Also consider exporting the data with a very descriptive note taped to it.

Andy Huebner

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Ron Delaware
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 11:08 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] permanent retention

Gary,

You really don't want to use backup's for long term retention, that is an 
archive function.  But if you must, you set everything to NOLIMIT NOLIMIT 
NOLIMIT NOLIMIT that way the data will hang around forever, but as I stated, 
Archives are the way to go 
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From:   "Lee, Gary" <GLEE AT BSU DOT EDU>
To:     ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
Date:   12/12/2012 10:46 AM
Subject:        [ADSM-L] permanent retention
Sent by:        "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>



Just received a request to have a few files stored in tsm essentially forever.

I am trying to figure out the best way to accomplish this with minimal 
administrative overhead.

So far,
1. create a management class with an archive group set for 9999 days, then 
archive the files.

2. create a management class and use backup, but I am unclear how to accomplish 
permanent retention there?

Any ideas well be appreciated.



Gary Lee
Senior System Programmer
Ball State University
phone: 765-285-1310