Data Storage Information

Data Storage Information




Questions and problems should be sent to help-backups-l@lsv.uky.edu

If you would like to know more about backups and archives please see the TSM web page, or send us mail. Even if you have interacted directly with a TSM admin in the past, please use the email address above; it helps avoid problems if someone is out of the office.

The Tape Storage system is backups.uky.edu. It supports our our SFTP (HSM) storage and TSM backup storage.






backups.uky.edu is a IBM p9133-55a with 14 GB of memory,gigabit ethernet, fiber channel adapters and 4 processors. It runs a Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5.1.0 backup server.




backups3.uky.edu is a IBM p550 with 7.5 GB of memory,gigabit ethernet, fiber channel adapters and 4 processors. It runs two additional Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5.1.0 backup servers.





hsm.uky.edu is a IBM p630 with 12 GB of memory,gigabit ethernet, fiber channel adapters and 4 processors.







Disk space for TSM is provided on a fiber attached FAStT700 disk. There is about 8.5 Terabytes of storage available with about 6.1 TB dedicated to disk cache for TSM or HSM; the rest is used to support the servers.



backups is attached to a IBM3494 automated library with 7 3592E05 tape drives,






and via a SAN to an IBM LTO library with 9 LTO3 tape drives.








Be aware that you can not use your hsm userid until you first set an e-mail address for that userid. To do that, ssh to hsm.uky.edu and pick Set Email Address. Then follow the instructions.

SFTP to hsm takes you to a disk holding area for the tape storage system. You CAN ssh to hsm in order to change your e-mail address, change your password, and perform other functions.

Other links that may be helpful to new users:

Page last updated on July 7, 2009. Mail comments to help-backups-l@lsv.uky.edu.


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