But, if it isn't in the database or a transportable format (export of backupset), you won't be able to restore from the tapes.
No, it doesn't delete the data/tapes physically - just removed the DB info. Zoltan Forray TSM Software & Hardware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services [email protected] - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html From: Jim Davis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 09/16/2011 03:41 PM Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Moving tapes offsite Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> On 9/16/2011 10:13 AM, Skylar Thompson wrote: > Could you generate a backupset for them on new tape, and then delete > their data from storage pools when it's done? That way TSM doesn't have > to track it at all. Thanks, though with 20+ tapes of their data... I suspect there's an easier way I'd overlooked: checkout the volumes, hand the tapes over, then destroy the volumes with discarddata=yes. On my first quick pass through TFM I'd thought the discarddata=yes would try to physically erase the tape, but it looks like it just removes the database entries for the backed-up data, which is fine. -- Jim Davis Biotechnology Computing Facility Arizona Research Labs
