Tape vol still in library?

[pichelman]

Hi,

Hope I'm in the right forum - either here or Backup/Archive or Tape/Media Library?

I have a tape that is phsically in my tape library - I checked the Inventory->Status Operator panel of my 3582 Tape library - the tape vol does exist.

Trying to remove a reference to tape in my view of the Library Vols in TSM DB.
I ran two "audit library" processes w/ checklabel=-yes and barcode.

tsm: WMNATCHTSM>audit libr LTOLIB1 checklabel=yes
ANS8003I Process number 38 started.

tsm: WMNATCHTSM>q proc

Process Process Description Status
Number
-------- -------------------- -------------------------------------------------
38 AUDIT LIBRARY ANR8459I Auditing volume inventory for library
LTOLIB1.


This volume does not want to disapper from my TSM DB?

tsm: WMNATCHTSM>run QUERY_VOLUME_HISTORY WS0065L2

DATE_TIME: 2008-12-29 20:47:41.000000
UNIQUE: 0
TYPE: STGDELETE
BACKUP_SERIES:
BACKUP_OPERATION:
VOLUME_SEQ:
DEVCLASS: LTOCLASS1
VOLUME_NAME: WS0065L2
LOCATION:
COMMAND:

DATE_TIME: 2008-12-30 04:02:44.000000
UNIQUE: 0
TYPE: STGNEW
BACKUP_SERIES:
BACKUP_OPERATION:
VOLUME_SEQ:
DEVCLASS: LTOCLASS1
VOLUME_NAME: WS0065L2
LOCATION:
COMMAND:

DATE_TIME: 2009-02-05 16:30:10.000000
UNIQUE: 0
TYPE: STGDELETE
BACKUP_SERIES:
BACKUP_OPERATION:
VOLUME_SEQ:
DEVCLASS: LTOCLASS1
VOLUME_NAME: WS0065L2
LOCATION:
COMMAND:

ANR1462I RUN: Command script QUERY_VOLUME_HISTORY completed successfully.


As you can see it was deleted.
Tried to delete it but it isn't there!


tsm: WMNATCHTSM>del vol WS0065L2 discarddata=yes
ANR2401E DELETE VOLUME: Volume WS0065L2 is not defined in a storage pool.
ANS8001I Return code 11.


tsm: WMNATCHTSM>q libv

Library Name Volume Name Status Owner Last Use Home Device
Element Type
------------ ----------- ---------------- ---------- --------- ------- ------
LTOLIB1 WS0065L2 Private WMNATCHTSM Data 4,110 LTO


Not here...


tsm: WMNATCHTSM>q vol WS0065L2 f=d
ANR2034E QUERY VOLUME: No match found using this criteria.
ANS8001I Return code 11.


Not here in DRM either...

tsm: WMNATCHTSM>q drm

Volume Name State Last Update Automated
Date/Time LibName
---------------- ----------------- ------------------- ----------------
WS0061L2 Vault 01/19/2009 11:52:26
WS0072L2 Vault 01/05/2009 08:59:51

Now for a Hee-Haw bit because I am blue...
"Where o' where is my tape vol - why did it leave me here all aloooone...."
<smile>

Shall I just export/remove it from the tape library via Operator panel and re-checkin as scratch - correct?

Any comments or ideas?
How did this happen?
Thanks,

-P

 

[darsenau]

Del volume does not remove a volume from the TSM database, but rather it deletes a STORAGE POOL VOLUME Notice that the last entry in the volhistory is a STGDELETE, which indicates it is no longer in a storage pool.