Andy, Thanks for the answer and the link to your previous post. Most of the doubts I still had are clarified there. I only have to read it a few more times I think
Kurt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Raibeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:59 PM Subject: Re: definition copy group > "Versions Data Deleted" applies only after you delete the file from the > client file system. It has no affect as long as the file still exists. > > By way of additional answer, check out an older post containing a series > of notes related to these copygroup settings, > http://msgs.adsm.org/cgi-bin/get/adsm0103/983.html. Best read from the > bottom-up. > > Regards, > > Andy > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. > The command line is your friend. > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <kurt.beyers > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 03/26/2003 07:49 > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: definition copy group > > > > Hi, > > I'm sorry for the previous post. I've pressed the send button a bit too > early. > > Suppose I've got the following copy group defined in a management class: > > Versions Data Exists: 5 > Versions Data Deleted: 2 > Remain Extra Versions: 30 > Remain Only Version: 60 > > I take a backup of a file A which changes 5 times, so I'll have 5 > incremental versions (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 with A5 being the active > version). > > Suppose now that the file A don't change any more (A5 is the current > active version) but remains on the server. 30 days after the backup of the > version A1, it will expire. The same for the versions A2 and A3. > > Will the version A4 also expire 30 days after the backup of itand will I > only have the version A5 on tape? Or does the expiration of extra versions > halts when the number of versions gets equal to the number of 'versions > data deleted'? > > According to the reference guide, the version A4 will expire also 30 days > after the backup of it. > > Thanks for the assistance, > > Kurt > >