Hello Maurice try to delete volume history entries
tsm > del volh type=backupset todate=today rv ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maurice van 't Loo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:46 AM Subject: URGENT: How to delete backupsets > Hi, > > On a stand-alone TSM configuration on an AIX server, we make a daily > backupset of the data to keep a copy offsite. > We use a retention of 6 days, so we can use 5 tapes for every weekday. The > volumes we use have the names of the days. > > We make the backupset by: > generate backupset aix dinsdag devcl=7337cl vol=dinsdag ret=6 scratch=no > > Even after a delete backupset * the new backupset connot be made. > > q backupset > no match found > > define backupset aix..... > anr2405e Volume DINSDAG is currently in use... > > q volhist > Date/Time: 19-09-2001 > Volume Name: DINSDAG > Command: generate backupset aix dinsdag devcl=7337cl vol=dinsdag ret=6 > scratch=no > > The 6 days are over, ik cannot delete the records by delete volhist, there > are no backupsets left, so the tape must be free and empty. > > The tape is checked in and private. > > It worked for 1 week... > > Can please anybody help? We have no backupsets left to use, so when > something crashes, the problems are indefinate. > > Thanks in Advance, > > Maurice van 't Loo > Compare Computers > The Netherlands > +31-(0)6-18052370 >