Allen,

after the pending big backup is done, and if the copygroup keeps
enough versions, you can delete the active backups using the client.
This action will promote the most recent inactive backup back up to
the active state.

See the b/a client guide, 'delete backup', especially the note
under 'deltype'.

Good Luck!

Bill Colwell
Draper Lab



-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Karel Bos
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 12:21 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Re-activating files?

Ofc there is, just restore the tsm database to a point be4 the data being 
inactivated :)

Kind regards,
karel

Verzonden vanaf mijn HTC

----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: Allen S. Rout <asr AT UFL DOT EDU>
Verzonden: dinsdag 6 maart 2012 15:09
Aan: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Onderwerp: [ADSM-L] Re-activating files?

I think I know the answer to this question, but I'm asking just in case
someone's got a trick...

I've got a customer, who's got a user who deleted a third of a TB of
Stuff.  He's completed his restore, but: between the deletion and the
restore an incr ran.  So as currently configured, next incr another
326GB, formally sworn to be 'the same' 326GB as was there last time,
will get re-backed up.

We're a chargeback service, so this represents not-trivial money.

So, the question:  Is there any way to 're-activate' inactive backups?

I'm not aware of any such, but I figured I'd ask the assemblage Just In
Case.


- Allen S. Rout