On Fri, 16 May 2003 23:48:35 -0400
Justin Derrick <jderrick AT CANADA DOT COM> wrote:

> Also, you'll probably want to change the size of the files created in
> your device class defintion.  By making these a larger number, you
> make it easier to manage (should the process require manual
> intervention).  Use 'update devclass <devclass> maxcap=1G' to make
> the maximum file size created by that device class 1GB.  This means
> that as your system grows, you don't end up with literally thousands
> upon thousands of database backup files.
>
> -JD.
>


When you do an delete volhist, TSM automatically deletes all File type
volumes from the disk...

> >Hi,
> >
> >I have TSM server 5.1. I backup the TSM database everyday by a
> >schedule, using command
> >
> >backup db type=full devclass=FD
> >
> >where FD is File Device Class whose details are given below
> >
> >Device Class Name FD
> >Device Access Strategy Sequential
> >Storage Pool Count 0
> >Device Type FILE
> >Format DRIVE
> >Est/Max Capacity 20M
> >Mount Limit 1
> >Mount Wait (min) -
> >Mount Retention (min) -
> >Label Prefix -
> >Library -
> >Directory /tsm_db/tsmdbbkp
> >Server Name -
> >Retry Period -
> >Retry Interval -
> >Shared NO
> >Last Update by (administrator) TSMADM
> >Last Update Date/Time 2002-10-21 13:45:27.000000
> >
> >Everyday, 2 files of total size approx. 25 MB are generated. Now I
> >want to do housekeeping of /tsm_db/tsmdbbkp directory by keeping say
> >last 5 days TSM database backup files. How do I do it on TSM level or
> >I have to just delete the files on filesystem level ?
> >
> >Sachin Ganu
> >IBM Global Services (India) Pvt. Ltd.
> >C/o Siemens Kalwa Data Center
> >(BVQI Certified ISO9002)
> >
> >E-mail : Sachin.Ganu AT kwa2.siemens.co DOT in