>User deletes some files off of a Novell server volume that's backed up with
>ADSM.  ADSM comes along and sees they no longer exist and expires them.
>User knows they are still on tape and requests to have them deleted from
>tape.
>Is there a way to purge these individual files from the tape without
>affecting the other gazillion files in the given storage pool?  The policy
>set that these files live in is setup as such:
>If client data exists keep 2 versions.
>If client data is deleted keep 2 versions.
>Retain extra backup version 180 days.
>Retain only backup version 360 days.

Simple: The client person who made the request can see the retention policies
and can know that if they create an empty file and back it up twice
(Selective) that they no longer have data on the server; then dispose of the
null copy.  The situation can be considered under their control.
   Richard Sims, BU