The problem with deleting db backups from volhist after
an unloaddb and reload is fixed in 4.2.1.  The apar is
ic30429.  If you can't get to that level soon you can get a procedure
from support to do it manually with show commands and other
undocumented commands.

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Bill Colwell
Bill Colwell
C. S. Draper Lab
Cambridge, Ma.
bcolwell AT draper DOT com
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In <A0E60703FF324014C2256AE90046DBB7.00471EEFC2256AE9 AT acit DOT bg>, on 
10/19/01
In <A0E60703FF324014C2256AE90046DBB7.00471EEFC2256AE9 AT acit DOT bg>, on 
10/19/01
   at 10:42 AM, Zlatko Krastev/ACIT <acit AT ATTGLOBAL DOT NET> said:

>Is this you ONLY dbb entry in the volhistory file? TSM intentionally
>refuses to delete the last full DB backup and corresponding incrementals
>even if you try with DEL VOLH TOD=TODAY TOT=NOW.
>If this is not the case look for a tool for "AUDIT VOLH". I can recommend
>vi/emacs ;-)

>Zlatko Krastev
>IT Consultant





>Robert Ouzen <rouzen AT UNIV.HAIFA.AC DOT IL> on 18.10.2001 07:45:46
>Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>cc:

>Subject:        Help on del volh type=dbb

>Hi

>I proceed an unloaddb/format/loaddb successfully last week (11/10/2001)
>,before this process I backup my database

>Date/Time                         Volume Type           Backup Backup
>Volume     Device Class     Volume Name
>                                         Series
>Operation      Seq


>10/11/2001 08:17:46      BACKUPFULL          1,274             0
>1             DBBACKUP     /dbbackup/02781066.DBB

>Till then impossible to delete this entry from the : query volh type=dbb

>Try all kind of:         del volh type=dbb todate=today-X   without any
>success ?..

>Try to auditdb fix=yes , still incapable to delete this entry !!!!!!!!!!

>Anyone got this problem too, my TSM server version is 3.7.4

>T.I.A Regards Robert Ouzen
>E-Mail: rouzen AT univ.haifa.ac DOT il