New Best Practices TFG ... Concerning TSM/v5.4 features specifically, I noted these section details that would be of siginicant benefit to any administrator using GENERATE BCKUPSET for SOX-compliant, critical data clients: pg#17 pg#23
Tivoli Field Guide - A Brief Introduction to TSM Architecture: TSM Design and Planning Best Practices (version 3)
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(pg:17)...In version 5.4 of TSM, the Active Data Storage Pools feature was introduced. Using Active Data Pools, a copy of the latest backup version of an object can be separated into a special storage pool which can be on disk or tape. The TSM server will automatically use this active data pool to restore the latest version if it exists. ...
(pg:23)...Beginning at TSM version 5.4, TSM also supports Active Data Pools. These pools allow an administrator to keep the latest version of data together in a separate storage pool that is kept on disk or tape. If a restore is needed of the most recent data, the data can be pulled from this storage pool instead of the normal primary pool. This can lead to a significant improvement in restore time since the files can be pulled from disk if the Active Data pool is there. Or even if the active data pool is on tape, restore time can be significantly improved since the tape drive does not need to skip any inactive data. ...
Tivoli Field Guide - A Brief Introduction to TSM Architecture: TSM Design and Planning Best Practices (version 3)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27009133
(pg:17)...In version 5.4 of TSM, the Active Data Storage Pools feature was introduced. Using Active Data Pools, a copy of the latest backup version of an object can be separated into a special storage pool which can be on disk or tape. The TSM server will automatically use this active data pool to restore the latest version if it exists. ...
(pg:23)...Beginning at TSM version 5.4, TSM also supports Active Data Pools. These pools allow an administrator to keep the latest version of data together in a separate storage pool that is kept on disk or tape. If a restore is needed of the most recent data, the data can be pulled from this storage pool instead of the normal primary pool. This can lead to a significant improvement in restore time since the files can be pulled from disk if the Active Data pool is there. Or even if the active data pool is on tape, restore time can be significantly improved since the tape drive does not need to skip any inactive data. ...