Check the volume out first, without doing a label check. Insert the volume and do the label libv. I would do further checking if I were you though. I think relabling a volume this way will destroy your data, as it may zero out the index. You don't want to re-initialize the volume, just put on a new label.
just a thought or two.. bob On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 11:56:09AM -0500, Jolliff, Dale wrote: > Already tried that, it fails with ANR8816E - volume is already defined to > the library. > I need some way to bypass the checkin step of the label process.. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pearson, Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 11:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: labeling 3590 volumes > > > I did a "Help Label" in TSM and if I'm thinking what you want... here it is > > labe libv library_name volume_name overwrite=yes > > Dave Pearson > Comptuer & Nework Service > Snohomish County PUD # 1 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jolliff, Dale [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:41 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: labeling 3590 volumes > > > > Is there anyway to overwrite the header/label of a 3590 tape? > > > > One of our ATLs had a problem with some 3590 drives and chewed up the > > header > > records. > > The assumption is that the tape is good, the header records are just bad. > > > > I would restore the volumes from the copypools, but it just so happened > > that > > the two volumes that got whacked were a primary and the copy of the > > primary > > -- > > > > Anyway, I'm hoping there is a way to get TSM to overwrite the header > > records > > without destroying the data. If there isn't, we are going to try using dd > > to recreate the headers. > > > > Anybody ever done that successfully?
