Confidentiality Notice follows:

The information in this message (and the documents attached to it, if any)
is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for
the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorized. If
you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution
or any action taken, or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is
prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in
error, please delete all electronic copies of this message (and the
documents attached to it, if any), destroy any hard copies you may have
created and notify me immediately by replying to this email. Thank you.