Re: Re-inserting tapes back from the vault.
1998-03-23 05:09:13
Hello,
I think you can do a checkin with the search=yes parameter. ADSM
then looks throuhg the library and checks in all the newly inserted
tapes it finds.
Matthew Warren,
ADSM(FAB) & Unix support.
HOIST : Head Office Infrastructure Support Team.
Marks & Spencer PLC
Michael House
Baker Street
London.
Tel: 01712681522
Mail: matthew.warren AT marks-and-spencer DOT com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric van Loon [SMTP:evanloon AT KLM DOT NL]
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 1998 11:02 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re-inserting tapes back from the vault.
>
> Hi ADSM-ers!
> I have been able to eject the copypool tapes from my library by using
> the MOVE DRMEDIA command. I issue:
> MOVE DRMEDIA WHERESTATUS=MOUNTABLE TOSTATE=VAULT
> I have also been able to create a "picking list" for which tapes have
> to come back from the vault because the data on it has expired by
> using:
> Q DRMEDIA WHERESTATUS=VAULTRETRIEVE
> I then issue the command to give the tapes the scratch status again:
> MOVE DRMEDIA WHERESTATUS=VAULTRETRIEVE TOSTATE=ONSITERETIEVE
> Indeed I see that ADSM deletes the tapes from the database.
> Now my problem: How do I insert the (returned from the vault and just
> expired) tapes back into the library? I can open the library and
> insert the tapes manually. This way the tapes are know to the library
> (it re-scans all tapes when the door is closed), but NOT to ADSM!
> I can also issue the CHECKIN LIBVOL command for each individual tape,
> which is a hell of a job! The must be an easier way?
> I have got ADSM V2.1 server on AIX.
> Thank you very much for your reply in advance!
> Kindest regards,
> Eric van Loon
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