This is an old post that I saved. It still did not work for me but give it a try. I heard it was a bug that may be fixed in version 4.x???
I had a problem with this and searched the adsm.org and found a tip (don't recall from whom - but thanks) to use wildcard delete rather than name etc. I did this: adsm> delete backupset * * begind=03/01/2001 endd=-14 ANR2365I Backupset MACOS9.412.336789572 for node MACOS9.412 has been deleted. adsm> q volh type=backupset ANR2034E QUERY VOLHISTORY: No match found using this criteria. ANS8001I Return code 11. and it worked for me ... it may work for you (let's hope so). Sheelagh -- Sheelagh Treweek Oxford University Computing Services Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +44 (0)1865 273205 Fax:-273275 +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | http://tsm-symposium.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ OXFORD 20/21 September 2001 | | REQUIREMENTS http://tsm-symposium.oucs.ox.ac.uk/requirements.html | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Marc Levitan Storage Manager PFPC Global Fund Services 508 871-4459 "Warren, Matthew James" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <matthewjames.warre cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: URGENT: How to delete backupsets Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] DU> 10/03/2001 08:58 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Hello, No help I'm afraid, but I'm interested as we have 2 tapes that were used to create a backupset as a test a long time ago, and Ive never been able to free them up either. Matt. -----Original Message----- From: Maurice van 't Loo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: URGENT: How to delete backupsets 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 > >
