I rename them to 'OLD-nodename', and rename them back if necessary (i.e., for
restore). I kill/disable any services that they had that once talked to the
TSM server. That's probably too simple, but you're looking for obviously
distinguishable...  :)

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Shawn Drew
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 11:16 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] Decommission Procedure

When a Node is decommissioned we typically
- lock the node
- remove it from the schedules
- A script periodically checks for old file systems (Based on retention)
and identifies file systems ready to be removed
- We remove the expired filesystems (and the last active versions) then
remove the node

Mr Sims recently suggested changing the MAXNUMMP to 0 to allow restores
but not backups.

What are some other decommission procedures out there?   I'm trying to
find the best way to do this so the decommissioned nodes will be obviously
distinguishable from the active nodes.

Regards,
Shawn
________________________________________________
Shawn Drew


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