> you got it right - there is a problem with SystemObject expiration
> introduced in v4.2.2 and you have to run CLEANUP BACKUPGROUP to prevent
> enourmous high space usage in DB and storage pool. This applies if you
> have many W2k nodes backing up to TSM. It would last until you upgrade
to
> a version without the bug. It is expected in v4.2.3 the bug to be fixed.
> So without upgrade (in far future) to v5.1.x you still can apply v4.2.3
> (or later) maintenance.

The "Cleanup" command does not exist on 4.2.2.0.  Gee, I guess if it did,
then IBM would have introduced a bug, and the fix for it, in the same
release!  I don't think the bug came in 4.2.2.0.

Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Administrative Interface - Version 5, Release 1, Level 5.0
(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2002 All Rights Reserved.

Session established with server MEMNOCH: AIX-RS/6000
  Server Version 4, Release 2, Level 2.0
  Server date/time: 10/14/02   13:47:04  Last access: 10/14/02   13:00:03


tsm: MEMNOCH>CLEANUP BACKUPGROUP
ANR2000E Unknown command - CLEANUP BACKUPGROUP.
ANS8001I Return code 2.


Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
HOD Service Coordinator
VM Systems Programmer
UNIX Systems Administrator (Solaris and AIX)
TSM/ADSM Administrator
(spr AT buffalo DOT edu | (716)645-3564)