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Re: How to list available scratch tapes

2006-11-20 07:05:06
Subject: Re: How to list available scratch tapes
From: Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:03:40 -0500
On Nov 20, 2006, at 5:11 AM, Phillip Burgess wrote:

I have recently found a site who's TSM server was set to keep
database backups for 5 days, but they had a scheduled "delete
volhist type=dbb today-5"  which was erasing the tapes from the
volume history after 5 days. The onsite guys only checked DRM every
2 - 3 weeks for tapes that needed to be recalled, so they were
missing a few. 200+ database backup tapes in total were offsite
that they & TSM had no knowledge of.

That's a disturbing anecdote, Phil.  That site was certainly "doing
everything wrong", as using Delete Volhistory on DRM-managed dbbackup
tapes is asking for trouble.

   Richard Sims    http://people.bu.edu/rbs

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