>=20
> With every DB backup, ADSM wants a new, fresh backup tape to write that
> information.  How does one configure ADSM to keep appending to a previo=
us
> tape.  This is eating media left and right and only taking up a fractio=
n
> of the capacity.
>=20
> _______________________________________________________________
> Joe Morris  -  morris AT unc DOT edu  -  http://sunsite.unc.edu/morris
> Academic Technology and Networks (formerly OIT), Development
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
>=20

As far as I know appending to previously used tapes is not possible. Anyw=
ay,
I had the same problem and managed it by the delete volhistory command.
Syntax is: delete volhistory tod=3Dtoday-daysofretentionperiod type=3Ddbb


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