Thanks a Jean, "amrmtape --erase --cleanup DailySet1 backup_data01"
Did exactly what I needed. Thanks! Best regards, Kervin Adevsoft Inc Business Software Development http://adevsoft.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Louis Martineau [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:56 AM > To: Kervin L. Pierre > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: what is the proper way to delete a particlur backup > ( slot ) > > On 05/01/2012 11:41 AM, Kervin L. Pierre wrote: > > What is the proper way to delete a particular backup slot and free > the space it's holding? > amrmtape --erase > > > > I've tried 'amadmin DailySet1 delete ...' to remove 'slot1', but the > files are still there in 'slot1'. > > > > Is it ok to 'rm -rf' in the slot folder? Are these files referenced > anywhere else? I don't want to accidently corrupt the install. > > yes, but amanda might not know you removed them, you must also remove > the label from the tapelist file. > > > I was hoping there was a way to remove these files in a backup type > independent way. Eg. I'd prefer not to have to log into AWS to delete > S3 backups, etc. > amrmtape --erase > > Jean-Louis >
