BTW, when you DECOMM a node, after purging the inactive copies and marking remaining active backups as inactive, it LOCKs the node.
On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 3:40 PM Marc Lanteigne <marclantei...@ca.ibm.com> wrote: > Locked or not locked, it's not a determining factor for expiration. > > You could also decommission the nodes after you move them to a new server. > That will do a few things for you: > - prevent the node to perform any new backups/archives, but can still > connect to restore older data, if you lock it, they can't backup or restore > - disassociate the node from backup schedules, so no misleading missed > backups > - inactivate all active versions so they are also eligible for expiration > based on their retention > - once all data is expired, the node will be deleted > > HELP DECOM NODE for more information. > > - > Thanks, > Marc... > ________________________________________________________ > Marc Lanteigne > Spectrum Protect Specialist AVP / SRT > 416.478.0233 | marclantei...@ca.ibm.com > Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00 to 16:00 Eastern > > Latest Servermon: > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21432937 > Performance Mustgather: > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22013355 > > Follow me on: Twitter, developerWorks, LinkedIn > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: J. Eric Wonderley <eric.wonder...@vt.edu> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 04:34 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] do locked nodes participate in expiration? > > we trying to lock out clients from a server we're moving off of but we also > want data to expire for the locked out clients > > maybe we need to rename the nodes instead > -- *Zoltan Forray* Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator Xymon Monitor Administrator VMware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services www.ucc.vcu.edu zfor...@vcu.edu - 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://phishing.vcu.edu/