Hi Rich,

If you have your ITSM server setup checked and still need more and more
tapes, than I would ask the server people to stop:
A) shifting data around;
B) stop changing NTFS security settings;
C) stop adding more disk space;
D) implement things like quato.

If this doesn't work, ask for more tapes/bigger library/bigger
server/more san or lan capacity....

Regards,

Karel


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Mochnaczewski
Sent: dinsdag 5 juli 2005 22:08
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Tape Housecleaning

Hi Everybody,

Does anyone have any thoughts on saving on the number of tapes TSM uses
? After auditing our backups and finding that the backups are "clean"
i.e backing up only what is needed, and the correct number of versioning
is being applied to files, and reclamation is used, if there is a need
to constantly buy tapes, where would be the places on would look where
one can save on tape usage ?

Rich