If your storage pool: TPCE_BCK_DATA_COPY has "Delay Period for Volume
Reuse:" set to a value greater than zero (say 2 days), you will have to
wait for 2 days until that volume is deleted by TSM, as per your
request.

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Jacquelin Bouchard
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 2:23 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] Problem is still there with a LTO volume

1) q vol a00043 f=d

Output:

      Volume Name :         A00043
      Storage Pool Name : TPCE_BCK_DATA_COPY
      Device Class Name : LTO2
      Estimated Capacity : 381 468
      Scaled Capacity Applied :
      Pct Util :                   0,2
      Volume Status :        Filling
      Access :                  Offsite
      Pct. Reclaimable Space : 100
      Scratch Volume? : Yes
      In Error State? : No
      Number of Writable Sides : 1
      Number of Times Mounted : 4
      Write Pass Number : 1
      Approx. Date Last Written : 07-06-12 09:48:25 EDT
      Approx. Date Last Read : 07-06-11 15:53:01 EDT
      Date Became Pending :
      Number of Write Errors : 0
      Number of Read Errors : 0
      Volume Location : vault
      Volume is MVS Lanfree Capable  : No
      Last Update by (administrator) : ADMIN
      Last Update Date/Time : 07-06-12 13:15:32 EDT
      Begin Reclaim Period :
      End Reclaim Period :
      Drive Encryption Key Manager :

2) q content a00043 f=d

Output:

Date/Time : 08-04-03 14:03:09 EDT
   Message : ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: QUERY
CONTENT a00043 f=d  (SESSION: 213681)

Date/Time : 08-04-03 14:03:09 EDT
   Message : ANR2034E QUERY CONTENT: No match found using this
criteria. (SESSION: 213681)

3) delete volume a00043

Output:

Date/Time : 08-04-03 13:57:50 EDT
   Message : ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: DELETE
VOLUME a00043  (SESSION: 213681)

Date/Time : 08-04-03 13:57:50 EDT
   Message : ANR2406E DELETE VOLUME: Volume A00043 still contains
data. (SESSION: 213681)

4) move data a00043

Output:

Date/Time : 08-04-03 15:20:57 EDT
   Message : ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: MOVE DATA
a00043  (SESSION: 214470)

Date/Time : 08-04-03 15:20:57 EDT
   Message : ANR2209W Volume A00043 contains no data. (SESSION: 214470)

5) delete volume a00043 discard=yes

Output:

Date/Time : 08-04-03 14:00:08 EDT
   Message : ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: DELETE
VOLUME a00043 discard=yes  (SESSION: 213681)

Date/Time : 08-04-03 14:00:08 EDT
   Message : ANR1423W Scratch volume A00043 is empty but will not be
deleted - volume access mode is "offsite". (SESSION: 213681)

How can i delete a volume with access mode "offsite"?

Thanks,

Jacquelin Bouchard, UQTR