You should be able to run a checkout libv and tell it not to check the
label and not to remove then it will just remove it from the inventory
and tell you to remove it at your convenience.  However, if its giving
you an error such as "library unavailable" then you'll need to go
another route.

See Ya'
Howard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of David E Ehresman
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 8:59 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: [ADSM-L] Retiring a library
> 
> Is there anyway to force TSM (5.4) to checkout volumes from a library
> that is no longer powered on?  Can I delete a library from TSM if "q
> libvol" says it still has tapes in it?
> 
> David