The tape will remain full until all data on it has expired. This is what
reclamation is used for.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sebastien Chaumontet [SMTP:schaumon AT CUR-ARCHAMPS DOT FR]
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 10:47 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Novell Client backup Error
>
> Andreas Buser wrote:
> >
> > What status have your 18 Tapes?? Are they filling???  If not you have to
> > increase the number
> > of tapes.
> >
> > If you can't do that, your pool is realy full. Evt try running expire
> > inventory to free tapes.
> >
> > if not ... last resort: take out tapes and insert scratch tapes...
> >
> > bonne chance
>
>
> all tapes are marked full but most are only 1% used
> ex :
>
>
> Volume Name                  Storage         Device
> Estimated     %Util      Volume
>                              Pool Name       Class Name
> Capacity                Status
>
> (MB)
> ------------------------     -----------     ----------
> ---------     -----     --------
> 22341C                       CRI-STORAG-     3570CLASS
> 5,145.9       1.0       Full
>
> EPOOL
>
> expire inventory change nothing.
>
> ok if i change tape .. it will fill the new tape but ... why did it no
> reuse the not full tape ?