Thanks for that document - its a missing part in the log handling puzzle. What do you think triggers the deleting of the archive logs - backup db or backup volhist? I would guess backup volhist and sort the admin schedules accordingly.
Kind regards Stefan Holzwarth > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] Im > Auftrag von Erwann Simon > Gesendet: Dienstag, 29. September 2009 11:30 > An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Betreff: Re: TSM 6.1.2 DB Archivelog handling > > Hi, > > See also this technote : > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21399352 > It's been said that TSM also needs to sucessefully write its > volhist?out > (volhist.dat now !) file in order to allow deletion of archived logs, > even if the DB backup was sucessfull. > The volhist.dat file is now required for restoring the TSM DB. > > -- > Best regards / Cordialement / مع تحياتي > Erwann SIMON > > > Grigori Solonovitch a écrit : > > You need to run at least 2 full backups to clean the both > log and arc > > > > Grigori G. Solonovitch > > > > Senior Technical Architect > > > > Information Technology Bank of Kuwait and Middle East > http://www.bkme.com > > > > Phone: (+965) 2231-2274 Mobile: (+965) 99798073 E-Mail: > g.solonovi...@bkme.com > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this Email > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] > On Behalf Of Stefan Holzwarth > > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:30 AM > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM 6.1.2 DB Archivelog handling > > > > We just started our new TSM 6 environment and are having problems > > controlling amount of archived log files. > > I could not find any parameter for setting retention or number of > > logfiles in first and/or second archlog directory. > > Also full dbbackups do not remove any of that files. > > > > What do I miss? > > > > Kind regards > > Stefan Holzwarth > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this Email. > > > > "This email message and any attachments transmitted with it > may contain confidential and proprietary information, > intended only for the named recipient(s). If you have > received this message in error, or if you are not the named > recipient(s), please delete this email after notifying the > sender immediately. BKME cannot guarantee the integrity of > this communication and accepts no liability for any damage > caused by this email or its attachments due to viruses, any > other defects, interception or unauthorized modification. The > information, views, opinions and comments of this message are > those of the individual and not necessarily endorsed by BKME." >