Hi Werner, I'm sorry about a minor error on my side. I said (believed) that move nodedata had parameters to move only active files, but the possibilities for reducing the data to be moved are limited to type=ANY|Backup|ARchive|SPacemanaged. In your case Werner, that doesn't help alot. My mistake. I don't have much experience with backupsets, but I think Richards idea about MIGDelay seems very good.
As to the versionquestions in my first mail - MOVE NODEDATA is only available in v. 5. Rgds. Geirr G. Halvorsen -----Original Message----- From: Schwarz Werner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18. december 2002 16:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AW: synthetic fullbackup Hi Richard thanks for your hints. We still hope on a solution that makes us happy. The idea with BackupSet is theoretically the closest one. But I heard from people with experince, that (i) its not so easy to restore a client with the newest backupversions and (ii) we have the time-problem moved to the process GENERATE BACKUPSET (collect/consolidate all newest versions). Regards, werner -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 18. Dezember 2002 15:21 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: synthetic fullbackup >We are looking for a solution for the following problem: >During a restore of a whole TSM-client we found that the needed ACTIVE >backup_versions were heavy scattered around our virtual tape-volumes. This >was the main reason for an unacceptable long restore-time... Werner - As Geirr said, Backupsets are the optimal solution but, as all solutions, will require extra processing time. Another approach is to exploit the often-unexploited MIGDelay value, on the primary tape storage pool. Try to match that value to your dominant Copy Group retention value, and migrate older files to a next, tape storage pool, and let reclamation naturally bring bring newer files closer together. This should get inactive versions out of the way. The cost is extra tape data movement. There is no "ideal" solution. Opportune full backups (weekend?) will get you closest to what you want. Richard Sims, BU
