Deleting archive data

You can delete individual archive objects from the IBM® Storage Protect server, without having to delete the entire file space to which they belong.

Before you begin

Your IBM Storage Protect administrator must grant you the authority to delete archived objects. To determine whether you have this authority, select File > Connection Information from the backup-archive client GUI or from the main menu in the web client. Your archive delete authority status is listed in the Delete Archive Files field. If this field shows No, you cannot delete archived objects unless your administrator grants you the authority to delete them.

Procedure

To delete an archived object from the server, perform the following steps in the web client or GUI. As an alternative to using the web client or GUI, you can also delete archived objects from the command line by using the delete archive command.

Select Delete Archive Data from the Utilities menu.
In the Archive Delete window, expand the directory tree by clicking the plus sign (+) or folder icon next to the object you want to expand. Objects on the tree are grouped by archive package description.
Select the archived objects that you want to delete.
Click Delete.
The client prompts you for confirmation before it starts to delete the selected objects.

The Archive Delete Task List window shows the progress of the delete operation.