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[Networker] Recycle/delete old save sets?

2010-07-08 14:18:13
Subject: [Networker] Recycle/delete old save sets?
From: tonyalbers <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:03:30 -0400
wallace88 wrote:
> 
> > We have a client that is supposed to be decommissioned shortly. The owners 
> > have asked us to delete all stored data older than 1 month.
> 
> 
> You can use mminfo to identify what backups still are maintained by 
> NetWorker, and then use that to find out which volumes have those backups.  
> Then determine what is on that backup volume.
> 
> mminfo -avot -c (client) -q "savetime<-1month" -r 
> volume,ssid,cloneid,client,level,name
> 
> 
> If it is a tape volume, then only way to delete the data is to relabel the 
> volume.  Not a good idea if there are backups for other hosts.
> 
> If it is on a file device, you can delete the saveset, and only that saveset 
> will be removed.
> 
> You use the nsrmm command to delete the savesets.  For example:
> 
>   nsrmm  -d  -S ssid/cloneid


Excellent, this is exactly what I wanted to do. 

Thanks a lot!

/tony

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