> No, the backup stays around forever until you delete the filespace.
> ...

When you use EXCLUDE on a file that has already been backed up, TSM treats
the file the same way as if the file had been deleted from the client file
system. Thus:

1) The TSM client will expire the file on the TSM server.

2) The current (active) backup version becomes inactive.

3) All versions are subject to management via the VERDELETED copy group
setting.

4) All versions EXCEPT the most current backup version are subject to
management via the RETEXTRA copy group setting. This is only meaningful if
VERDELETED is 2 or more.

5) The most current backup version (the one marked inactive in #2 above)
is subject to management via the RETONLY copy group setting. This is only
meaningful as long as VERDELETED is nonzero.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 05/26/2004
06:49:27:

> No, the backup stays around forever until you delete the filespace.  The

> option you have is:
> rename the node and perform another backup with the correct exclude and
then
> delete the original node after the data is no longer needed.  You can
also
> just delete that filespace.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Stapleton, Mark
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 7:42 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Norton Corporate AV files
>
>
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> >Also, I forget....If I add an EXCLUDE for a file that has already been
> >backed-up, does that remove the backup copies on the next backup pass ?
>
> When you add a file to an EXCLUDE list, the existing file backups go to
> inactive status, and will fall off after their retention period is gone.
>
> --
> Mark Stapleton