yes, by the db2adutl utility... in order to delete logs I wrote this script
in a Windows environment:

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@echo off

db2adutl query full db %1 | find /C "%2 Time" > nul

rem SI ERRORLEVEL = 0, EXISTE EL RESPALDO %2
if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 goto continuar

echo NO EXISTE EL RESPALDO %2 - NO SE REALIZARA BORRADO DE LOGS PARA LA BASE
%1
goto fin

:continuar
db2adutl query full db %1 | find "%2 Time" | cut -b 41-52 > oldestLog_%1.txt

echo EXISTE EL RESPALDO %2 - SE BORRARAN LOS LOGS HASTA EL LOG
type oldestLog_%1.txt
echo PARA LA BASE %1

echo db2adutl delete logs between S0000000.LOG and > borraLogs_%1.tmp
type oldestLog_%1.txt >> borraLogs_%1.tmp
echo  db %1 without prompting >> borraLogs_%1.tmp

type borralogs_%1.tmp | tr -d "\r\n" > borraLogs_%1.bat

del oldestLog_%1.txt
del borraLogs_%1.tmp

echo.
@echo on
call borraLogs_%1.bat
@echo.
@echo off
del borraLogs_%1.bat

:fin
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You should set the DBNAME and the number of first unused backup (31 if you
want mantain 30 backups)

In order to delete backups I wrote this script:

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db2adutl delete full db %1 keep %2 without prompting
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The first parameter is the DB name and the second is the nomber of backups
that TSM should preserve

Best regards,

Gustavo Olivera

2006/11/30, Britton, Nick <nbritton AT fnts DOT com>:

So it does not matter if you are using the ba client or the api client
you still must use a script to backup the database. That is what I
needed to know.  Does anyone have a sample script that they use to
delete old db copies and logs?

Thanks
Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Gustavo Olivera
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 12:12 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] DB2 backups

Hi,

You can use the following statement from a DB2 CLP, a Command Editor,
the
Task Center or any tool:

backup database DBNAME use tsm

In order to verify the backups you can use the db2adutl utility, and can
check the syntax by typing only db2adutl from a DB2 CLP, but the first
statement that you should enter is:

db2adutl query full db DBNAME

Best regards,

Gustavo Olivera


2006/11/30, Britton, Nick <nbritton AT fnts DOT com>:
>
> Can someone help with understanding how db2 works with the api client.
> I am new to TSM and I am trying to understand how I backup the DB with
> the API client.
>
> I understand that I install the API and Configure the API.  I register
> the node and associate it with a schedule.  But how to you backup the
> actual databases?
>
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