Inactivate command (Legacy only)

Use the inactivate command to deactivate one or more active legacy backup objects on the IBM Spectrum Protect server.

Most backup objects are automatically deactivated as part of the normally scheduled backup processing. For those occasions when that processing is insufficient, you can issue the inactivate command.

IBM Spectrum Protect server does not delete active backup objects from IBM Spectrum Protect managed storage; it will delete only inactive backup objects. Once a backup object becomes inactive, the expiration processing defined in the object's management class determines exactly when the backup object is deleted.