Yes, but you will lose the de-dupe. So, no the TSM DB keeps track of all the expanded data just as always.
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Mehdi Salehi Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:34 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Restoring dedupped-backup from VTL Hi, If a TSM server is configured to use a TS7650 as lan-free storage pool, can I migrate these de-duped virtual tapes to a traditional tape library to save VTL disk space? If yes, what happens if I need to restore them later? I mean, do I need TS7650 to re-generate original data from de-duped version when restore is required in TSM? 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.