We have implemented Cache (via Epic) on an IBM RS/6000 and AIX v4.3.3. The
disk is external on a SAN in an IBM ESS (Enterprise Server Storage, Shark).
We currently freeze the Cache database, use Flashcopy on the ESS for the VG
(to flash an exact copy to target LUNs), and thaw the Cache database. This
is less than a minute of downtime.

Once the database disk is flashed, we then vgimport the flashed target LUNS
to another AIX machine and backup the filesystems using the TSM Storage
Agent (LAN-Free).


-Jeff Nast
SMDC
Duluth, MN
http://www.smdc.org



-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Booth [mailto:lbooth AT CARILION DOT COM]
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 4:55 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: CACHE BACKUP'S AND TSM


I was hoping to find someone out there who is running a Cache database
and find out how you implement/schedule your backups in conjunction with
TSM.

Thanks
Laura Booth
lbooth AT carilion DOT com