Perhaps I misunderstood Guenther's need, but I interpreted the scenario to be like this:
1. Files a, b, c are all created & backed up on day 1 2. File a gets deleted on day 5 3. File b gets deleted on day 25 4. File c gets deleted on day 49 They want a, b, c all to expire from TSM on day 50, regardless of when they were deleted (which as far as I can see, can only be accomplished by using archive, leading to 15GBx50day=750GB stgpool). Of course, nowadays, 750GB is not that big a deal, so maybe this is an ok solution for them. Guenther - please correct as needed Steve Schaub Systems Engineer, WNI BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee 423-752-6574 (desk) 423-785-7347 (cell) -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] A requirement .. Why won't these backup copygroup settings work? VEREXISTS=NOLIMIT VERDELETED=NOLIMIT RETEXTRA=50 RETONLY=50 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] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorag eManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 2006-01-11 01:00:12: > Hello *SMlers, > > yesterday i was faced with a requirement that i don't know how to > handle. > > We are in the need to back up a bunch of files (approx. between 5 and > 15 GBytes/day) for 50 days after hey where created on the underlying > file system. > > Problem: each file may stay for up to 50 days on the filesystem, may > be deleted after one day or something in between. The backed up file > in TSM has definitively to expire after 50 days. > > My first thought was to use archive instead of backup, but i am afraid > this would blow up the storage pool in terms of size. > > Any suggestions on this ? > > TIA > > regards Guenther > > -- > Guenther Bergmann, Am Kreuzacker 10, 63150 Heusenstamm, Germany > Certified Service Manager Guenther_Bergmann at gbergmann dot de > http://www.gbergmann.de Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm
