Hi *SM'ers.
I have to handle PIT restores for 10 servers (SUN Solaris), for which I
could be asked to perform restores of point-in-time conditions existing
60 days ago.
Since I don't know how often the files in these servers are updated, I
understand that I have to define a Copy Group with a Versions Data
Exists option set to 60 or so.
Actually, the backup requirements for the servers don�t imply
necessarily to have PIT restores available in a daily basis, but in a
weekly one. I mean, I will not be supposed to be asked for a restore of
July1st, but one from the first week of July (in any available day). So
that, I would not need to store 60 version of a given file, just eight
of them, providing that each copy belong to a different week (of course,
this would be only in case that they ARE modified).
Is there a way to guarantee the existence of just one version of a file
per week?
I'm trying to avoid using ARCHIVE because many of these files could be
not modified at all during the 60 day period, but if it is not a better
option, I think that ARCHIVE will be better than backup lots of version
of lots of files.
I�m using TSM V3.7.2 in an AIX 4.3.2 server.
I�m also exploring the option to use BACKUP IMAGE to backup the needed
file systems, once a week and then daily incremental backups. My concern
is that I�ve never used this command before, so I would like to know if
anybody of you is using it to backup file systems and which are the
limitations of doing so.
Thanks in advance.
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Sergio R. Cherchyk
Arquitectura Tecnol�gica - Midrange
Banco R�o de la Plata S.A. - Grupo BSCH
Mire 480, 2do piso - 1036 Cap. Fed.
Argentina
Tel. (054)-11-4341-1643
Fax. (054)-11-4341-1264
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