Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations, Version 6.1.2

Maximum space for backups: field

Specify how much space to use for all backup copies on remote storage.

The default size for the remote storage area is 40 GB. If you increase the number of backup versions to keep, consider increasing your storage area size. If you are unsure of how much space to allocate, you can monitor your space usage on the Status panel and adjust the version and space settings accordingly.

When the storage space becomes full, Tivoli® Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations deletes older backup copy versions of files that have several backup copy versions. After deleting the versioned backup copies, if more space is needed for new backup copies, Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations deletes the last remaining backup copies of enough files to make room for the newest backup copy.

If you try to remotely back up a file which is larger than the space you have allocated for your remote storage area, Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations will purge all older versions of your files, and then may fail to back up the file. Make sure that the maximum space for your remote storage areas is greater than the maximum file size for remote backup in the Advanced page of the Settings Notebook. For example, if you decrease your maximum space for backups to 1 GB, you must decrease the maximum file size for remote backup from the default of 1 GB.