Gerhard

I put a similar posting on the list server last November (see below). I
think it's a bug.

I used the following to get around it:

1. Set the disaster recovery option for DB backup series expiration to be a
value less than the age of all the backups you wish to delete.
SET DRMDBBACKUPEXPIREDAYS = 7

2. Identify the database backup volumes that you want to get rid of from
the Q VOLHIST TYPE=DBB command.

3. For each eligible volume, execute the following command to change the
state to VAULT:
MOVE DRMEDIA volumename TOSTATE=VAULT REMOVE=NO

4. Because these volumes are older than the DRMDBBACKUPEXPIREDAYS the state
is immediately changed to VAULT RETRIEVE. They can therefore be brought
back on site and deleted using the following:
MOVE DRMEDIA volumename WHERESTATE=VAULTRETRIEVE TOSTATE=ONSITE

5. The volumes can then be checked back into the library.

You may have to tailor this depending on the disaster recovery procedures
on your site, but it gives a general idea.

Neil




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Neil Schofield
22/11/2000 17:30

To:   ADSM-L AT marist DOT edu
cc:
Subject:  Restore DB zeros the database backup series counter

Anybody got any ideas on this.

I had cause to do a database restore under TSM Server 3.7.3.8. The backup
series numbers for database backups prior to the restore were in the region
1720, 1721, 1722, etc. Database backups after the restore had series
numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.

The only problems this has caused me is that I am trying to use the DEL
VOLHIST TYPE=DBB TODATE=TODAY-7 command to delete my old database backups.
This successfully deletes eligible volumes that were created since the
restore, but not the ones from before the restore.

Is this a bug in the RESTORE DB process?

Neil Schofield





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