So, what happens to all the tapes I have offsite at Iron Mountain, and the archives I have stored in my basement vault, etc.
I'll be perusing the archives as you suggest, but this isn't exactly crystalline to me just yet. A complicating factor that I hadn't realized until I did a bit of digging just now is that the current database holds references to a *really* old set of 8mm (AIT2) tapes from a Spectralogic Treefrog that we migrated from some years ago. Would the procedure you're suggesting clean that up? Kurt On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:10, Kelly Lipp <l...@storserver.com> wrote: > Start from scratch. Install TSM at the level you would like, move and > configure the library. Point the clients at the new server and go. That > first backup will necessarily be a full. Will take longer than usual, but > easy. > > This method allows you go "clean up" your database. > > Keep the old server around until the data expires. > > Clearly, there are more details, especially since you are going to re-use the > library on the new STORServer (oops, I mean TSM Server). The overall concept > is sound. For sites of your size I like this method as it is simple and gets > me a brand new, pristine database. This will become important next year when > you migrate to TSM 6.2. Besides, a clean start is always a good thing. > > This topic has been covered earlier and in much more detail. You might > peruse the archives to see what you can find. My name will show up along > with others like Wanda who have been through this many times. > > Thanks, > > Kelly Lipp > Chief Technical Officer > www.storserver.com > 719-266-8777 x7105 > STORServer solves your data backup challenges. > Once and for all. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Kurt > Buff > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 1:02 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Migration for Windows-based installation > > I'd prefer to be able to migrate server data as much as possible, > including the diskpool, but if it it would be an incredibly difficult > maneuver (or take inordinate amounts of time, say on the order of more > than a 4-day weekend) and/or the downside of losing the diskpool is > relatively minor, I could potentially live without it. > > I would also contemplate keeping the current TSM server version on the > new machine and upgrading immediately after implementation if that > would be of benefit. > > We back up fewer than 10 servers, but one is our Exchange 2003 server > at roughly 200gb and is a full backup every night, and the other is > our file server at over 2tb, though on a nightly basis it normally > does around 25-50gb. > > Does that answer your question? > > Kurt > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:18, David McClelland <t...@networkc.co.uk> wrote: >> Are you looking purely at a lift and shift hardware change here, or at a >> clean installation of TSM Server (at 5.5.3 for example) and migrating >> clients into the new instance? >> >> Cheers, >> >> /David Mc >> London, UK >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of >> Kurt Buff >> Sent: 12 October 2009 18:54 >> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >> Subject: [ADSM-L] Migration for Windows-based installation >> >> All, >> >> We have a TSM server that's running out of steam, and nearing the end >> of its expected reliable life. We have Version 5, Release 3, Level 4.6 >> installed, with various levels of clients installed on our servers. >> The server has 1gb RAM, roughly 2tb of disk storage, but it's old/slow >> PATA, and the OS is Win2k Pro. Definitely not ideal. >> >> The tape robot is a Spectralogic T50, with two LTO3 drives and 25 >> slots, out of which we expect to get much more life. >> >> We expect to replace the server with a new Dell server with 3tb of >> SATA disk, 3gb RAM, Win2k3 (32bit), and use the current tape robot. >> >> I'd like to get to the newest in the 5.x series on the new server, >> since the talk on this list about moving to 6.x indicates to me that >> we'd be better off staying at 5.x for now. >> >> I've been casting about, and can't seem to find documentation on how >> to migrate the setup to the new machine. >> >> Does anyone have a pointer to good documentation on doing this? >> >> Frankly, we've been given a quote by a VAR, and though the number of >> hours they are quoting seem reasonable, the price they're asking to >> work with us on this is beyond our budget. >> >> Thanks >> >> Kurt >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2415 - Release Date: 10/12/09 >> 04:01:00 >> >
