Cleaning up "lost" tapes....
2003-08-20 11:20:02
I am going through a cleanup process on my z/OS system tape library.
Long ago, were started using TSM (ADSM) with 3490 cartridges. We stopped
using 3490 tapes, long ago.
However, running through my CA-1 database, I found hundreds of 3490 tapes,
still locked and showing ADSM3490.* as the dataset names and the
owner/writer as ADSM.
Yet, checking a few entries (Q VOL xxxxxx), ADSM/TSM disavows any
knowledge of these tapes.
I think this was caused by issues with the tape management exit / CA-1
parms.
My question is this. How can I be absolutely sure that TSM has *NOTHING*
on these tapes so that I can forcefully scratch/release them from CA-1
control ?
Is Q VOL good enough ?
I realize that Q VOL does not show things like EXPORT tapes (which I
always felt it should........IMHO, Q VOL should show *ALL* volumes that
TSM knows about !!!!)
Also, trying to navigate through Q VOLHIST can be a pain (how many times
is a tape acquired/released/acquired/released.....)
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