Thanks that opend my eyes!

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Doug Thorneycroft [SMTP:dthorneycroft AT LACSD DOT ORG]
> Gesendet am:  Montag, 19. April 1999 19:26
> An:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Betreff:      Re: Scratchtapes with status pending
> 
> issue "Q stg <Storage pool name> f=d"
> near the bottom of the output is the field
> "Delay Period for Volume Reuse"
> This is the number of days that your volume will remain
> pending.
> This number should be at least as long as the time you keep
> database backups. This prevents you from overwriting a volume
> that would be needed if you have to restore your ADSM database
> to a previous point in time.
> 
> 
> 
> Roland Bender wrote:
> >
> > Hi out there...
> >
> > As I had a lock at the Storage Pool Volumes I saw that 86 tapes have
> > volumestatus "pending" and are scratch.
> > (access mode: offsite, read/write, unavailable!)
> >
> > I thought scratchtapes could be used again an should have another
> volstatus
> > as "pending". Am i wrong?
> >
> > How can i make ADSM able to use the scratchtapes with status "pending".
> Or
> > does ADSM that for me automatically?
> >
> > Would be happy to receive an answer.
> >
> > So far....
> >
> > Roland Bender