ADSM-L

Re: TSM Database backup volume deletion

2005-02-14 12:45:43
Subject: Re: TSM Database backup volume deletion
From: David E Ehresman <deehre01 AT LOUISVILLE DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:44:54 -0500
>>I backup the DB each and every day, and before & after any changes,
and
keep (now at least) 28 days copies <<

Do you also have your offsite storagepool reuse delay set to 28 days?
If the data tapes have been reused, the data base backup will not do you
any good.

Since few of us can afford to keep 28 days worth of expired tapes
offsite, most of us only keep data base backups for 3-5 days.

David