Mark, You might want to investigate if the "generate backupset" TSM server command would be a sutable alternative to synthetically generate a point in time image of a client from the backup data that has already been transmitted across the WAN.
Cheers, Neil Strand Storage Engineer - Legg Mason Baltimore, MD. (410) 580-7491 Whatever you can do or believe you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayden, Mark Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:39 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Archives across Wan Best practices Hi All, just wanted to be pointed in the right direction to find information on best practices on Archives across the T1 WAN? We are having trouble finishing monthly archives on weekends running normal Archives. I have tried to talk with upper management about getting rid of Archives, but no go. We are running TSM 5.3.4 with older versions of clients up to 5.3.4. Please advise Thanks IMPORTANT: E-mail sent through the Internet is not secure. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send any confidential or sensitive information to us via electronic mail, including social security numbers, account numbers, or personal identification numbers. Delivery, and or timely delivery of Internet mail is not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send time sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail. This message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone any information contained in this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author by replying to this message and then kindly delete the message. Thank you.