Hi, as far as I understand you, you only want to backup this site into an existing large TSM server elsewhere. I not, GOTO (2)
A small TSM Server per site, if necessarey at all, is not practicable without both local administration and tape library. I have few site like this (with the exception of Domino) and the answer is : first: it works, assuming that amount of files changed daily is significantly less than WAN capacity in the backup window. Second, read "first" again. Third, compression and subfile backup can help much, but it depends on data and you configuration. Probaly backup of system object will not be practicable, but backup of data files probably yes. You will have to tune include/exclude options down, you will have to tune network parameters, compression/compressalways parameters (per directory, file type..) subfilebackup you will want to use journal service. FORGET full backup weekly, no one needs it. Read TSM concepts, browse in this user forum. What you/your users need is RESTORE and ONLY RESTORE, no one in the world ever needed backup, not to say a full backup. Consider you restore requirements, if full restore is an issue, it will take long time through the WAN. Maybe is backup set generation and physical transfer of the backup set along with technician and restore on-site required and/or practicable. For backup of Domine, think about replication. This might cause less bandwidth consumption comparing to TSM backup. (2) if you want an backup server (tsm or not) in each of this sites, you have apparently got a problem with both budget and administration, in fact. this are only couple of points from more to be considered regards Juraj -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Douglas Currell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. Mai 2004 09:19 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Small Sites Has anyone deployed TSM in a very small site? When I say a small site I mean something like this: 4 or 5 workstations & 2 or 3 servers very limited bandwidth available from WAN - assume 56k (yes) NO local administration NO budget for tape library TSM sharing a physical server with Domino, platform is Windows 150 MB per user per week storage growth 1 X 73 GB hd for use as storage pool/file device 100Mb LAN access to large remote TSM servers 12 hour backup window, assumption that WAN link is at 56k (yes!) backup of local workstations preferred but not required TSM clients would mostly be Windows XP/2003 but could include Linux, in particular, and just about anything else. weekly full backup required to remote TSM server Would this be a candidate for remote NAS backup? I am looking at TSM because it allows for policy implentation, can accommodate clients on just about all platforms and also because it allows backup to disk. This is not to say that other backup/restore products could be used - Retrospect might be usable too.. To me, this is an interesting exercise. Please share your thoughts..Thank you --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals