>Hello,
>
>you could do a QUERY CONT to know what data is still on the tapes.
>Please note the Backup Copy Group should npt indicate 4 versions but 1 for
>Data exists and 0 for Data deleted.
>
>You should also use Collocation to be sure only data from the Exchange
>server is on the tape.
>
>Regards,
>
>Rene Lambelet
>Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestle - CH-1800 Vevey
>Tel: ++41'21'924'35'43 / Fax: ++41'21'924'45'89
>E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jordan, Chris (ELS) [SMTP:c.jordan AT ELSEVIER.CO DOT UK]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 3:05 PM
>> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> Subject:      Delete of Exchange backups?
>>
>> We have lots of tapes in our on-site tape pool with Exchange agent data
on
>> them. Doing a Q CONT shows that the date these were written was some time
>> during August.
>>
>> Yesterday afternoon we changed the Backup Copy Group that is used for the
>> Exchange backups from 14 versions to 4 versions. ("Retain extra version"
>> is
>> 30 and "retain only version" is 60 days).
>> We changed the final line (excdsmc /adsmautodelete:* /ifolder:4) in the
>> script that is run on the Exchange Server to delete all but 4 versions.
>> The excdsm.log shows "22 backup objects of 32 examined were deleted".
>>
>> Having done this, we expected the expire inventory processing this
morning
>> to release these tapes - but it hasn't!. What else do we need to do to
>> expire these old tapes and allow them to be re-used??
>>
>> Yesterday, from the GUI on the Exchange server you could see up to 14
>> versions that could be used to restore from. Today, the GUI only shows a
>> choice of 5 versions - so something has changed! But ADSM doesn't seem to
>> have released the tapes.....
>>
>> Any thing else we need to do??
>>
>> Cheers, Chris