Richard Sims ...
How do YOU perceive implementing a "neutral" archive format
given that most storage formats vary from platform to platform
anyway (e.g., MVS to AIX), and sometimes from one drive architecture
to another, because of changes in recording density, etc ?
Ray Dmochowski
Schering-Plough Research Institute
Kenilworth, NJ 07033, U.S.A.
(908) 740-3261
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 1:45 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Long Term Archive for Databases
One thing to keep in mind: TSM is a proprietary solution, meaning that
your data is locked into it and unaccessible by any other means. And
there are no guarantees from Tivoli that I've ever seen that you can
absolutely and fully retrieve your data that has been sitting on a tape
for 10 years and many product revision levels. You and I would *expect*
the data to be retrievable, but what do you think the probability is that
Tivoli is doing comprehensive testing of the retrievability of data that
was written by levels of the product going back to the initial release
level, as written by any kind of client?
This is why long-term archiving usually calls for storage to be in
"neutral" form, so that there is certainty of retrievability and
usability.
Richard Sims, BU
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