All you need to recover from a disaster is: 1. At least one copy of the database 2. At least one copy of the objects (files for B/A client and backups for TDPs) known to the database restored in step 1. Will the copy of the database ordinary full backup, a full+incrementals or DB snapshot - it only has to be a restorable copy ! Will the copies in step 2 be on tapes in primary pools or in one/many copy pools - again does not matter. Disaster recovery procedures are usually talking about copy pools mainly because in a major disaster primary pools and their volumes are distroyed somehow. If they are not destroyed think of this not as a disaster but as large restore - recover TSM server using DB backup and restore nodes from "your data backup tapes" (I assume you mean "primary pool volumes"). Tivoli Disaster Recovery Manager (now part of ISM EE) helps by preparing disaster recovery plan which helps to perform all necessary steps without losing time thus assisting to minimize downtime during recovery. You still have to perform the steps. I hope I understood your question correct and the answer would help.
Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Recovering from a disaster .... Hello everybody, I have one more question ... is it possible to recover from a disaster just by having the TSM database backup and our data backup on tapes? I've been reading about the Disaster Recovery Manager and if I got it right, I would need to have copy storage pools to recover from disaster? thx for helping ... Sandra __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
