I'm using a dedicated pool of tapes for off-site database backups, which
seems to be working OK - almost. The problem is that the delete volhist
returns the tape to scratch status, making it available to the next
process that wants a scratch tape. 15 days later (my rotation) the
database backup fails because all the tapes in my list are in use, most
of them for something other than database backups.

Am I missing something on the delete? 

Why I'm doing this:

We have LTO-2 drives now, and a mix of LTO1 and LTO2 media. Our D/R
hotsite contract specs LTO1 drives, so I'm using the LTO1 media for
off-siting, with designated tapes in each storage pool. Unfortunately,
my LTO1 media has lower volsers than the LTO2, so any LTO1 scratch is
next in line to be glommed for an in-the-box storage pool.

TSM 5.1.6.3 on AIX 5.1-04; 3584 with 10 drives.

Suggestions?

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc
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