Another good idea for my current TSm database.
Not being the GURU that most are in here .
How do I get the definitions of what each command below is going to do for
me. I am familiar with the first two but the later I am not.
Regards
Paul Giglio
EMI CAP music

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Stapleton, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:32 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] del volhist


From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of David E Ehresman
>If one uses DRM to expire data base backups, should one still routinely
>do a "del volhist type=all today="? Why or why not?

From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of Talafous, John
>Using the "del volhist" command in conjunction with DRM may potentially
>cause deletion of DB backup tapes that are vaulted. Hence, TSM DRM will
>not process the volume via vault retrieve.
>
>If you do both, be sure your "DRM DB Backup Series Expiration Days"
>value in DRM is less than the TODate value of the "del
>volhist" command.
>
>For example, DRM DB Backup Series Expiration Days = 7
>"Del volhist todate=today-30"

Well, there *are* reasons to run DEL VOLHISTORY periodically, in order
to keep really old volume history entries from piling up in the TSM
database. I normally have customers run something like this:

        del volh type=dbb todate=today-180
        del volh type=dbs todate=today-180
        del volh type=stgdelete todate=today-180
        del volh type=stgnew todate=today-180
        del volh type=stgreuse todate=today-180
        del volh type=rpffile todate=today-10

(The number of days for the "type=rpfile" matches the number of days set
by DRMDBBACKUPEXPIRE and DRMRPFEXPIREDAYS.)

The reason I don't normally recommend "type=all" is that doing so will
remove all references to export tapes and backupsets.

--
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005
Office 262.521.5627


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