> Managing expiration is the job of the TDP or application software.
> Ordinarily a new filename is used for every new backup, and TSM hangs
onto
> the file until it is specifically deleted by the TDP.

A point of clarification...

This is not always true... for example, with TDP for Domino 1.1,
TDP for Exchange 2.2 and TDP for SQL 2.2, expiration
is controlled by the TSM Server policy settings.
The TDP application does not control expiration.

Historically speaking... With TDP for SQL 1.1 and
TDP for Exchange 1.1 expiration was controlled
by running a "delete" command with the TDP client.
That was changed when version 2.2 came out.

Thanks,

Del

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Del Hoobler
Del Hoobler
IBM Corporation
hoobler AT us.ibm DOT com

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