You have to do a CHECKIN LIBVOLUME command with the parameters particular to
your library.  The tape will automatically come back as status=private even
if you specify status=scratch because they are still known to have good data
if that is really the case.

Now, you are requesting these for a reason.  I hope the reason is the
primary tapes are in a destroyed state and you need to do a restore volume
command for the primary volume(s).  Or, you have marked the primary volumes
as destroyed because they are and the restore volume command or client
restore command you are trying to execute is look for the copypool volumes.

If you deleted the filespaces, the data is no longer referenced in the TSM
database.  The only recourse you have is to backup your current TSM database
and restore a previous TSM database backup that still knows about the
copypool volumes.  Then restore the saved copy of the TSM database before
you started the operation.

DO NOT DO A DELETE VOLUME xxxxx DISCARDDATA=YES.  That is a big hammer that
will wipe all the references to the data on the copy pool and primary
volumes.  The proper action is either do a RESTORE VOLUME of the primary
volume that is destroyed or mark it destroyed and restore from the copy
volumes as described above.  The RESTORE VOLUME basically rebuilds your
primary pool back to what it was before.  It will put the data on other
tapes in the primary pool.

Paul D. Seay, Jr.
Technical Specialist
Northrop Grumman Information Technology
757-688-8180


-----Original Message-----
From: Hope Zaleski [mailto:hzaleski AT CARTHAGE DOT EDU]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:12 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Restoring data from Copypool tape


I am trying to restore data that is located on Two copypool tapes that are
offsite. How do I put the tapes into the library with read access to restore
data?




Hope Zaleski
Network Assistant/Faculty-Staff Support Coordinator
Carthage College
Kenosha Wisconsin
262-551-5748