A few questions have arrisen about how long the data/backups/archives are retained for nodes that go inactive.
1. If a node stops performing any backups or does not contact the TSM server any more, what happens to its backups/archives? Do the backups continue to age/expire and roll off (with each Expire Inventory), except for the ACTIVE copy? Is this indefinite ? 2. Do the archives age in the same fashion?, except only based on date/time ? 3. What if the management class is removed? Does everything just drop back to "standard" and thus purge everything faster, if the "standard" is a lot shorter duration/retention/versions than the original? 4. What if the node is exported to another TSM server and it does not have a matching MC? Back to "standard"? 5. How about if a node is EXPORTed to tape and then 2-years later, someone needs something from it and the original server is long gone and the new server doesn't have any matching MC ? 6. How about on an import and the target server does have a matching MC but the values are different (e.g. 3-years vs 5-years) ? 7. How about changing a node to a different, longer retention MC ? Are the existing backups/archives rebound to the new longer (or shorter) MC ? Inquiring users want to know ! ---------------------------------------------------- Zoltan Forray Virginia Commonwealth University Office of Technology Services University Computing Center e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: 804-828-4807