Well said Ben Also Sandra, there are two other issues which might affect you. In the Western world, where most of the list members live, we have Saturday and Sunday away from work. You may have other days off - I am not sure. The other is that your time zone, (and mine, here in Australia) is poor for getting quick responses. I'm at work when they are not and vice versa. This is even worse on weekends.
Regards Steve. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/2004 4:37:02 >>> Sandra, This is a voluntary group of TSM admins on a list, not an actual support line or help desk. You can't coerce anybody to respond to your questions. I know I float questions out there sometimes that get no response. I assume it is either because of lack of interest or perhaps nobody else has seen the same issues. I can only speak for myself, but in the case of this question, what you're asking is a very fundamental question about the way that TSM behaves: How management classes are set up, how they behave when files are deleted/changed, how to apply management classes to files, etc. These are the TSM basics and to explain them in and e-mail would be time misspent when they are much better explained in the TSM documentation. I find that folks in this list love to respond to the more difficult/undocumented or hard to understand TSM functions, but typically don't respond to things that can readily be found in the manuals. I would suggest you read up in the "Administrators Guide", Chapter 12 "Implementing Policies for Client Data", and also in the TSM client manual for the OS in question: i.e. "Windows - Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide" and look for the section "Creating an include-exclude list" All the TSM manuals can be found online at: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/tividd/td/tdmktlist.html#Storage I know you are new to this and have been thrown into the TSM world. If you have very critical issues you ~must~ resolve and are not getting a response from the list, you should go through IBM support channels to resolve them. Best of luck to you. I hope you get up to speed quickly, Ben -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sandra Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 10:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backup strategy - confused Please discuss !!! Sandra Sandra wrote: > Dear List, > > 1- > Where can I put the strategy to keep data fbackedup for say 18 months > or may be 1 year. Backup Grace Period or retain extra versions or > retain only version? > > 2- > I am taking full backup of a system and want to achieve the following: > correct me please I amy sound wrong here: > a- Include.backup "/usr/abc/def/*" ABC-MANAGEMENT-CLASS1 > b- Include.backup "/opt/tivoli/tsm/*" TIVOLI-MANAGEMENT-CLASS2 > c- Include.image "/*" DEF-MANAGEMENT-CLASS3 > There is another managmeent class restofdata-management-class0 which i > can make default one. > > Now, when I initiate normal incremental backup from schedule or GUI of > client: what would happen? Please correct me: > a- 2(a) will be appplied and the files in /usr/abc/def" folder will be subjected > to setting of ABC-MANAGEMENT-CLASS1 management class. > b- 2(b) will be applied to the folder /opt/tivoli/tsm/ and files will be > subjected to the management class TIVOLI-MANAGEMENT-CLASS2. > c- Incremental backup will ignore include.image that is 2(c). > d- The rest of the data will go to the default management class. > > 3- > If I am going to initiate image backup, it will be subjected to the > management class of DEF-MANAGEMENT-CLASS3, irrespective of any data > backedup by incremental backups. > > I wonder if I am going in the right direction or not? Please enlighten > me !! > > Sandra *********************************************************************************** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return email. You should also delete this email and destroy any hard copies produced. ***********************************************************************************