The original tapes were set as scratch tapes.  There is a yes/no flag that
shows whether or not a tape had been scratch.  These tapes were set as 'no'.

Craig

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly J. Lipp [SMTP:lipp AT storsol DOT com]
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 2:39 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Doesn't delete a volume return it to scratch?
>
> What exactly did you try to delete?  Volumes normally don't need to be
> manually deleted.  THey are reclaimed and then returned to the scratch
> pool
> after reusedelay days.  For database backup volumes you will need to
> manually delete the volume history records for old backups.  The command
> is
> delete volhist type=dbb todate=today-2, for instance to only keep three
> database backups.
>
> Kelly J. Lipp
> Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.
> www.storsol.com
> lipp AT storsol DOT com
> (719)531-5926
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Craig Winters
> Sent:   Monday, May 17, 1999 12:43 PM
> To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:        Doesn't delete a volume return it to scratch?
>
> I thought when you delete an empty volume that it goes to scratch area.  I
> have done this with a couple of volumes because they were not set to
> automatically to go to scratch when empty.  The reason I question this is
> because when the db backup command is set to run it fails because it
> claims
> there is no scratch volume available.  Does this have to do with any
> retention setting?  We are running an A01 3466 with a 3575 library with
> version 3.1.2.20.
>
>
> Craig Winters, System Programmer
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