From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Dave Zarnoch
>1 - How do I know if there are any tapes at the offsite 
>storage that should be onsite and be available for scratch?

The only way to do this is to periodically create a volume list by
running

  query drmedia * wherestate=vault

and comparing that list to what is contained in the vault. Proper use of
the MOVE DRMEDIA command will minimize the "orphan"ing of tape volumes.

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005
Office 262.521.5627