Hi Nicholas.

This is  the perfect use for an active data pool on tape.

When the storm approaches run a final incremental backup and any extra
TDP backups that you need and then run copy activedata.  Take a database
snapshot and send it and your active data pool tapes to the alternate
location.

Once there, restore your database, set up your manual library and then
start your client restores.  Judicious use of collocation will limit the
number of duplicate passes of the tapes.  A tip: its easiest to set up
the manual library during normal operation, you can leave it there
unused, then change the library parameter on the tape deviceclass when
you want to use it at DR.

HTH

Steve

Steven Harris
TSM Admin
Paraparaumu New Zealand.


PS you will still need to restore the primary pools from copy pool for
extended operation at the remote site.


On 10/09/2010 4:14 AM, Nicholas Rodolfich wrote:

Hello All,

Thanks for your help!!

I have a client that selected TSM  to replace their CA/Brightstore product. 
When we showed up for the kickoff meeting, the IT manager said that he wants to 
be able to create full backups of his mission critical servers when a hurricane 
enters the gulf and wants to be able to take a single drive with him to an 
alternate location to do his restores. He is adiment about not having to have 
his full offsite copy pool with him to restore his mission critical systems. We 
tried to explain how TSM prevented the need for second guessing disasters but 
he wouldn't bite. He stated that he is willing to have someone feed tapes into 
the single drive for however long it takes.

I have always been with large organizations that plan on restoring their TSM 
server first and then all of the clients during DR testing for the real thing.

I don't know of any way to do this with since TSM wants a drive to be assigned 
to a library.

I thought of exports but that also requires a TSM server.

1. How would one use a single drive to restore the TSM server first and then 
the clients? Is this possible at all?
2. Is a backupset a viable restore option without a server?

I have read up on backupsets but the doc is not clear as to what is required on 
the client.  I suppose an adapter of some sort (scsi or fiber) a cable, a 
drive, an installed OS and TSM client and then restore directly from the 
backupset tape using the TSM b/a client.

Any light shed on this situation would be appreciated


Regards,

Nicholas Rodolfich



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