Right, I think I have the archiving process clear in my own mind now. I may be 
wrong but that's purely my own fault ;-)

The next query is expiration. Ideally, I'd like to immediately expire the files 
which have been archived, to free up library space. I currently retain 3 
versions up to 100 days and the final version up to 365 days. I can set all of 
those values temporarily nice and low but as I understand it, the database 
objects are only finally removed by the EXPIRE INVENTORY process at the server 
end. This would presumably remove all old versions, not just those I have 
archived.

Is there a way around this, am I simply wrong, or will I just have to wait for 
the normal expiration process timeout?

Thanks again
Angus


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Larry Clark
Sent: 19 October 2007 11:59
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Archiving basic queries


Yes, if you use the -deletefiles=yes, they will be removed from the client 
when you run the archive.
Then on the next backup, TSM will update its database entries the same as if 
you simply deleted the files without an archive.
Then on the next expire inventory, your backup rules will be applied.
They will be expired from the backup primary and copypool pools per your 
rules.

You might want to check your defs on your (default or explicit management 
class you select for the archives) archive pool to verify how long your 
files will be retained once archived.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angus Macdonald" <Angus.Macdonald AT NWW-TR.WALES.NHS DOT UK>
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 5:22 AM
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Archiving basic queries


Thanks for that. Makes it a lot clearer.

So, if I  create a filelist of files I want to archive and archive them with 
the -deletefiles option, they will be gone from the source, correct? If I 
then run an expire with the same filelist, the files will be expired from 
the Tivoli primary storage pools but not the archive, thereby freeing up 
library space (once the archive tapes are safely removed), also correct? I 
hope so - the job might actually be fairly simple that way!

Thanks again
Angus


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