Super, thanks !!!

TH

-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of Francis Swasey
Sent: vendredi 4 décembre 2009 12:44
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Retention policy on clone pool

Oh... you should also know that the fix you need is:

LGTsc24106:  Volretent for the backup volume has been changed to the 
ssretent of the save set on the volume that is extended after cloning, 
resulting in a longer retention policy.

Frank

On 12/4/09 6:42 AM, Francis Swasey wrote:
> My plan at present is (if we decide to stay with NetWorker) to skip 
> the 7.5 release and go straight to 7.6.  However, because EMC does 
> overlapping development, there are always bugs in the new version that 
> you got fixed in the old version and EMC hasn't figured out that they 
> need to forward port the fixes -- until someone calls in and complains 
> about the same bug all over again.  Even then if you don't get the 
> right support person, you're going to waste at least a week of your 
> life dealing with their script they were given to follow -- because 
> they don't know how the product even works.
>
> Frank
>
> PS -- Yes, since I've been dealing with multiple problems and have not 
> had a single day in the past three plus months that I haven't had to 
> deal with someone at EMC about them -- I'm very burned out and grouchy.
>
> F
>
> On 12/4/09 6:16 AM, Thierry FAIDHERBE wrote:
>> Thanks for the info.
>>
>> I am still at 7.4 and realy afraid of
>> upgrading .... bugs of 743/744, multi 745 releases,
>> 75/751 ... now 76 ... where to go ?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Th
>>
>> Kind regards - Bien cordialement - Vriendelijke groeten,
>>
>> Thierry FAIDHERBE
>> Backup/Storage & System Management
>>
>> LE FOREM - Administration Centrale
>> Département des Systèmes d'Information
>>
>> Boulevard Tirou, 104  Tel: + 32 (0)71/206730
>> B-6000 CHARLEROI      Fax: + 32 (0)71/206199
>> BELGIUM               Mail : Thierry.faidherbe<at>forem.be
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Frank Swasey [mailto:Frank.Swasey AT uvm DOT edu] 
>> Sent: vendredi 4 décembre 2009 11:52
>> To: EMC NetWorker discussion; Thierry FAIDHERBE
>> Subject: Re: [Networker] Retention policy on clone pool
>>
>> Today at 9:40am, Thierry FAIDHERBE wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> Effective results:
>>> In Backup pools,
>>>     all NOT CLONED backups to have retention set as 5 Weeks,
>>>     all CLONED backups to have retention set as 10 Weeks,
>>> In Clone pool, cloned copies set to 10 Weeks.
>>>
>>> Am I wrong somewhere ? Shouldn't overrulled pool retention
>>> policy to only apply on SSID/Clone id level ?
>>>
>>> What's goal of pool's retention policy in such a case ?
>>> My goal was to assign savegroup-based autocloned SSID a longer
>>> retention period the normal backup copy seen now SSID copies
>>> to support different retention date ...
>>>
>>> Bug or expected behavior ... ?
>>>     
>>
>> BUG!  I worked with EMC for hotfixes for this for both 7.4.3 and 7.4.4, 
>> it is finally fixed in 7.4.5.2 for me.
>>
>> Be aware that after you get the fix installed, the BACKUP volumes that 
>> should have expired, will go to "undef" instead of "expired" status. 
>> You'll have to manually recycle them to get them usable again.
>>
>>   
>
>
> -- 
> Frank Swasey                    | http://www.uvm.edu/~fcs
> Sr Systems Administrator        | Always remember: You are UNIQUE,
> University of Vermont           |    just like everyone else.
>   "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
>   


-- 
Frank Swasey                    | http://www.uvm.edu/~fcs
Sr Systems Administrator        | Always remember: You are UNIQUE,
University of Vermont           |    just like everyone else.
  "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)


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