Deleted file systems

When a file system or drive has been deleted, or it is no longer backed up by the client, the existing backup versions for each file are managed according to the following policy attributes: Number of days to keep inactive backup versions, and number of days to keep the last backup version (if there is no active version).

If you do nothing else, active backup versions remain indefinitely. If you do not need to keep the active versions indefinitely, use the expire command to inactive the active versions.

You can also use the delete backup command to delete individual backup versions, or the delete filespace command to delete the entire file space. Your IBM Storage Protect server administrator must give you "delete backup" authority to use these commands. If the file space also contains archive versions, you must also have delete archive authority to use delete filespace.

Use the query session command to determine whether you have delete backup and delete archive authority. Alternatively, you can ask your IBM Storage Protect server administrator to delete the file space for you.

When you delete a file system, it has no effect on existing archive versions. However, if you no longer require the archive versions, you can use the delete archive or delete filespace commands to delete archives.