The Teradata Extension for Tivoli Storage Manager stores the generation number for each backup internally. That number can be displayed:
- In the Details pane of the RESTORE object selection dialog box
- With the TSM backup name and other details when a taratddsmc query command is issued on a backup.
For details, see Syntax Conventions.
When a backup job fails, Teradata TARA does not make an entry in the jir file and the job is not displayed in the Details pane of the RESTORE object selection dialog box. However, the job’s backup name is listed in the TSM database with segment F0000. The job contains zero bytes.
Use taratddsmc to delete the failed backup (segment F0000) and clear the TSM database of incomplete backups.
If taratddsmc or another TSM tool is used to delete a valid backup job (that is, a job that did not fail) in the TSM database, that job continues to be displayed in the RESTORE object selection dialog box. There is no mechanism to notify Teradata TARA of the deletion.