For the vmquery and bpmedia commands, try using the -h option and specifying
the media server.  Usually works for me in cases like this.

Ken Zufall
Technical Analyst
Phone: 216.471.3613
Pager: 440.303.1656
Fax: 216.491.4051

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Vanna White



                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Charles Jordan [mailto:charles.jordan AT convergys DOT 
com]
                Sent:   Wednesday, February 28, 2001 7:51 AM
                To:     veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
                Subject:        [Veritas-bu] Can't delete media

                Hello all,
                I have a tape which I can't seem to delete.
                I get the following:

                uhaul# bpmedialist -mlist -ev BHC418
                Server Host = acklins

                 id     rl  images   allocated        last updated
density  kbytes restores
                           vimages   expiration       last read
<------- STATUS ------->
        
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
                BHC418   5      3   11/14/2000 14:40  11/14/2000 17:08
dlt   6145280       0
                                0   02/15/2001 17:08        N/A
EXPIRED    FROZEN

                uhaul# bpexpdate -ev BHC418 -d 0
                Are you SURE you want to delete BHC418 y/n (n)? y
                requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or
MM volume database
                uhaul# 
                uhaul# bpmedia -unfreeze -ev BHC418
                requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or
MM volume database
                uhaul# vmquery -m BHC418
                Could not query by media ID BHC418: volume does not exist in
database (35)

                uhaul# vmquery -deassignbyid BHC418 1 0
                Could not deassign media ID BHC418: volume does not exist in
database (35)
                uhaul# vmdelete -m BHC418
                volume does not exist in database (35)

                How do I get rid of this tape?
                Charles (Allen) Jordan   <charles.jordan AT convergys DOT com>
                  System Administrator    (407)771-8919
                  Convergys
                  285 International Parkway, 
                  Lake Mary, FL 32746-5007

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