do a q media {volume_name} stg={stgpool_name} f=d and post the output.
Dale Jolliff Sungard Midrange Storage Administration Office Telephone: (856) 566-5022 fred johanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/02/2004 03:48 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Empty tapes not returning to scratch 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>fred johanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>08/02/2004 02:12 PM >>>Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" >>> >>> >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> cc: >>> 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