I always use the -VIRTUALNODENAME= parameter on the DSMC command. I believe that if you use the -fromnode= the nodename you are currently logged in as needs to be givin access to the -fromnode's data.
And from Mark's reply, the output of the data just shows the objects, size, date/time and unless you know exactly what you're looking at, yes it is meaningless. But this will show you the objects and allow you to EXPIRE them if you have the BACKDELETE=YES for the node. So, try 'dsmc -virtualnode=raven_ifmx'. You'll be prompted for a password. Bill -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Oborn Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 1:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TDP for Informix expiring backup files Thanks for replying. When I attempt to query the backup it refuses to show anything. Can you tell me if I'm on the right track? [root:prod] </> dsmc Tivoli Storage Manager Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface - Version 5, Release 1, Level 5.0 (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2002 All Rights Reserved. tsm> q filespace -fromnode=raven_ifmx Node Name: RAVEN Session established with server EAGLE: AIX-RS/6000 Server Version 5, Release 1, Level 5.0 Data compression forced on by the server Server date/time: 05/19/04 10:18:52 Last access: 05/19/04 10:18:28 Num Last Incr Date Type File Space Name --- -------------- ---- --------------- 1 00/00/00 00:00:00 API:R /mhs_ds1n 2 00/00/00 00:00:00 API:R /mhs_ds2 tsm> q backup -fromnode=raven_ifmx "*" ANS1084E No files have previously been backed up for '*' tsm> Gary Oborn Bill Boyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ON.NET> cc: Sent by: "ADSM: Subject: Re: TDP for Informix expiring backup files Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU> 05/19/04 07:51 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" >From my (limited) experience in doing TDP Informix, the actual backup objects for the database are the same names, so your management class retentions should be handling that. The archive logs are a different matter. They are uniquely named with a sequence number. You can remove them from the SYSUTILS table and then run the ONOMSYNC utility to syncronize the SYSUTILS table with TSM, or get a list of the objects by running the B/A client with the TDP Informix nodename and doing a query backup. Then issue the EXPIRE command for each object you want to remove. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Oborn Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TDP for Informix expiring backup files I have been unable to find out how to get old onbar backup files to expire from the TSM server. I am using the 5.1.5 client and server. Backups are working fine, but it seems that the amount of data for my Informix client nodes continually increases and expiration doesn't ever remove anything. Does anyone have any pointers to information on configuring management classes for Informix and for actually expiring the files? Thanks, Gary Oborn
