IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

Updating storage pool volumes

You can update a volume to reset an error state to an access mode of read/write. You can also update a volume to change the its location in a sequential-access storage pool. or to change the access mode of the volume, for example, if a tape cartridge is moved off-site or is damaged.

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Task	Required Privilege Class
Update volumes	System or operator

To change the properties of a volume that has been defined to a storage pool, issue the UPDATE VOLUME command. For example, suppose you accidentally damage a volume named VOL1. To change the access mode to unavailable so that the server does not try to write or read data from the volume, issue the following command:

update volume vol1 access=unavailable

For details about access modes, see Access modes for storage pool volumes.

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