Once you've deleted the backupset, the next expiration frees the tapes.
73, Tim Conway JBS USA | 1770 Promontory Ci | Greeley, CO 80634| USA Direct: 970-506-7998 | Fax: 970.336.6195 email: timothy.con...@jbssa.com JBS Server Team -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Hughes Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:21 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Delete backupset volumes question Tim Thanks, Had to use the following command DELete VOLHistory TODate=TODAY Type=BACKUPSET VOLume=C00130 FORCE=Yes Does Expire Inventory work with backupsets and can you be specific about expiring a Specific Backup set and it's tapes? Best regards! On 8/23/2010 3:06 PM, Conway, Timothy wrote: > Well - you can't delete by backupset name. I think I read once where you can > specify volumes in an undocumented option, but that's irrelevant. > > Expire inventory. > > > 73, > Tim Conway > JBS USA | 1770 Promontory Ci | Greeley, CO 80634| USA > Direct: 970-506-7998 | Fax: 970.336.6195 > email: timothy.con...@jbssa.com > JBS Server Team > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf > Of Timothy Hughes > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 12:01 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] Delete backupset volumes question > > Hello all, > > I removed some backupsets using the admincenter (gui) when I refresh the > table it doesn't show that the backupset exist however I still see them when > I do a q volh type=backupset (example below) we need to get rid of the > backupset volumes in this old library. How can I remove these backup sets and > the volumes totally? > > > There is no name to the example but I know I can delete that date > 12/29/06 backup set and any volumes belonging to it. I know about the delete > volume history command but I just see examples where they have a backupset > name. > > > Date/Time: 12/29/06 16:19:10 > Volume Type: BACKUPSET > Backup Series: > Backup Operation: > Volume Seq: 1 > Device Class: 3592CLASS > Volume Name: C00322 > Volume Location: > Command: GENERATE BACKUPSET DOCHUBGWC "Yrlydochubgwc" 2 > DEVCLASS=3592CLASS RETENTION=730 SCRATCH=YES DESCRIPTION="Yrly > dochubgwc" WAIT=NO NAMETYPE=FSID > > > TSM 6.1.4 > > > thanks for any help