I am running TSM version 5.2.2.4 on aix. I have a 3494ATL using a library manager. I have a volume with a label of Z00217. When I try to delete this volume I get message ANR8443E.
The history of this tape is I had a tsm server installed on machine one, named TSM1 and Z00217 was the latest TSM database backup tape for that server. I recreated the TSM1 server on a new machine and since then I have done a database backup for TSM1 so Z00217 is no longer the latest database backup. Since I recreated the TSM1 server Z00217, never existed in the volume history file. When I did a q libvol from the library manager Z00217 showed up as a database backup tape which it should. I thought I could make this a scratch tape by doing a "checkout libvol library Z00217 remove=no" and then "checkin libvol library Z00217 status=scratch" but that is when I got the ANR8443E message. I checked the volume in as private and TSM1 was assigned as the owner. Since tsm server TSM1 never knew anything about this tape the library manager must still be keeping track of the tape. Any suggestions on how I can make this volume scratch?
Jim Sporer
