Nicholas, If all your client needs to do is get the data from point A to B, I wouldn't even use TSM. Tell your Windows engineers to use the built in robocopy utility and go direct. This is how we migrated 4TB of user data from old to new fileservers. Not only do you avoid wasting TSM resources, you also only send the data over the network instead of twice.
Steve Schaub Systems Engineer, Windows BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee steve_sch...@bcbst.com -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Nicholas Rodolfich Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:36 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Best way to use TSM to move 2Tb of data Hello All, I have a client that needs to move a 2Tb volume on their Windows file server. Their TSM sever is also on Windows w/TSM v5.3.4. What is the fastest/best way to accomplish this. We tested an archive but it only got 340Gb overnight. They don't have enough disk based pool space to land it there so we will have to use tape. I suggest kicking up the resourceutilization parameter on the client to enable multiple sessions but I am hoping you guys/gals can teach me something. Thanks for all your help!! Nicholas ----------------------------------------------------- Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm