Yes, but they need the whole server backed up each month. They have a requirement to be able to restore any file to a month-end point-in-time or the whole server. So it's not just the data I need, but the System Object to be able to do the BMR.
Bill Boyer "Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield" - ?? -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stapleton, Mark Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 12:35 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Monthly full backups with MODE=ABSOLUTE Wouldn't it make more sense to run an monthly archive, rather than a backup? After all, archives were *made* for long-term retention. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005 IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX Office 262.521.5627 >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of William Boyer >Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:22 AM >To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >Subject: Monthly full backups with MODE=ABSOLUTE > >I have a client with requirements for full monthly backups being >retained for 7-years. 2-years ago we set them up with monthly schedules >in a domain with the copygroups set to MODE=ABSOLUTE. Now these backups >are running forever and I think it has to do with so many versions of >the files and an INCREMENTAL schedule. The admin of ths shop has said >that the monthly backups take longer each month. > >My question...would setting -INCRBYDATE help with this? These backups >MUST be a FULL. No choice on that. > >Bill Boyer >"Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional" - ?? >
