Couple things... 1. What is the Last Use column for those tapes in a QUERY LIBV? If it's blank, then maybe those tapes haven't been labeled. If TSM tries to read the internal label on the tape and can't, it will put the tape in private status so it doesn't keep trying to use that one. You can also set the AUTOLABEL= parameter of the LTOLIB library...depending on your version of TSM.
2. The storagepool(s) in LTOLIB, are they collocated? That would account for a higher volume count. 3. Do the 350 volumes actually belong in a storage pool? If so, what's their % used? Maybe reclamation isn't running. 4. Find out the big users of that storage pool in LTOLIB. QUERY OCC STG=<stgpoolname>. HTH, Bill Boyer "My problem was caused by a loose screw at the keyboard" - ?? -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nancy L Backhaus Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 2:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Where did my scratch tapes go? Hello, Background: TSM Version 5.2.3.4 AIX Operating System Version 5.2.2.0 2 libraries - one scratch count is steady, my LTOLIB library scratch count is too low, privates too high. What is happening? Where do I begin looking? 11/04/04 STATUS Unnamed[2] ---------- ----------- Cleaner 1 Private 350 Scratch 24 10/04/04 STATUS Unnamed[2] ---------- ----------- Cleaner 1 Private 250 Scratch 59 Nancy Backhaus Enterprise Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: (716) 887-7979 Cell: (716) 609-2138 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential, trade secret or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited and may be a violation of law. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this message to an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
