There is equipment available to extend fibre to any distance over IP for tape.
The library/drives look "local" to the TSM server.
Our customers use this solution quite a bit. Some do cross-connections between
datacenters ("I'll do your DR, you do mine.")
Your hosuekeeping is somewhat different, as your copy pool tapes are now
"accessible/readwrite" not "unavailable/vault" and your db backup tapes are
also "online". (Or, you can actually remote your primary pool volumes instead
and leave your copy pool volumes local. There are pros and cons to each method
and sizing decisions around the bandwidth required.)
Small Ad:
(If you look at my email, you will see the company that makes the extension
devices, and supplies the people to design, install and maintain them, if so
desired.)
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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Prather, Wanda
Sent: Thu 7/7/2005 5:01 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: remote vaulting
Depends on what you mean by "remote".
We have just set up a tape library for our "offsite" tapes.
But we're within range to use fibre, so as far as TSM is concerned, it's
really a "local" tape library, even though it's physically in another
building. Ideal situation, if the fibre limits meet your DR
requirements.
Wanda Prather
"I/O, I/O, It's all about I/O" -(me)
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Miller, Ryan
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 4:30 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: remote vaulting
What info are you looking for, we have had a remote vault for 5
years....
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Pugliese, Edward
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 3:08 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: remote vaulting
You could use server to server communication and then the remote TSM
server is the one with the library.
Local server sends virtual volumes to remote server.
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
bob molerio
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 3:38 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] remote vaulting
HI,
Has anyone implemeted this?
TSM server with a remote tape library?
I can't seem to find any information about this anywhere.
Thanks,
Bob M
