Hi,

One method for accomplishing this would be to create two groups and two
instances of your client.  In one instance of your client, make it a part of
one of the groups, set the retention to one month, and in the saveset list,
list the drives and data you want kept around for a month.  In the second
client instance, make it a part of the other group, set the retention to the
much longer retention, and in the saveset list, list the drives and data you
want kept around for a while.

In the pool setup, you tell Networker to send one group to a pool and the
second group to a different pool.

You then simply schedule the groups to run whenever you want.  I am not
sure, though, whether both groups can be running at the same time, i.e., I
am not sure if Networker will allow you to be running two groups
concurrently that both perform backups of a single client, albeit different
savesets.



Craig Ruefenacht
UNIX Systems Administrator
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
http://www.usanahealthsciences.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Cox [SMTP:shawn.cox AT PCCA DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 11:33 AM
> To:   NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject:      [Networker] Differing retention policies for different
> savesets within a single client?
>
> Design question.
>
> I'd like to change the way some of my clients savesets are retained to
> make
> better use of my backup media.
>
> I currently utilize the All option under save sets each client.  I'd like
> to
> instead have the C: and SYSTEM STATE:\ REPAIRDISK:\ go to a pool which has
> a
> monthly rotation and the D:-Z: drives put into pools with much longer
> retention.  Some of my clients have financial data which I must retain
> permanently.
>
> However I haven't been able to figure out in nwadmin how to accomplish
> this.
> Will I have to abandon scheduling in the GUI and schedule command line at
> the client itself?
>
> Thanks for any input.  I can't believe I've run Networker for 3+ years and
> never heard of this list.  Can't wait to read about other peoples issues
> and
> installations.
>
> --Shawn
>
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