Hello,

Further to my last post, please could people not request the java source
through this list - I will not respond to any requests sent through the
list.

If you would like to obtain the source, please request it from my Email
address directly.

Thanks,

Matt.
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Matthew Warren.          GZPTXW
MatthewJames.Warren AT eds DOT com <mailto:MatthewJames.Warren AT eds DOT com>
EDS Core Infrastructure,
UK Technical Services Group,
Wavendon Tower, Milton Keynes.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Sims [mailto:rbs AT BU DOT EDU]
> Sent: 28 August 2001 18:58
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: How would I archive given the following setup?
>
>
> >Our issue is that our policy is to keep 5 versions of all
> active files and
> >this is not good enough for the users.  They would like an
> archive to be
> >performed for all of our servers (30+) on a monthly basis
> and would like
> >these archives to be retained for 1 year each.  Basically if I do an
> >archive for August this year, that archive will be retained
> until August of
> >next year.
>
> Yanki - You're getting confused over Backup vs. Archive.  You
> can only keep
>         a certain number of VERSIONS with a Backup Copygroup
> (Query Copy).
> With TSM Archive, retention is by period of time, as defined
> in the Archive
> Copygroup (Query Copy T=A).
>
> I'd recommend finding out exactly what your users are trying
> to achieve.
> Perhaps they don't understand the TSM philosophy, and believe
> that things
> have to be sent to the server periodically in order to stick around.
> This is to say that if you are doing incremental Backup, it
> isn't clear
> that you should also have to perform Archive operations.  So
> find out what
> the users really need, and review your Backup Copygroup
> values, changing
> them if needed, or creating a separate Management Class for specific
> backup needs.
>
>   Richard Sims, BU
>