It means that the last version before deletion on the client will be there for 30 days.
It is a TOL parameter. >From the online documentation: Retain Extra Versions The Retain Extra Versions attribute specifies how many days all but the most recent backup version is retained. The most recent version is the active version, and active versions are never erased. If Nolimit is specified, extra backup versions are deleted based on the versions data exists or the versions data deleted parameter settings. . Also, I don't know about you but I keep copy serialization @ dynamic. I get less failures that way......... *.log files changing through the night <- PITA Above 2 lines my opinion Gabriel C. Wiley ADSM/TSM Administrator AIX Support Phone 1-614-308-6709 Pager 1-877-489-2867 Fax 1-614-308-6637 Cell 1-740-972-6441 Siempre Hay Esperanza Rob Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 12/06/2001 05:31:55 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: backup retention But, doesn't the "Retain Extra Versions 30" mean that a file changed daily ends up having 30 copies? If not, what exactly does the retain extra versions mean? Rob Schroeder Famous Footwear Rob, You are telling the system to only keep the two latest copies of files on your system: Versions Data Exists 2 I would also suggest that you keep more than a single copy of a deleted file: Versions Data Deleted 1 My experience has been that if a virus attacks a file the user will erase the file, not bother to tell anyone until at least one backup cycle has completed, and therefore the only copy you have on your system is the contaminated copy. I usually keep at least three copies of deleted files for x days. Just my thoughts... Brad -----Original Message----- From: Rob Schroeder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 4:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: backup retention My server seems to be expiring files that should not be.� I have a grace period of thirty days yet my files are expiring and I am only seeing two versions of every file; even of files that change every day.� Here is a copy of my domain and backup copy group definitions DOMAIN Policy Domain Name DATA01_DOM Activated Policy Set DATA01_POL Activation Date/Time 2001-12-06 14:05:12.000000 Activated Default Mgmt Class DATA01_MGMT Number of Registered Nodes 1 Backup Retention (Grace Period) 30 Archive Retention (Grace Period) 365 Description domain for ffdata01 only Last Update Date/Time 2001-12-06 14:05:12.000000 Last Update Date/Time ROBS Managing profile - BACKUP COPY GROUP Policy Domain Name DATA01_DOM Policy Set Name ACTIVE Mgmt Class Name DATA01_MGMT Copy Group Name STANDARD Versions Data Exists 2 Versions Data Deleted 1 Retain Extra Versions 30 Retain Only Version 365 Copy Mode MODIFIED Copy Serialization STATIC Copy Frequency 0 Copy Destination FFDATA01_DISK Last Update Date/Time 2001-12-06 14:04:31.000000 Last Update by (administrator) ROBS Managing profile - I hope someone can help. Thanks Rob Schroeder Famous Footwear
