I still can't get confirmation from the manual: Does exporting a node preserve all the inactive (deleted) files?
Secondarily, if I rename dude1 to dude2, won't I lose all the deleted files? I have to export dude1 to preserve the inactive files, assuming export preserves those, right? Thanks for the help, Alex On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Nicholas Cassimatis wrote: > > > > > > Or rename node dude1 to dude2, and export dude2, register new dude1... > > Nick Cassimatis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > He who laughs last has a good backup. > > > > > "Stapleton, Mark" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ERBEE.COM> To > Sent by: "ADSM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dist Stor cc > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject > .EDU> Re: archive - inactive files? > > > 06/04/2004 07:49 > PM > > > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor > Manager" > > > > > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Nicholas Cassimatis > >Unfortunately, that won't work to keep everything as it is now. The > >inactive files will expire per the rules established for them - after > your > >RetainExtra duration passes, you'll only have active files (except for > the > >Last Versions, retained per the RetainLast setting). > > > >You can setup a new management class with all settings at 9999/no > limit, > >configure the client to use that for all files (new domain may work > best) > >run one last backup to rebind everything, then do the node rename. I > can't > >think of an easier way to do what Alex is trying to accomplish. > > I can: > > export node dude1 devc=<tape_device_class> > > The export will keep forever. dude1's data can be imported whenever it > is needed. > > Oh, and name the new node dude2. > > -- > Mark Stapleton > >