Off-hand, if the volume was written outside TSM then I wouldn't check it
into TSM. Do you have a particular requirement that TSM manage ALL your
tapes?

- Kai.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcel J.E. Mol [mailto:marcel AT mesa DOT nl]
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2002 11:49 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: description indicator of private volumes
>
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 08:17:33AM -0800, Joshua Bassi wrote:
> > Unfortunately you cannot change the last-use column - this
> is strictly
> > controlled by the TSM server.
>
> Is there perhaps a different way to recognise private volumes
> within TSM
> that are written to outside TSM?
>
> -Marcel
>
> > --
> > Joshua S. Bassi
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]
> On Behalf Of
> > Marcel J.E. Mol
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 1:39 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: description indicator of private volumes
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I want to create a few private volumes in TSM for storing mksysb.
> > To make it clear from within TSM that these volumes are
> used in this way
> > I'd like to add some description for these volumes.
> > I was thinking of uses the 'last_use' field in the 'q libvol' output
> > (e.g the libvolumes table).
> >
> > So the question is: How can I change the 'last_use' column?
> >
> > -Marcel