In my case 10TB of type=file will store 10TB of data. 10TB of VTL will store nearly 20TB of data. That is my only reason.
Andy Huebner -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of caldwem01 Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:21 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] How to Incorporate a CDL into TSM environment? How come no one has commented on the TSM device type=file as an alternative to VTL? I know it doesn't do de-dup. But doesn't it have a place? please comment this has baffled me since the first VLT hit the market. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by [EMAIL PROTECTED] via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to [EMAIL PROTECTED] +---------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient or an authorized representative of an intended recipient, you are prohibited from using, copying or distributing the information in this e-mail or its attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you.