DRM will delete DB backups based on the value set by: SET DRMDBBACKKUPEXPIREDAYS
I have seen that if you prune the volume history of database entries DRM loses track of those pruned entries. William Boyer wrote: > > I believe that DRM will only expire DBBackup VIRTUAL volumes, not normal > DBBackup tape volumes. This is for server-2-server DB backups. You have to > do a DEL VOLH T=DBB TOD=TODAY-n. I have this in a server script that does > all my server backup commands: > > ba db type=full devclass=3590off scratch=yes wait=yes > /*------------------------------------------------------------------*/ > /* If the backup worked, then delete volhistory... */ > /*------------------------------------------------------------------*/ > if(rc_ok) - > del volh t=dbb tod=today-8 > > Bill Boyer > DSS, Inc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Ed Anderson > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: DBBackup Tapes never being asked for > > Folks, > > Has anyone experienced DBBackup tapes never going into a VaultRetrieve > state from DRM? > Some useful info : TSM Server 4.1.4.0 on Solaris 2.6. > We're not deleting VolumeHistory nor are we deleting VolumeHistory > type=backup, DRM is ( supposed to be ) taking care of it. We were > deleting VolHist volumes where type is backup, but was instructed that > such (1) didn't need to be done with DRM and (2) was probably why > DRM was losing track of the DBBackup volumes. > > Any ideas that y'all have would be most helpful.. I'm a little lost as > to what could be causing this to happen.. > > Here's the output of "q drmstatus" > Recovery Plan Prefix: /var/tivoli/plans/disaster_plan > Plan Instructions Prefix: /var/tivoli/plans/instructions > Replacement Volume Postfix: @ > Primary Storage Pools: TAPEPOOL1 > Copy Storage Pools: DRTAPEPOOL1 > Not Mountable Location Name: NOTMOUNTABLE > Courier Name: COURIER > Vault Site Name: VAULT > DB Backup Series Expiration Days: 15 Day(s) > Recovery Plan File Expiration Days: 15 Day(s) > Check Label?: Yes > Process FILE Device Type?: No > Command File Name: > > Thanks, > Ed Anderson > -- > ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Ed Anderson > Unix / Backup Administrator > University of Mississippi Medical Center > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ++++++++++++++++++++++++
