A good trial : Let's start with an appendable volume ....

root_/>  mminfo -q volume=HPUX-0001 -r volume,state,volflags
 volume           flags
HPUX-0001

root_/> nsrmm -o recyclable HPUX-0001
Mark tz87 tape HPUX-0001 as recyclable? y


Verifying :
root_/>  mminfo -q volume=HPUX-0001 -r volume,state,volflags
 volume           flags
HPUX-0001      E  r

Surprizing, volume is Recyclable(state=E) and Read-Only(volflags=r)
!?!?!?!?


Removing the readonly flag .....

root_/> nsrmm -o notreadonly HPUX-0001
Mark tz87 tape HPUX-0001 as not readonly? y

root_/>  mminfo -q volume=HPUX-0001 -r volume,state,volflags
 volume           flags
HPUX-0001

-> volume is NOT NOR readonly NOT recyclable ???????


Looking at other tapes,

root_/>  mminfo -a -r volume,state,volflags
 volume           flags
HPUX-0001      E  r
HPUX-0002
HPUX-0003
HPUX-0004
HPUX-0005
HPUX-0006
HPUX-0007
LAP000         E
LAP001         E
LAP002         E  r
LAP003         E
LAP004         E
LAP005         E
LAP006         E  r 


BUG in 7.2 Windows and Unix ?
Can someone NOT running 72 have a try ?

Thanks,

Th

Kind regards - Bien cordialement - Vriendelijke groeten,

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-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of Darren Dunham
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:32 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Incoherent Volflags and Volume Status fields
for recyclable vols.

> Can someone explain me the reason why some recyclable volumes are
> flagged "READONLY" (volflags = r) and Eligible (state=E)
> vs other recycled volumes only Eligible (state=E) from mediadb?
> What's logic behind ? No suspect savesets and I really doubt
> the tapes to be manually software-forced read-only...

Good question.  Sometimes it appears, sometimes it doesn't.  

In the past I've suspected it was set on volumes that are mounted after
they become full.  I have no idea if that's true though.

-- 
Darren Dunham                                           ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
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