When shipping overseas you need to factor in customs. Might be faster doing the 
restore. 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dominique Laflamme <dominique.laflamme.mbh7 AT STATEFARM DOT COM>

Date:         Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:36:45 
To:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Looooooooooong distance backups


If the hardware is still usable and it's "just" the files that need
restoring, Backup Sets, if there's a large media type in common between
the TSM server and the client, might be simpler than shipping a whole
server. (This isn't based on experience. Your mileage may vary.)

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Wanda Prather
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:03 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Looooooooooong distance backups

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And figure out what you are going to do in case of a system failure.  If
the
total client is many GB, how long will it take you to restore the whole
thing? Frequently on a WAN, incremental backups are practical, but full
restores aren't - a good strategy is to keep a spare server in your data
center; in case you need a full system rebuild, do it locally and then
Fedex
the box to where it needs to go -- it will get there faster!