Delete old ADINT/TSM-Backups

Hi everyone
we use ADINT/TSM (adint2) to backup our 7.6 MaxDB database. It is possible to delete all backups (full and log) older then 60 days? I want to delete them from the backup history AND TSM. Can i use TSM commands to delete all data older then 60 days or must i work with MaxDB tools? Is there a cli-command to delete old backups?
Thanks
Thomas

Hi Thomas,
MaxDB does not provide functionality to delete backups from your backup system.
This has to be done via the backup software you're using.
There is also no built-in functionality to delete/purge the backup history (as it usually is no problem to have the records about old backups there.
Anyhow, if you really like to shorten the backup history, I've described how to do this in sap note  1089402.
regards,
Lars

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