I forgot to include my system information:
Environment:
  Server: RS/6000-AIX5.1     TSM V4.2.1.9
  Client:  NT4-SP6,
            Win2k-SP1,
            SP2-AIX5.1              TSM V4.2.1.9


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tommy Templeton" <tommy.templeton AT MMRS.STATE.MS DOT US>
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: checkin command


> We have 3590e tapes and I'm trying to incorporate this command into those
> server command scripts on the TSM server.
> I'm trying to put together an offsite backup process. We've been
> doing our offsite process all wrong and I'm trying to correct it. I guess
I
> need to put another script in to do a
> dbsnapshot.  (Any offsite help would also be appreciated. I seem to be
> having difficulty in setting all of this up).
>
>
> I put together this scipt to move tapes offsite:
>
> move drmedia * source=dbsnapshot tolocation=vault remove=yes wait=yes
> query actlog search="MOVE DRMEDIA"
>
> I have this script to move tapes back onsite.
>
> move drmedia * wherestate=vaultretrieve copystgpool=offsitepool1
> source=dnsnapshot
> checkin libv libname search=yes status=scratch devt=3590 checkl=no
> query actlog search="MOVE DRMEDIA"
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kason Leung" <kason.leung AT UCOP DOT EDU>
> To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: checkin command
>
>
> > It looks like you're trying to check in a single volume. In that case,
> > you'll need to specify the devtype parameter in your checkin command.
> >
> > This is what we do to checkin a single tape:  checkin libvol 3494A <vol
#>
> > devtype=3590 status=scratch
> >
> > I'm assuming your 3494 has 3590 drives in it.
> >
> > Kason Leung
> > Systems Programmer II
> > University of California
> > Office of the President
> > 510-987-0345
> > E-mail:  kason.leung AT ucop DOT edu
> >
> >
> >
> > At 04:01 PM 2/24/2003 -0600, Tommy Templeton wrote:
> > >Does this command work in a 3494 environment? Does there have to be any
> > >conditions to use it.
> > >The last time I tried to run it, I didn't have very good success. I
could
> > >have been doing something wrong.
> > >
> > >checkin libvol 3494vts &vol status=scratch
> > >
> > >Tommy Templeton
> > >Senior System Administrator
> > >DFA-MMRS
> > >601-359-3106
> > >e-mail - templeton AT mmrs.state.ms DOT us