Just a quibble or two here... From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prather, Wanda >>(1). If I do generate backupsets for these nodes, can I then >>delete the filespace data to free up Tape Library space? > >Yes. But before you decide that is a good thing, think >about what you >would do, if someone ever wanted to retrieve a file off the tape. >Deleting the filespace data means all the file entries are purged from >the TSM db. You have no "inventory" of the data any more. >I believe it is possible, although difficult, to retrieve a single file >off a backupset tape. Better try it.
Yes, you can retrieve individual files from a backupset, but you have to know both the filename and the directory tree the file resides in to get it back >>2). If I opt for export node, could I export the nodes, remove all >>references to the nodes and re-import to the same TSM server if I ever >>need to? > >Yes. In the case of EXPORT, all the TSM DB entries are removed as >well. To access ANY of the data, you have to re-import the tape. That is incorrect. An export command does not move data, it copies it. All exported data will still exist after the export is complete. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Office 262.521.5627
