I'm confused. Is this an actual tape, or a "tape" in a VTL? What do you mean by "VTL requirements"? If this stgpool consists of real tapes, the existenace of a VTL elsewhere in your configuration should not matter at all.
I've done this several times with worn-out real tapes. DELETE VOL DISCARDDATA=YES and it has always gone into Pending status. Sounds like a defect. Preserve the ACTLOG and call IBM support. Roger Deschner University of Illinois at Chicago [email protected] ======I have not lost my mind -- it is backed up on tape somewhere.===== On Tue, 21 Mar 2017, Loon, Eric van (ITOPT3) - KLM wrote: >Hi Gary! >It's three days and it's working fine for all other volumes which become empty >the normal way. >Kind regards, >Eric van Loon >Air France/KLM Storage Engineering > >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee, >Gary >Sent: dinsdag 21 maart 2017 16:29 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: delete volume > >What is the reusedelay on that storage pool? > >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Loon, >Eric van (ITOPT3) - KLM >Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 11:05 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [ADSM-L] delete volume > >Hi all! >I just had to delete a tape with discarddata=yes because an audit wasn't able >to fix the volume. I witnessed something unexpected: as soon as you delete a >volume, it immediately becomes scratch and it is being relabeled (because of >VTL requirements). This means that if you accidently delete a volume and you >want to recover it, let's say one day later, by restoring the database to a >point before the deletion, chances are great the tape was already reused and >overwritten. In fact, I think the relabel process itself will probably render >the data unrecoverable. >Shouldn't a delete volume make a volume pending instead of scratch? >Kind regards, >Eric van Loon >Air France/KLM Storage Engineering >******************************************************** >For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: >http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential >and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the >addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may >be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this >e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have >received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return >e-mail, and delete this message. > >Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its >employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of >this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. >Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch >Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number >33014286 >******************************************************** >******************************************************** >For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: >http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential >and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the >addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may >be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this >e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have >received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return >e-mail, and delete this message. > >Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its >employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of >this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. >Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch >Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number >33014286 >******************************************************** >
