We do a selective delete of history file records by type. Once I exported a node to tape and wanted to keep it for some time. With "delete volhistory type=all" I've lost this information after just a couple of days. So do yourself a favour and define what you want to delete. Create a Server Command Script and define an Administrative command schedule to run it.
HTH Thomas Rupp -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Ken Chamberlain Gesendet: Mittwoch, 07. März 2007 17:39 An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Betreff: [ADSM-L] volume history file I've been running TSM for over a decade now. During this time the only deletions from volhist happen by way of a daily schedule: "del volhist todate=today-9 type=dbb" My volhist file is getting HUGE. There must be more I can delete. What do other shops do? How do you find the oldest inuse volume? I tried querying the volume table for LAST_WRITE_DATE and sorting ascending on this column, the first record is the oldest tape. Do I then find this volumes entries in volhist to find its current creation date (STGNEW)? Ken Chamberlain University of Toronto Phone:(416) 978-1582 Fax: (416) 971-2085 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]