EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> wrote on 
08/27/2008 10:44:44 PM:

> On 28/08/2008, at 12:35 PM, Stan Horwitz wrote:
> 
> > On Aug 27, 2008, at 10:15 PM, kennethadams wrote:
> >
> >> i use command:
> >> nsrmm -d  -q -S ssid
> >> to remove a save set,but the the device space does not free.
> >> How can I do to remove a save set and free its space?
> >
> > Please clarify. What do you mean by "free its space?
> 
> I'm assuming the question relates to having space freed up on disk 
> backup devices.
> 
> If using NetWorker 7.2.x and below, you'll need to run:
> 
> nsrim -X
> nsrstage -C -V volumeName
> 
> If however you're using NetWorker 7.3.x and higher, all you have to 
> run to trigger the disk backup unit space freeing is:
> 
> nsrim -X

I use 7.4.2, and we always usd "nststarge -C -V volumeName", and never 
nsrim -X. We do this via daily scripts (after cloning is done). We never 
do "nsrim -X". These scripts were written for us by EMC, when they 
installed NW back in 7.3 days (early 2007).


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