Hello All,

Thanks for your help!!

Our TSM server resides on an LPAR with 2 processing units and 12Gb of
RAM. We use an IBM 3584 library with an expansion cabinet and 16 drives
(8-LTO1 and 8-LTO2) We have 16 LTO3 drive on order to upgrade our
drives. Our database is at 80Gb so I think I am ready for a new
instance.

We have a HIPAA requirement to keep certain data for 3 years and other
data for 7 years.

What is the best storage solution for this type of requirement?

 I plan to manage the HIPAA data with multiple domains, management
classes, etc but I am not sure what storage medium to use. It seem no
matter which cartridge technology we use that it will end up being a
bunch of work over the years following the tape technology curve. Should
I be looking at something optical or electronic?

Additionally, does it make sense to incarnate another TSM instance?

Thanks for your patience and help!!

Nicholas



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