The behavior of the "bparchive" is to backup a fileset to tape and then,
only if the entire backup was successful, the files in the fileset are
deleted.

SAG-1 p147
* User Archive
Initiated by the user through the interface on the client and archives all
files specifies. An archive is a special type of backup that first backs up
the file and then deletes it from the local disk if the backup is
successful. This frees local disk space while keeping a copy for future use
(until the retention period expires). Users can start archives only during
the times that you specify in the schedule Start Window tab.


All this is not to be confused with Oracle archive-redo files, either.  RMAN
has its own abiltiy to delete archive-redo on successful backup based on a
number of rules.

-M

-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On Behalf Of Jeff
Lightner
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 10:09 AM
To: Wayne T Smith; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] ARchiving Old Data


?

When I used to have archiving of oracle logs in NB it wouldn't delete
the file until the 2nd time it was backed up to tape.  Since we were
also doing log shipping and backed up both from the primary and standby
databases we typically had 4 copies of the logs at any given point.

-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Wayne T
Smith
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:06 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] ARchiving Old Data

When my users talk about archiving, they are talking about moving data 
away from where it is, but they still want and need it.

NetBackup "Archive" is a joke to me.  As many or most people don't 
backup or archive data to two locations at the same time, the NetBackup 
archived data tends to be in one place.

I always tell anyone that will listen that if you have data in just one 
place, you have decided that it is not critical and can go away with out

"the sky falling".   True archiving (to me, having a verified and 
protected copy of data) isn't easy.

cheers, wayne

Dave Bourgoin wrote, in part,  on 12/5/2005 10:40 AM:
>
> Simon,  Take a look at the NetBackup Backup, Archive, and Restore 
> Getting Started Guide located here:
>
> http://support.veritas.com/docs/268199
>
>  
>
>
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>
> *From:* veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] *On Behalf Of 
> *WEAVER, Simon
> *Sent:* Monday, December 05, 2005 9:45 AM
> *To:* 'Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
> *Subject:* [Veritas-bu] ARchiving Old Data
>
>  
>
> Guys
>
> Does NBU 5.x or later provide a facility to ARCHIVE OLD Data? For 
> example, if we have data unused since 2003, is there a way I can tell 
> NBU to move this data off to another drive or SAN?
>
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