Thank you. It worked perfectly! :)

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From: "Gee, Norman" <Norman.Gee AT LC.CA DOT GOV>
To:<ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Date: 1/9/2009 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Scratch volumes - TAPE - DB

Delete Volhistory Todate=Today-n Type=DBBackup

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Ramiro Ruiz
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:15 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU 
Subject: Scratch volumes - TAPE - DB

Hello,

We setup TSM 5.5.1 a few monts ago, but I fear that I have made an error
in the configuration... hopefully somebody can let me know that there is
an easy fix!

In the TSM maintenance plan script, I selected a TAPE device class. Now
when I view our volumes, in the tape library, there are dozens of
volumes that are now marked Private, showing the Last Use as Dbbackup.

After doing some research, it would seem that you can only have 1
database backup per volume. I have since moved the database backups to a
different device class (on a disk), but I don't seem to be able to
reclaim any of these wasted private volumes back into scratch. 

Is there an easy or safe way to do this? I have tried an "expire
inventory" command, then tried an "update libvolume" command. These
volumes do not show up as being reclaimable when I run a query. Would
"checkin" / "checkout" of the tape produce the same results? 

Thank you in advance for your help


__________________________      
Ramiro Ruiz, Network Specialist
Information Services
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
The University of Western Ontario
ramiro.ruiz AT schulich.uwo DOT ca 
Phone 519.520.0760