But you can limit the delete filespace to backup files only if needed !

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Gotwalt [SMTP:P.Gotwalt AT UCI.KUN DOT NL]
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 2:04 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: how to EXPIRE UNIX files from unmounted/deleted file
> system
> 
> Watch out with the delete filespace command. When doing so all the
> archived
> files (comming from that filespace) are deleted too! And is that what you
> want?
> So check first if there are any archived files connected to that
> filesystem - save then - and then you can do a delete filespace.
> 
> Peter Gotwalt
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Longo" <David.Longo AT HEALTH-FIRST DOT ORG>
> To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 8:54 PM
> Subject: Re: how to EXPIRE UNIX files from unmounted/deleted file system
> 
> 
> To delete a filesystem from backup of a UNIX system is easy.
> To see for sure how it is, do a : q filespace nodename *
> this will show you filespace names as stored.  Then do
> delete filespace nodename filespacename
> Don't remember if it totally goes away then or at next expiration,
> but it will be gone from all tapes for sure at next expiration/reclamation
> run.
> 
> David Longo
> 
> >>> Matt.Cooper AT AMGREETINGS DOT COM 08/16/01 02:13PM >>>
> Hello all,
>         In my seemingly never ending quest to get my tape retention clean,
> I
> have come across a UNIX CLIENT problem.  There were some file systems that
> were created for doing a temporary move/copy procedures.  While the File
> system existed, it was backed up.  Now I have a tape that is 5 months old
> and has a bunch of data on it that worthless but does not want to change
> to
> a status of INACTIVE.  I know I could take the tape and scratch it with a
> DISCARD DATA option, but I want to do this in a clean way and make it a
> part
> of the Stand Operating Procedure.  Does anyone know the proper change to
> put
> into the include/exclude list so this UNIX client will have these files
> marked INACTIVE?
> Matt
> 
> 
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