Matt, In mine opinion an delete volhistory todate=today-7 type=all is good. The file vlolumehistory only give information when an tape changed from scratch to private or dbbackup and what the location is off the dbbackup tapes. You don't need the file in an total disaster. Then you need the file created whit the command prepare.
-----Original Message----- From: Matthew A. Bacchi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: woensdag 3 oktober 2001 15:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: volhist file extremely large Folks, I have seen some posts concerning this in the past, but I don't have a good feeling about my options. I have a volumeshistory file that is around 5 megs, and entries that go back to 1997. What I want to know is, how do I know for sure that I can delete a particular entry? Kelly mentioned that he does a "delete volhist type=all todate=today-30" but that seems a little extreme to me. I believe that I have volumes that have data on them for much longer than 30 days. I am pretty sure they haven't had data on them for 4 years, but I'll bet it is closer to 6 months. What do you guys do to verify that the volumehistory entry can be deleted? I suppose I can write a script, but wanted some input first. Thanks in advance. -Matt /** ** Matt Bacchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** IBM Global Services SDC Northeast ** F6TG; MD Filesystems/Internet (802) 769-4072 ** ADSM & AFS/DFS Backup (tie) 446-4072 **/ ***************************DISCLAIMER*********************************** Deze e-mail is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde(n). Verstrekking aan en gebruik door anderen is niet toegestaan. Fortis sluit iedere aansprakelijkheid uit die voortvloeit uit electronische verzending. This e-mail is intended exclusively for the addressee(s), and may not be passed on to, or made available for use by any person other than the addressee(s). Fortis rules out any and every liability resulting from any electronic transmission. ************************************************************************
