So Sklyar, you are requesting to create an archive that's tracked in
TSM, able to be specified at any level (e.g. filespace, directory,
file), AND to make that within the server (instead of it being required
to create essentially a full backup of the files being archived).

Do I have it now? ;)

Although you didn't ask for free advice, I can't help myself, as this
falls onto one of my hot buttons.  ;)

I believe that this falls into the category of "using backup software as
archive software," which I strongly discourage, almost regardless of
which software package we're talking about.  The biggest use of archives
e-discovery requests. An e-discovery request says, "give me all the
files/emails that have the phrase ABC in them, or that were created by
FRED SMITH."  You cannot meet such requests with backup software, as the
first question will be "what server/filespace were those files on?"  The
e-discovery request doesn't know and you don't know.  (An actual
archiving product would know.)

Unless you're required to keep them by regulation, actually having
backups that are years old is a big liability when you get an
e-discovery request, as the FRCP guidelines specify that if you have it,
you have to give it up.  And if you have really old backups, getting the
data for an e-discovery request can be brutal, incredibly
time-consuming, and costly.

So, unless your backup software can meet these requirements, you're
doing yourself more harm than good making archives.

---
W. Curtis Preston
Backup Blog @ www.backupcentral.com
VP Data Protection, GlassHouse Technologies 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
Of
> Kelly Lipp
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 10:35 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Fantasy TSM
> 
> Sure, but it might be even better if it did an actual archive.  Backup
> sets allows us to check the box, but since they are different than a
> standard archive it requires us to manage things differently to
> accomplish the same goal.
> 
> Backup sets were originally designed to provide a quick restore
> mechanism.  One could make a set on a tape and then using the ba
client
> restore that data on a client allowing for serverless restore.
> 
> Kelly Lipp
> CTO
> STORServer, Inc.
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
Of
> Curtis Preston
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:18 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Fantasy TSM
> 
> > * Ability to make archives from backups on hand.
> 
> Maybe I'm missing something in your post, but isn't that what a backup
> set is for?
> 
> 
> 
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