that is the beauty of export tapes....
as long as the tape is OK and as long as you have a server version that can
read the export tape (probably created on an earlier version) and all the
other things that go along with media type and devices to read it....
you can keep it forever!
I keep sample export tape sets so when I upgrade TSM I'll be able to see if
I can still import what I had exported earlier.
I went up to 5.2 and could still import as far back as 3.7 (or was it 4.1)
???
anyway, I got paranoid and called back in all my long term data and
imported it and re-exported it to new media on the new 5.2 server.
Dwight E. Cook
Systems Management Integration Professional, Advanced
Integrated Storage Management
TSM Administration
(918) 925-8045
Mark Bertrand
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I have looked in the manual and through Mark's monthly FAQ but can not find
this specific information.
I am looking into the Export node to tape function to retain active and
inactive backup files since backupsets only grab active files. Am I correct
that a file deleted from the client is considered inactive by the server.
And, although it can be restored at the client by selecting inactive files,
it will not be picked up by a backupset?
I am not concerned with retaining the client settings, only the data.
How long can I keep an Export Node to tape for? Where is this set at, gen
backupset has a retention setting.
How does this differ from a backupset? I know one difference is that
backupset can be retained for a specified period.
Also, what controls the exported node data for expirations and retention
files?
Can I use it to restore individual files, all the info that I have read
only
shows a complete import option.
Can it be used for databases, I know backupsets cannot.
Server: W2K TSM 5.1.6.3
Client: W2K TSM 5.1.5.15 TDP 2.2.1
Thanks,
Mark Bertrand
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