Couple things...

1. What is the Last Use column for those tapes in a QUERY LIBV? If it's
blank, then maybe those tapes haven't been labeled. If TSM tries to read the
internal label on the tape and can't, it will put the tape in private status
so it doesn't keep trying to use that one. You can also set the AUTOLABEL=
parameter of the LTOLIB library...depending on your version of TSM.

2. The storagepool(s) in LTOLIB, are they collocated? That would account for
a higher volume count.

3. Do the 350 volumes actually belong in a storage pool? If so, what's their
% used? Maybe reclamation isn't running.

4. Find out the big users of that storage pool in LTOLIB. QUERY OCC
STG=<stgpoolname>.

HTH,
Bill Boyer
"My problem was caused by a loose screw at the keyboard" - ??

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Nancy L Backhaus
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 2:00 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Where did my scratch tapes go?


Hello,

Background:
TSM Version 5.2.3.4
AIX Operating System Version 5.2.2.0

2 libraries - one scratch count is steady, my LTOLIB library scratch count
is too low, privates too high.

What is happening?   Where do I begin looking?


11/04/04

STATUS          Unnamed[2]
----------     -----------
Cleaner                  1
Private                350
Scratch                 24

10/04/04

STATUS          Unnamed[2]
----------     -----------
Cleaner                  1
Private                250
Scratch                 59









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