Hi All,

I'm having trouble re-labeling volumes for our ADSM. We received 
two-300-batches of pre-labeled tapes, and we
didn't realize that all batches have the same labels. I started using the first 
batch 2 months ago, and when I
opened the second batch, I was surprised to see that they have the same labels 
as the first one. So I removed
the old labels on the tapes, and put a new labels on them. I was able to load 
the volumes on the library but
when I tried to label the tape using the command below:
        label libv magstar1 600000 devtype=3590 overwrite=yes
I got the following error: ANR8808E could not write label 600000 because that 
volume is already labelled with
000001 which is still defined in a storage pool or volume history. The 
reference book recommends that I should
remove the 000001 from where its defined, which I could not because theres 
already a data on it. I can move
the data from the volume and then remove it, but I have to do it for all 300 
volumes. I'd like to do this as a last
resort. I tried using the search, barcode parameters but to no avail.

It seems like ADSM is reading the tapes internal label. How can I 'dummy-out' 
the internal label?
My ADSM environment is AIX 4.2.1. and ADSM version 3.1.1.5. Our tape library is 
IBM 3494.

Any recommendation will be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Ron