Amen to that.

What looks like "noise" today is valuable forensic data tomorrow, when you
need to diagnose problems like, "Why does TSM not have any backup versions
of my file?"

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
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The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 09/29/2006
04:15:54 AM:

> Know thy toolkit...
> There is a client option called QUIET which eliminates detail, which
> of course discards information which may be useful in security and
> problem analysis.  Auditors may object to such loss of record-keeping.
>
>    Richard Sims