Hi

Yes, it would be possible, given the following conditions:

1. The end system has to be running AIX so that your TSM server can mount 
the volume in question
2. The TSM server has to be within the same storage partition in your 
FAStT subsystem so that the TSM server can get access to the snapshot 
volume.

Though it's possible, it's going the hard way. It would be alot easier to 
utilize LAN-free capabilities, as automating this procedure would take 
alot of scripting, and lots of engineering on your FAStT.

FlashCopy = Immediate copy. Not copying the whole volume at once, but only 
creating a second table of contents of an existing volume. This also means 
that the new flashcopy volume has ties to the original volume.
VolumeCopy = Replicating two different logical volumes. Replicate 
information stored in one logical volume onto another logical volume. The 
two logical volumes doesnt have any ties to eachother.

>From the IBM website:

"VolumeCopy option provides full logical drive replication within the 
FAStT700 with enhanced data management and protection."

"FlashCopy feature creates a point-in-time (PiT) image of a volume?the 
equivalent of a complete physical copy but created much more quickly and 
requiring less disk space. FlashCopy volumes are host-addressable and 
function as normal volumes with complete read and write access. The 
FlashCopy feature uses an innovative copy-on-write technology to maintain 
the logical FlashCopy volume while reducing disk utilization. A repository 
volume stores only the data blocks that have changed since the time of the 
last use of the FlashCopy feature."

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Given the DS4500 has FlashCopy and VolumeCopy (what's this?), is there
someway such that the TSM server (on AIX) can attach to the area that
contains a FlashCopy backup to push that area directly to disk without
involving the end server (possibly Windows/Exchange)?

Does that make sense? :)

Mike