It seems that this discussion has gone over hand.

What Miles needed was some good ideas on how to solve his problems with a
library that is full.

If somebody has any other bright ideas, please post 'em so that he will get
help, instead of discussions on how to handle
db backups.

What people is discussing is how to handle their db backups. Everybody here
has different prerequisites, and different reasons why they
handle their backups as they do. I'd guess all routines is probably good
for the right reasons.

Best Regards

Daniel Sparrman
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Disk is o.k. for quick restore in house, but what if your facility got
wiped
out?  You also need to have DB copies offsite for true DR situations.

David Longo

>>> throuda AT HTD DOT CZ 12/12/01 12:20PM >>>
Hi,

I think there is good idea to keep DBbackups on disks (sequential file
device class), when much disk space is available, and copy them to other
machines in case of TSM server disaster. This will save some space in
library for data and lower tape operations. I am using this way for example
in little backup solutions with one drive connected to TSM server to
minimize tape operations.

Tom