As in fact they did--thanks to all for the replies!

Kathleen








Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU> on 12/18/2000 02:41:18 PM

Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>



  To:          ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU

  cc:          (bcc: Kathleen M Hallahan/ISS/HQ/FHLMC)



  Subject      Re: Dropping pending tapes to scratch
  :








>When a storage pool contains tapes in pending status, and the pool is
>subsequently updated to "reusedelay=0 days," how long should it take before
>those tapes drop into scratch status?  I expected them to change status
>immediately, and they aren't.....

Pending volumes are re-evaluated every hour, beginning 60 minutes
after the server is started.  At that time, the "reusedelay=0 days"
will be observed and the Pending volumes will go to Scratch.
   Richard Sims, BU