AUTOMATED RESTORE TESTINGFOR
TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER
Based in Research Triangle area, NC, USAIBM Advanced Business PartnerBig fans of Tivoli Storage ManagerBroad experience with Fortune 500 clients
TSMworks, Inc.TSMworks, Inc.
The Recovery Gap
The Gartner Group:“30% of all backups are not recoverable.”
The Yankee Group:“40% were unable to recover data.”
Symantec:“…one in four tests fail.”
What’s the Problem?What’s the Problem?
We see two reactions to these painful statistics.
• Sheep: • “Our backup success is 98%, don’t worry about it.”• “That doesn’t apply to us because ….”
• Wolves: • “Really? How can that happen?”
• Our whitepaper has 10 very common scenarios where backups succeed – but then recoveries fail.
• “How can we test our backups better?”
Sheep or Wolf?Sheep or Wolf?
OSFilesystemDatabaseRebootTest
TSM
…but unfeasible for 500 machines daily.
Bare-metal restore testing is ideal...Bare-metal restore testing is ideal...
This technique always uncovers problems.And it’s quite feasible.
TSM
Sampling restores is very workableSampling restores is very workable
dsmc restore
: Automated Restore Testing : Automated Restore Testing
• ART restores a few files, chosen at random, from every computer TSM backs up.
• Restored files come to the ART VM. Production nodes are untouched.
• ART doesn’t restore huge files, hammer TSM, or disrupt migration, reclamation, etc.
• And … ART usually uncovers huge amounts of wasted storage.
• Easy install
• Supports storage audits (SOX, HIPAA)
• Prevents restore problems
• Finds rogue servers• Servers that are in production, but nobody told the
backup team about them. They’re not covered by TSM.
• Trims waste storage (sometimes 20 – 50%)
• Pricing: $35/node (less for larger sites).
Benefits and PricingBenefits and Pricing
• ART’s free trial tests 20% of your site.• Use it as a free Health Check, with our
compliments.
Free trial = Free Health CheckFree trial = Free Health Check
