I had a similar problem, did the checkout/checkin and got them into scratch 
status.  

But, later discovered the internal tape label could not be read which caused 
them to return to Private.

Opted to remove them to the "old tape shelf" above my desk.


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Harold Vandeventer
Systems Programmer
State of Kansas - Office of Information Technology Services
Harold.Vandeventer AT ks DOT gov
(785) 296-0631


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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Lee, Gary
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 1:36 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] unaccounted for volumes

Tsm server 6.2.2 running on RHEL v6 with a 3494 library and 8 ts1120 drives.

Was doing some checking on tape inventory and usage for one of our tsm servers.

A 

Select count(*) from libvolumes

Shows 298 volumes in the library.

Checking volhistory for database backup volumes shows 3 tapes in that capacity.

Check of pending volumes shows 1

And summing up all tape pool volumes gives 118.

A 
Select count(*) from libvolumes where status='Private'

Shows 160
And 
Select for scratch volumes gives 137.
 
The upshot is that I have around 40 volumes in the libvolumes table listed as 
private, but not accounted for in the volumes or volhistory?
Audit library ields no errors.

Can I just check these out and re check them in as scratch?

What would account for this.

p.s.

I have the volhist file from the moment the server was placed online.  The lost 
volumes do not appear there anywhere.

Thanks for any help.


Gary Lee
Senior System Programmer
Ball State University
phone: 765-285-1310

 

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