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[Networker] Recycle/delete old save sets?

2010-07-08 14:18:03
Subject: [Networker] Recycle/delete old save sets?
From: tonyalbers <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:40:42 -0400
dmitri wrote:
> 
> wallace88 wrote:
> > 
> > > We have a client that is supposed to be decommissioned shortly. The 
> > > owners have asked us to delete all stored data older than 1 month.
> > 
> > 
> > ...You use the nsrmm command to delete the savesets.  For example:
> > 
> >   nsrmm  -d  -S ssid/cloneid...
> 
> 
> small clarification:
> nsrmm manpage states, that
> "     -d   Deletes the client  file  indexes  and  media  database
>           entries from the NetWorker databases. 
> ...
> ...
>            The action does not destroy the  volume:  instead,  it
>           removes  all references used by NetWorker to the volume
>           and the user files contained on it.  This option can be
>           used to control the size of the NetWorker databases."
> 
> i.e. by running `nsrmm -dy -S ssid/cloneid` you will not delete the actual 
> saveset, but only it's reference in NW media DB


Yes, I got that :o)

I just marked all of them recyclable instead, since that was easier.

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