> From:  Wayne Gorton or wgorton AT vnet.ibm DOT com or clown AT ibm DOT net
> "                   or AUIBMGOD at IBMMAIL
> "      Cumberland Forest. Aust   Ph:(02) 354 7599  Fax:(02) 3547766
> Subject: 7332-001 & db backups
> Howdy all,
> I have a problem that's got me stumped. The idea is to run a db full dbbackup
> every day, but how do I scratch the previous db backups? The manual says to
> move drm to the vault, & then check them backup in (excluding the requirement
> for the drmdbbackupexpire & except the most recent db backup). This is not
> something that lends itself easily to automation. Frankly it'd be a pain to
> perform this everyday. Using the 12 stacker just delays the problem.
> I'm looking for a sleeper of a solution.
> Any ideas?
>
> Stats AIX4.1.4, ADSM 2.1.5.9 7332-001 (4mm tape drive)

I use a cron job that runs this:

dsmadmc -ID=admin -PA=******** delete volhistory type=dbbackup todate=today-5
dsmadmc -ID=admin -PA=******** backup db devclass=datautolibclass1 type=full


I cycle 5 4mm tapes in a 12 stacker. It is probably a good idea to save
some of these dbbackups once in a while.