This is the beauty of TSM. It can move the data from one set of volumes to another over time. You just have to ask it to do so. Meaning you do not have to worry about the media problem. What you have to worry about is the application that reads the data, the OS that the data was created on, etc.
I am going to ask Tivoli for a new reclamation feature. Reclaim based on how long ago a media has been accessed. Then, you can force a reclamation every so often. And, for customers like me that want to avoid open slotted offsite storage, I can just specify the rotation cycle - 1 cycle length to force the data to be rebuilt onsite before it comes back. -----Original Message----- From: Ward, Stuart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Data Retention *SMers.. In the very near future I will need to put together a software and hardware proposal for data retention of approximately 50 years due to FDA regulations encompassing the medical industry. My main question would be the type of media to use currently that has any kind of magneto retention life-span nearing or surpassing this. If there are any *SM colleagues out there that are in this situation, I would really appreciate either some feedback on this board, some direct feedback via email or even a discussion over the phone. I thank you all in advance. Stu Ward wards@<nospam>bmcmask.com
