Hi Terry,

 Version 1.1.7 of AutoVault adds support for vaulting client backupsets.
Media will remain offsite until the backupset expires or you manually
request its return.  AutoVault will also manage the offsite vaulting of
primary storage pools.  This feature was designed for the vaulting of
archive data without the need of a copypool.
AutoVault was previously mentioned by Richard Sims and is now available.
Some of the features include:

*    Intelligently manages and vaults all removable media containing TSM or
ADSM database backups, primary storage pool data, client backup sets, and
copy storage pool data.
*    Creates a disaster recovery plan with all the necessary steps and
scripts to quickly restore an NT or AIX TSM/ADSM server environment.
*    The restoration scripts AutoVault creates are ready to run with no
additional processing or software required.
*    Creates reports for tape vaulting that can be automatically printed,
viewed through a web browser, and/or emailed.
*    You can return offsite volumes to recover from an onsite media failure
with AutoVault's easy-to-use graphical interface.

It sounds like you do not have the time to create archives of your data. Our
upcoming backup set support is a good solution for managing your data.
AutoVault version 1.1.6 is available at
http://www.coderelief.com/demoform.htm.  Version 1.1.7 which includes
support for client backup sets, database snapshot backups, and enhanced
management of database full and incremental backups is in its final stage of
testing.  It will be available for trial and purchase within the next two
weeks.

Regards,

Steve Hnath
V.P. Development
Code Relief LLC
shnath AT coderelief DOT com
www.coderelief.com

>
> Forum:     ADSM - ADSTAR Distributed Storage Management
>  Date:        Aug 20, 13:39
>  From:       Barth, Terry V. (MBS <Terry.Barth AT MORTGAGEFAMILY DOT COM>
>
> Hi fellow *MSrs -
> I have a situation that I am trying to work out - we have approximately
250
> servers each with anywhere from 6 gigs to 250 gigs. The situation is that
we
> have implemented an offsite copy storage pool - that works fine. What we
are
> looking to do now is to create long term storage on our nodes.
> I realize that there is the new thing called "Instant Archive" - but this
is
> not automated as far as keeping track of which node went to which tape and
> when the tape could be brought back onsite - unless, there is someway to
do
> it that I am not aware of - in addition, it does not appear to be very
easy
> to retrieve the data.
> I know that there is the standard archiving, however, this must go out to
> the server. This is a problem since our window for backups is 10pm to 8am
> everyday including weekends. It would be difficult to do the backups and
the
> archives during this time due to not wanting to bring down or slow down
> services.
> Therefore, I was just wondering what alternatives are there - or if anyone
> had any suggestions on how this could be implemented. For example,
possibly
> there is a way to have a longer retention period on copy pools???? <That
> would be a nice feature - maybe it is available>
> Or, has anyone found a way to keep track of the backupset automatically -
I
> know I can run a script to see who and what tape - but I do not see
anything
> in the tables to let me know exactly when the tape should be brought back.
> Most likely, this can be done in a script as well?
> Any advice or help will be appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Terry
>