TDP not expiring objects - using delete object command to cleanup

[droach]

I seem to have huge problem with TDP backup objects (SQL and Oracle) not getting expired or marked 'INACTIVE_VERSION'. My DBA's claim they are running their crosscheck scripts, but yesterday I manually deleted over 39,000 objects that were showing 'ACTIVE_VERSION' but way past our retention time.

Not sure why this is happening, but my question is what is the difference between these two commands:

tsm: SERVER178_SERVER1>delete object 84072789
Object 84072789 and 0 dependent object(s) deleted.

tsm: SERVER178_SERVER1>delete object 0 101071026
ANR2023E DELETE OBJECT: Extraneous parameter - 101071026.
ANS8001I Return code 3.


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My TSM servers running v5.5 and v6.2 will accept the command with or without the leading '0', but my v6.3 server throws the error seen in the #2 command above and will only accept the command without the leading '0'.

Anyone know if the leading '0' is actually needed or what it is for?

 

[Andrey]

Delete object is very dangerous command!!! Do those nodes have backup or archive delete rights?