The command would be:

     Delete volhist type=dbb todate={you pick it}


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Subject: FW: Scratching backup volumes
Author:  "Roberts; Scott" <SRoberts AT ISI-MAIL.ISINET DOT COM> at ~Internet
Date:    2/3/98 12:56 PM


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roberts, Scott
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 1998 3:45 PM
> To:   'ADSL-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU'
> Subject:      Scratching backup volumes
>
> I have a ton of volumes with a "Last Used" status of DbBackup in my
> DLT library. The status was obtained by using the "Q LIBV xxxx"
> command. Many of these backups are no longer necessary. I'd like to
> make those I no longer need become "Scratch". I've tried "DELETE
> VOLUME" but since they don't belong to a storage pool, that dosen't
> work.
> I'm using ADSM version 2.1.0.11, under AIX 3.2.5