Export tapes are in a portable format.

The export tapes are tracked in the volume history file (look up QUERY
VOLHIST).
They can't be reused until you run a DELETE VOLHIST command.

However, exported data is in a format that can be re-imported into a server
(the same one or a different one).  So if you put that tape on a shelf, it
can always be reloaded, the data never "expires" as such.




On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Troy Allen Cross (YSU) <tac AT ysu DOT edu> 
wrote:

> ADSM-L,
>
>
>
> Let me know if I'm on the right track.
>
>
>
> I'm running a "export node node.name.ysu.edu filedata=all preview=yes" to
> let me know how much will be backed up.
>
>
>
> I assume that I need to run a "export node node.name.ysu.edu filedata=all
> preview=no devclass=c3592" to actually create the sequential export of all
> backup versions of files, all archived files, and all space-managed files.
> I
> assume that "all backup versions" means active and inactive copies as well.
>
>
>
> If this is correct, how long does the tapes created by the export node
> command stay current? When do they expire?
>
>
>
> Thanks, Troy
>
>
>
> From: Troy Allen Cross (YSU) [mailto:tac AT ysu DOT edu]
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:15 PM
> To: 'adsm-l AT vm.marist DOT edu'
> Subject: Create copies for long-term retention from backup versions already
>  stored on the server
>
>
>
> ADSM-L,
>
>
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>
>
>
> I need to create copies for long-term retention from backup versions
> already
> stored on the server.
>
>
>
> I need to do this soon since many of the files with be expiring soon.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance, Troy
>
>
>
> Troy Allen Cross
>
> Manager, Operations & Technical Support
>
> Youngstown State University
>
> 410 Meshel Hall, Computer Services
>
> One University Plaza
>
> Youngstown, OH 44555
>