If you run DRM, be aware that deleting volhist removes the tape
record from the database - if the tape is in the vault, it's possible
to "lose" it (i.e. it will drop off "vault retrieve" status in your DRM
list).  What this means is that you need to keep your volhist
around at least long enough to notice that the tape is ready to
bring back.

There's no reason to panic, though - scratch checkin works just fine
with tapes that have been "lost".

Pat Wilson
paw AT dartmouth DOT edu

>       You handle this by deleteing the volume history information for your
>       data base backup tapes... I have an administrative schedule that runs
>       daily that is:
>                        Schedule Name: DELVOLHIST
>                          Description: Clean up old dbbackup vols
>                              Command: del volhist t=dbb tod=-7
>                             Priority: 5
>                      Start Date/Time: 03/13/1997 06:00:00
>                             Duration: 10 Minute(s)
>                               Period: 1 Day(s)
>                          Day of Week: Any
>                           Expiration:
>                              Active?: Yes
>       What this does is to delete t(ype)=d(ata)b(ase)b(ackup) entries that
>       are older than 7 days, the tod=-7 has an implied today making it
>       actually tod=today-7
>
>       You can set yours to 3
>
>       later,
>             Dwight
>
>
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>  Subject: adsm db backup
>  Author:  ste.mc (ste_mc AT ZDNETMAIL DOT COM) at unix,mime
>  Date:    8/31/98 2:45 AM
>
>
>  HI,
>
>  The company where I presently work only keep 3 backup versions of data on ta
pe.
>
>  Because of this they only want 3 adsm database backup versions on tape.
>
>  How do I specify that I only want 3 versions of the ADSM db?, as otherwise i
t co
>  ntinually uses up valuable scratch tapes.
>
>  Thanks for any help.
>
>
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