On 1/18/2007 2:47 PM, Brooks, Jason wrote:
> My manager has just posed a question to me to answer.  The scenario is
> that we have a multitude of old files, dating to the 1980s, that are
> being backed up weekly.  Many of the files are of a significant size and
> have a significant impact on our backup capacity.  In an effort to
> reduce backup sizes and windows and free up resources, he wants to
> basically date filter a backup and archive that.
> 
> For instance, create a policy and backup all files dated prior to 2002.
> Obviously, I can find nothing in the bare NBU that will do that.  Does
> anyone know of a NBU product/hack that could do this?

The product is Enterprise Vault.

http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/products/agents_options_details.jsp?pcid=1018&pvid=322_1&aoid=406

It ain't cheap and isn't a hack.  It's a serious archiving solution for 
serious archiving problems.

Don't forget that you actually have 2 problems, not 1.  You don't just 
want to be able to archive the files.  You probably want to be able to 
get them back :-)

        .../Ed


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Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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