I keep getting this pressure from clients to keep copies of their 500GB oracle database for 7 years. They don't seem to know why they want it kept for seven years. Like most others they don't think o
Author: "Kauffman, Tom" <KauffmanT AT NIBCO DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:50:53 -0500
My standard rant on this (based on past experience): "Data to be archived for more than one year will be flat-filed in 8-bit ASCII and written to tape UNBLOCKED with a record length that is divisible
I'll give odd of 1 in 1,000,000 against. Never happen. Export to ASCII and archive that. You'll be able to read it with something. Having a database this big must be a guy thing. "Yeah, I've gotta 50
In the case where you are required to put the data on tape, you might as take a new tape out of the box, write the name of the archive one it and put it into the box going off-site. Skip that annoyin
Author: Kai Hintze <kai_hintze AT ALBERTSONS DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 10:08:28 -0600
It's not our job to tell the business what they can and cannot back up. On the other hand, sometimes when we present them with the cost--be sure to include the cost of maintaining the current tape li
Author: Lindsay Morris <lmorris AT SERVERGRAPH DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:56:10 -0400
Here's an easy answer that'll work some of the time: If your organization already has in place a job that archives the necessary things to microfiche or local tape, etc, just modify that job to write
One thing to keep in mind: TSM is a proprietary solution, meaning that your data is locked into it and unaccessible by any other means. And there are no guarantees from Tivoli that I've ever seen th
Author: "Dmochowski, Ray" <ray.dmochowski AT SPCORP DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:06:54 -0400
Richard Sims ... How do YOU perceive implementing a "neutral" archive format given that most storage formats vary from platform to platform anyway (e.g., MVS to AIX), and sometimes from one drive arc
Ray - I think that one has to approach the long-term archiving of electronic records in stages of practicality, and considering the longevity of the data. Other postings on the issue suggested what