On your server, do a "help checkout libv" and it shows the syntax.

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Shekhar Dhotre wrote:

> Hi all ,
> Again me .
> i inserted 20 vols.  ACSLS labels volumes.
> issued command
> checkin libvol stk9710  search=yes status=scratch checklabel=barcode
> all scratch volumes including the volumes used by other volumes checked in  as
> a scratch.
> TSM started writing data on Thise volumes.
> i want to remove volumes used by other application from TSM inventory.
> telnet to TSM server  created a file containg scratch volumes name .  vol.log
> ftp to sun systems / directory.
> the command i know to remove these volumes
> is chekout libvol stk9710 (MEDxxx) checklabel=no  remove=no.
> so that volumes will be in the library and can be used by veritas or HP.
>
> question
> 1.  where in command   chekout libvol stk9710 (MEDxxx) checklabel=no  
> remove=no
> i can specify the file name which contains scratch volumes list to be removed
> from TSM inventory . TSM server on AIX 433 .
> so that i can remove all volumes once. and not one by one.
>
> i was trying :
> tsm: TSM>checkout libvol stk9710  /vol.log checklabel=no remove=no
> Session established with server TSM: AIX-RS/6000
>   Server Version 3, Release 7, Level 2.0
>   Server date/time: 08/18/00   12:14:59  Last access: 08/18/00   11:53:16
>
> ANR8433E CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME: Volume /VOL.LOG is not present in library
> STK9710.
>
>
> second thing since i have done collacate=on every week TSM goes no scratch
> volume availabel. since only 6GB database is backing up everynight , as other
> is by veritas , we are in process
> in migration from veritas to TSM all 120 clients.
> and i am adding 20 tapes every week , they all goes private , and again No
> scratch volumes?
> Help .
> thanks in advance.
>
>