Best practice is to keep db backups as far back as the longest reusedelay on 
tape pools.
Otherwise you can't go back to a previous state.


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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Tom Taylor
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 9:27 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] Database Backup best practice

Good morning


Running TSM 6.3.4




        I have read the admin guide best practice section on backing up
the database and I have also done some google searching but I cannot find
a straight answer on this... How many backups of the database should I
keep available? I always do a full backup, is there any reason to keep any
of the older full backups if I have a recent good one?








Thomas Taylor
System Administrator
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
Cell (443)-974-5768