Hervi type=backupset does not exist, even with type=all the backupset's stay's in the volhist.
Thanks for the quick reply. Maurice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hervi CHIBOIS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 12:12 PM Subject: Re: URGENT: How to delete backupsets > Hello Maurice > > try to delete volume history entries > > tsm > del volh type=backupset todate=today > > rv > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maurice van 't Loo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:46 AM > Subject: URGENT: How to delete backupsets > > > > Hi, > > > > On a stand-alone TSM configuration on an AIX server, we make a daily > > backupset of the data to keep a copy offsite. > > We use a retention of 6 days, so we can use 5 tapes for every weekday. The > > volumes we use have the names of the days. > > > > We make the backupset by: > > generate backupset aix dinsdag devcl=7337cl vol=dinsdag ret=6 scratch=no > > > > Even after a delete backupset * the new backupset connot be made. > > > > q backupset > > no match found > > > > define backupset aix..... > > anr2405e Volume DINSDAG is currently in use... > > > > q volhist > > Date/Time: 19-09-2001 > > Volume Name: DINSDAG > > Command: generate backupset aix dinsdag devcl=7337cl vol=dinsdag ret=6 > > scratch=no > > > > The 6 days are over, ik cannot delete the records by delete volhist, there > > are no backupsets left, so the tape must be free and empty. > > > > The tape is checked in and private. > > > > It worked for 1 week... > > > > Can please anybody help? We have no backupsets left to use, so when > > something crashes, the problems are indefinate. > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > > > Maurice van 't Loo > > Compare Computers > > The Netherlands > > +31-(0)6-18052370 > >
