DELBACK

You can use the DELBACK command to delete non-expired backups that were created by the BACKDSN command. Expired backups are automatically deleted by the life cycle process and backups created by a policy are deleted by the policy as part of the generation management process.

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CLI-Command-Reference

DELBACK - Logic

The user must have READ access to the BMC AMI Cloud Resource M9.CLI.DELBACK.

The deleted data set is visible in the UI until a periodic synchronization, which by default, is performed automatically every 5 minutes. If needed, you can perform on-demand synchronization via the UI, by clicking SYNC WITH STORAGE in the Agents tab.

Warning

The DELBACK action cannot be undone.

DELBACK - Syntax

M9CLI DELBACK <dsname> UNIQUEID <uniqueId> [PURGE]

DELBACK - Required parameters

Parameter

Description

dsname

A specific data set name

uniqueid

The unique id or a partial prefix of the unique id of the deleted backup

DELBACK - Optional parameters

Option[Short option]

Description

Format

Examples

PURGE

Deletes backup of a data set, although it has not yet expired

The user must have READ access to the BMC AMI Cloud Resource M9.CLI.DELBACK.PURGE.



DELBACK - Output

The output displays the given DELBACK command and parameters, followed by the requested information:

ZM9I055I Backup of data set <dataset> with UNIQUEID <id> was deleted successfully

If the data set has not yet expired, it will not be deleted and message M9I057E will be displayed:

ZM9I057E Backup of data set <dataset> has not yet expired, use the PURGE keyword to force delete regardless of expiration

DELBACK - Examples

Deleting a backup that has not yet expired or with no expiration date:

TSO M9CLI DELBACK M9.USER.SOURCE UNIQUEID 9A09F2C3 PURGE

 

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