Hi Andrew, I know this is a delayed response, just now going through the list to find info on this question.
Frankly, I think IBM is making a critical mistake in not allowing TSM Express to change the number of days that backups are kept for. Out of all the things that could be chosen to 'leave out' of TSM Express in the name of simplicity, this is the wrong one to do so with. While it probably isn't wise to give people the full range of retention policies available to full TSM users, they should, at a minimum, be able to say they want to keep their data for 7, 14, 21, days etc. or something along those lines. I have several clients for whom TSM Express would have otherwise been an excellent choice of backup product who have chosen to go with other products (such as Backup Exec) for the simple reason that they can't control how long their backups are being kept for. The idea that a 'simple' TSM precludes being able to answer the simple question of "How long do i keep my backups for" is extremely shortsighted on the part of the developers (Or marketing folk if they made the decision). In my initial testing of TSM Express, it appears to have promise, and with a few improvements would be an excellent product for small businesses who can't afford to go to Enterprise level backups. I cannot, however, give it a wholesale recommendation to my clients without the ability to define how long backups are kept for. Don't quote me on this, but I'd be very surprised if there is another backup product in existence which doesn't have this feature. (At least not one that has any foot in the marketplace). I notice that there seems to be very little discussion on TSM Express going on. That's unfortunate as it could fill an important niche. I'm hoping that IBM will listen to the few cries for help out there that we can make to give us a small business backup solution that they can both afford and use effectively. regards, Paul Fielding Anisoft Group Inc. -- Original Message -- Subject: Re: TSM Express - need to change default policy which is 14 days From: Andrew Raibeck <storman AT US.IBM DOT COM> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:31:27 -0600 Wira, The policy settings in TSM Express cannot be changed. This is one of the trade-offs that we made in creating an "easy" TSM. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
