>Hi ADSMers,
>  I seem to continuously have problems of old BFS files hanging around.  I
>am running MVS Server 3.1 level 1.3 and have mostly NT clients.
>I send all my BFS files to MVS DASD rather than direct tape.  I have all
my
>max days set at 30 for deleted files, static backed up files, and normal
>backup.  My cycles are set at a max of 3 generations.  If a file is
updated
>daily I will only have 3 days of backup for that file.
>I just ran some  'SHOW VOLUMEUSAGE' reports on some of my clients and I
>have BFS files attached that are as old as 6 months.
>
>Is anyone else having this kind of problem out there?
>
>Also what is the quickest way to get these deleted?  DELETE VOLUME
>DISCARD=YES takes forever!
>

Why are you trying to delete these?  They might contain data you need.  My
suggestion is to do a Q CONTENT of some of these volumes to see what is on
these volumes.  If you just want to free up space on DASD you can do a MOVE
DATA.  These files should be no different than tape volumes other than they
are stored on disk rather than on tape.  You might also want to check with
Q VOL F=D for these to see how much space is used and free.  Maybe you just
need to set up reclamation for this storage pool.


David Bohm
ADSM server development
(520) 799-5082 T/L 321-5082
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