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Re: Monthly full backups with MODE=ABSOLUTE

2005-09-01 11:58:34
Subject: Re: Monthly full backups with MODE=ABSOLUTE
From: "Prather, Wanda" <Wanda.Prather AT JHUAPL DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:58:21 -0400
First thing I would check on is the DB cache hit %.
That can slow things down, and I find a lot of people still running with
the defaults.


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
William Boyer
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:22 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Monthly full backups with MODE=ABSOLUTE


I have a client with requirements for full monthly backups being
retained for 7-years. 2-years ago we set them up with monthly
schedules in a domain with the copygroups set to MODE=ABSOLUTE. Now
these backups are running forever and I think it has to do with
so many versions of the files and an INCREMENTAL schedule. The admin of
ths shop has said that the monthly backups take longer each
month.

My question...would setting -INCRBYDATE help with this? These backups
MUST be a FULL. No choice on that.

Bill Boyer
"Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional" - ??