"mike" wrote:
>
>I have a pool, called data00. Using the catalog browser, I have expired
many
>backup images that were residing in this pool. It seems like the tapes
in
>the pool have not been freed up yet though, they still show they have images
>on them.
>What process normally takes care of expiring, or making available, tapes
>that no longer have valid images on them? How do i run this process manually
>so i don't have to expire each tape individually?
>
>Thanks
>

Normally the Retention policy of that image would take care of the exp. date
of the tape as well. you can run this command to exp. the tape individually

bpexpdate -m vol-id -d 11/18/2003 23:08

"Benny" wrote:
>
>"mike" wrote:
>>
>>I have a pool, called data00. Using the catalog browser, I have expired
>many
>>backup images that were residing in this pool. It seems like the tapes
>in
>>the pool have not been freed up yet though, they still show they have images
>>on them.
>>What process normally takes care of expiring, or making available, tapes
>>that no longer have valid images on them? How do i run this process manually
>>so i don't have to expire each tape individually?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>
>Normally the Retention policy of that image would take care of the exp.
date
>of the tape as well. you can run this command to exp. the tape individually
>
>bpexpdate -m vol-id -d 11/18/2003 23:08
>


If i have manually expired the images already though, do i still need to
manually expire the tapes as well? Seems like there should be a process
that does all this for me. Ie, when all images on a tape are expired, mark
the tape available, expire it, whatever...

"mike" wrote:
>
>"Benny" wrote:
>>
>>"mike" wrote:
>>>
>>>I have a pool, called data00. Using the catalog browser, I have expired
>>many
>>>backup images that were residing in this pool. It seems like the tapes
>>in
>>>the pool have not been freed up yet though, they still show they have
images
>>>on them.
>>>What process normally takes care of expiring, or making available, tapes
>>>that no longer have valid images on them? How do i run this process manually
>>>so i don't have to expire each tape individually?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>
>>Normally the Retention policy of that image would take care of the exp.
>date
>>of the tape as well. you can run this command to exp. the tape individually
>>
>>bpexpdate -m vol-id -d 11/18/2003 23:08
>>
>
>
>If i have manually expired the images already though, do i still need to
>manually expire the tapes as well? Seems like there should be a process
>that does all this for me. Ie, when all images on a tape are expired, mark
>the tape available, expire it, whatever...
>
>
>

This is what i was looking for:

bpexpdate -deassignempty

Thanks me