volhistory type shows =export

[DonVito]

Hi guys...

In our DR library there are few tapes which not been used since 2009. As per checking with this select command ( select * from volhistory where volume_name='XXXXX' ) . The output we receive was type=export ( as below )

what does the meaning of type=export here, can it use as scarcth ?

DATE_TIME UNIQUE TYPE BACKUP_SERIES BACKUP_OPERATION VOLUME_SEQ DEVCLASS VOLUME_NAME LOCATION COMMAND
------------------ ----------- ------------------ ------------- ---------------- ---------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
2010-07-10 0 STGNEW 3580_C xxxxx
03:21:45.000000
2010-09-03 0 STGDELETE 3580_C xxxxx
21:53:33.000000
2010-09-04 0 STGNEW 3580_C xxxxx
04:15:57.000000
2010-09-20 0 STGDELETE 3580_C xxxxx
17:28:15.000000
2010-09-21 0 EXPORT 1 3580_C xxxxx EXPORT NODE
00:17:23.000000 ABC123
FILEDATA=BACKUP
PREVIEW=NO
DEVCLASS=3580_C
scratch=yes

 

[DazRaz]

Backup data has been exported out of TSM presumably for import into another TSM solution? So long as the export hasn't been done as some sort of archive, these tapes could be deleted.

Use

delete volhist * todate=<insert sensible date here> type=export

The tapes will then be able to be used as scratch. Worthwhile spending the time to find out why the exports were done before deleting though.