I have ran many many auditdb's and it has never once asked me to insert a
volume so that it can compare that info with the database. I belive it will
not volumes to compare information. If that was the case then IBM would
allow for more information on this subject like..."Be sure you have every
volume ever written to available incase the auditdb asks for it." The audit
doesn't actually audit volumes to compare against the database, that is
what AUDIT VOLUME is for.

Thanks
Robert Rippy




From: Mario Behring <mariobehring AT YAHOO DOT COM> on 12/22/2002 07:16 PM

Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>

To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc:
Subject:  auditdb question

Hi list,

I am under the impression that a "dsmserv auditdb fix=yes logmode=normal
detail=yes" will not only fix inconsistencies in the TSM database but will
also ask for volumes to compare information from the physical tapes with
the database. Is this correct ?

The environment is TSM Server 5.1 runnig on a W2K box and a SCSI tape
library, an IBM 3590 with two drives and 10 slots each. So, if the TSM
Server asks for a tape that is not in one of the twenty slots, an operator
will insert it into the proper slot.

I have several volume tapes that does not exists anymore and have a
destroyed status and cannot be deleted (error ANR0104E) and no audit have
been performed in the database for three years.

Please give some advise on this matter.

Thank you.




Mario Behring
IT Consultant
55 11 9540-8383
mariobehring AT yahoo DOT com


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