5. Backup options

Start the TSM GUI and click the Backup files and directories button. Clicking the button between the Estimate button and the backup-type dropdown list will display the current options for Backup. The default options are illustrated below but can be changed for the duration of the current backup session. Clicking the [Compress objects] check box will considerably slow the backup and is not recommended. If your machine is memory-constrained and gives Out of Memory errors when running a backup, then checking [Use less memory] may help. If this works for one session then you can add the line 

MemoryEfficientBackup   Yes
to the dsm.opt options file and stop and restart the TSM scheduler.

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