We run a daily backup and then:

         BACKUP STGPOOL ONLINE OFFLINE

If thats successful we then CHECKOUT the volume for offsite:

---->
CHECKOUT  LIBVOLUME AUTOLIB 04B0B0 remove=b
CHECKOUT  LIBVOLUME AUTOLIB 04B0B0 remove=b
07/02/99 01:23:35     ANR0984I Process 21 for CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME started in
the
                       BACKGROUND at
01:23:35.
07/02/99 01:23:35     ANR8434I CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME: Operation for volume
04B0B0
                       in library AUTOLIB started as process
21.
07/02/99 01:23:35     ANR0405I Session 285 ended for administrator ADMIN
(AIX).
07/02/99 01:23:47     ANR8336I Verifying label of 3570 volume 04B0B0 in drive

                       RMT2
(/dev/rmt2).
07/02/99 01:23:51     ANR8827E No Entry/Exit port is available on
library

AUTOLIB.
07/02/99 01:24:01     ANR8829I Remove volume 04B0B0 from slot 39 of
library
                       AUTOLIB at your convenience.

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The reason for the ANR8827E is because we did not remove the tape from the
previous day from the Entry/Exit port on the 3570.

Does anyone know the best way to remove 04B0B0 physically from the library now
that ADSM considers it not part of library volumes?

I guess I can use the tapeutil command and tell it to move media from SLOT 39
(where 04B0B0 is) to SLOT 31 (export slot) but I am not sure if this is the
right way to correct the problem.

thanks