The best method is to do different types of DB backups to tape and disk. For example, do DB snapshot to tape and do DB full to disk. That way if you want to just delete the DB backups on disk you can do type=DBFULL in your del volhist command, this won't affect the tape (type=DBS) backups.
______________________________ John Monahan Senior Consultant Enterprise Solutions Computech Resources, Inc. Office: 952-833-0930 ext 109 Cell: 952-221-6938 http://www.compures.com Tae Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: To Dist Stor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager" cc <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU> Subject Re: deleting volhist of a databse 06/06/2003 11:27 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU> thanks. if the devclass is file then i guess i can not use the devclass option. If this is the case how would i delete this DBbackup that was done to file dev class? I dont want to delete the regular tape dbbackup just the dbbackup on the file dev class. I read the "h delete volhist" many time before i guess i missed the only server part. i guess the lasik surgery that i got was not worth the money :-P thanks Tae -----Original Message----- From: John Monahan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 6/6/2003 10:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: deleting volhist of a databse "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/05/2003 12:21:25 PM: > i am trying to delete a db backup that resides in a File devclass. > I am running this command > > delete volhist type=dbbackup todate=today devclass=dbbkup_g > > the dbbackups are couple of days old so they are not the latest. > also we only do full db backups > > I am getting this message: > > ANR6978E DELETE VOLHISTORY: Invalid device class DBBKUP_G > > is it not possible to delete volhist from file dev class? I have > checked to make sure the name is right and etc. :( running a > windows 2k version 5.1.6.1 > > TIA > Tae > > Next time try "help del volhist" and you will find your answer. DEVclass=classname Specifies the device class name that was used to create the database backups. This optional parameter can be used to delete database backups created using a server-to-server virtual volume device class. The type of the device class must be SERVER. ______________________________ John Monahan Senior Consultant Enterprise Solutions Computech Resources, Inc. Office: 952-833-0930 ext 109 Cell: 952-221-6938 http://www.compures.com
