I ran a test backing up a directory structure with files and subdirectories to a reto=20 management class for the files and directories via DIRMC to a reto=0 management class. After the backup I deleted the data and re-ran the incremental backup to expire the objects from TSM. I confirmed the objects were now INACTIVE_VERSION in the backups table then ran expiration to purge from the DB (reto=0). Checking the backups table again I can see no directory objects existed, just the files.
Next, I launched the GUI to test if I could expand the directory tree and restore the data. Both worked. Path preserved on the restore as well. So my confusion is, what is the directory structure for? I would have suspected I would not have been able to expand the tree in the GUI or restore the data to its original location. We are looking to mix long term data with short term data in our TSM servers and want to prevent all directory objects from being bound to the longest retention policy mgmtclass using the DIRMC option. This test was to see the implications of not having a directory structure, which surprisingly had no affect... Am I missing something? Thanks. -------------------------------------------------------- If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ --------------------------------------------------------
