Jeff, Depending on the number of DB backups you keep and the amount of disk you could allocate, you could create a devclass of FILE and run the DB backups to that directory. That way you free up tapes to help with reclamation.
Brian Scott EDS - Enterprise Distributed Capabilities MS 3278 Troy, MI 48098 * phone: 248-265-4596 (8-365) * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 7:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Managing DB and Log Backups Anybody know of a reference on "best practices" for TSM? If one exists, then it probably answers the following question. What is the best way to handle the db and log backups with the following meager hardware. I ask this because using up two (or more) 100GB tapes for our <1GB db is not acceptable. Actually, using the tapes is not a big deal, but using the tape slots is. Available HW. 1 LTO drive, with a small autoloader (IBM 3581) One slot used for cleaning cart. 20gb of space available for disk pools (soon to be 100GB) Have to use this space for reclaim too. 1 DDS3 4mm drive. Manual. I need to get by till q2 of next year, when I can budget for a 3583 or similar and that rather large TSM library license fee.
