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Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Storage
Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Tivoli
Product family - Storage
Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family
Thank you for submitting the request. To achieve the objective, you could use the the Bandwidth Throttling in FastBack 6.1.7
So when they window is over they can set it to a very low rate (almost a stop)
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tsmfbinf/v6/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.tsm.fb.doc%2Frelnote_6.1.7.0-TIV-TSMFB.html
Scheduling bandwidth throttling
You can set the bandwidth throttling to control the rate at which data is transferred from the FastBack Server to the Disaster Recovery (DR) Hub.
About this task
Schedule bandwidth throttling for each FastBack Server to control the rate at which data is transferred from the FastBack Server to the DR Hub.
When bandwidth throttling is not active, data that is transferred over WAN uses the maximum network bandwidth. When bandwidth throttling is active, data is transferred with a limited bandwidth rate so that the network bandwidth is not fully used.
You can set the throttling parameters to achieve these tasks:
Enable or disable throttling.
Add throttling events over the assigned time intervals.
Modify throttling events.
Remove a throttling event.
Display DR throttling information.
Enabling bandwidth throttling
If data transfers from the FastBack Server to the DR Hub use the full network bandwidth, enable bandwidth throttling to set limitations on the bandwidth usage.
Viewing DR throttling tab
The DR throttling tab provides a calendar where throttling events are created, modified, and deleted.
Adding a throttling event
On the DR Throttling tab, add an event to set the time interval and data rate that is used for transferring data. This action controls data transfers to minimize usage of the network load.
Modifying a throttling event
After you create an event, you can modify an event to set different throttling values.
Removing a throttling event
When throttling events are no longer necessary and need to be removed, follow this task to remove the event.
Disabling bandwidth throttling
If your network requirements improve or change in a way where throttling is not needed, you can disable bandwidth throttling.
Displaying throttling information
If throttling is active, you can view general throttling information through the Disaster Recovery icon.