Depending on the size of the restore, you might consider replacing the single tape drive with a small NAS disk device with deduplication such as a Data Domain, Quantum or Netapp. This device could be configured to contain an active data pool for the MC servers as well as a backup of the TSM database. Just make sure that the restore location TSM server has an identical OS as the primary location.
If this device has extra space, it could also be used to provide a temporary backup repository at the offsite location until a tape library is set up. Cheers, Neil Strand Storage Engineer - Legg Mason Baltimore, MD. (410) 580-7491 Whatever you can do or believe you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Nicholas Rodolfich Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:14 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] single drive restore possibilities Hello All, Thanks for your help!! I have a client that selected TSM to replace their CA/Brightstore product. When we showed up for the kickoff meeting, the IT manager said that he wants to be able to create full backups of his mission critical servers when a hurricane enters the gulf and wants to be able to take a single drive with him to an alternate location to do his restores. He is adiment about not having to have his full offsite copy pool with him to restore his mission critical systems. We tried to explain how TSM prevented the need for second guessing disasters but he wouldn't bite. He stated that he is willing to have someone feed tapes into the single drive for however long it takes. I have always been with large organizations that plan on restoring their TSM server first and then all of the clients during DR testing for the real thing. I don't know of any way to do this with since TSM wants a drive to be assigned to a library. I thought of exports but that also requires a TSM server. 1. How would one use a single drive to restore the TSM server first and then the clients? Is this possible at all? 2. Is a backupset a viable restore option without a server? I have read up on backupsets but the doc is not clear as to what is required on the client. I suppose an adapter of some sort (scsi or fiber) a cable, a drive, an installed OS and TSM client and then restore directly from the backupset tape using the TSM b/a client. Any light shed on this situation would be appreciated Regards, Nicholas Rodolfich IMPORTANT: E-mail sent through the Internet is not secure. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send any confidential or sensitive information to us via electronic mail, including social security numbers, account numbers, or personal identification numbers. Delivery, and or timely delivery of Internet mail is not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send time sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail. This message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone any information contained in this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author by replying to this message and then kindly delete the message. Thank you.
