Re: Empty tapes not returning to scratch

[fred johanson]

Server level 5.2.2.5
q med uc0262
UC0262     Mountable in library                               UOCLIB
q vol uc0262 f=d
                   Volume Name: UC0262
             Storage Pool Name: BACKDESKPOOL
             Device Class Name: TAPE
       Estimated Capacity (MB): 0.0
       Scaled Capacity Applied:
                      Pct Util: 0.0
                 Volume Status: Empty
                        Access: Read-Only
        Pct. Reclaimable Space: 0.0
               Scratch Volume?: Yes
               In Error State?: No
      Number of Writable Sides: 1
       Number of Times Mounted: 1
             Write Pass Number: 1
     Approx. Date Last Written: 10/18/2003 14:45:00
        Approx. Date Last Read: 10/18/2003 14:12:53
           Date Became Pending:
        Number of Write Errors: 0
         Number of Read Errors: 0
               Volume Location: Shelf Tape Library
Volume is MVS Lanfree Capable : No
Last Update by (administrator): FRED
         Last Update Date/Time: 02/06/2004 12:31:03

tsm: TSM>move data uc0262
ANR2232W This command will move all of the data stored on volume UC0262 to
other volumes within the same storage pool; the data will be inaccessible to
users until the operation completes.
Do you wish to proceed? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y
ANR2209W Volume UC0262 contains no data.
ANS8001I Return code 11.
tsm: TSM>del vol uc0262
ANR2220W This command will delete volume UC0262 from its storage pool after
verifying that the volume contains no data.
Do you wish to proceed? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y
ANS8001I Return code 14.
tsm: TSM>aud vol uc0262
ANR2310W This command will compare all inventory references to volume UC0262
with the actual data stored on the volume and will report any discrepancies;
the data will be inaccessible to users until the operation completes.
Do you wish to proceed? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y
ANR2209W Volume UC0262 contains no data.
tsm: TSM>upd vol uc0262 acc=dest
ANR2212I UPDATE VOLUME: No volumes updated.

At 03:32 PM 8/2/2004 -0400, you wrote:
Fred,
Were these tapes originally scratch tapes?  Or are they assigned to the
storagepool?
Posting the output from the commands
        "q vol <tape_volser_here> f=d"
and
        "select * from volumes where volume_name='<tape_volser_here>'
would help us provide assistance.  Also, what sort of output/response
errors did you get when you attempted to "del vol" or "audit vol"?
Ted


At 03:21 PM 8/2/2004, you wrote:
Tried that.
At 02:54 PM 8/2/2004 -0400, you wrote:
You "moved" them out. "Move" them back.
Magic.
Dale Jolliff
Sungard Midrange Storage Administration
Office Telephone: (856) 566-5022


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        Subject:        Empty tapes not returning to scratch
A new variation on an old problem.
I've moved a lot of media to the shelf for space reasons.  A bonus to
using
move as opposed to checkout is that when tapes hit empty on the shelf,
they
do not disappear from the storagepool.  I restored 4 such to the tape
robot
on Friday, checked them into the Library Manager, and updated them to
"Mountable in Library", while Pending Reuse is set to 0.  And there they
sit, and nothing will change the status back to scratch.  I've tried "Move
Data", "Del vol", "Aud vol", and changing their access to
destroyed.  Nothing seems to work.

Fred Johanson
ITSM Administrator
University of Chicago
773-702-8464
Fred Johanson
ITSM Administrator
University of Chicago
773-702-8464
Fred Johanson
ITSM Administrator
University of Chicago
773-702-8464