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Re: [Networker] Different retention policies for same client?

2004-05-27 12:07:48
Subject: Re: [Networker] Different retention policies for same client?
From: Darren Dunham <ddunham AT TAOS DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 09:07:37 -0700
>
> Is it really possible to have a "Year" retention policy for one client
> instance and a "6month" retention policy for the second instance of the
> same client? It appears that NetWorker will allow this since I just
> tried it under nwadmin, but I'm not sure if this will really work in
> reality the way I hope it will. I've never actually put it to the test
> over the long run.

It doesn't work prior to 6.0.

> With this scenario can I really expect that those savesets written to
> pool B by instance 2 will not become eligible for recycling for one year
> and savesets written to pool A by instance 1 will become eligible after
> 6 months?

Give it a try and check the retention on the savesets with 'mminfo'
after they're on tape!


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Darren Dunham                                           ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
Got some Dr Pepper?                           San Francisco, CA bay area
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