Re: Backup retention question

2008-06-10 Thread Steven Harris
7:43 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Backup retention question Yes, that was the spec that Bruce Dollens originally posited. Tim Brown wrote: Steve I responded wrong I meant "You are deleting all backups of a file 7 days after being deleted from the filesystem" What

Re: Backup retention question

2008-06-10 Thread Tim Brown
What if a user deletes a file and needs it back after 7 days. > > Tim > > -Original Message- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Steven Harris > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:30 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Backup

Re: Backup retention question

2008-06-10 Thread Steven Harris
--Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steven Harris Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:30 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Backup retention question No Tim Its number of versions or number of days retained, whichever is *shorter*. Rega

Re: Backup retention question

2008-06-10 Thread Tim Brown
Of Steven Harris Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:30 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Backup retention question No Tim Its number of versions or number of days retained, whichever is *shorter*. Regards Steve. Tim Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Backup retention question

2008-06-09 Thread Steven Harris
? With "Versions Data Deleted: Nolimit" Tim - Original Message - From: "Steven Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:13 PM Subject: Re: Backup retention question > Hi Bruce > > IMO the best way is > >

Re: Backup retention question

2008-06-09 Thread Tim Brown
You are then in essence keeping deleted versions of files forever right ? With "Versions Data Deleted: Nolimit" Tim - Original Message - From: "Steven Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:13 PM Subject: Re: Backup retention question

Re: Backup retention question

2008-06-05 Thread Steven Harris
Hi Bruce IMO the best way is Versions Data Exists: Nolimit Versions Data Deleted: Nolimit Retain Extra Versions: 7 Retain Only Version: 7 This guarantees that the data will be kept 7 days. With your setup, if someone runs a selective, or a

Re: Backup Retention Question

2003-02-21 Thread Hart, Charles
Thank you for the response, that clears things up a bit. Guess I could / should have just opened the book... ;-) -Original Message- From: Sias Dealy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 10:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup Retention Question If the

Re: Backup Retention Question

2003-02-21 Thread Andrew Raibeck
As long as the file exists on the client machine and you do not subsequently delete it or excude it from backup, TSM will retain the *latest* version forever, regardless of the VEREXISTS, VERDELETED, RETONLY, or RETEXTRA settings. So if you back up file A, TSM will keep that backup copy forever unt

Re: Backup Retention Question

2003-02-21 Thread Sias Dealy
If the file was backed up and if the file have not changed. The file will remain an active copy. The active copy does not expire. If you did a full backup 600+ days ago and the file have not changed. When you restore the file, it will be the original file when it was backed up 600+ days ago. It i