We use de-duplicating storage. At one site we use file device class storage and at our older sites we use VTL. We have already decided that future installs/upgrades will be file device storage. Files are easier than VTL and in our case there is one less license so it is a little cheaper.
This is a little different than what you are asking with disk pools. Disk pools were not designed for long term storage so you may run into oddities if you use it for that purpose. Andy Huebner -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Lee, Gary Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 9:56 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] VTL or disk pool That depends on what you expect from your vtl. Do you currently have deduplication at that level? Can you afford disk to replace that storage, are you prepared to manage the disk storage? Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University phone: 765-285-1310 -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of ritchi64 Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 10:25 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] VTL or disk pool I know, there's already some previous post on this but I want your opinions on our choice to make. Our IBM VTL is out of support next april. So we have to decide if we will buy a new one or buy more direct attach disk pool in our TSM server? We have some Oracle server who use the VTL and one storage agent on the other side of the firewall. 1) Is it a good idee to configure disk device from the TSM server to replace the VTL for those storage agent? 2) What is the pros and cons for a new VTL 3) what will be th pros an cons for adding a lot of disk pool direct attach in TSM server. Any comment will be appreciated? +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by alainrich...@hotmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +----------------------------------------------------------------------
