Try del volh t=dbs tod=today force=y Pierre
-----Message d'origine----- De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Michael Green Envoyé : dimanche 20 mai 2007 09:02 À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Objet : [ADSM-L] Cannot delete DBS volume from volhistory For some reason that is beyond my understanding I cannot delete a db backup volume of type DBS from the volume history: 09:53:20 TSM-SERVER-3 : q volh t=dbs Date/Time: 05/06/2007 08:23:13 Volume Type: DBSNAPSHOT Backup Series: 164 Backup Operation: 0 Volume Seq: 1 Device Class: 3584CLASS Volume Name: A00359 Volume Location: OFFSITE in Vault slot 00431 Command: Date/Time: 05/20/2007 08:22:56 Volume Type: DBSNAPSHOT Backup Series: 1 Backup Operation: 0 Volume Seq: 1 Device Class: 3584CLASS Volume Name: AI0103 Volume Location: OFFSITE in Vault slot 00470 Command: Then, 09:56:19 TSM-SERVER-3 : del volh t=dbs tod=today ANR2467I DELETE VOLHISTORY: 0 sequential volume history entries were successfully deleted. Then q volh confirms that indeed, nothing was deleted: 09:58:38 TSM-SERVER-3 : q volh t=dbs Date/Time: 05/06/2007 08:23:13 Volume Type: DBSNAPSHOT Backup Series: 164 Backup Operation: 0 Volume Seq: 1 Device Class: 3584CLASS Volume Name: A00359 Volume Location: OFFSITE in Vault slot 00431 Command: Date/Time: 05/20/2007 08:22:56 Volume Type: DBSNAPSHOT Backup Series: 1 Backup Operation: 0 Volume Seq: 1 Device Class: 3584CLASS Volume Name: AI0103 Volume Location: OFFSITE in Vault slot 00470 Command: Does it have something to do with the 'Backup Series' parameter? -- Warm regards, Michael Green