I too experience this problem.  On my old UNIX server 6.1.3, Scalar 1000
as well as on my new Windows server 7.2.1, Scalar i2k.

I tried the mminfo -m -q manual and I show none.  

I have a script that emails me the tapes available in my changer.  I
show useable tapes (tapes that are not full), expired tapes as well as
FULL tapes.  The FULL tapes shows the expiration date of the tapes.  

NOTE:  tapes 000030 and 000031 have expired, however there are 4
savesets on the tape (000030) that are still browseable, incremental
backups from 5/15 and 5/16.  Browse and retention policy is set to 4
weeks.  On tape 000031 the same 2 clients savesets an incremental from
5/17.  The oldest FULL index I have for these clients are from 5/14, and
by removing the oldest cycle from the index on these clients it changes
the status to recov, but still doesn't change the status of the tape to
expired/recyc.


 These tapes will be available for recycling on the Expires date  
 pool          volume         written flags   expires
NonFull        000002          750 GB        6/22/2006
NonFull        000011          810 GB        6/28/2006
NonFull        000012          828 GB        6/20/2006
NonFull        000013          795 GB        6/30/2006
NonFull        000014          617 GB         7/3/2006
NonFull        000015          710 GB         7/4/2006
NonFull        000025          756 GB         7/6/2006
NonFull        000027          816 GB        7/12/2006
NonFull        000028          721 GB        7/10/2006
NonFull        000030          839 GB        6/13/2006
NonFull        000031          750 GB        6/15/2006
NonFull        000043          818 GB        7/14/2006


I send myself this email daily because I have to manually set the mode
to recyc.  I DO NOT have Auto Media Management set to yes.  The
explanation for that field states that it will include automatic
labeling of BLANK tapes.  These are not blank.  I do have the pools set
to auto recyle and recycle from other pools.

This has always been troublesome for me...



Kathleen Scalise


-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
On Behalf Of David Mingia
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:28 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] recycle volumes/tapes


I had that issue and all I had to do was to set my jukebox (scalar 100)
via
>>edit>>preferences>>Auto Media Management = yes.
Did the trick for me.

David Mingia
Networks and Server Specialist
dmingia AT guilford DOT edu
Guilford College
5800 W. Friendly Ave.
Greensboro, NC  27410
336-316-2424

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