Paul, Typically... I see that people will name their node the same as their primary SQL node with an extension. Something like: Primary: SQLSRV23_SQL Archive: SQLSRV23_SQL_ARCH
And they will have a separate DSM.OPT file, something like DSMARCH.OPT that has the archive nodename. Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 08/03/2007 12:53:23 AM: > I have been told that if I want to create an "archive" backup of an SQL > database via TDP for SQL, then I should create a separate node name in > TSM (such as "SQL_Archive") and then backup using that node name once a > month (for example) and make sure to bind those backups to a management > class that has the long term settings that meet our requirements. > > What else is involved in setting this up? On the client do I have to > create another dsm.opt file with the new node name to match what I set > up on the TSM server? > > Regards > Paul Dudley