Please read the TDP for Oracle manual. It indicates that that you should have your TSM retention set at 1,0,0,0. Set your Oracle management class with those retentions, and Oracle will handle deletion of unneeded backups.
-- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Berbee Information Networks Office 262.521.5627 >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Hart, Charles >Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 4:02 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Oracle TDP and RMAN > >In working with our Oracle DBA's they feel TSM< should manage >the RMAN Oracle Retentions etc... Is there a "Preferred >method?" If so why? > > >Here's one of our DBA's response when I told them my >understanding is that RMAN usually manages the Backup >Retentions etc.... > >"Note on page 85 of the RMAN Backup and Recovery Handbook it says: > >"If you are using a tape management system, it may have its >own retention policy. If the tape management system's >retention policy is in conflict with the backup retention >policy you have defined in RMAN, the tape management system's >retention policy will take precedence and your ability to >recovery a backup will be in jeopardy." > >That is why I was leaving it up to the Tivoli retention policy >to be used instead of RMAN retention policies. This seems to >be in conflict with the comment about TSM having a "dumb repository". > > >Thanks for you thoughts... > >Regards, > >Charles >
