Yes, it is the sure and secure way. If you can, you may firs try to move
the readable files away from that tape, this improves recovery.
We have done this several times, without any problems.

BTW before recovering or deleting this volume we take Q CONTENT (yes I know
it takes long) and inform the owner of theses damaged files.

_________________________________________________

Kind Regards
Andreas Buser

Tel: ++41 61 285 73 21  Fax: ++41 61 285 70 98

Email: Andreas.Buser AT Basler DOT ch

Address:
Basler Versicherungsgesellschaft
Andreas Buser
Abt. Informatik
Aeschengraben 21
4002 Basel
Switzerland



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I've got a tape that's looking real bad.  If all of the files on the tape
are unreadable and I do an audit volume fix=yes, will this remove all file
entries on the tape from the database?  I think so.  So, should I really be
doing an update vol access=destroyed and a restore vol instead?

Thanks,

Kelly J. Lipp
Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.
PO Box 51313
Colorado Springs CO 80949
719-531-5926
www.storsol.com
lipp AT storsol DOT com