>hi, in our practice application,i have a question for tivoli storage
>manamger.the version of tsm software that we used is 5.1.0.0,in order to
>protect tsm server database,we use the tsm administrator command "backup db
><BR>type=full devc=ltodevclass" to perform database fu ll backup,the backup
>database located into one scratch volume in ibm 3584 tape library,use the
>command "q libv" to check the upon scratch volumes status that is dbbackup
>status.i want to let the dbbackup volume turn into scratch or private volume,
>in other words,as normally data backup.verify the volume history file during
>performing "q volh" command,the following inf ormation is contained: database
>backup time:09/29/2002 i use "del volh type=dbb toda=today-500" and attemp to
>delete the dbbackup volume in the volume history file,the result shows that
>zero sequential volume history entries were successfully deleted,then i use "q
>volh" com mand to verify the volume history file,the entry that described
>database backup is always exist,so i dont't delete the dbbackup vo lume. can
>you help me how to delete the dbbackup volume?  please write back me ASAP.

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"today-500" means 500 or more days ago.  Unless you are holding onto Dbbackup
tapes for 500 days, you need to employ a shorter age specification for the
tapes which may be deleted, such as "today-5" to recycle tapes 5 or more days
old.

  Richard Sims, BU