You don't run DELVOL against the tape. You do DELVOL volser-of-disk-nolonger-there.
Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Pommier, Rex R. > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:14 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: DFHSM QUESTION - CLEAN UP OF BACKUP TAPES > > Allan, > > I hesitate to recommend the DELVOL command especially now, since Willie > told us that the RECYCLE moved the datasets he wants to eliminate onto > different tapes that have other (presumably valid) data on them. > Running a DELVOL against his new(er) tapes will trash the other data on > the tapes as well as the stuff he wants to get rid of. > > Rex > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Staller, Allan > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:33 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: DFHSM QUESTION - CLEAN UP OF BACKUP TAPES > > DELVOL will delete all of the dataset backups on the tape and then > purge the tape. > > IIRC, this is a backup tape in question. > In the example below, LASTCOPY refers to a dump version, not a dataset > backup, hence the command should be: > > HSEND DELVOL xxxxxx BACKUP(PURGE). > > You could also do HBDELETE's for the individual files. > > HTH, > > <snip> > I tried the RECYCLE however it did not fix the problem because it took > all the entries from the original tape and wrote it on to another > tape. If I issue the DELVOL command would it delete the tape as well > as all the dsns on that tape or will it create another tape? > > This is the first time I am going to try the DELVOL and I am not sure > of the ramifications. > > ...snippage > > HSEND DELVOL xxxxxx DUMP(PURGE LASTCOPY)) > > Check the manual for exact spelling of lastcopy. > > HTH, > </snip> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
