On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:16 pm, you wrote:
> You could try running monthly incrementals under a different nodename (ie:
> create another dsm.opt file eg: dsmmthly.opt) to your TSM (same or even
> dedicated) server.

Have you considered creating a monthly BackupSet tape for each of your file 
servers?

BackupSets have several advantages over a "full archive" for monthly 
retention:

1/ The file server doesn't need to send any additional data for the "monthly" 
retention. There is no need for a "special" monthly backup. The backupset is 
created from existing incremental backup data already in the TSM server.

2/ The BackupSet contents are indexed on the backupset tapes, and not in the 
TSM database. Therefore your database doesn't need to grow as you retain the 
monthly backupsets.

Steven P.

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