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Deleting ssid/cloneid from Networker + Data Domain
I'm testing some commands so that I can delete all the Data Domain/VBA ssid/cloneids while we keep the cloned tape versions for future restores. The Data Domain will be removed, and I want to free up the disk space as I delete the ssids.
I'm using the commands from EMC's page but I'm getting an error.
nsrmm -e [today's_date] -w [yesterday's_date] -o recyclable -y -S [ssid]
nsrim "X -V [volume name]
nsrstage -C -V [volume name]
I've searched forums and this is all I can find. The error I get is:
nsrmm -e 06/02/16 -w 06/01/16 -o recyclable -y -S ssid/cloneid
91416:nsrmm: Save set clone can not be specified with -w.
I didn't get to the second line yet but should that be nsrim -X -V [volume name]?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
gautamgp
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June 3rd, 2016 00:00
Hi,
-e option is retention time of the saveset. if you are using -o then this option is not required.
-w is browse time and not required in conjunction with -o
if you want to change the savset to recyclable then use below command
nsrmm -o recyclable -y -S {ssid} - this will change the SSID mode to recyclable.
and to permanently delete the saveset run
nsrim -X -v volume
bingo.1
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June 3rd, 2016 00:00
As a NW administrator you can directly delete a save set from disk without setting browse and/or retention dates.
Use the following command:
nsrmm [-y] -d -S /cloneid to delete a single instance of a save set from the media db
nsrmm [-y] -d -S to delete all instances of a save set from the media db
If the clone is on tape, you will of course only delete the reference but will not regain any space.
Tapes can only be recycled due to their nature. It is a sequential media - not random access media.
Hans_n_Franz
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June 3rd, 2016 06:00
Thank you both for the help.
I was able to make the ssid recyclable and then removed the backup from Data Domain with just a little tweak.
# nsrim -X -V vmtest2.001
VBA-name.com:vm:5023d2c4-3284-b9e0-4f60-1cf15bo646f9:vcenter-name.com, 0 browsable cycle(s)
0 browsable files of 40 total, 78 GB recoverable of 157GB total
Sanshiva
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September 17th, 2020 01:00
How can change multiple SSID to recyclable state.
I saved all the ssid/clone id in a text document. But I am getting the below error while running the command. If anything wrong in the syntax please guide me
C:\Windows\system32>nsrmm -o recyclable -y -S {ssid.txt}
91383:nsrmm: '{ssid.txt}' is not a valid save set ID.
usage: nsrmm [-v | -q] [-s server] [-f device]
or nsrmm -l [-v | -q] [-s server] [-f device] [-myB]
[-e forever] [-c capacity] [-o mode] [-b pool] [-R | volume]
or nsrmm {-u | -j} [-v | -q] [-s server] [-y] [-f device | volume...]
or nsrmm -p [-v | -q] [-s server] [-f device]
or nsrmm -m [-v | -q] [-s server] [-f device] [-r] [volume]
or nsrmm -H -f device [-v | -q] [-s server] [-y]
or nsrmm -E -f device [-v | -q] [-s server] [-y]
or nsrmm {-d | -o mode} [-v | -q] [-s server] [-Py]
[-S ssid[/cloneid] | -V volid | volume...]
or nsrmm [-s server] -S ssid {-e retentiontime} [-y]
or nsrmm -x [-s server] [-v] {-V source_volid destination_volid | source_volume destination_volume}
Thanks