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- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 17:41:46 EDT
- Sender: VMCENTER Components Discussion List <L-VMCTR@AKRONVM.BITNET>
- From: Mike Ramundo <SYSMRR@ALBNYVM1.BITNET>
- Subject: setup of vmarchive
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- We use VMCENTER + VMOPERATOR
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- three (online) staging areas but no 'online' archiving, 7 day retention
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- recalls processed every 30 minutes 0830 - 2230
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- archives ( from stage and delay ) processed 3 times a day
- ( max retention period = 720 days - users must update expiry date at
- least once every two years to retain files - prevents indefinite
- retention-by-default of unneeded files )
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- we use the vmsecure rules facility - vmarchive public modules and help
- files are on a disk not accessable to ACIGROUP STUDENTS
- ie rule = REJECT STUDENT LINK 3FF ( GROUP
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- ( groups FACULTY, STAFF, SYSPROG etc may access disk )
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- I have a 50 DSS limit per volume - periodically I scan tapes on MVS
- to determine 'feet actually used' and use that information to set up
- merge/purge runs such that M/P output will fit on one volume.
- ( to CYA, I have fortran program that massages database before and after
- M/P - expired and or purged files have bits cleared, special dates
- inserted to indicate original status, and ownership xferred to
- id = PURGEyy ( done once a year ) - status is restored after M/P -
- this way I have one extra year after announced ' anything marked
- expired/purged on ---- will be UNRECOVERABLY deleted" If user
- has enough clout, I can reload from user PURGEyy to orig id while
- explaining that tape had not yet been overwritten and I was able to
- recover data this time ( but, BOY were you lucky !! ) )
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- ║ Michael R. Ramundo Fax (518) 442-3697 ║
- ║ Systems Programmer / Analyst Audio (518) 442-3709 ║
- ║ Computing Services Center, CS-9C Network ║
- ║ State University of N.Y. at Albany SYSMRR @ ALBNYVM1 ║
- ║ Albany, New York 12222 SYSMRR @ uacsc2.albany.edu ║
- ║ aka postmast(er) ║
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