>I have several entries in the database where the volumes have a DESTROYED
>status but I cannot delete them. The tapes doesn4t exist anymore so I
>cannot perform an audit volume but I really want to delete these volumes
>from the database.

Prevention is the desirable course, to never dispense with a tape until
all its references have first been removed.
To deal with the current situation:  If 'DELete Volume VolName DISCARDdata=Yes'
does not work, and 'RESTORE Volume' is not an option either, you might try
doing a dsmlabel to create a surrogate volume with the original name and do
the 'AUDit Volume' on that - I haven't tried such a thing, but it might be
a worthy desperation step.  There is also the unsupported deletion of TSM
database records, but best not to go there if avoidable.

  Richard Sims, BU