Server-free backup was supported in TSM version 5.4 and earlier for Windows
based TSM servers (see the 5.4 TSM Admin Guide for Windows). The SAN Data
Gateway, which enabled SCSI tape drives to be attached to a FC SAN supported
the 3rd party data move SCSI-3 command where TSM instructed the SAN Data
Gateway to move blocks of data from LUN x to LUN y. Depending on x and y
being a tape drive or a SAN reachable disk volume, you had a server free
backup or restore. Only problem was that there was little interest in SAN
Data Gateways because tape drives evolved to native FC SAN attachment and
also became faster than the 1 Gbit FC speed of the SAN Data Gateway. Some
installations did some testing and reported what was the rationale for
server free data movement, namely to offload both client and server CPU and
also FC HBA traffic on both client and TSM server machines.

So much for history.

Joerg Pohlmann

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Remco Post
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 14:06
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] inquiries

Op 19 dec. 2013, om 22:09 heeft Cremator <cremator.lists AT GMAIL DOT COM> het
volgende geschreven:

> 1. Serverless backup - I have not heard of such a thing.

I have, but I don't think there is working implementation. TSM does support
LAN-free data movement.

> 2. If you mean snapshot as the ability to backup open files, then it
> can be done.
> 3. TSM can and will use VSS provider.
> Per TB licensing is simple - maximum 2 TSM servers, no mixing of per
> TB and per PVU,

there are actually two or three TB license schemes.

One: max 2 servers and max. 100 TB, TSM for UR entry
Two: TSM for UR (the real deal for big sites)

there is also the TSM for UR ProtecTIER option and the archive option. See:
http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/tivostormanasuitforunifreco/

> you pay per TB for all of your primary storage pools, so it kind of
> force you to use deduplication and file pools for your primary storage
> pools.
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 5:23 PM, madunix AT gmail DOT com
<madunix AT gmail DOT com>wrote:
>
>> Please advise if the following can be done via TSM:
>> - Server less backup
>> - Ability to take snapshot
>> - VSS volume shadow copy services
>>
>> I need to give me your experience with TSM and licensing on capacity
>> basis (licensed per TB, not PVUs)
>>
>>
>> Which command should be run as assessment command to get the complete
>> information of TSM server DB, backed up Data size?
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> -mad
>>

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