Thomas,

FixtestB of the Connect Agent has a command which allows automatic deletion
of backups older than a specified number of days.

Nathan



        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Rupp Thomas (Illwerke) [SMTP:thomas.rupp AT ILLWERKE DOT AT]
        Sent:   Saturday, July 24, 1999 2:24 PM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        Deleting ADSM Exchange backups

        Dear ADSMers,

        the deeper I get into ADSM the more questions I have.
        Some weeks ago I started backing up our Exchange server
        with the ADSMConnect Agent for Exchange.

        There is a command that allows the deletion of Exchange backup
        objects based on how old a backup object is.
        I do a full backup every weekend and incremental backups during
        the week. I would like to keep one or two generations (full backup
        plus all incremental backups till the next full backup is done) and
        delete all other objects.
        If I understand the documentation correctly I will have to write a
        program to select the objects to be deleted.

        How do you handle your backup files and how do you delete the old
        ones?
        Has IBM ... sorry .. TIVOLI any plans to enhance the deletion
process?

        Kind regards
        Thomas Rupp
        Vorarlberger Illwerke AG
        MAIL:   thomas.rupp AT illwerke DOT at
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