If you ask 10 TSM admins chances are, you will get 10 different answers. Here's a great Redbook that has a nice picture of the Wheel of Life that I primary use it as reference. It shows a general recommended series of operations and sequence.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG245416/wwhelp/wwhimpl/java/html/wwhelp.htm Chapter 12: Scheduling, There is Wheel of life section. Sung Y. Lee "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 05/24/2005 09:18:20 AM: > Oh Wise Ones, > > What order do you run the following processes in each day? > > Backup Storage Pools > Backup TSM Db > Backup Volhist > Migrate diskpools to tape > Move drmedia > Run Drm Prepare > > I am asking because when we do our DR tests It always seems that I end > up having to restore to a point in time 1 day earlier than I think I > should. I am preparing to rework the daily schedule to try to avoid this > and wanted to know how everyone else does it. > > Thanks in advance, > cory > > *****E-Mail Confidentiality Notice***** > This message (including any attachments) contains information intended > for a specific individual(s) and purpose that may be privileged, > confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to > applicable law. Any inappropriate use, distribution or copying of the > message is strictly prohibited and may subject you to criminal or civil > penalty. If you have received this transmission in error, please reply > to the sender indicating this error and delete the transmission from > your system immediately.