Hi Anders, Look at http://www.tsmmanager.com/backupsets.htm and scroll down to Appendix A
There you can find a way to store backupsets together on physical tapes, I would reccomend to use another TSM Server (or instance) for storing the virtual volumes (read about the snags you vill run into if you use the same server). Be aware in this configuration you need TSM DB backups to secure the backupsets. Also in this configuration you will not be able to restore backupsets without a TSM Server. This is not a simple way, but as far as I know, this is the only way to consolidate backupsets on physical volumes. Best regards, Kolbeinn Josepsson · Systems Engineer Tivoli Certified Consultant - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.1 IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Tivoli Storage Resource Manager V1.2 www.nyherji.is Daniel Sparrman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 23.02.2005 15:42 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: Generate backupset with more than one node on one volume? Stephen, how would that make it possible to have a backupset containing more than 1 node? It would only make all primary(or copy) storage pool data gather on one volume during migration/backup, which could not be read without having access to the TSM database. Or am I missing something here? Best Regards Daniel Sparrman ----------------------------------- Daniel Sparrman Chef Utveckling & Drift Exist i Stockholm AB Propellervägen 6B 183 62 TÄBY Växel: 08 - 754 98 00 Mobil: 070 - 399 27 51 "Weinstein, Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 2005-02-23 16:38 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: Generate backupset with more than one node on one volume? Do not specify COLLOCATION on the tape storage pool. Then all node will get put on one tape, or as few tapes as possible. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anders St¦hlbom Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:01 AM To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu Subject: Generate backupset with more than one node on one volume? Hi, I want to create backupsets with several nodes to as few volumes as possible, the deviceclass in this case it LTO2. Is that possible at all? My task is to create one complete set of data on 50 nodes and a lot of the nodes is just about a couple of gigs, and spoil them with one LTO2 volume per node doesn't make sense. Or is there another way to fulfil this task? One of the requirements is that it should not be dependent of the TSM database. Med vänlig hälsning Best regards Anders Ståhlbom exeo ----------------------------------------------- Anders Ståhlbom Adress Box 43 59121 Motala [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tele: +46 (0)141 48667 Mobile: +46 (0)736 888667 Fax: +46 (0)141 213330 ----------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager at postmaster at dor.state.ma.us. **********************************************************************