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Re: Monthly full backups with MODE=ABSOLUTE

2005-09-02 00:34:54
Subject: Re: Monthly full backups with MODE=ABSOLUTE
From: "Stapleton, Mark" <mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 23:34:31 -0500
Wouldn't it make more sense to run an monthly archive, rather than a
backup? After all, archives were *made* for long-term retention.

--
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
  Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX
Office 262.521.5627

 

>-----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 10:22 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" - ??
>