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Re: Deleting backup files/API from Visual Basic

2004-10-05 11:49:56
Subject: Re: Deleting backup files/API from Visual Basic
From: "Warren, Matthew (Retail)" <Matthew.Warren AT POWERGEN.CO DOT UK>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 16:51:58 +0100
How would sessioninitiation=serveronly hurt client restore sessions?

Would you need to schedule restores to occur from the server end? - I am
thinking that restores of exisiting files would be fine in Brian's case?

Matthew


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Sims
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 3:31 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Deleting backup files/API from Visual Basic

On Oct 4, 2004, at 3:53 PM, Matuschak, Brian J wrote:

> ...
> Anyway, to clarify the client need, once a particular file is deleted
> from a particular network workstation, he merely wants to make it
> impossible for that file--which was previously backed up--to be
> restored back to the original location from the backup tape.
> Fortunately, he doesn't care whatever method I use to prevent the file
> from being restored.  If it's as simple as having the application take
> a selected file and scripting dsmc to do an immediate expiration, he
> will be happy.
> ...

Brian - Matthew Warren's posting advised on the most natural way to
achieve this,
         via TSM policy settings for Inactive file versions.

Another, indirect way to achieve the goal is to have backups performed
only
via client schedules, with SCHEDMODe PRompted, and do
  UPDate Node ___ SESSIONITITiation=SERVEROnly , to disallow
client-initiated
sessions.

     Richard Sims


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