Re: Backup Question

Hi Henry...

Keep your implementation simple and easy to manage.
Rather define one PD; which means one PS. Looking at your information, I
would assume that you want to treat all client data in the same way(6
copies of each file on each node). If you do have different requirements
for certain nodes or files on a node; define seperate MGMT classes. Seeing
that you only have one tape drive in your library; you would want to keep
the mgmt classes' copy groups that are linked to storage pools, to a
minimal; reducing tape mount requests; which might end up in a bottleneck
within ADSM.

Hope this helps.

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   Clarence Beukes
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Henry Chui <Henry_Chui AT VANDAGROUP DOT COM> on 06/30/99 08:11:12 AM

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Subject:  Backup Question





Hello all,

     I have a server with ADSM server for NT installed with only one tape
drive, if I want to keep six copies of backup of the server  (i.e.
increment backup of each copy of six in each day).  Does any one have good
idea to do it? The current solution I can think of is just define six
nodes, belong to six different PD, PS, MG..etc , six different stgpools.
Finally, use backup client to backup it.  Any better solutions?


Thanx a lots!
Henry Chui