RE: DELETE VOLH
Roland: You are correct.  An installation-wide exit is needed in order for ADSM 
to notify the
tape management system of volume deletions.  We used the DFSMShsm supplied exit
ARCTVEXT.  This is also the example exit given in the in the Tape Processing 
Considerations
chapter of the ADSM Installing Server and Admin Client book. I think that ADSM 
and RMM
can use the exit unmodified, but since we have both TLMS and RMM tape management
systems active at this time, we had to put a mod in the exit to distinguish 
between volumes of
each of those systems.

Ted Spendlove
Thiokol Corp.

>>> "Clendenny, Ronald D." <rdclendenny AT CAL.UE DOT COM> 03/14/97 05:44am >>>
Bruce, (If I understand this right) The DELETE VOLH command will tell
ADSM that the tapes are no longer needed, but unless you have the tape
management delete exit installed, the tape management system will still
show the tapes as permanent.
I am not sure if all tape mgt s/w needs this exit, but I now CA-1 does
need it.  The supplied sample is supposed to work as shipped.
Does RMM need this too?

Ron Clendenny  <rdclendenny AT cal.ue DOT com>
Callaway Nuclear Power Plant
Fulton, Missouri

"The difference between a madman and me is that I am not mad" - Salvador
Dali

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Ted Spendlove [SMTP:SPENDEE AT THIOKOL DOT COM]
>Sent:  Thursday, March 13, 1997 2:23 PM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       Hi Bruce,
>
>Hi Bruce,
>
>Lookup the command DELETE VOLHISTORY  TODATE=-nnn TYPE=DBBACKUP
>option.  This will allow you to delete DB backups over nnn days old.
>
>Ted Spendlove
>Thiokol Corp.
>
>>>> Bruce Heckler <Bruce_Heckler AT ADCOM-OPERATIONS.UCSD DOT EDU> 03/13/97
>11:00am >>>
>     Anybody know how to set the max number of database backup generations
>     ADSM keeps?  I can't find anything in the Admin manual pointing to any
>     command or option like the ones for copygroup.
>
>     Our OPs manager informed me we've got a "substantial" pile of database
>     backup tapes, all on permanent retention. He says if it gets any
>     higher and we have a small earthquake, not even the Red Cross dogs
>     will find his body.  I offered to tape the event for "America's
>     Funniest Videos". But for some odd reason he failed to see the humor.
>
>
>     Thanks,