Allen, after the pending big backup is done, and if the copygroup keeps enough versions, you can delete the active backups using the client. This action will promote the most recent inactive backup back up to the active state.
See the b/a client guide, 'delete backup', especially the note under 'deltype'. Good Luck! Bill Colwell Draper Lab -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Karel Bos Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 12:21 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Re-activating files? Ofc there is, just restore the tsm database to a point be4 the data being inactivated :) Kind regards, karel Verzonden vanaf mijn HTC ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: Allen S. Rout <a...@ufl.edu> Verzonden: dinsdag 6 maart 2012 15:09 Aan: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Onderwerp: [ADSM-L] Re-activating files? I think I know the answer to this question, but I'm asking just in case someone's got a trick... I've got a customer, who's got a user who deleted a third of a TB of Stuff. He's completed his restore, but: between the deletion and the restore an incr ran. So as currently configured, next incr another 326GB, formally sworn to be 'the same' 326GB as was there last time, will get re-backed up. We're a chargeback service, so this represents not-trivial money. So, the question: Is there any way to 're-activate' inactive backups? I'm not aware of any such, but I figured I'd ask the assemblage Just In Case. - Allen S. Rout