There is usually a delay of a few days to allow undeleted of the tape volumes. Best to set an retention period so they expire after so many days / after n versions are created.
On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 12:03 AM גדי בן אבי <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > We use HSM to backup datasets to virtual tape on a TS7770. > > We are getting close the TS7770's capacity and want to reduce the capacity > used by HSM. > > The current strategy is to find backups we no longer want/need, delete the > from HSM, and then use RECYCLE command to merge the tapes that are not full. > > After we've done that, the used capacity that the TS7770 reports is not > reduced. > > My theory is that HSM does not release the tapes (and cache space they take > up) when they are empty. > > Is this correct? > > Is there a way to tell HSM to release empty tapes to the general SCRATCH pool? > > Gadi > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
