You have to know your business needs. Just a notice: Schould your directories expire, you still will be able to restore your files. The only difference is the directory tree will not be restored (because of directories in TSM expired => lost), but re-created, just like you would issue series of MKDIR commands. Consequently, you will have correct directory names, but not your old access rights and another attributes (like hidden, or extended attributes in OS/2, etc.).
If this is not an issue for you, you can define DIRMC with short retention period, thus saving your tsm database space. If directory attributes are important for you, you may even define DIRMC with unlimited settings, at least for nodes concerned. regards juraj Salak -----Original Message----- From: Talafous, John G. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backing Up Dir's Along this thread... Are there any guidelines for retention and number of copies in the DIRMC management class? I've looked and looked and it seems the best scenario is to clone your management class with the longest retention. But, is this correct? John G. Talafous IS Technical Principal The Timken Company Global Software Support P.O. Box 6927 Data Management 1835 Dueber Ave. S.W. Phone: (330)-471-3390 Canton, Ohio USA 44706-0927 Fax : (330)-471-4034 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.timken.com ********************************************************************** This message and any attachments are intended for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward, copy, print, use or disclose this communication to others; also please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. The Timken Company **********************************************************************
