RBS qualified his statement with "unfettered incremental backups of file systems". If this was the case (I.E. No TDPs and no exclusions) then it will work fine and is quick/easy.
Regards, Shawn ________________________________________________ Shawn Drew Internet st...@stevenharris.info Sent by: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 07/19/2011 03:52 AM Please respond to ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Determing how much of a tsm server's data is active Richard, Your approach will work for file data, but a lot of the TDPs don't accurately register filespace sizes. Only the OP will know what the impact of that might be in his environment. I would go for an export allactive preview=yes. It might run for quite a while. Regards Steve Steven Harris TSM Admin, Canberra Australia On 19/07/2011 4:42 AM, Richard Sims wrote: > If your clients are doing unfettered incremental backups of file systems, then the following would yield a MB approximation, very quickly: > SELECT SUM(CAPACITY*PCT_UTIL/100) FROM FILESPACES > which is based upon TSM's information about the file system as gotten from the last client operation. By definition, the files on the client represent all the Active files in TSM storage where the activity is incremental backups. > > Richard Sims > This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable for the message if modified. Please note that certain functions and services for BNP Paribas may be performed by BNP Paribas RCC, Inc.
