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Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Server)
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 23, 2025

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enable all deviceclasses in "del volhist t=dbb" command

When removing dbbackups via deleting volumehistory there is no possibility of retaining certain older backups in other device classes. The "del volhist t=dbb" doesn't recognise non-server deviceclasses. This would be a welcome addition for enabling a second retention layer in tsm without using external scripts.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Jun 27, 2025

    We want to establish a daily and monthly maintenance schedule each with a "backup db" command going into different tape device classes. When calling "del volhist t=dbb" from within tsm, all dbbackups get deleted in accordance with the todate/totime parameters. The different device classes aren't considered at all.

    following example is what it should look/work like:

    daily schedule:

    backup db devcl=DBBACK_TAPE_DAY type=full wait=yes
    del volhist type=dbb devcl=DBBACK_TAPE_DAY todate=-7

     

    monthly schedule:

    backup db devcl=DBBACK_TAPE_MONTH type=full wait=yes
    del volhist type=dbb devcl=DBBACK_TAPE_MONTH todate=-365

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  • Guest
    Jun 25, 2025

    The usecase is not clear here. Can you please help elaborate what you are trying to achieve using 'delete volhistory' command?

    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-protect/8.1.27?topic=commands-delete-volhistory-delete-sequential-volume-history-information

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  • Guest
    Jun 23, 2025

    Very good idea!
    I would welcome a feature like this.

    Peter

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