Hi,

Yes you are right here, if the tape status becomes empty you can return
it to the library and (if it is a scratch tape) if you set it to access
read/write
ADSM will delete it from the storage pool.

Frans Bijma Solution 6000 The Netherlands.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph A Faracchio [mailto:SPGJAF AT CMSA.BERKELEY DOT EDU]
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 2:37 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Volume State
>
>
> I don't use DRM.   But from what I understand, I have to change
> status=offsite to status=readwrite when a copypool tape comes back and
> the reusedelay amount has come and gone.  If the reuse time
> window passes
> and I've not changed offsite to readwrite then the tape goes
> from PENDING
> to EMPTY (go figure).  And as soon as I change offsite to readwrite it
> gets deleted from the copypool list.   Then I guess I can re use it.
> ... joe.f.
>
> SPGJAF @ CMSA.Berkeley.Edu    also ... USUCA886 @ IBMMAIL via x.400
> University of Calif. at Berkeley  510-642-7638 (work) 524-3872 (home)
>
> On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 13:42:00 -0500 you said:
> >Hi -
> >I have a new problem that has come up for the past 3 weeks
> or so, none of
> >my tapes have changed to the "vaultretrieve" state when i do a q drm.
> >all in the copypool
> >are marked ACCESS/OFFSITE - all in the tapepool are marked
> READ/WRITE,
> >1 tape is marked UNAVAILABLE.
> >how long should they remain as OFFSITE? where does this get defined?
> >i only have an 18 tape library, and many more than that are
> "stuck" in
> >the vault.
> >i would think they should be re-used after a while
> >i know this isn't right, i just don't know enough about ADSM yet to
> >understand
> >what i'm doing wrong.  I appreciate any help on this.
> >
> >Thanks, Tom
>