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[Veritas-bu] Retention Period Question

2006-05-16 10:19:36
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Retention Period Question
From: jpiszcz.backup AT gmail DOT com (Justin Piszcz)
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 10:19:36 -0400
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*Also Justin, in a restore process, it should be the last Full plus last
Incr to recover. (Cumulative)*

Many people don't do cumulative, but differential, and when you do
differential you need to restore, in order, each differential going in orde=
r
17th 18th 19th etc..



On 5/16/06, WEAVER, Simon <simon.weaver AT astrium.eads DOT net> wrote:
>
>  *Hmmm... well what I do is this......*
> **
> *Weekly Full Backups around 1 month*
> *Incr Backups 3 weeks*
> *Month End backups set for 12 month retention!*
> **
> *With the settings you have, my guess is your Catalog Backups are going t=
o
> grow quite fast :-)*
> **
> *Also Justin, in a restore process, it should be the last Full plus last
> Incr to recover. (Cumulative)*
>
>
>
> *Regards*
>
> *Simon Weaver
> 3rd Line Technical Support
> Windows Domain Administrator*
>
> *EADS Astrium Limited, B32AA IM (DCS)*
> *Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU*
>
> *Email: **Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-eads DOT net* <Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-eads 
> DOT net>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> *From:* DLew97 [mailto:dlew97 AT gmail DOT com]
> *Sent:* 16 May 2006 14:14
> *To:* veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> *Subject:* [Veritas-bu] Retention Period Question
>
> Our corporate retention policy for data is 60days guaranteed.
>
> How should I setup my retention periods?
>
> Currently we run a FULL every 4 weeks and a Differential Incremental ever=
y
> day.
>
> I have 60 days set for the incremental and 90 days set for the full.  I a=
m
> not sure if this setting is correct.  I need to guarantee 60 days of data=
 at
> all times.  I am afraid that the earlier FULL is needed to do a restorati=
on
> if the the file has not been picked up by the incrementals.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> --
> DLew97
>
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<div><span><strong><em><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial">Also Justin, =
in a restore process, it should be the last Full plus=20
last Incr to recover. (Cumulative)</font></em></strong></span></div>
<div>&nbsp;<br>Many people don't do cumulative, but differential, and when =
you do differential you need to restore, in order, each differential going =
in order 17th 18th 19th etc..<br><br></div><br><br><div><span class=3D"gmai=
l_quote">
On 5/16/06, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">WEAVER, Simon</b> &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:simon.weaver AT astrium.eads DOT net">simon.weaver AT astrium.eads DOT 
net</a>&gt;=
 wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px s=
olid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>





<div>
<div><span><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial"><strong><em>Hmmm... well =
what I do is=20
this......</em></strong></font></span></div>
<div><span><strong><em><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial"></font></em><=
/strong></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span><strong><em><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial">Weekly Full B=
ackups around 1=20
month</font></em></strong></span></div>
<div><span><strong><em><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial">Incr Backups =
3 weeks</font></em></strong></span></div>
<div><span><strong><em><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial">Month End bac=
kups set for 12 month=20
retention!</font></em></strong></span></div>
<div><span><strong><em><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial"></font></em><=
/strong></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span><strong><em><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial">With the sett=
ings you have, my guess is your Catalog Backups are=20
going to grow quite fast :-)</font></em></strong></span></div>
<div><span><strong><em><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial"></font></em><=
/strong></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span><strong><em><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial">Also Justin, =
in a restore process, it should be the last Full plus=20
last Incr to recover. (Cumulative)</font></em></strong></span></div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<p align=3D"left"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><em><font color=3D"#3f6296"><font si=
ze=3D"2"><font face=3D"Arial"><font color=3D"#0000ff">Regards</font></font>=
</font></font></em></span></p>
<p align=3D"left"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><em><font color=3D"#3f6296"><font si=
ze=3D"2"><font face=3D"Arial"><font color=3D"#0000ff">Simon Weaver</font><b=
r></font></font></font><font color=3D"#0000a0" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><s=
trong>3rd Line Technical Support
<br>Windows=20
Domain Administrator</strong></font></em><font face=3D"Arial"> </font></spa=
n></p>
<p><span lang=3D"en-gb"><i><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2=
">EADS Astrium=20
Limited, B32AA IM (DCS)</font></i></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><br><font col=
or=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><em>Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO=
3=20
5PU</em></font></span></p>
<p><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><=
em>Email:=20
</em></font><a href=3D"mailto:Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-eads DOT net" 
target=3D"_bla=
nk" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><font face=3D"=
Arial" size=3D"2"><em>Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-eads DOT 
net</em></font></a></span><=
/p></div>
<div><span class=3D"q">
<blockquote dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-right: 0px;">
  <div></div>
  <div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left" lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=
=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> DLew97=20
  [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:dlew97 AT gmail DOT com" target=3D"_blank" 
onclick=3D"=
return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">dlew97 AT gmail DOT com</a>] 
<br><b>=
Sent:</b> 16 May 2006 14:14<br><b>To:</b>=20
  <a href=3D"mailto:veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu" target=3D"_blank" 
on=
click=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">[email protected]=
ng.auburn.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Veritas-bu] Retention=20
  Period Question<br><br></font></div>
  <div>Our corporate retention policy for data is 60days guaranteed.</div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div>How should I setup my retention periods?</div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div>Currently we run a FULL every 4 weeks and a Differential Incremental=
=20
  every day.</div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div>I have 60 days set for the incremental and 90 days set for the=20
  full.&nbsp; I am not sure if this setting is correct.&nbsp; I need to=20
  guarantee 60 days of data at all times.&nbsp; I am afraid that the earlie=
r=20
  FULL is needed to do a restoration if the the file has not been picked up=
 by=20
  the incrementals. </div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div>Any suggestions?<br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>DLew97=20
</div></blockquote></span></div><div></div>

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