Author: Jackie Chen

Preparing to Install or Upgrade to BE 2012


BE 2012 is quite a radical break from earlier versions of BE and as such, you should do more preparations and testing before you install or upgrade to BE 2012.  Otherwise, you may have a nasty surprise. http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/preparing-install-or-upgrade-be-2012?om_ext_cid=biz_con_email_2012_may16_news_install

Data Deduplication Best Practices for Tivoli Storage Manager V6.2


If you use the data deduplication feature of Tivoli Storage Manager, I would recommend you to read the following article, very helpful! Original Link: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/tivolistoragemanager/Data+deduplication+best+practices+for+Tivoli+Storage+Manager+V6.2  Introduction Data deduplication technology that was introduced in Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 and further enhanced with source-side (client) deduplication in Tivoli Storage Manager V6.2 provides the following two primary benefits: … Continue reading Data Deduplication Best Practices for Tivoli Storage Manager V6.2 →

TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 5


Finally, the last day comes. Happy Friday Unit 11: Automating operations Lesson 1: Scheduling options Two types of scheduling: Client scheduling/ Administrative scheduling on server The central scheduler supports two modes of client scheduling: - Client polling - Server prompted Scheduling options Lesson 2: Client scheduling - Backup-restore and archive-retrieve - Client operating system command … Continue reading TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 5 →

TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 4


On the fourth day of training, I started to feel interested to learn more about TSM. Unit 9: Backup-archive client functions Lesson 1: Backup concepts Storage area networks and local area networks SAN – LAN Free VE does not support LAN Free Backup and restore review restore directory structure first, then restore the files Progressive … Continue reading TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 4 →