ADSM-L

Re: filespaces not deleted

2002-12-13 11:26:58
Subject: Re: filespaces not deleted
From: John Naylor <john.naylor AT SCOTTISH-SOUTHERN.CO DOT UK>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:25:32 +0000
-Why are there filespaces which will not expire?? If I rename a node and
-existing files go under a new directory structure I would have expected -that
TSM looks at the old filespaces as deleted and applies the normal -retention
periods as specified in the Mgmtclasses for a deleted file.

But TSM does not work like that.
TSM never expires active file backups.
Active files are files that still exist on the client and TSM checks as part of
the backup process if the file that existed last backup time, still exists.
Because you have changed the node name TSM no longer gets the chance to do this
comparison, so the files will stay active forever, and the last backup will
never expire.
There has been past discussion about ways of deleting these unwanted files. Have
a look in ADSM.ORG, but why not just delete the old filsspaces after you have
successful backups on the new node and it has been a period of time equal to
your retention of
"retain only version"




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