In a recent note, Hal Merritt said: > Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:40:27 -0600 > > As a practical matter, there is no 'permanent' tape retention. For one, > the media ages and becomes unreliable. Secondly, the devices needed to > read/write the data eventually wear out and are replaced with newer > technology. > > For permanent *data* retention, you might consider a five year cycle. > Would you implement this with RETPD=1827, which makes it easier to scratch the tapes for the next cycle, or still with EXPDT=99366, which provides some safety if you're inadvertently a few days late re-copying?
In either case, what procedures can remind the programmer when re-copy is due? Can HSM help automate this? Does HSM automatically refresh aging archive media? Can HSM manage tape data sets? -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
