Sure...
started a long time ago when directories were bound to the longest
retention management class that existed...
with a 10 year archive management class defined, I was keeping a lot of
stuff WAY to long :-(
made me realize I might not want such management classes existing in the
environment
Remember, with exports, well really with the imports, you can use relative
dates so you don't even  need a long term management class to keep it a
long time.
Also, when the user show up at your office and says... "remember the set of
archives done right before that big merger?  make those 10 year retention
rather than 7"   This way, all you have to do is adjust the spread sheet
you track the exported tapes in and you only impact the items you really
want to alter.

and this points out a wonderful thing about TSM... lots and lots of
different ways to get the same thing done, very flexible to meet the needs
of just about any situation

Dwight E. Cook
Systems Management Integration Professional, Advanced
Integrated Storage Management
TSM Administration
(918) 925-8045



                                                                       
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>>personally I don't like to keep any archived data in an active TSM server
environment that has a retention value of more than 370 days


Can I ask why? This seems like an **awfully** short time...

 - mike