Hi Mark, Thanks, Yes you are correct, I was getting confused because When you go to define a backup set using the TSM GUI it reads the following.
Define Backup Set Fill out the following to define an existing backup set to this server. . And I was thinking THIS SERVER meant the one I generated the backup set to, which was the TSM server that I was on. Thanks again! "Mark D. Rodriguez" wrote: > Timothy, > > If you generated the backup set on the same TSM server that you are now > trying to define it there is no need to do that. The "define backupset" > command is used to define a backup set to a server other than where it > was created or to re-define the backup set on the original server if > that backup set has already been deleted. > > Based on the error message you have included I would say you are trying > to define a backup set on the server where you created it and that > volume is already in use as a backup set. You said you checked that the > tape was already in use, however I suspect that if you do a "q volh > t=backupset" you will see your volume is in fact in use. > > I hope that clears it up for you. > > -- > Regards, > Mark D. Rodriguez > President MDR Consulting, Inc. > > =============================================================================== > MDR Consulting > The very best in Technical Training and Consulting. > IBM Advanced Business Partner > SAIR Linux and GNU Authorized Center for Education > IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert, CATE > AIX Support and Performance Tuning, RS6000 SP, TSM/ADSM and Linux > Red Hat Certified Engineer, RHCE > =============================================================================== > > Timothy Hughes wrote: > > >Hello all, > > > >I generated a test backup set and I want to define it. When > >I try to enter in the tape volume (c00253) the back up set is on I get > >the following message. > > > > > >ANR2405E DEFINE BACKUPSET: Volume C00253 is currently in use by clients > >and/or data management operations. > > > > > >I checked and the tape is not currently in use is the message referring > >to the > >back up set itself can anyone help? > > > >Thanks in advance > > > > > >TSM client level 5.2.3 > >TSM server level 5.3.1.2 > > > > > >
