The volume has to transition ot scratch when all of the data on it is no
longer valid.  This can happen in a number of ways:

1) Reclamation of a tape in a tape storage pool
2) Volume history deletion of a tape that belongs to a database backup

If you want to force the volume to go to scratch, you can delete the volume
from the tape storage pool, but be aware, that by doing this, you will be
discarding any valid data that still resides on the volume.   The command
would be

adsm> delete vol <volnumber> discarddata=yes

The process may take a few minutes to complete.

If it's an old database backup you want to delete, do this

adsm> delete volhist todate=<date of volume> type=dbb

To see the date of the volume use

adsm> q volhist

Remember, you won't be allowed to delete the last and only database backup
no matter how old it is.

Laura G. Buckley
Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.
PO Box 51313
Colorado Springs CO 80949-1313
(719)531-5133, FAX (719)260-5991
buckley AT storsol DOT com
www.storsol.com


> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> >>>[mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> >>>W_Bill Rose
> >>>Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 12:16 PM
> >>>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >>>Subject: Changing the STATUS of a volume to SCRATCH
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>ADSM Server for Windows NT - Version 3, Release 1, Level 2.20
> >>>
> >>>Does anyone know how to change the STATUS of a Volume in a
> >>>sequential storage
> >>>pool to SCRATCH?
> >>>
> >>>How is that done?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks for you help
> >>>