There are two separate ways to protect Tivoli® Storage Manager archive objects so that they will not be inadvertently deleted. One method is to activate data retention protection on a server level.
For example, securities brokers and other regulated institutions enforce retention requirements for certain records, including electronic mail, customer statements, trade settlements, check images and new account forms. Data retention protection prevents deliberate or accidental deletion of data until its specified retention criterion is met.
Another method of additional protection is to place a deletion hold on an object using the client API. For example, federal regulatory requirements allow a broker-dealer to delete records when the regulatory retention period has lapsed, but other legal requirements might mandate that the records continue to be maintained. By using deletion hold, you ensure that data is not deleted until the hold is released.