ADSM-L

backing up to tape/OS/390

2015-10-04 17:13:42
Subject: backing up to tape/OS/390
From: Wholey, Joseph (TGA\MLOL) [mailto:JWholey AT EXCHANGE.ML DOT COM]
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Environment:
System/390
device type: Cartridge/3590
TSM 4.1.3 Server
TSM client 3.1.06


Scenario:
I get notified in advance that I'll need to restore multiple clients (gigs
worth of data) on a given weekend.  I manually kick off a base backup to a
"spare" TSM server on Friday night so when the
call comes in (over the weekend) to restore the servers, I restore from a
relatively quiet TSM server.  I'm not contending with the production backup
cycle.

The problem:
This backed up data gets migrated to tape prior to my restore.  Invariably,
multiple servers' data ends up on one tape.  i.e. only one server can
restore at a time.

The question:
Is there a way to direct the backup data of a particular server to a
specific tape so I can run multiple restores from multiple tapes at the same
time?  This is killing me...  Good suggestions would
be appreciated.

Regards, Joe
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