I would change the Tapepool tapes to Access=readwrite the use the move
data command to move the data off those volumes. This would make the
data on them available for the reclamation process.

You may want to use the move data command to move the data off the
archive pool and offsite pool to other tapes as well. Remember when
moving data from a tape that is not in the tape library to use the
recons parameter in the move data command.



>>> SDinelle AT CANADELLE DOT COM 4/13/04 12:29:07 PM >>>

If damaged files are on those tapes, what next? I assuming that I have
to
consolidate this tape (good files) with another tape?






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Hi Stephan,

        You should not have tapes in OFFPOOL that are unavailable and
especially not in TAPEPOOL!  That means the tapes containing your data
that needs to be reclaimed is not available to TSM, since those
volumes
are unavailable.  If you check your activty log you'll see messages
saying
'Volume XXXX required for space reclamation.  Volume is unavailable'

Those tapes probably have write errors which is why they are
unavaible.

You should check those 'TAPEPOOL' volumes to be sure they are in the
library and maybe set them to READONLY and then run an audit on them
to
see if there really are damaged files there.

Etienne Brodeur
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Here is the result of the Q VOL ACC=UNAVAIL command

Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Administrative Interface - Version 4, Release 2, Level
1.0
ANS8000I Server command: 'q vol acc=unavail'

Volume Name               Storage      Device      Estimated    Pct
Volume

                          Pool Name    Class Name   Capacity   Util
Status

                                                        (MB)
------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -----
--------
099ACYL1                  ARCHIVEPOOL  LTOCLASS    141,962.7  100.0
Full
101ACYL1                  OFFPOOL      LTOCLASSO-  190,734.0    4.4
Filling
                                        FF
104ACYL1                  OFFPOOL      LTOCLASSO-  190,734.0    1.1
Filling
                                        FF
139ACYL1                  TAPEPOOL     LTOCLASS    190,734.0    0.7
Filling
142ACYL1                  TAPEPOOL     LTOCLASS    162,534.4    5.7
Full
147ACYL1                  TAPEPOOL     LTOCLASS    190,734.0    0.4
Filling
162ACYL1                  OFFPOOL      LTOCLASSO-  190,734.0   18.2
Filling
                                        FF
175ACYL1                  ARCHIVESPE-  LTOCLASS    190,734.0    6.4
Filling
                           CIAL

ANS8002I Highest return code was 0.




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Are you reclamation tasks completing successfully? Also, did anyone
change
the reuse delay of the OFFPOOL storage pool? Are the tapes in a
PENDING
state?

I would check to make sure your reclamation tasks are running to
completion.
Maybe check to see if you have any onsite tapes that are unavailable?
Q
VOL
ACC=UNAVAIL. That would explain why reclamation wasn't completing.

Bill Boyer
DSS, Inc.


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Hi,

It will be almost 2 weeks now that our TSM server (version 5, release
1,
Level 6.4 for Windows) do not retrieving any "storage=offpool,
access=offsite"...

We normally had an average of 1 to 2 tapes every day that were
returning
from the offsite storage.

Here is the command:

q vol stg=offpool access=offsite status=empty

Nothing was changed or modified for the last 6 months.

Any clue(s) where to check and what to check?

N.B. IBM Tape library 3583

Thanks