Hi James,

What specifically were you told, and what specifically was unclear?

You can search the ADSM-L archives (try search.adsm.org or
www.mail-archive.com/adsm-l AT vm.marist DOT edu/) at , which contains a large
number of posts related to your type of question. Specifically, try
searching on keywords RETONLY, RETEXTRA, VEREXISTS, VERDELETED, plus add
my last name to the list, and I know that should cough up some prior posts
that will help shed light on your questions. You might look at one thread
in particular, "Confusion with retention values".

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 06/07/2006
03:17:44 PM:

> Hello Everyone,
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>
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>  I need some clarifications.
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>
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> What do the following parameters mean, in basic terms..    I need to be
> able to recover for instance from today 45 days ago, so how would I set
> up these parameters
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>
> I have ask tsm support and I cannot get a clear answer, so hopefully
> someone can help me.
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> Versions Data Exists
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> Versions Data Deleted
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> Retain Extra Versions
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> Retain Only Version
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> Thank you in advance
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>
> James
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>
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