TSM backs up the following files:
IR&C recommends that users place their important documents in "My Documents" to ensure they are backed up. Files that are not backed up include videos, pictures, music, zip files, and executables.
IR&C prefers to adhere to a single backup template for all desktops. Under special circumstances, a different template may be applied.
Yes, if your PC is on.
TSM will end the backup session. Anything backed up at that point, though, should remain backed up
If the backup is in progress, you can bring up the Task Manager and end the session.
The answer varies for files currently existing on a machine and for files that have been deleted.
Both the current version and the previous version, unless the previous version has been deleted (in instances when the file has not been changed for thirty days).
No, but TSM data is stored on tapes that have costs associated with them. Users are encouraged to delete unnecessary files from their computers to avoid overburdening the TSM storage system.
Desktop backups occur between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Each desktop computer is assigned a time slot within that twelve-hour period for backup: early morning (7:00 - 10:00 a.m.), late morning (10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.), early afternoon (1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.), and late-afternoon (4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.). The TSM server staggers the starting times for backups to balance the workload. Thus, a machine scheduled for the late-morning backup window doesn't necessarily start backing up at 10:00 a.m. sharp but might start at 10:18 a.m. instead. If necessary, a computer can be assigned a different time slot.
Usually an hour. The length of time depends, though, on the number of files TSM has to examine on a machine, how many of those need to be copied to the TSM server, and how many other machines are trying to do the same thing.
Depending on the amount of data being backed up, the amount of RAM installed on your system, and the speed of your computer's processor, you may experience a greater or lesser degree of system sluggishness during the backup. The first backup of your system will take the most time. Subsequent daily backups should be faster because the only data copied is that which has changed since the previous backup.
TSM includes a user interface for restoring files, but you should contact Technology Service Desk for assistance.
You can recover individual files.
Only if they have your TSM password. You should change your password from the default password after TSM is installed on your desktop.
It depends on how much data is being restored, how many tapes the data spans, and the speed and power of your system. Single or several files can be restored in a matter of minutes. Restoring all the backup data for one computer may take an hour or two.
The backup and recovery of files are done using tapes stored on-site. A set of tapes intended for use in the case of a disaster (an event that destroys and requires the re-creation of many business records) is generated from the on-site tapes. The disaster-recovery set is sent off-site every week for storage.
