Updating a Backup Copy Group

Version Data Exists

Enter the maximum number of backup versions to retain for files that are
currently on the client file system.

     This parameter is optional.
     You can specify a value from 1-9999, or Nolimit.
     Nolimit specifies that you want ADSM to retain all backup versions.

Version Data Deleted

Enter the maximum number of backup versions to retain for files that are deleted
 from the client file system.

     This parameter is optional.
     You can specify a value from 0-9999, or Nolimit.
     Nolimit specifies that you want ADSM to retain all backup versions for
files that are deleted from the client file system.
     ADSM ignores this parameter if the file still resides at the client node.

Retain Extra Versions

Enter the number of days to retain a backup version after that version becomes
inactive. A version of a file becomes inactive when the
client stores a more recent backup version, or when the client deletes the file
from the workstation and then runs a full incremental backup.
The value of this parameter determines which versions are deleted during
inventory expiration processing.

     This parameter is optional.
     You can specify a value from 0-9999, or Nolimit.
     Nolimit specifies that you want ADSM to retain all backup versions, other
than the most recent version, indefinitely. The most recent version of a file
that
     exists on the client workstation is retained indefinitely or until the user
 deletes the file on the workstation.

Retain Only Version

Enter the number of days to retain the last backup version of a file that has
been deleted from the client's file system.

     This parameter is optional.
     You can specify a value from 0-9999, or Nolimit.
     Nolimit specifies that the last remaining inactive version of a file be
kept indefinitely.





"Van Ruler, Ruud R SSI-TSEA-332" <Ruud.R.vanRuler AT IS.SHELL DOT COM> on 
02/15/2000
09:44:03 AM

Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>

To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc:    (bcc: Angelo DeAngelis/Tivoli Systems)
Subject:  Re: backup versions



Angelo

If NOLIMIT is specified, inactive backup versions are deleted based on the
Versions Data Exists or
          Versions Data Deleted parameters.

so how to guarantee 4 versions ??


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