The delete filespace is a great command for getting rid of old data and
freeing up lots of tape space.  I know, as I wiped out the archives for 5 or
6 servers before realizing that it wasn't just deleting backups.

This command should require an entry in the TYPE= field instead of
defaulting to all.  Also the query filespace command should have a
TYPE= parameter which defaults to ALL (for backupward compatability).

On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Peter Gotwalt wrote:

> Watch out with the delete filespace command. When doing so all the archived
> files (comming from that filespace) are deleted too! And is that what you
> want?
> So check first if there are any archived files connected to that
> filesystem - save then - and then you can do a delete filespace.
>
> Peter Gotwalt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Longo" <David.Longo AT HEALTH-FIRST DOT ORG>
> To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 8:54 PM
> Subject: Re: how to EXPIRE UNIX files from unmounted/deleted file system
>
>
> To delete a filesystem from backup of a UNIX system is easy.
> To see for sure how it is, do a : q filespace nodename *
> this will show you filespace names as stored.  Then do
> delete filespace nodename filespacename
> Don't remember if it totally goes away then or at next expiration,
> but it will be gone from all tapes for sure at next expiration/reclamation
> run.
>
> David Longo
>
> >>> Matt.Cooper AT AMGREETINGS DOT COM 08/16/01 02:13PM >>>
> Hello all,
>         In my seemingly never ending quest to get my tape retention clean, I
> have come across a UNIX CLIENT problem.  There were some file systems that
> were created for doing a temporary move/copy procedures.  While the File
> system existed, it was backed up.  Now I have a tape that is 5 months old
> and has a bunch of data on it that worthless but does not want to change to
> a status of INACTIVE.  I know I could take the tape and scratch it with a
> DISCARD DATA option, but I want to do this in a clean way and make it a part
> of the Stand Operating Procedure.  Does anyone know the proper change to put
> into the include/exclude list so this UNIX client will have these files
> marked INACTIVE?
> Matt
>
>
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