Setup a directory and a seperate dsm.opt, dsm.sys file for a weekly archive
using the same nodename.  Setup an archive management class on server and in
the dsm.opt file associate all data with it.  Run the archive every week
through a scheduled script.(except a the end of the month)  In the mgmt
class, specify the retention period desired.  Maybe a separate storage pool.

Do the same for monthly.( run at the end of the month)

I would actually find out what the customer is trying to accomplish.
Usually, you can tell them a better way to accomplish this.   To keep for a
year, you could also set version to unlimited and retention to 365 days for
the incremental.  He is probably used to a tape backup solution and still
thinking in that manner.

Jeff Bach
Home Office Open Systems Engineering
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Steve Bennett [SMTP:steve_bennett AT ADMIN.STATE.AK DOT US]
        Sent:   Friday, July 06, 2001 5:13 PM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        multiple netware client nodes

        I have a customer whose netware server is currently backing up to my
        Win2000 TSM 4.1.2 server with scheduled daily incrementals. He has
        indicated that he wants to start doing full weekly and monthly
archives
        and keeping them for 1 and 5 years respectively. This wouldn't be a
        problem except that he cannot afford to pay for the amount of TSM
        storage that would require.

        I have thought about defining 2 additional nodes for this netware
server
        and have one node do weekly incr and one do monthly incr. Is this
        workable given the following changes or is there a better way?

        1) three opts files, one for each node
        2) incl/excl in each opt file will point to different mgmt classes
        3) he will need to run 3 schedule services for central scheduling
(can
        three scheds be run under netware?) or initiate the backups from his
        end.

        Any suggestions or alternatives?

        --

        Steve Bennett, (907) 465-5783
        State of Alaska, Information Technology Group, Technical Services
        Section


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