I agree. I want my TSM DB backup on the MOST RELIABLE MEDIA/DEVICE I CAN GET. If you EVER need that DB backup tape, it's because you are already in deep do-do, and in a hurry to fix it. The last thing you'll want to deal with is the risk of encountering an I/O error on a DB restore...
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:05 PM, David E Ehresman <deehr...@louisville.edu>wrote: > Gee. Our 3592 tapes cost somewhere around 100 dollars. We keep 5 days > worth of TSM DB backups. $500 is real cheap in order to keep a copy of our > most important DR resource on our most reliable backup medium. > > David Ehresman > University of Louisville > > >>> Nick Laflamme <dplafla...@gmail.com> 3/20/2009 10:39 AM >>> > My heart leapt when my RSS reader presented me an article in the TSM > udpates feed from IBM with the heading, "Keeping more than one TSM > server database backup on a tape." As I'm implementing a new server > using 3592 drives, I haven't been happy with my options for this > particular issue. Maybe, I thought, I was about to learn something of > immediate use and high value! > > My heart sank when I read the actual article, which might be > paraphrased as, "Sorry, Charlie, too risky." > > Back to asking for some LTO drives just for small, inexpensive tapes > for DB backups. >
