If the backupset has been deleted and the entry is still in the volume
history, then that is a bug. You should check and see if there is an apar
open for this problem.
James Thompson
>From: Stefan Holzwarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: AW: Backupsets
>Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 13:08:42 +0100
>
>We have the same problem with the retension parameter. The feature seems
>not
>to work as expected.
>Since we used only backupsets on DASD's we had no problems with tapes...
>Our environment : TSM 3.7.3.6 on MVS
>With regards
>Stefan Holzwarth
>
> > -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Maria Paz Gimeno [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Gesendet am: Donnerstag, 2. November 2000 12:57
> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Betreff: Backupsets
> >
> > I need help in the use of backupsets.
> > The documentation says that after the days defined in the
> > retention period
> > the backupset is deleted.
> > In my customer this does not happen.
> > We generate the backupset with retention=15 but the version
> > generated in
> > October 1 is still there.
> > We have manually deleted the versions we do not want, but the
> > volhistory
> > entries for the backupset do not get deleted and we can not
> > reuse the tapes.
> > They appear in the inventory as private, but the system does
> > not allow to
> > update them manually to scratch.
> > There in no way to remove the volhistory entries for
> > bakupsets, this is
> > clearly stated in the reference manual:
> >
> > "Use the DELETE BACKUPSET command to delete specified backup
> > set volume
> > information in the volume history file. Do not use this
> > DELETE VOLHISTORY
> > command to delete backup set volume information in the volume
> > history file."
> >
> > What can we do to reuse the tapes? Is this a bug and the
> > entries should have
> > been deleted automatically?
> > We are using HP-UX 11.0 and TSM 3.7.3
> > Thanks very much for any help
> > Maria
> >
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