A possible caveat may be using DIRMC. Usually it is set up with a lot longer retention than file data. My decommissioned nodes hang in there with a few MB of directory information while the file data has expired. I have no problem with that.
Hans Chr. On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 10:25 AM, Loon, Eric van (ITOPT3) - KLM < eric-van.l...@klm.com> wrote: > Hi Karel! > From the Admin guide: > > Decommission VM command: > "When a virtual machine is no longer needed in your production > environment, you can issue this command to initiate a staged removal of the > virtual machine file space from the server. The DECOMMISSION VM command > marks all data that was backed up for the virtual machine as inactive, so > it can be deleted according to your data retention policies. After all data > that was backed up for the virtual machine expires, the file space that > represents the virtual machine is deleted." > > So the file space should be removed by TSM automatically as soon as all > data has expired... > Kind regards, > Eric van Loon > Air France/KLM Storage Engineering > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of > Karel Bos > Sent: dinsdag 4 oktober 2016 6:31 > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Decommision VM? > > Data in filespaces gets expired. Filespaces by itself will not get removed > automaticly. > > Op 3 okt. 2016 19:32 schreef "David Ehresman" < > david.ehres...@louisville.edu > >: > > > >q copyg it-vme active standard > > > > > > > > Policy Policy Mgmt Copy Version- Version- Retain Retain > > > > Domain Set Name Class Group s Data s Data Extra Only > > > > Name Name Name Exists Deleted Versions > Version > > > > --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- > > ------- > > > > IT-VME ACTIVE STANDARD STANDARD No Limit No Limit 30 > 30 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf > > Of Francisco J > > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 1:09 PM > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Decommision VM? > > > > > > > > could share the output for: > > > > > > > > query copygroup ?? ?? > > > > > > > > > > > > Bests regards > > > > > > > > > > > > 2016-10-03 11:49 GMT-05:00 David Ehresman > > <david.ehres...@louisville.edu > > <mailto:david.ehres...@louisville.edu>>: > > > > > > > > > I decommissioned a VM on 9/1/2016. We have a 30 day retention of data. > > > > > The filespace still has not been removed even tho it is now 10/3/2016. > > Why > > > > > not? > > > > > > > > > > Output from a q file shows the filespace is decommissioned. > > > > > > > > > > Platform: TDP VMware > > > > > Filespace Type: API:TSMVM > > > > > Is Filespace Unicode?: No > > > > > Capacity: 0 bytes > > > > > Pct Util: 0.0 > > > > > Last Backup Start Date/Time: 08/30/2016 03:13:32 > > > > > Days Since Last Backup Started: 34 > > > > > Last Backup Completion Date/Time: 08/30/2016 04:09:46 > > > > > Days Since Last Backup Completed: 34 > > > > > Last Full NAS Image Backup Completion Date/Time: > > > > > Days Since Last Full NAS Image Backup Completed: > > > > > Last Backup Date/Time From Client (UTC): 08/30/2016 08:00:19 > > > > > Last Archive Date/Time From Client (UTC): > > > > > Last Replication Start Date/Time: 10/03/2016 10:49:29 > > > > > Days Since Last Replication Started: <1 > > > > > Last Replication Completion Date/Time: 10/03/2016 11:08:51 > > > > > Days Since Last Replication Completed: <1 > > > > > more... (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel) > > > > > > > > > > Backup Replication Rule Name: DEFAULT > > > > > Backup Replication Rule State: Enabled > > > > > Archive Replication Rule Name: DEFAULT > > > > > Archive Replication Rule State: Enabled > > > > > Space Management Replication Rule Name: DEFAULT > > > > > Space Management Replication Rule State: Enabled > > > > > At-risk type: Default interval > > > > > At-risk interval: > > > > > Decommissioned: Yes > > > > > Decommissioned Date: 09/01/2016 13:09:12 > > > > > MAC Address: > > > > > > > > ******************************************************** > For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: > http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain > confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If > you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or > any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other > action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may > be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the > sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its > employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission > of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch > Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered > number 33014286 > ******************************************************** > >