Hi,

would it not be possible to copy the primary pools from site A directly to a
sequential pool in site B, by sharing robotics between A and B ? This would
eliminate the need to establish server-to-server connections,


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyle Payne [SMTP:payne AT BERBEE DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:19 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: TWO TSM SERVERS
> 
> There are a few different ways to do this.
> 
> 1)  If you have Site A and Site B then with the right high speed
> connection
> you could backup the servers from Site A directory to 1 TSM server at Site
> B.  Of course this may not be feasible if you have more data to backup in
> a
> night then your window and the connection will allow.
> 
> 2)  If you truly want a copy at both sites then I would use a copy pool
> but
> by using virtual volumes.  Your copy pool would use a server device class
> that is pointing to the other site's TSM server.  Then when you run your
> storage pool backups they are put on the other TSM server.  Note that when
> you do this, in a disaster you will need to DR the Site A (or first)
> server
> at Site B.  This is because the server that stores the data only
> recognizes
> it as archived objects through virtual volumes and not as real node date.
> It is the DB from Server A that will distinguish this.
> 
> Sure you could try something with exports and imports but you are right
> that
> doesn't make much sense.  In reality the key to the Site A and Site B
> working is the connection you have between them.
> 
> Kyle Payne
> payne AT berbee DOT com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Eduardo Martinez
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 19:56
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: TWO TSM SERVERS
> 
> 
> I have two TSM Servers.
> Each one of them has a library attached.
> They are on two different locations (lets say A and B)
> 
> I want to backup all my clients in server A, but I also want to keep a
> copy of those files on server B.
> This is intended for redundancy purposes, and it is also intended to
> avoid a courier carrying tapes among locations.
> Is it possible to do this?
> I've never worked with Virtual Volumes, and I dont know if they are the
> solution for this schema.
> I've also read about EXPORT and IMPORT data (also using Virtual
> Volumes), but I think by doing this could be a very heavy process on a
> daily basis, since Im going to export ALL data already backed up and
> not only the changes.
> I dont want to use Copy Storage Pools since I have to recreate first
> all the tapes that could be destroyed and then restore.
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> 
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