Yes, but they need the whole server backed up each month. They have a 
requirement to be able to restore any file to a month-end
point-in-time or the whole server. So it's not just the data I need, but the 
System Object to be able to do the BMR.


Bill Boyer
"Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield" - ??

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Stapleton, Mark
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 12:35 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Monthly full backups with MODE=ABSOLUTE

Wouldn't it make more sense to run an monthly archive, rather than a backup? 
After all, archives were *made* for long-term
retention.

--
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
  Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005 IBM Certified Advanced Technical 
Expert (CATE) AIX Office 262.521.5627



>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
>Of William Boyer
>Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:22 AM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Monthly full backups with MODE=ABSOLUTE
>
>I have a client with requirements for full monthly backups being
>retained for 7-years. 2-years ago we set them up with monthly schedules
>in a domain with the copygroups set to MODE=ABSOLUTE. Now these backups
>are running forever and I think it has to do with so many versions of
>the files and an INCREMENTAL schedule. The admin of ths shop has said
>that the monthly backups take longer each month.
>
>My question...would setting -INCRBYDATE help with this? These backups
>MUST be a FULL. No choice on that.
>
>Bill Boyer
>"Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional" - ??
>