Also, is it broken as in don't work no more ?
     OR
     broken as in physically snapped ?

     Is it a 3590 tape ?
     If just the leader tab snapped off you can re-attach it!

     LONG ago I had sent out a note on how to do that with just a No.2
     pencil (or a pen) rather than the high $$$ tools (yes they make tools
     for doing such) anyway, it has always worked for me...

     Oh, I had a few tapes snap 'cause something got out of alignment and
     put a weak spot on the tape thus during a rewind they would break,
     only about 3 (out of 1400-ish in that ATL) and like I said... I just
     put the block back on the front of the tape(s) and they are all still
     working fine today (bout 2 years later) OH, and haven't had any
     problems since.

     Dwight




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Subject: Re: Deleteing contents of broken tape
Author:  james.sporer (james.sporer AT CCMAIL.ADP.WISC DOT EDU) at unix,mime
Date:    5/11/99 2:44 PM


     If you have a copypool that has the data on it, look at the restore
     volume command.
     Jim Sporer



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Subject: Re: Deleteing contents of broken tape
Author:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>  at IPNET
Date:    5/11/99 11:39 AM


I think following command should work
delete vol volname discard=yes. Please note that volume will be deleted
permanently
thx
razdan

>>> missy lady <missy_lady AT HOTMAIL DOT COM> 05/11/99 11:21AM >>>
How do I remove the entries for a broken tape from ADSM  ? I am running
3.1.2.20 on AIX and I have had no success in doing this so far

    Thanks in advance



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