Yes i have a workaround for you.

dont use scratch=yes.

Use only tapes that you want to use spesificly on db backup.

I never use scratch=yes. i always have 2-4 db tapes marked as private and
use them on db backup.

Regarding your problem i dont know how to solve it, but this will prevent
the library from taking up all the scratch tapes.

pete out :-)

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Petur Eythorsson
Taeknimadur/Technician
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX
Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional
Microsoft Certified System Engineer

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-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Theresa Whitney
Sent: 20. september 2002 13:45
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: tapes getting marked PRIVATE


It looks to me that each time I run a db backup TSM will attempt to grab
a tape, think it finds an I/O error on the label read, then marks the
tape PRIVATE and then moves on to the next tape.  That wouldn't be such
a problem except that it will do this to almost every tape in my
library.

I have had the drive hardware checked in the library and had both
drives replaced.  Did not have the picker checked.

This problem does not seem to be happening during a regular data backup
- only during the DB backup.

Anyone seen this before or have any ideas.....?????

Theresa Whitney
Technical Systems Admin
Northside ISD
ph: (210) 706-8837
fax: (210) 706-8877
email:  theresa AT nisd DOT net