No, you can not delete by name. Also, editing the volume history file won't
help, since that file is really just a backup of what is stored in the ADSM
database. In other words, during normal ADSM operation, it is a "write only"
file. If you tried to edit it, the next time ADSM backed up the volume history,
it would just put the data back (plus/minus and changes made to the volume
history since it was last backed up). It is read during ADSM database restore
operations.

Andy Raibeck
ADSM Level 2 Support
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     Thanks

     I take it that there is absolutely no specific way to delete by name
     i.e. BKUP, only by date. Would editing the volhist file do it, or
     unadvisable?




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: Mike Broomhead,                    ITSO San Jose,           :
: mike_broomhead AT uk.ibm DOT com          Almaden Research Facility:
: GBIBM4F2@IBMMAIL or broomm@NHBVM1  San Jose, California     :
Subject: Re: volhist and backup db


Laurence,
to delete that database backup so you can reuse the tape, issue a
DELETE VOLHIST command. For database backups, you would put
"TYPE=DBB". You can specify up to which date/time you want to delete
(since you probably don't remember the ugly names ADSM gives to
scratch volumes).

Mike Broomhead
Storage and Data Management,
RS/6000 Sales Support, IBM Manchester
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