Eric, this sounds like an extended hangover from the initial design -- as I recall, the 'archive' concept was an afterthought in the original product.
I'd go along with Richard's suggestion -- set up a minimum size disk storage pool with no nextpool and mark it readonly or unavailable. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:49 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Unable to archive files when there is no backup copygroup Hi *SM-ers! We have just implemented an archiving server. We only want archives on this TSM server, so we created policies without a backup copy group. This however causes the BA GUI to see all files as excluded. I checked the TSM website and found Technote 1209666 (http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&q1=archi ve+copygroup&uid=swg21209666&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en) which verifies this behavior. So, although we don't want the user to be able to backup to this server, we have to create a backup copy group, which allows him to make backups! Is this really "works as designed"? This sounds more like bug to me, right? Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. ********************************************************************** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.