Maybe, worth another think about this
Are tape mount delays really the problem ?
If you have tape robot this is rarely a major factor in slow restores,
Usually it is the network or the client that is the bottleneck
Have you looked at the restore session stats.
If you really think that tape mounts are an issue then have a look at
1) move node data
2) backupsets
3) reclamation thresholds




George Hagopian <GHagopian AT ictgroup DOT com>
Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
25/08/2004 23:43
Please respond to
"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>


To
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Subject
Re: Running periodic Full backups






Use the selective backup option...you have to tell TSM what
filesystems/drive letters to backup but it does work.



 -----Original Message-----
From:   Cargill, Bill [mailto:BHCargill AT SNOPUD DOT COM]
Sent:   Wednesday, August 25, 2004 6:20 PM
To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject:        Running periodic Full backups

 Does anyone know how to easily force a full backup? I know about
changing the management class attribute copymode to absolute. What I'm
trying to do is run a monthly full backup to improve our restore
performance. What we're running into are many tape mounts doing a point
in time restore even in a co-located storage pool.



Bill Cargill
Sr. Technical Support Specialist
425-783-4466
bhcargill AT snopud DOT com



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