Luke,

you can define virtual filespaces using VIRTUALMOUNTPOINT option. They
would become separate filespaces on TSM server's DB and you can use DELete
FIlespace command later.
The other possible approach is to re-bind *all* files from than directory
*before* deletetion to a class with verdeleted=0.

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant




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Subject:        Deleting a portion of a filespace

Hi All,
Client version: 4.2.1.0
Client OS: Solaris 5.6
Server OS: Solaris 8
TSM Server Version: 4.2.1.15

We have a NFS mounted NetApp filer that retains their critical data.
The data is is library with a number of different subdirectories for
each project.  They require we keep all data forever until they specify
it may be deleted.  They've asked us to set up verexists 9999 and
verdeleted 9999.  Being TSM views the mount "/data" as one filespace,
I'm wondering if we can purge a portion of that filespace when they
approve it.  For example a subdirectory may be /data/mars02lib/...
After the project has been terminated they would like us to delete the
mars02lib but still retain all of the other libraries under /data.  Any
suggestions/advice would be highly appreciated.  Thanks!

Luke Dahl
NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory
818-354-7117