From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tab Trepagnier >I've begun using backupsets to expedite DR and to reduce the >retention period of online backups. I have a couple of >questions about long-term handling of backupset volumes. > >TSM Server 5.1.9.0 on AIX 5.2 >TSM Clients mix of 5.1.6.0 and 5.1.7.0 on Windows and AIX > >1. The backupsets I generated this weekend have a two-year >(730 days) retention period. Because one purpose of those >backupsets is DR-related, I plan to send those tapes to our >offsite vault. > >Q: What happens on day 731 that will alert me to ask for those >tapes to be returned from the vault for reuse?
Nothing. Expired backupsets will no longer appear when you perform QUERY BACKUPSETS. You will have to document your expire times manually. >2. For the last 3-1/2 years we've sent all data going off-site >on DLT media. Suppose that a year from now, we change tape media. > >Q. What can I do with those "two-year" backupsets that still >have another year before expiration? Is there an easy way to >move those backupsets to another medium? Even if they span >multiple tapes? No. If you're on AIX, you *could* try using tcopy, but I wouldn't certify the results without testing. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Berbee Information Networks Office 262.521.5627
