Hello all, I have a question about database backup volumes. This is for a TSM 5.5.6 system.
I do a q drmstatus and see this:
Recovery Plan Prefix: C:\DRPLAN\
Plan Instructions Prefix:
Replacement Volume Postfix: @
Primary Storage Pools:
Copy Storage Pools:
Not Mountable Location Name: NOTMOUNTABLE
Courier Name: COURIER
Vault Site Name: VAULT
DB Backup Series Expiration Days: 5 Day(s)
Recovery Plan File Expiration Days: 7 Day(s)
Check Label?: No
Process FILE Device Type?: No
Command File Name:
But I do a Q VOLH TYPE=DBB and see that the oldest version is dated 8/15/2013. Along with several others that are older than what DRMSTATUS says to keep. Partial list below:
Date/Time: 08/15/2013 05:03:40
Volume Type: BACKUPFULL
Backup Series: 2,819
Backup Operation: 0
Volume Seq: 1
Device Class: LTO4
Volume Name: AA2525L4
Volume Location: VAULT
Command:
This tape should have come back a while ago and been scratched and reused. Database backups are done almost every day.
What am I not doing? A DELETE VOLHISTORY? Something like DELETE VOLHISTORY TYPE=ALL TODATE=-8 ??? Should I do this every day?
And on a similar note. a Q VOLH shows the oldest entry is for a tape that has since been reused and has a newer entry in VOLH. I think thats normal but does the VOLH list need to go back so far? The DELETE VOLHISTORY probably would take care of this, correct?
Thank you!
I do a q drmstatus and see this:
Recovery Plan Prefix: C:\DRPLAN\
Plan Instructions Prefix:
Replacement Volume Postfix: @
Primary Storage Pools:
Copy Storage Pools:
Not Mountable Location Name: NOTMOUNTABLE
Courier Name: COURIER
Vault Site Name: VAULT
DB Backup Series Expiration Days: 5 Day(s)
Recovery Plan File Expiration Days: 7 Day(s)
Check Label?: No
Process FILE Device Type?: No
Command File Name:
But I do a Q VOLH TYPE=DBB and see that the oldest version is dated 8/15/2013. Along with several others that are older than what DRMSTATUS says to keep. Partial list below:
Date/Time: 08/15/2013 05:03:40
Volume Type: BACKUPFULL
Backup Series: 2,819
Backup Operation: 0
Volume Seq: 1
Device Class: LTO4
Volume Name: AA2525L4
Volume Location: VAULT
Command:
This tape should have come back a while ago and been scratched and reused. Database backups are done almost every day.
What am I not doing? A DELETE VOLHISTORY? Something like DELETE VOLHISTORY TYPE=ALL TODATE=-8 ??? Should I do this every day?
And on a similar note. a Q VOLH shows the oldest entry is for a tape that has since been reused and has a newer entry in VOLH. I think thats normal but does the VOLH list need to go back so far? The DELETE VOLHISTORY probably would take care of this, correct?
Thank you!
