Try checking them out with checklabel=no and checking them in with
checklabel=yes.

Sounds like TSM may be marking them private because of errors
reading/mounting the tapes.


-----Original Message-----
From: Wojciech Zukowski [mailto:kero AT RIVA.KOTI.COM DOT PL]
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 1:18 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: inaccessible tapes


I tried "UPDate LIBVolume LibName VolName STATus=SCRatch"
but after few minutes tapes are again "private"
how do you think - "checkout" and "checkin" will help?



On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Rob Hefty wrote:

> Simple question but must be asked, are the tapes in the library?  If so I
> would expect to see the home element with a value.  Also try to enter
"query
> vol XXXXXX f=d' and see what the tapes access state is.  Just some
> ideas...........
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wojciech Zukowski [mailto:kero AT RIVA.KOTI.COM DOT PL]
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 12:31 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: unaccessible tapes
>
>
> Hi,
> I use TSM 4.2.3 on AIX 4.3.3
> and so many tapes are in status "private", but they aren't in a storage
> pools.
> No DRM is running,
> It looks like that:
> ============================================================
> Library Name   Volume Name   Status       Owner        Last Use    Home
> Element
> ------------   -----------   ----------   ----------   ---------
> ------------
> LIDO2LIB       B0000001      Scratch                               11
> LIDO2LIB       B0000002      Scratch                               12
> LIDO2LIB       B0000003      Private                   Data        13
> LIDO2LIB       B0000004      Private                               14
> LIDO2LIB       B0000005      Private                               15
> LIDO2LIB       B0000006      Private                   Data        16
>
>
> tsm: FRAADSM>q v B0000005
> ANR2034E QUERY VOLUME: No match found using this criteria.
> ANS8001I Return code 11.
>
> tsm: FRAADSM>q libv lido2lib B0000005 f=d
>
>   Library Name: LIDO2LIB
>    Volume Name: B0000005
>         Status: Private
>          Owner:
>       Last Use:
>   Home Element: 15
> Cleanings Left:
>
> --
> Wojciech Zukowski
> Lido Technology Ltd. Gdansk/Poland
>