What is your reuse delay set to on BACKDESKPOOL storagepool?

-----Original Message-----
From: fred johanson [mailto:fred AT MIDWAY.UCHICAGO DOT EDU]
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 2:02 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Empty tapes not returning to scratch


           Volume Name: UC0262
                 State: Mountable in library
Last Update Date/Time: 02/06/2004 12:31:03
              Location:
     Storage Pool Name: BACKDESKPOOL
     Automated LibName: UOCLIB
         Volume Status: Empty
                Access: Read-Only
   Last Reference Date: 10/18/2003 14:45:00



At 03:58 PM 8/2/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>do a
>q media {volume_name} stg={stgpool_name} f=d
>
>and post the output.
>
>
>
>Dale Jolliff
>Sungard Midrange Storage Administration
>Office Telephone: (856) 566-5022
>
>
>
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>fred johanson <fred AT MIDWAY.UCHICAGO DOT EDU>
>Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>08/02/2004 03:48 PM
>Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
>
>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>         cc:
>         Subject:        Re: Empty tapes not returning to scratch
>
>
>Server level 5.2.2.5
>
>q med uc0262
>
>UC0262     Mountable in library                               UOCLIB
>
>q vol uc0262 f=d
>
>                     Volume Name: UC0262
>               Storage Pool Name: BACKDESKPOOL
>               Device Class Name: TAPE
>         Estimated Capacity (MB): 0.0
>         Scaled Capacity Applied:
>                        Pct Util: 0.0
>                   Volume Status: Empty
>                          Access: Read-Only
>          Pct. Reclaimable Space: 0.0
>                 Scratch Volume?: Yes
>                 In Error State?: No
>        Number of Writable Sides: 1
>         Number of Times Mounted: 1
>               Write Pass Number: 1
>       Approx. Date Last Written: 10/18/2003 14:45:00
>          Approx. Date Last Read: 10/18/2003 14:12:53
>             Date Became Pending:
>          Number of Write Errors: 0
>           Number of Read Errors: 0
>                 Volume Location: Shelf Tape Library
>Volume is MVS Lanfree Capable : No
>Last Update by (administrator): FRED
>           Last Update Date/Time: 02/06/2004 12:31:03
>
>
>
>tsm: TSM>move data uc0262
>ANR2232W This command will move all of the data stored on volume UC0262 to
>other volumes within the same storage pool; the data will be inaccessible
>to
>users until the operation completes.
>
>Do you wish to proceed? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y
>ANR2209W Volume UC0262 contains no data.
>ANS8001I Return code 11.
>
>tsm: TSM>del vol uc0262
>ANR2220W This command will delete volume UC0262 from its storage pool
>after
>verifying that the volume contains no data.
>
>Do you wish to proceed? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y
>ANS8001I Return code 14.
>
>tsm: TSM>aud vol uc0262
>ANR2310W This command will compare all inventory references to volume
>UC0262
>with the actual data stored on the volume and will report any
>discrepancies;
>the data will be inaccessible to users until the operation completes.
>
>Do you wish to proceed? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y
>ANR2209W Volume UC0262 contains no data.
>
>tsm: TSM>upd vol uc0262 acc=dest
>ANR2212I UPDATE VOLUME: No volumes updated.
>
>
>
>At 03:32 PM 8/2/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >Fred,
> >Were these tapes originally scratch tapes?  Or are they assigned to the
> >storagepool?
> >
> >Posting the output from the commands
> >
> >         "q vol <tape_volser_here> f=d"
> >and
> >         "select * from volumes where volume_name='<tape_volser_here>'
> >
> >would help us provide assistance.  Also, what sort of output/response
> >errors did you get when you attempted to "del vol" or "audit vol"?
> >
> >Ted
>
>
>
> >At 03:21 PM 8/2/2004, you wrote:
> >>Tried that.
> >>
> >>
> >>At 02:54 PM 8/2/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >>>You "moved" them out. "Move" them back.
> >>>Magic.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Dale Jolliff
> >>>Sungard Midrange Storage Administration
> >>>Office Telephone: (856) 566-5022
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>fred johanson <fred AT MIDWAY.UCHICAGO DOT EDU>
> >>>Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> >>>08/02/2004 02:12 PM
> >>>Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >>>         cc:
> >>>         Subject:        Empty tapes not returning to scratch
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>A new variation on an old problem.
> >>>
> >>>I've moved a lot of media to the shelf for space reasons.  A bonus to
> >>>using
> >>>move as opposed to checkout is that when tapes hit empty on the shelf,
> >>>they
> >>>do not disappear from the storagepool.  I restored 4 such to the tape
> >>>robot
> >>>on Friday, checked them into the Library Manager, and updated them to
> >>>"Mountable in Library", while Pending Reuse is set to 0.  And there
>they
> >>>sit, and nothing will change the status back to scratch.  I've tried
>"Move
> >>>Data", "Del vol", "Aud vol", and changing their access to
> >>>destroyed.  Nothing seems to work.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Fred Johanson
> >>>ITSM Administrator
> >>>University of Chicago
> >>>773-702-8464
> >>
> >>Fred Johanson
> >>ITSM Administrator
> >>University of Chicago
> >>773-702-8464
>
>Fred Johanson
>ITSM Administrator
>University of Chicago
>773-702-8464

Fred Johanson
ITSM Administrator
University of Chicago
773-702-8464