Betr: Expiration of DBBackup volumes

     If you're using DRM, set the folowing DRM parameter:

     Syntax

     >>-Set DRMDBBackupexpiredays--numberofdaysbeforeexpiration-----><

     The number you fill in will also appear in the reuse delay parameter
     of the copy storage pools that were marked as DRM pools.



     If you're not using DRM, the database volumes are being registered in
     the volume history. To clear up database backups, use the delete
     volhistory command:

     Syntax

     >>-DELete VOLHistory----TODate--=--date----+------------------+->
                                                '-TOTime--=--time--'

     >-----Type--=--+-All-------+-----------------------------------><
                    +-DBBackup--+
                    +-DBDump----+
                    +-DBRpf-----+
                    +-EXPort----+
                    +-RPFile----+
                    +-STGNew----+
                    +-STGReuse--+
                    '-STGDelete-'

     To delete database volumes which are older than 5 days use the
     following command:

     del volh tod=today-5 tot=00:00 t=dbb

     ADSM will ask if you sure and if you'll awnser yes than they are gone.

     But be cautious using this command because the freed cartridges/tape
     are marked as scratch (if they ever were) and can be overwritten.


     Happy hunting,
     Maarten Doeswijk


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Onderwerp: Expiration of DBBackup volumes
Auteur:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> in inet-1
Datum:    5-3-99 15:25


Hi,

* We run ADSM 3.1.1.5 with the DRM feature enabled
* DRMDBBACKUPEXPIREDAYS is set to 7 (as is the REUSEDELAY for our copypool)
* We make 2 full database backups each day
* We run EXPIRE INVENTORY every two days
* This is what the activity log says on expiration results:

        02/23/1999 16:08:56 ANR0812I Inventory file expiration process 278
completed: examined 257751 objects, deleting 235150 backup objects, 21610
archive objects, and 0 DB backup volumes. 0 errors were encountered.
        02/25/1999 16:33:42 ANR0812I Inventory file expiration process 37
completed: examined 111878 objects, deleting 107877 backup objects, 2992
archive objects, and 0 DB backup volumes. 0 errors were encountered.
        02/27/1999 16:44:42 ANR0812I Inventory file expiration process 49
completed: examined 255067 objects, deleting 232308 backup objects, 21743
archive objects, and 0 DB backup volumes. 0 errors were encountered.
        03/01/1999 14:28:48 ANR0812I Inventory file expiration process 95
completed: examined 123685 objects, deleting 101128 backup objects, 21547
archive objects, and 0 DB backup volumes. 0 errors were encountered.
        03/04/1999 17:58:16 ANR0812I Inventory file expiration process 29
completed: examined 359107 objects, deleting 328765 backup objects, 29349
archive objects, and 0 DB backup volumes. 0 errors were encountered.

What interests me is, that it always says "and 0 DB backup volumes". Do we
ever get any of our database volumes back from Offsite? My guts tell me it
should expire 4 DBBackup volumes every 2 days. Am I doing something wrong /
missing something?

Thanks for any comments!
Martijn.