ADSM-L

Re: Deleting database snapshot

2006-07-11 17:43:46
Subject: Re: Deleting database snapshot
From: "Prather, Wanda" <Wanda.Prather AT JHUAPL DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:38:32 -0400
Well, you should only have 1 tape tied up - the last one, right?

First the std disclaimer that you should NEVER do this with your real DB
backup tapes; but if you want to free up that last, unused DBSNAPSHOT
tape:

1) create a file device class
2) run a Dbsnapshot to the file device class
3) run a DELETE VOLHIST to free up the tape that is now the next-to-last
DBSNAPSHOT
4) delete the file from (2) using OS-level tools, to get your disk space
back.

The name of the last Dbsnapshot will still be in volhist.
But nobody will care.
  

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Bell, Charles (Chip)
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 3:02 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Deleting database snapshot

I recently asked about this and received good answers. But what I would
like to know is if TSM development is ever going to consider making it
to where you can rid yourself of ALL unwanted database
backups/snapshots. The docs says "The latest snapshot database backup
will not be deleted" when you attempt a 'delete volhist' on them. So is
it still correct that I cannot delete these through any method, and if
not, is that ever going to change? I have some tapes I could sure use as
scratches...   :-)

 

If you're curious we went from full database backups to snapshots back
to fulls again. 

 

God bless you!!! 

Chip Bell 
Network Engineer I
IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional (ITSM 5.2)
Baptist Health System 
Birmingham, AL 



 




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