Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-09 Thread Craig TSM
We are actually saying the same thing... I don't have deactivating and expiration confused at all. The point I was trying to say , but maybe not that clearly, is that once file in inactivated (removed from client) regardless of retention date. for example lets say its 1 month. If you were stop exp

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-06 Thread Richard Sims
On Nov 6, 2008, at 4:05 AM, Craig TSM wrote: Interesting, I am aware of the deactivation time you mentioned. Now its been a while but from what I remember changing the policy retention either by changing current or moving node to another, did not change this deactivation date, remembering this

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-06 Thread Craig TSM
Understand, though, what the actual TSM handling is, to fully appreciate what happens with stored objects. Files don't have expiration dates in the TSM database: they have instantiation datestamps and deactivation datestamps. The deactivation datestamp plus the retention period determines the ex

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-04 Thread Richard Sims
On Nov 4, 2008, at 3:07 AM, Craig TSM wrote: If you have backed a file up the expiration date _cannot_ be changed if file is already deleted !!! even if you associate with another Policy with different retentions Understand, though, what the actual TSM handling is, to fully appreciate what hap

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-04 Thread Craig TSM
ovember 02, 2008 10:23 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] How to stop data from expiring Hello I would like to know how to stop data from a specific filespace within a node from being expired based on that node's copygroup membership Eg lets say I have a node called ABC against Co

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-03 Thread Cheung, Richard
@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] How to stop data from expiring On Nov 2, 2008, at 11:23 PM, Cheung, Richard wrote: > ... > Today is Monday.. I have just been told that I need to keep the > backup > for /etc from Saturday until further notice due to a business > requirement > .

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-03 Thread Dwight Cook
: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cheung, Richard Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:23 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] How to stop data from expiring Hello I would like to know how to stop data from a specific filespace within a node from being exp

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-03 Thread Richard Sims
On Nov 2, 2008, at 11:23 PM, Cheung, Richard wrote: ... Today is Monday.. I have just been told that I need to keep the backup for /etc from Saturday until further notice due to a business requirement ... It sounds like they want to freeze a copy of what was on that file system Saturday.

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-03 Thread Remco Post
On 3 nov 2008, at 09:11, Michael Green wrote: Another way maybe is to create an additional mgmt class with longer retention policy and to rebind that FS to the new mgmtclass using include statement. which might not be feasible. since data may already have been deleted from the node and 'until

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-03 Thread Michael Green
Another way maybe is to create an additional mgmt class with longer retention policy and to rebind that FS to the new mgmtclass using include statement. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Remco Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > look into backupsets and node exports. > -- Warm regards, Mich

Re: How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-02 Thread Remco Post
Hi, look into backupsets and node exports. On 3 nov 2008, at 05:23, Cheung, Richard wrote: Hello I would like to know how to stop data from a specific filespace within a node from being expired based on that node's copygroup membership Eg lets say I have a node called ABC against CopyGroup

How to stop data from expiring

2008-11-02 Thread Cheung, Richard
Hello I would like to know how to stop data from a specific filespace within a node from being expired based on that node's copygroup membership Eg lets say I have a node called ABC against CopyGroup called 'Nightly' which says keep 7 versions. Within the node ABC it has paths /home /etc /bin