DELVOL

You can use the DELVOL command to delete backup versions created by the full-volume dump policy runs. The BMC AMI Cloud server finalization process automatically deletes expired backups as part of the generation management process.

DELVOL - Syntax

M9CLI DELVOL <volser>
UNIQUEID(<uniqueId>)
[PURGE]

DELVOL - Required parameters

Parameter	Description
volser	A specific volume name
uniqueid	The unique id or a partial prefix of the unique id of the deleted full-volume dump

DELVOL - Optional parameters

Option[Short option]	Description	Format	Examples
PURGE	Deletes backup of a full-volume dump, although it has not yet expired The user must have READ access to the BMC AMI Cloud Resource M9.CLI.DELVOL.PURGE

DELVOL - Output

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

ZM9I073I Backup of volume <volume_name> with UNIQUEID <uniqueid> was deleted successfully

If the full-volume dump has not yet expired, it will not be deleted, and the message ZM9I077E will be displayed:

ZM9I077E Backup of volume <volume_name> with UNIQUEID <uniqueid> has not expired yet, use the PURGE keyword to force delete regardless of expiration

If the full-volume dump specified doesn't exists, the message ZM9I058E will be displayed:

ZM9I058E UNIQUEID <uniqueid> was not found for volume: <volume_name>

DELVOL - Examples

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

TSO M9CLI DELVOL M9SYS1 UNIQUEID(9009F2C3) PURGE