Hello I'm assuming you are using the VTL's replication process to do this? If so, I'd assume it would be expired (though that is TSM terminology rather than VTL terminology).
Probably best to ask your VTL vendor. Steven Steven Langdale Global Information Services EAME SAN/Storage Planning and Implementation ( Phone : +44 (0)1733 584175 ( Mob: +44 (0)7876 216782 ΓΌ Conference: +44 (0)208 609 7400 Code: 331817 + Email: steven.langd...@cat.com Mehdi Salehi <iranian.aix.supp...@gmail.com> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 11/11/2009 14:38 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject [ADSM-L] TSM Disaster Recovery with VTL Caterpillar: Confidential Green Retain Until: 11/12/2009 Hi, A VTL in primary site copies backup data to remote site asynchronously. If some backups expire in TSM, what happens to the copy in remote site? Will it be expired or retained? Thanks