Thanks very much this reply has been very helpful.
"Del Hoobler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 16/06/2004 13:45 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: TDP for Notes Moses, First, the TSM Server handles all of the tape management for you. The TSM Server knows on which tape any specific version of any backup exists. If the client has queried the TSM Server, and says that it cannot find a backup, then it most likely has expired, which means it is out of the TSM Server database. When using the client to query the backups, make sure your specify that you want to see active and inactive backups. You might want to take a look at the TSM Server Administrator's Guide. There is a chapter titled "Implementing Policies for Client Data". There is a very nice section in that chapter called "Defining and Updating a Backup Copy Group". It explains, in detail, how policy works and what each of the backup copygroup settings does. For example, if you really want your policy to be based on time instead of number of versions, you should be using VEREXISTS and VERDELETED set to NOLIMIT, and set RETONLY and RETEXTRA according to the number of days that you want to keep your backups for. Otherwise, if you have your policy based on the number of versions, if you perform an extra manual backup for some reason, it may force a backup to expire before the time you wanted it to. The documentation that I pointed you to above explains all of the details on policy. It also gives you examples. Also, if you have changed the the settings for a policy set, you need to activate those changes before they become effective. You do that with the "ACTIVATE POLICYSET" command. For example: activate policyset NOTES STANDARD Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/16/2004 05:25:33 AM: > Have checked this and we have two policy sets one active and one standard > with the following settings > > Policy Domain Name: NOTES > Policy Set Name: ACTIVE > Mgmt Class Name: STANDARD > Copy Group Name: STANDARD > Copy Group Type: Backup > Versions Data Exists: 3 > Versions Data Deleted: 1 > Retain Extra Versions: 7 > Retain Only Version: 20 > > Policy Domain Name: NOTES > Policy Set Name: STANDARD > Mgmt Class Name: STANDARD > Copy Group Name: STANDARD > Copy Group Type: Backup > Versions Data Exists: 5 > Versions Data Deleted: 1 > Retain Extra Versions: 7 > Retain Only Version: 180 > According to thses setting the database file required for restore should > still be available, although cannot seem to go back further than 3 days, > and require a restore from an earlier period.Was thinking of calling back > relevant tapes from offsite and checking if database file can be located, > but not sure if this is indeed correct method of restoring from tape. > > Any help would br greatfully received. > ============================================================================== This communication, together with any attachments hereto or links contained herein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential or legally protected. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, disclosure, copying, dissemination, distribution or use of this communication is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail message and delete the original and all copies of the communication, along with any attachments hereto or links herein, from your system. ============================================================================== The St. Paul Travelers e-mail system made this annotation on 06/16/2004, 08:57:35 AM.
