Gordon, The way to manage a full library is to use the move media command. This will mark the tapes as out of the library and optionally record where they are.
Take a look at the admin guide section on managing a full library. Ring me if you get stuck Steve Harris AIX and TSM Admin Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia +61 7 3636 9553 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 19/07/2002 14:16:24 >>> We currently have a problems with our TSM server in regards to ARCHIVE tapes which we store offsite. Today while trying to load some new scratch tapes into our Dell PowerVault 136T Library we got a error back saying the "ANR8314E Library ATL is full". Our library can physically hold 72 tapes and we currently have only 52 tapes physically loaded. Over the last couple of months we have been conducting monthly ARCHIVE backups of our server data, so far 14 tapes have been used for these archives. If we issue the command QUERY LIBVOLUME only the tapes physically available in our Dell PowerVault are listed (52 tapes), but if we QUERY VOLUME the tapes which were used for archival purposes are displayed as well (14 tapes). The tapes used for archiving data were removed from the library by using the command: CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME ATL [tape_volume_name] We tried to use the MOVE DRMEDIA command but the required tape volumes were not recorded as valid media to use with DRM. I have since tried updating the status of the archive tape volumes in question to offsite using the UPDATE VOLUME command but get the following error: ANR2117E UPDATE VOLUME: Access mode for volume 000001L1 cannot be changed to "offsite" - volume either does not belong to a copy storage pool or from a device class of DEVTYPE=SERVER. ANR2212I UPDATE VOLUME: No volumes updated. What do we need to do to remedy this situation? Should we recall back our archive tapes from offsite storage and physically reload them back into the Library or is there a series of command steps I can enter in to manipulate the status of these tapes internally? Also, in the future how can we use DRM to checkout the tapes instead of using the CHECKOUT command? The only time I've been successfull in using DRM to remove a tape from our library was when I performed a manual dbbackup of our database to tape. All other tapes are simply ignored when querying the DRM. Thanks in advance for any help. Gordon Woodward Deutsche Bank (Australia) -- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. ********************************************************************** This e-mail, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/ received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this e-mail is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this e-mail in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return e-mail. You should also delete this e-mail message and destroy any hard copies produced. **********************************************************************
