Hi Jon - 

Below is my understanding of TSM DRMedia and what I do when I am trying
to identify and locate DRMedia destined for offsite. 

I have defined drmedia primary stgpools and drmedia copy stgpools -
these settings are displayed with the command "query DRMSTATUS".
The command "query drmedia * begind=today" displays drmedia volume
records which had fields modified today. 

Check the state field - this field can be an identifier of tapes that
should be sent offsite and where TSM thinks the volumes should be. 
  TSM States and their meanings - 
    mountable - still in library 
    notmountable - outside of library
    courier - ready for Courier pickup for delivery to offsite vault
    vault   - at offsite vault
    vaultretrieve - waiting for courier pickup for return from offsite
vault
    courierretrieve - with Courier for delivery to data center
    onsiteretrieve  - received from Courier to data center
    
The TSM command "query drmedia wherestate=mountable" displays drmedia
copy stgpool volumes in the tape library.
The TSM command "query libvolume" displays all volumes in the tape
library with their associated slot element number.

Check this "query libvolume" list for drmedia volumes displayed by the
TSM command "query drmedia * begind=today" which are in the mountable,
notmountable, courier, or vault states. 

I use the TSM command "move drmedia * wherestate=mountable
tostate=courier remove=bulk" to move my DRMedia to the bulk IO door
slots. If there is a problem which prevents the tape volumes from being
moved to the IO door the tape volumes remain in mountable state rather
than changing to courier state. 

I hope this helps,

Lucia Burke
Senior Systems Analyst/ Programmer
Sharp HealthCare
3571 Corporate Court
San Diego, CA 92123
(858)627-5081
lucia.burke AT sharp DOT com


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Jon Adams
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 4:32 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Help - Offsite tape ejection failed

One of our Operations folk had the CAP open while the library was trying
to eject offsite tapes and it seemed to have failed.  Now, we have no
offsite tapes, so I am trying to find out how to identify the offsite
tapes for manual removal (if I have to).  Can someone get me going in
the right direction?  I am only backing up someone who's on vacation,
but I have all the rights to be very dangerous - just not the knowledge.



Thanks,

Jon Adams
Premera Blue Cross
Mountlake Terrace WA
425-918-5770