>Hello All
>
>We have been using ADSM to back up about 15 NT (server) clients with very
>few problems.
>
>Now that we have upgraded our ADSM server to 3.1.2.20 and the clients to
>3.1.0.7 I have started to use the ODBC facility and look at the database
>tables with MS-Query.
>
>I can now look at all details of backed up & archived objects. I have now
>seen something that I don't 'think' I like.  The directories on all these
>clients have not gone to the management classes that I have specified in
the
>dsm.opt files.
>
>I have now read that directories automatically go to the Management Class
>with the longest retention period. What I want to know is the thinking
>behind this.
>
>I have now been playing around with the DIRMC parameter and have found that
>I can re-bind these directories to the Management classes I want - but
>should I be doing this on all my clients ??? (DIRMC does not look like it
>works when doing archives ??)
>
>If I could get an understanding of why directories are treated differently
>to files I may know what to do!
>
>
>Many thanks
>
>Grant Cohn
>Shell & BP Petroleum Refinery
>Prospecton
>DURBAN
>South Africa.