Andy,

Thanks for the answer and the link to your previous post. Most of the doubts I 
still had are clarified there. I only have to read it a few more times I think

Kurt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Raibeck" <storman AT US.IBM DOT COM>
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: definition copy group


> "Versions Data Deleted" applies only after you delete the file from the
> client file system. It has no affect as long as the file still exists.
>
> By way of additional answer, check out an older post containing a series
> of notes related to these copygroup settings,
> http://msgs.adsm.org/cgi-bin/get/adsm0103/983.html. Best read from the
> bottom-up.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Software Group
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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>
> The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
> The command line is your friend.
> "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
>
>
>
>
> "kurt.beyers AT pandora DOT be" <kurt.beyers
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>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>         cc:
>         Subject:        definition copy group
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm sorry for the previous post. I've pressed the send button a bit too
> early.
>
> Suppose I've got the following copy group defined in a management class:
>
> Versions Data Exists: 5
> Versions Data Deleted: 2
> Remain Extra Versions: 30
> Remain Only Version: 60
>
> I take a backup of a file A which changes 5 times, so I'll have 5
> incremental versions (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 with A5 being the active
> version).
>
> Suppose now that the file A don't change any more (A5 is the current
> active version) but remains on the server. 30 days after the backup of the
> version A1, it will expire. The same for the versions A2 and A3.
>
> Will the version A4 also expire 30 days after the backup of itand will I
> only have the version A5 on tape? Or does the expiration of extra versions
> halts when the number of versions gets equal to the number of 'versions
> data deleted'?
>
> According to the reference guide, the version A4 will expire also 30 days
> after the backup of it.
>
> Thanks for the assistance,
>
> Kurt
>
>