We have been using TSM to backup laptops and workstations for years, and
currently backup around 2-3000 of them. Encryption may or may not be a problem
depending on what you are using and how you are using it. Full-disk encryption
(FDE) can work well with TSM, for example. Encryption containers can be
problematic.
..Paul
At 03:17 PM 3/28/2011, Nancy L Leugemors wrote:
>Hello Group,
>
>I would like to know what products other TSM folks are using to back up
>laptops and desk tops in their environment? We have a business
>requirement that started out with only backing up an average of '200'
>termed laptops/workstations and need to keep the termed employees data for
>10 years. Now the business would like us to look into backing up all our
>laptops and workstations(approximately 2,000 Wintel desktops and 600
>Wintel laptops). We believe the average capacity used may be 5-10GB. Our
>laptops are already encrypted with encryption software. We have some
>remote offices with laptops(maybe 20 laptops).
>
>We are currently started looking into the EMC Avamar product and IBM so
>far?
>
>Anyone using Avamar, if yes, how is it working out for you,any gotcha's?
>Anyone using other products that may fit our needs?
>
>
>Background of our current backup environment:
>TSM Server: 5.5.4.0
>TSM OS: AIX, 5.3
>We eliminated our physical tape environment in our open systems and
>mainframe environment last year. We replaced our EDLs and physical tape
>libraries with Data Domains. We emulated VTL library for 95% of our
>clients and have an NFS share for database logs and important TSM files.
>Then we replicate our opens systems(TSM) data domain and our mainframe
>data domain to an offsite data domain for DR recovery.
>
>
>Thank You,
>
>
>
>
>
>Nancy Leugemors
>Enterprise Systems
>HealthNow, NY
>716-887-7979
>
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