I had a similar incident.  Our library is not huge, so I opened it, pulled
out all the tapes.  Did an audit of the empty library.  Then checked all the
tapes back in, and the scratch appeared as scratch and private were private,
etc.

With a big library that would be a real pain.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pan, Sanjoy [SMTP:Sanjoy.Pan AT SAVVIS DOT NET]
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 2:05 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: How to change Private to Scratch ...
>
> Checkout without removing (remove=no) them from library. Once again
> check them in as status=scr.
>
> Best regards,
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Daransky [mailto:Peter.Daransky AT AMBOS DOT AT]
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 5:00 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: How to change Private to Scratch ...
>
> Hi,
> i've a problem. We've a defected drive in our LTO Library, after then as
> was drive repaired i've started our TSM and all my scratch media has
> been
> changed to private ?!
> How could i change private to scratch ... or betther to say how could i
> see wich medium was before scratch :-) ?!
>
> thanks pete_
>
> Regards
>
> Peter Daransky
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