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Mainframe BackUps?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:08 pm
by bazzigar
Hello,

Why we need to have Weekly , Monthly and Yearly DB2 or MVS backs ups when we have Daily Back Ups?

Thanks,

Re: Mainframe BackUps?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:15 pm
by Akatsukami
bazzigar wrote:Hello,

Why we need to have Weekly , Monthly and Yearly DB2 or MVS backs ups when we have Daily Back Ups?

Thanks,

What are the scope and retention periods of the different backups?

Re: Mainframe BackUps?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:32 pm
by enrico-sorichetti
Why we need to have Weekly , Monthly and Yearly DB2 or MVS backs ups when we have Daily Back Ups?

there is no objective need to take any backup :mrgreen:
the backup frequency is dictated by <Your> organization practices and standards, any <because> could be wrong !

Re: Mainframe BackUps?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:44 pm
by mongan
What happens if you delete a data set by accident, but notice it several days or maybe weeks later. Where are you going to recover it from?