Eric,
as far as I understand TDP for Oracle every backup gets a unique identifier
assigned
by EBU or RMAN.
So you don't have to worry about VEREXIST and RETEXTRA.
Kind regards
Thomas Rupp 

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM [SMTP:Eric-van.Loon AT KLM DOT NL]
> Gesendet am:  Freitag, 7. Juli 2000 10:02
> An:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Betreff:      Management Class for Oracle backups
> 
> Hi *SM-ers!
> The TDP for Orcale manual is rather unclear about how to configure your
> TSM
> management class for Oracle backups. The only statement is:
> 
> Use parameters in the Management Class definition to control when the
> inactive object expires on the TSM server.
> For the backup copy group, use:
>    VERDELETED=0
>    RETONLY=0
> This erases the inactive objects from the server after the next inventory
> expiration.
> 
> But how about the other parameters? Like VEREXIST and RETEXTRA?
> What should I enter here? The defaults (VEREXIST=2 and RETEXTRA=30) don't
> look right to me. Why keep files while Oracle can't restore them?
> Thanks in advance for your reply!
> Kindest regards,
> Eric van Loon
> 
> 
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