Hello Grigori,

I did not realize the storage group was still active.
In this case, you are correct, you cannot use the inactivate command.
I suggest that you call IBM support, they may have to guide
you through a TSM Server command to delete or inactivate this object.

Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/12/2010
12:46:56 AM:

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> Re: How to remove TDP for Exchange database from TSM Server?
>
> Grigori Solonovitch
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> to:
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> ADSM-L
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> 01/12/2010 12:47 AM
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> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
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> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
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> Hello Del,
>
> Thank you very much for information. At least you gave me a direction.
>
> I have found INACTIVATE option in tdpexcc:
>
> TDPEXCC INACTivate *|DIR|IS|sgname1,..,sgnameN backuptype
>
>   where backuptype can be:
>
>       FULL|COPY|INCRemental|DIFFerential|DBCopy dbname
>
>   [/CONFIGfile=tdpexc.cfg|filename] (default: tdpexc.cfg)
>
>   [/FROMEXCSERVer=servername] (default: local exchange server)
>
>   [/LOGFile=tdpexc.log|logfilename] (default: tdpexc.log)
>
>   [/LOGPrune=60|n|No] (default: 60)
>
>   [/OBJect=object] (default: current active object)
>
>   [/Quiet]
>
>   [/TSMNODe=nodename]
>
>   [/TSMOPTFile=dsm.opt|filename] (default: dsm.opt)
>
>   [/TSMPassword=password]
>
> By the way, I could not use this command to deactivate storage
> group. It was two databases in one storage group and one of them is
> still in use.
>
> I am not very cool in Exchange and some options of "tdpexcc
> inactivate" are not clear for me.
>
> Maybe you or somebody else can help me to build command to
> inactivate full backup for removed database Branches_MBox2 without
> disturbing other database Branches_MBox1 in the same storage group?
>
> I will deeply appreciate any help.
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Grigori G. Solonovitch