Re: [ADSM-L] Taking Permanent Offsite Copy before deletion

Look at 

        help export node

at the TSM server command line, particularly the version that exports to
a tape device class.

 
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Mark Stapleton (mark.stapleton AT cdw DOT com)
CDW Berbee
System engineer
7145 Boone Avenue North, Suite 140
Brooklyn Park MN 55428-1511
763-592-5963
www.berbee.com
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of Cheung, Richard
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:02 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: [ADSM-L] Taking Permanent Offsite Copy before deletion
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I have a few nodes which have been decommissioned as production
systems
> in my environment and therefore no longer exists.   I want to delete
> them from within TSM as well as delete any filespaces associated with
> them - so the data is no longer consuming space in the production tape
> storage library etc.
> 
> However I don't want to 'loose' these data - as we have a business
> requirement that we require the ability to restore from these data for
> a
> period of time.
> 
> So, logic and mechanics aside in terms of retention of hardware for
> such
> restores.....   the query I have is, what is the procedure for me to
do
> a kind of 'export' or 'copy' of these filespace data for these old
> nodes
> to be taken offsite?  Would i need to create some kind of new
mediapool
> - eg call it archival - set a never expire on the data etc, and just
> copy it??
> 
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