Networker

Re: [Networker] Determining when a volume becomes recylable

2008-10-01 14:38:07
Subject: Re: [Networker] Determining when a volume becomes recylable
From: MIchael Leone <Michael.Leone AT PHA.PHILA DOT GOV>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:32:56 -0400
EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> wrote on 
10/01/2008 02:09:44 PM:

> In regard to: [Networker] Determining when a volume becomes 
recylable,...:
> 
> > mminfo -q volume=896597 -r
> > ssid,client,name,sscreate(18),ssretent(18),ssflags,state,volretent
> >
> > And got back this (heavily snipped):
> >
> >
> > ssid      client     name                               ss created
> > retention time  ssflags state  expires
> > 2677082318 admin_nt13 MSSQL:                         7/30/2008 08:35 
PM
> > 9/30/2008 11:59 PM vF          9/30/2008
> >
> > SO, my question:
> >
> > We see that the rentention on the volume expires 2008-09-30, and that 
this
> > particular saveset should have expired last night (it is 2008-10-01, 
as I
> > write this, past the retention time/date).
> 
> That's only true if there are no savesets that depend on this saveset.
> Are you certain that's the case?

I believe so ... can't think what could depend on this particular saveset. 
How can I determine that?

> Also, savesets only expire as a result of nsrim being run (that happens
> automatically, periodically).  If you run e.g.
> 
>     nsrim -Xv
> 
> and then re-run your mminfo query, are the results the same?

No! Afterward:

2677082318 admin_nt13 MSSQL:                         7/30/2008 08:35 PM 
9/30/2008 11:59 PM vrEF E        expired

So how "periodically" does "nsrim -X" happen, anyway? Obviously, I'm 
seeing savesets that *should* be marked as "expired" that aren't, because 
of long intervals between "nsrim -X" runs. Perhaps the interval needs to 
be shortened? If I had waited to check this volume on 2008-10-03, would I 
have seen the same results? Should I run a scheduled task once a week (or 
more frequently) that issues a "nsrim -X"?

Once again, Tim comes through for me. :-) Thanks.

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