DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

MEDIACOM Commands
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DELETE TAPEFILE Command (Super Group or
SECURITY-MEDIA-ADMIN Only)
This table summarizes the catalog entries for the second generation:
Each backup tape set consists of one tape. These examples illustrate how the
LOGICAL and PHYSICAL options determine which backup tapes are deleted by
DELETE TAPEFILE commands.
1. To remove the entries for FRIDAY_BACKUP on tapes X00015 and X00018:
MC> DELETE TAPEFILE FRIDAY_BACKUP,&
>>> GEN 2,&
>>> LOGICAL ALL
The scope of the deletion was restricted to the tape sets cataloged as physical
copy 1 because the PHYSICAL option was not used and so defaulted to 1.
2. To remove the entries for FRIDAY_BACKUP on tapes X00015, X00030,
X00033, and X00040:
MC> DELETE TAPEFILE FRIDAY_BACKUP,&
>>> GEN 2,&
>>> PHYSICAL ALL
The command did not remove all six entries of FRIDAY_BACKUP. The scope
of the deletion was restricted to all physical copies cataloged as logical copy 1
because the LOGICAL option was not used and so defaulted to 1.
3. To remove the entry for FRIDAY_BACKUP on tape X00018:
MC> DELETE TAPEFILE FRIDAY_BACKUP,&
>>> GEN 2,&
>>> LOGICAL 2
4. To remove the entry for FRIDAY_BACKUP on X00033:
MC> DELETE TAPEFILE FRIDAY_BACKUP,&
>>> GEN 2,&
>>> PHYSICAL 3
Created By Tape File Name Tape Name
Absolute
Generation
Physical
Copy
Logical
Copy
Parallel
BACKUP
FRIDAY_BACKUP X00015 2 1 1
Parallel
BACKUP
FRIDAY_BACKUP X00018 2 1 2
BACKCOPY FRIDAY_BACKUP X00030 2 2 1
BACKCOPY FRIDAY_BACKUP X00033 2 3 1
Parallel
BACKCOPY
FRIDAY_BACKUP X00040 2 4 1
Parallel
BACKCOPY
FRIDAY_BACKUP X00042 2 4 2