Matt,
You can try to change the policyset that the TDP's and BMC uses if the TDP's
don't know the existance of the files anymore.
If tapes are only 5% used, why you don't run reclamaition? Update your
stgpool with the reclamation on jl. 50%
Maurice
----- Original Message -----
From: "MC Matt Cooper (2838)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 9:29 PM
Subject: how to get rid of OLD ACTIVE file backups
> Hello all,
> I was wondering if anyone has figured out how to get rid of OLD
> backups that were put in by BMC BACKTRACKS. We are running TSM 4.1.3 on
> OS390. I am trying to understand and cleanup a bunch of old backups that
> should not exist and are holding up the scratching of tapes. I know I can
> start a process to consolidate all these tapes that seem to have less than
> 5% used. I know I can honestly say that everything on these tapes are not
> needed and DISCARD the data and scratch the tape. I have already deleted
> all the filespaces that have not been backed up for more than 3 months.
But
> I still have different files that are still listed as ACTIVE from months
> ago. The ones that come from the TDPs have a process that is run on the
> client to clean them out. The one for BACKTRACK used for Sybase works
only
> some times.
> So I have active backups for a client that no longer has the data. It
> seems that there is a hole in that software. Is there a way to delete a
> backup file and not the whole filespace? I have this situation in a
couple
> of instances. The BACKTRACK one is the most frequent though.
> Matt
>
