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Re: Unable to fix tape volume problem on OS/390 server

2001-09-10 00:06:39
Subject: Re: Unable to fix tape volume problem on OS/390 server
From: Mark Stapleton <stapleto AT BERBEE DOT COM>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 23:07:48 -0500
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:22:03 -0400, it was written:
>The basic problem is an empty tape volume that refuses to go-away, due to
>"still has SEGMENT references".  Here is a snapshot of a recent attempt to
>AUDIT the volume to fix the problem (previous trouble call said to use
>AUDIT):

Have you tried

        del volume <volumename> discarddata=yes

If it's truly empty, you won't lose any data. If it has anything at
all in it, the missing data will be backed up again at the next
scheduled backup session.

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)