>I have some servers that we are end of lifeing. But I don't want to trash >their data, and no further backups would be done. >It can 'age off' gracefully, that is OK.
Aging off could happen only if the node administrators had the foresight to perform a final backup with the original file system emptied, or by deleting the original file system and momentarily substituting an empty in its name- place for a final backup: only then would all the Active files go Inactive and begin aging. But age-out would still occur only if policies include age-oriented retention. Consider doing an Export to rid the stgpools and database of the obsolete data, and eject the Export tapes from your library to free slots for viable nodes - providing that restorals are not anticipated. Richard Sims, http://people.bu.edu/rbs
