I've run into this before and it's frustrating. 

Try this:

move media 000003 stgpool=pool_extern wherestatus=empty remove=no
checklabel=no

Then, whether the first command is successful or not:

move media 000003 stgpool=pool_extern wherestatus=empty
wherestate=mountablenotinlib

Although it seems that the volume state should toggle each time, the
wherestatus=empty seems to be required for empty volumes.

Bill Smoldt
STORServer, Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Christoph Pilgram
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 12:47 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: AW: Volume : "mountablenotinlib"

Hi,

I tried the "move media * stgpool=POOL_EXTERN wherestate=MOUNTABLENOTINLIB"

03/03/05 08:20:57     ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: MOVE
MEDIA * 
                       stgpool=POOL_EXTERN wherestate=MOUNTABLENOTINLIB

03/03/05 08:20:57     ANR0984I Process 326 for MOVE MEDIA started in the

                       BACKGROUND at 08:20:57.

03/03/05 08:20:57     ANR0609I MOVE MEDIA started as process 326.

03/03/05 08:20:57     ANR0610I MOVE MEDIA started by ADMIN as process 326.

03/03/05 08:20:59     ANR6682I MOVE MEDIA command ended: 0 volumes
processed.   
03/03/05 08:20:59     ANR6691E MOVE MEDIA: No match is found for this move.

03/03/05 08:20:59     ANR0611I MOVE MEDIA started by ADMIN as process 326
has   
                       ended.

03/03/05 08:20:59     ANR0985I Process 326 for MOVE MEDIA running in the

                       BACKGROUND completed with completion state SUCCESS at

                       08:20:59.


Nothing changed : I think the Problem is as I wrote that the entry in the
media-table (select * from media where volume_name='000003') shows that the
volume is in state MOUNTABLEINLIB and not as the message says
MOUNTABLENOTINLIB

Thanks for help
Chr. Pilgram

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG
IT Department
Germany



-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] Im Auftrag von
Andrew Raibeck
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. März 2005 18:03
An: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Betreff: Re: Volume : "mountablenotinlib"


Whenever you run across a message that is unfamiliar to you, the first
course of action should be to look it up, either in the Messages manual or
using the "HELP <message_code>" command from the Admin command line
interface. In this case, I think you will find the message help useful.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2005-03-02
07:28:44:

> Hi all,
>
> With the last restart of the TSM-Server a message come up in actlog :
> ANR1425W Scratch volume 000003 is empty but will not be deleted - volume
> state is "mountablenotinlib".
>
> The volume is in the library, I see in with q libvol in Status=Private,
it
> belongs to a tape-storage-pool, but it can not be deleted. A "select
from
> media where volume_name='000003' shows the following :
>
> VOLUME_NAME: 000003
> STATE: MOUNTABLEINLIB
> UPD_DATE: 2004-03-03 15:17:17.000000
> LOCATION:
> STGPOOL_NAME: POOL_EXTERN
> LIB_NAME: 3494LIB0
> STATUS: EMPTY
> ACCESS: READWRITE
> LRD: 2004-02-19 20:00:30.000000
>
> How do I get this volume deleted ?
>
> Thanks for help
> Chr. Pilgram
>
> Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG
> IT Department
> Germany