What is Backup set? I heard that form someone else too.  I'm using ADSM
Version 3, Release 1, Level 2.40, dose this version supports Backupset?
Because I could not find any help on Backupset within this version.

Thanks for your help,
Salam



Salam R. Abdulla
Project Leader
Dubai Aluminum Company
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Dubai, UAE
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rbs AT bu DOT edu [SMTP:rbs AT bu DOT edu]
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 4:32 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU; salam AT dubal.co DOT ae
> Subject:      RE: Archiving Primary pool
>
> >On one of our implementations we have a storage pool which is getting
> >refreshed everyday, full backup.  and we need
> >to archive each day of that primary pool and save it for 30 days.  The
> copy
> >pool will be having same retention as primary, right?
> >I'm not sure, is there a way to assign different MC to the copy pool?
>
> Yes, the copy storage pool is just another image of the same data, under
> the same policies, so has the same retention.  No, there's not such thing
> as management classes for copy storage pools.
>
> It's not clear what you really mean about archiving the primary pool.
> I think what you're getting at is the whole Disaster Recovery topic,
> and the standard practice of sending copy storage pool tapes offsite.
> Depending upon the speed with which you can get the data back from
> offsite (be it courier-carried tapes, or networked access), you may or
> may not want to have an on-site copy storage pool.  That is, if a tape
> in your primary storage pool exhibits read errors, you need to recover
> the files that fell victim to the bad spot on the tape.  If you have
> an on-site copy storage pool, that's quickly accomplished; but if it's
> an off-site copy storage pool, you'd have to await the return of the
> data.  If the delay in getting the data returned to your site isn't
> bad, you can afford to not have a local copy storage pool and just
> depend upon the off-site one.  You could also consider using the
> Backup Set facility to make a portable image of your current Active
> backup files.
>
>    Richard Sims, BU