Hi Nicholas.
This is the perfect use for an active data pool on tape.
When the storm approaches run a final incremental backup and any extra
TDP backups that you need and then run copy activedata. Take a database
snapshot and send it and your active data pool tapes to the alternate
location.
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 dat
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Yes, you can restore your TSM server with a single drive.
Just the same procedures you would use at a DR site with a library.
Install TSM server code on your machine
Define a library with TYPE=MANUAL
Define your 1 drive to that library
Use the admin command line to open a tape console (or you
