You can do a delete volume ###### discard=yes. This will delete all references to data on that volume from the TSM database.
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Carlson Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:15 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Tape Stuck in Remote Status On Fri, 20 May 2005 09:02:29 -0500, Bob Booth - CITES <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 08:39:58AM -0500, Andrew Carlson wrote: >> I have two tapes that are in volume history as status "Remote". The >> instance of TSM they are supposedly remote on no longer have any >> information about >> these volumes. When I try to enter them as scratch, they are rejected: >> >> ANR8443E CHECKIN LIBVOLUME: Volume 110330 in library 3584LIB cannot >> be assigned a status of SCRATCH. >> >> I am assuming this is because it is in volume history as remote. How >> do I change this and get it checked in as a scratch? >> >> Thanks for any information. > > Does the volume still contain data? If it does, you need to check it > in as private. TSM will not allow you to check in a tape as scratch > if it is still defined in the database. > > checkin libv LIBNAME VOLNAME checkl=no status=private devt=DEVT > > hth, > > bob > > There is no useful data on the tape - it is gone from the remote TSM instance. I could check it in as private, but then what? It ultimately needs to be scratch. -- Andy Carlson - Senior Technical Specialist BJC Healtcare ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Gamecube:$150,PSO:$50,Broadband Adapter: $35, Hunters License: $8.95/month, The feeling of seeing the red box with the item you want in it:Priceless.
