In that case, I would try re-labeling with "overwrite=yes". If that doesn't work, they may be defective. Were they ever used, or are they brand-new? Robin
Markus Veit <markus.veit@BAY ERBBS.COM> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: "ADSM: cc: Dist Stor Subject: Manager" Antwort: Re: Antwort: Volumes Private with NO stgpool last use DATA <[EMAIL PROTECTED] T.EDU> 12/27/02 11:48 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Hi Robin, that's true, the message goes something like status of volume xxxx blah blah has changed to private to prevent reaccess, but the volume has no last use when you do a q libv xxxx < volume> it is just private, not private and last use data Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards Markus Veit An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kopie: Thema: Re: Antwort: Volumes Private with NO stgpool last use DATA [EMAIL PROTECTED] U Received : 27.12.2002 17:36 Bitte antworten an "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Markus, I've seen that also... I think what happens is TSM tries to use a tape that has been deleted as a scratch, but encounters a problem of some kind, so it marks the tape "provate" to prevent it being used again. If that is the case, you should see a message in the activity log indicating the condition. Do a query of the actlog searching for the tape volser and you should see the message. HTH Robin Sharpe Markus Veit <markus.veit@BAY ERBBS.COM> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: "ADSM: cc: Dist Stor Subject: Manager" Antwort: Volumes Private with NO stgpool last use DATA <[EMAIL PROTECTED] T.EDU> 12/27/02 11:26 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Hi, thats the thing, there are no records in the volume history, but still Private with Data Seems like a bug to me, or a feature for tape manufactures :-) Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards Markus Veit An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kopie: Thema: [EMAIL PROTECTED] U Received : 27.12.2002 17:19 Bitte antworten an "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To find out what TSM actually did with that volume, you can use this SQL query: SELECT * FROM VOLHISTORY WHERE VOLUME_NAME='<volser>' This will give you a history of how TSM used that tape, and the last entry is the final status of the volume. If the tapes are truely not assigned to anything (stgp, dbbackup, backupset, export,...) then just CHECKOUT LIBV with REM=NO and check them back in as STAT=SCR. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. "Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield." -- ?? -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nelson, Doug Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 10:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Database backup tapes will also show up as private, data, with no associated storage pool. Douglas C. Nelson Distributed Computing Consultant Alltel Information Services Chittenden Data Center 2 Burlington Square Burlington, Vt. 05401 802-660-2336 -----Original Message----- From: Markus Veit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 10:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hi TSMers, does anybode have an idea on why volumes in a library have a status of Private with last use Data but do not belong to a storagepool. Volumes with a status of private with no last use are defect, ie can't read the label. volume_name LIBRARY_NAME STATUS LAST_USE ACCESS 000041L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000001L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000068L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000061L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000051L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000047L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000045L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000079L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000008L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000002L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000135L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000006L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000009L1 ADIC100 Private Data 000022L1 ADIC100 Private Data TSM Server 4.2.1.9 W2k SP3 Mit freundlichen Gr|_en / Best Regards Markus Veit