But a force works. I just tried it.  :)

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Otto
Chvosta
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:06 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] AW: [ADSM-L] Unable to delete volhist entries

Thank you !

In the future I'll read a little bit slower ;-)

( ... latest snapshot database backup will not be deleted.)

Regards,
Otto

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Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] Im Auftrag von
CAYE PIERRE
Gesendet: Montag, 1. Oktober 2007 13:40
An: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Betreff: Re: [ADSM-L] Unable to delete volhist entries

In the help of del volh command, you can find :

     DBSnapshot
          Specifies to delete only records that contain information about
          volumes used for snapshot database backups, and that meet the
          specified date and time criteria. The latest snapshot database
          backup will not be deleted.
          DEVclass=classname
               Specifies the device class name that was used to create the
               database backups. This optional parameter can be used to
               delete database backups created using a server-to-server
               virtual volume device class. The type of the device class
               must be SERVER. This parameter can only be used to delete
               volume history entries of type BACKUPFULL, BACKUPINCR, or
               DBSNAPSHOT.

               A full, incremental, or snapshot database backup volume is
               eligible to be deleted if all of the following conditions are
               met:
                  + The device class used to create the database backup
                    volume matches the specified device class
                  + The volume was created on or before the specified date
                    and time
                  + The volume is not part of the latest full plus
                    incremental database backup series if the specified
                    volume type is DBBackup, or snapshot database backup
                    series if the volume type is DBSnapshot
 
You can try :

del volh t=dbs force=y tod=today

Regards,

Pierre Cayé

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] De la part 
> de Richard Sims Envoyé : lundi 1 octobre 2007 13:18 À : 
> ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU Objet : Re: [ADSM-L] Unable to delete volhist 
> entries
> 
> On Oct 1, 2007, at 4:48 AM, Otto Chvosta wrote:
> 
> > ...   ANR2467I DELETE VOLHISTORY: 0 sequential volume history
> > entries were
> > successfully deleted.
> >
> > Any suggestions how to delete the entries ?
> 
> Otto -
> 
> There is really one entry, for a single backup series (#2), consisting 
> of multiple volumes.  As TSM documentation says, it doesn't want you 
> to destroy your last/only database backup.  (See Technote 1083952.)  
> You could supplant the old snapshot with a new one, or try adding 
> FORCE=Yes to the delete.
> 
>     Richard Sims     http://people.bu.edu/rbs/
> 

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