Deleting backup versions of a data set

Task

Delete all backup versions of a specific cataloged or uncataloged data set, specific backup versions by version number, or delete backup versions that were created on a specified date and at a specific time. A retired version is a specially marked backup version that DFSMShsm created before it deleted the original data set during the data set retirement space management process. The only way you can delete a retired version is to specify its version number, or the date and time when the backup version was created.

RACF authority

To delete specific backup versions of a RACF-protected data set, you must have RACF® ALTER authority to the data set from which the backup version was created.

Abbreviations

The minimum abbreviation for the HBDELETE command is HBDEL.