Hi Muthu,
 
The retention time of Oracle backups is completely controlled by Oracle. Any 
Oracle backup always receive a unique name in TSM and will thus never expire. 
 
The backupsets must be deleted with RMAN scripts and RMAN will delete then the 
corresponding entries in the TSM database too.
 
If you want to keep certain backups like 1YEAR and 5YEAR, I just would take a 
full export of the database and include it then in the FS backup of TSM. There 
you can store it to the corresponding management class.
 
best regards,
Kurt

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Muthukumar Kannaiyan
Sent: Thu 12/15/2005 23:46
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] TDPO and different Management Class



Hi All,

      Our Oracle DBAs want to backup their database under different management
class. Do we need to take case anything special while creating management class
such as  ONEYEAR and FIVEYEAR.
      Separately, how do we specify management class while backing up from RMAN?

Regards
Muthu
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