From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Kinder >I have been ordered to create a permanent copy of one >directory (including all files and subdirectories that I >currently have stored on TSM for a particular client. These >files currently have a 30 day retention, and many of them >change daily, so I have 30 copies of a number of these files. > >What is the best way (any way) to move everything on the >backed up directory (both active and inactive files and >folders) over to an archive that has no limits on retention? >We currently do not utilize archives, only backups, so this is >my first experience in this area. I've read the client and >admin reference, but I don't see anything that helps me >achieve this. Thanks for your help!
Well, you can't archive data from a backup. However, you can do one of two things: 1. Create a backupset 2. Export the node Both have drawbacks. They can both be performed at the filesystem level, but not the directory level. An export does not have an expiration date, and a backupset's expiration can be set to NOLIMIT. If you do an export, you probably want to use the FILEDATA=ALLACTIVE flag. You cannot browse an export in order to perform an import, and an import will overwrite all data concerning the node. A backupset's contents can be examined by using the QUERY BACKUPSETCONTENTS command, but you cannot browse in order to select individual files for restore; the only way to bring back an individual file is to know the file's nane and the directory it is located in. The most pertinent question is: why is a permanent copy needed? -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Berbee Information Networks Office 262.521.5627
