On Mar 28, 2005, at 2:51 AM, Nicolas Savva wrote:

...If i am correct, based on the above mc an inactive file will be
deleted
after 33 days. What about the active backup? for example i am trying to
restore a file that i took backup, and i can't see any of
inactive/active
backup versions of this file. Based on manuals, i know that the active
backup version should be existed. (active backup version never
expired).

Nicolas -

Your thinking is correct, so retention is not the issue.
You may not be seeing the file for a number of reasons, including...
- It had been deleted or renamed on the client, and expired in TSM.
- It was excluded from backups.
- You're using the GUI to seek the file and an intermediate directory
  expired from TSM storage some time ago.
- The lookup is not being performed from either the file owner or
  superuser.

I'd pursue a more encompassing CLI query and see if the file and its
neighbors show up, to narrow in on that target.

  Richard Sims     http://people.bu.edu/rbs