Setting up a new domain is not the way to do this, since the files will
all be rebound at the next incremental backup. For a given node, it is not
possible to have backup versions for a given file bound to more than one
management class.

I don't think there is an easy way to do exactly what you want to do.

One alternative is to create a new domain with the desired management
criteria. Rename your node to some other name, then register a new node
using the original name and put it in the new domain (i.e. if your node
name is MARC, then rename it to MARC_OLD, then register a new node named
MARC in the new domain). The next incremental for node MARC will be a full
backup, followed by normal incrementals. But in this way, you can keep the
old data around, while the new data is bound to your new management
classes.

After 6 months, delete the file spaces for node MARC_OLD, then remove the
node. You could define administrative schedules to automate this.

Another alternative is to simply wait 6 months, then modify the management
classes to correspond to the desired criteria.

Perhaps others on this list have other suggestions.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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Marc Lowers <Marc.R.Lowers AT GSK DOT COM>
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I want to keep my current backups with the current retention settings,
which are set to say 6 months.  I also want to continue the same backups
but now maintain a different retention setting of only 28 days from now
on.

How do I set this up so the backups I already have maintain their 6 month
policy bindings but new backups are now bind to the new 28 days policies?

I guess I need to set up a new domain, but does it matter what names I
assign to the policy sets?


Marc.