Hi Guillaume,
there is a utility from Tivoli called TDPOSYNC (I think only in Version 2 of
TDP for Oracle).
With this tool you can easily delete old backups. It is in the install
directory and in the Installation and Users Guide you find the description.

Best regards
Christoph 

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Guillaume Gilbert [SMTP:guillaume.gilbert AT DESJARDINS DOT COM]
> Gesendet am:  Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2002 21:11
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> Betreff:      Deleting old TDP for Oracle backups
> 
> Hello
> 
> I have old TDP for Oracle backups that I want to get rid of. This being
> the first time I used TDPO, I didn't use a nodename for each database, I
> used a nodename for each
> server. So now I have 3 or 4 databases using the same nodename. SOme of
> these databases have since disappeared and I am stuck with the backups.
> The Oracle admin can't
> seem to figure out how to get RMAN to delete the backups and since they
> are in the active state, they will never expire. I've opened a PMR on this
> and I'm hoping for a
> miracle. That Share request about being able to delete 1 file from backups
> and not only a filespace seems to me would be migty handy here.
> 
> If anyone out there in TSM land has a recipe, please share.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Guillaume Gilbert
> CGI Canada