Each time during incremental backup or archive, this particular file fails, I do have a lot of empty volumes which are assigned to backup and archive pools, and their status is empty. I'm not using scratch method. Tapes are permanently assigned to those pools. ==================== Error in dsmsched.log ========================== 05/10/01 16:02:55 Normal File--> 1,240,369,100 /u16/export/APRD.dmp.Z ** Unsuccessful ** 05/10/01 16:17:25 ANS1228E Sending of object '/u16/export/APRD.dmp.Z' failed 05/10/01 16:17:25 ANS1311E Server out of data storage space Followings are the "q vol" output - ARCHIVETAPEPOOL is the one failed ======================= Operation Results Volume Name Storage Device Estimated Pct Volume Pool Name Class Name Capacity Util Status (MB) ------------------------ ----------- ---------- --------- ----- -------- /adsm/bkpoolvol1.dsm BACKUPPOOL DISK 2,000.0 0.0 On-Line /adsmreclaim/00002E7F.B- RECLAIMDIS- RECLAIMCL- 2,048.0 75.1 Filling FS KPOOL ASS /adsmreclaim/archivepoo- ARCHIVEPOOL DISK 2,000.0 52.2 On-Line l.dsm /adsmreclaim/archivepoo- ARCHIVEPOOL DISK 500.0 100.0 On-Line l2.dsm /usr/lpp/adsmserv/bin/s- SPACEMGPOOL DISK 8.0 0.0 On-Line pcmgmt.dsm TAP10B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 5,541.9 100.0 Full EPOOL LASS TAP11B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 5,000.0 95.4 Filling EPOOL LASS TAP12B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAP13B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAP14B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAP15B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAP16B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAP17B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE14 3570BKPOOL 3570DEVCL- 5,000.0 39.2 Filling ASS TAPE15 ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE16 ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE17 ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE18 ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE19 ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE1B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE2 3570BKPOOL 3570DEVCL- 5,365.7 100.0 Full ASS TAPE2B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE3 3570BKPOOL 3570DEVCL- 5,324.7 96.1 Full ASS TAPE3B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE4 3570BKPOOL 3570DEVCL- 5,000.0 5.1 Filling ASS TAPE4B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE5 3570BKPOOL 3570DEVCL- 5,000.0 59.2 Filling ASS TAPE5B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE6 3570BKPOOL 3570DEVCL- 5,000.0 53.7 Filling ASS TAPE6B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE7 3570BKPOOL 3570DEVCL- 5,000.0 5.0 Filling ASS TAPE7B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE8 3570BKPOOL 3570DEVCL- 5,000.0 4.8 Filling ASS TAPE8B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS TAPE9 3570BKPOOL 3570DEVCL- 0.0 0.0 Empty ASS TAPE9B ARCHIVETAP- 3570BDEVC- 0.0 0.0 Empty EPOOL LASS Thanks, Salam Salam R. Abdulla Project Leader Dubai Aluminum Company P. O. Box: 3627 Dubai, UAE