Kelly,
If you have updated the access field for the volume to "offsite", it will
not automatically be returned to the scratch pool (i.e. deleted from your
tape storage pool) until the access is set to a non-offsite value.
John Rushton
Lockheed Martin M&DS

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> From:         Kelly J. Lipp[SMTP:lipp AT storsol DOT com]
> Reply To:     lipp AT storsol DOT com
> Sent:         Monday, April 20, 1998 13:06
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Tape Management Question
>
> Howdy folks!
>
> If a primary storage pool tape volume is checked out of the robot and then
> all files on it expire, is it returned to the scratch pool while outside
> the robot?  In other words, is this volume removed from the volume list
> shown by query volume?  Assume the volume started as scratch as opposed to
> a privately assigned tape volume.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kelly
>
>
>