RE: system integrity

 

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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Baker
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 12:15 AM
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> Subject: RE: system integrity
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> Barton, Mike wrote on Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:18:57 GMT:
> 
> > As regards deleting of un-used objects, bets to perhaps move
> > them into a DELETED library before you actually delete them
> > sometime later .... 
> > 
> 
> Another option, if you have the HSM feature of BRMS and a tape 
> library, utilize this to move the data portion of the object to an 
> archive tape that is kept mounted.  If a user or program requests 
> the item at a future date, BRMS will fetch the archived version 
> from tape.
interesting feature. didn't know that one either.

but my main goal is to clean the mess up and don't "just" move it to a tape 
library. disk space is not that short that we need such a strategy at the 
moment. but interesting technique.

> This can be automated to archive anything that is over a set number 
> of days old.  Most customers I work with utilize 1 full year or 18 
> months as the criteria to catch things that are only used for year 
> end or other cyclical processing.
> 
> -- 
> Sue
> iSeries Advanced Technical Sales Support
> Rochester, MN
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