Analyse collocation status of onsite and offsite media in anticipation of their need. If you have nodes with data scattered on too many offsite tapes, it will greatly impact your ability to recover your environment in a timely manner.
Review, test, and document your recovery plan. Bob -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Schneider, Jim Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 11:00 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Administrative Tasks Monitoring space in VTL pools. Consolidating data on 'filling' tapes to prevent automigration of data, and inaccessibility of VTL pool during the automigration. Jim Schneider -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curtis Preston Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:14 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM Administrative Tasks It's taking me forever, but I'm still developing the outline for my latest book. I have a question for you about managing a TSM system. What are the things you find yourself doing on a regular basis and how do you do them? Let me give you a few examples. 1. Monitoring backup success/failure. a. CLI b. TSM web interface c. third party product 2. Rerunning failed/missed backups 3. Putting tapes in a tape library, making them ready to use 4. Getting tapes offsite a. I send originals and don't make copies b. I send copies and make them via scripting c. I tell TSM how many copies and it manages everything 5. Expiration a. Run it every day/once a week, etc 6. Reclamation a. I set my threshold and forget it b. I set my threshold to 100% during backups, then back to my desired threshold after backups are done c. I set my threshold to 100% during backups, then gradually increase decrease my reclamation threshold 7. Make backup sets/instant archives a. If you use them, what do you use them for? 8. Active data pool 9. Monitoring for capacity/throughput issues a. Splitting/migrating part of a TSM instance to another instance 10. Installing new clients I'm not taking a survey of the different methods, here. I don't need to know how many people are doing what -- I'm just trying to make sure my list of administrative tasks is complete. Thanks in advance for any help. ________________________________________________________ Curtis Preston | VP Data Protection GlassHouse Technologies, Inc. T: +1 760 710 2004 | C: +1 760 419 5838 | F: +1 760 710 2009 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.glasshouse.com <http://www.glasshouse.com/> Infrastructure :: Optimized This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. This electronic transmission and any documents accompanying this electronic transmission contain confidential information belonging to the sender. This information may be legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on or regarding the contents of this electronically transmitted information is strictly prohibited.
