Hi, to delete any file from backups before normal expiration, we allocate a new file with same name, then bind it to a special management class with 1 0 0 0 as retention parameters(include xxxxx SPECMGT). Next backup will send this new (empty) file into this special management class, immediately deleting all previous backup versions. Next thing is to delete the new file on the client. Next expiration process will then expire the last inactive backup, you can then delete the include statement from the dsm.opt/inclexcl.list and that's it !
Regards, René LAMBELET NESTEC SA GLOBE - Global Business Excellence Central Support Center Information Technology Av. Nestlé 55 CH-1800 Vevey (Switzerland) tél +41 (0)21 924 35 43 fax +41 (0)21 703 30 17 local UBS-Nestec, Bussigny mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday,14. February 2003 14:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Delete a file >How can i delete a file which resides on 3590 tape? If it was via a Backup, you don't directly delete it: TSM policies expire it. If it was an Archived file, you use the B/A client to delete the instance. I'd strongly recommend reading the TSM documentation to get more familiar with the product you are trying to use. Start with the Backup/Archive Clients manual, and then review the Admin manual.