If the management class no longer exists, data will be expired based on the
default management class for the domain.
During your next full incremental on a given machine the following will
happen.
If the file or directory exists on both machine and the tsm server, then
that file or directory will get bound to the management class specified in
the include/exclude list or to the default management class.
There are a few scenarios you should consider. Version that is inactive
with no actives, api data, etc... I would suggest creating some temporary
nodenames and testing this out yourself. Backup some data using your
existing policies. Then move these nodes over to a different domain.
Re-run the backups. You can check the management class for the objects
using select queries.
select * from backups where node_name='testnode'
select * from archives where node_name='testnode'
James Thompson
>From: Jeff Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Management Class Question
>Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:43:15 -0600
>
>We are looking at doing a massive reorganization of our naming
>standards within our TSM servers. During this reorganization, some
>management class we have will go away and new ones will be created.
>Others will just be renamed.
>
>I know that in order to bind data to a specific management class I can
>just use the include statement for the clients and that will start
>backing up or archive files to the new management class assignments,
>but my question is what happens to the old data that is already backed
>up to the TSM server? Will it be rebound to the new management classes
>or will it fall into the grace period retention of the policy domains?
>If the policy domain is what controls the data retention in this case,
>would it just be safer to leave all of the existing management classes
>in place and just start backing up with the new management classes and
>let the old data expire off?
>
>We are running TSM 4.1.2. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>--
>Jeff Rankin
>Associate Technical Analyst, Excel Corporation
>Phone: 316-291-2903
>Fax: 316-266-4415
>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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