Got it! I did: delete volhist type=dbsnapshot todate=today-5 force=yes devc=nbgclass
19 vol hist entries successfully deleted. Thanks everyone!! -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:51 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] delete volhist for dbsnapshots Have you tried adding DEVCLASS? This is what I use.... DELETE VOLHIST TODATE=TODAY TYPE=DBSNAPSHOT DEVCLASS=EARTH On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Jeanne Bruno <jbr...@cenhud.com> wrote: > Hello. I work with Tim. > > No, the Volume Seq goes up to Volume Seq: 10,019. We want to delete > all of them actually. > > Also, yes, we tried todate=today-5 and also more specifically > todate=05/24/2013 totime=05:11:32 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf > Of Ehresman,David E. > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 9:47 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] delete volhist for dbsnapshots > > Is that the complete output from " q volh t=dbs", i.e. is there only > one snapshot backup? > > TSM won't delete the last db backup of a given type without a force action. > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf > Of Tim Brown > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 9:36 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] delete volhist for dbsnapshots > > Issuing this command doesn't delete any vol historys for dbsnapshots > > tsm: TSMPOK_SERVER1>del volh type=dbsnapshot todate=today-6 > > Do you wish to proceed? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y ANR2467I DELETE VOLHISTORY: > 0 sequential volume history entries were successfully deleted. > > > tsm: TSMPOK_SERVER1>q volh t=dbs > > Date/Time: 05/24/2013 05:11:32 > Volume Type: DBSNAPSHOT > Backup Series: 9 > Backup Operation: 0 > Volume Seq: 10,001 > Device Class: NBGCLASS > Volume Name: TSMNBG.DSS.369386678 > Volume Location: TSMNBG > Command: > Database Backup ID High: 0 > Database Backup ID LOW: 0 > Database Backup Home Position: 0 > Database Backup HLA: > Database Backup LLA: > Database Backup Total Data Bytes (MB) : 0 > Database Backup total Log Bytes (MB) : 0 > Database Backup Block Num High: 0 > Database Backup Block Num Low: 0 > Database Backup Stream Id: 1 Database Backup Volume > Sequence for Stream: 10,001 > > > Thanks, > > Tim Brown > Supervisor Computer Operations > Central Hudson Gas & Electric > -- *Zoltan Forray* TSM Software & Hardware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html