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Re: Reclamation data loss scenario

2004-06-09 08:49:31
Subject: Re: Reclamation data loss scenario
From: "Stapleton, Mark" <mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 07:49:09 -0500
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Richard Sims
>...
>>The question is, what do we need to put in the recovery 
>procedure to handle
>>this?  I can probably prevent it by setting reusedelay on the 
>tapepool, but
>>we're short on tape slots most of the time, and letting the 
>reclaimed tapes
>>pend until the oldest DB backup expires like we do our 
>copypool tapes would
>>overflow the library.
>...
>
>Obviously, your site is negating the safeguards provided by 
>TSM by not adhering
>to an "enterprise" level approach, as the product requires.  Defeating
>Reusedelay is very nasty, and almost guarantees the loss of 
>storage pool data.

Bill, #1 on your DR list should be:

Copy db and log volumes onto a physically separate disk from the
original volumes.

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Mark Stapleton

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