
Purging a Tape Volume Managing Tapes
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Purging a Tape Volume
You can purge a tape volume from the DSN Catalog by using the Manage Tape Volumes
panel.
Choose M (for MANAGE) on the Primary Option Menu to display the Search Catalog panel.
Enter the name of the dataset that owns the tape volume you want to manage, enter a 'V' in
Level and press ENTER to display the Manage Versions panel. Type an 'E' to the left of the
line containing the tape volume you wish to manage and press ENTER to display the Tape
Volume Information panel.
TSIO0400.r -------- BIM-EPIC - Manage Tape Volumes ------------- USER=SJA
COMMAND ===>
More: NO
Dataset: BILRECS BKUP TAPE Version: 5
Volser Reel Creation Expire --- Last Access --- Use Vault Slot
Date Date Date Job Count
_ 000143 1 03/28/1997 03/28/1997 03/28/1997 TVMBRRST 6 0 0
C = Clean I = Information M = Move P = Purge
F1=Help F3=Return F5=Recall F12=Exit
Step Action
1 Place a P in the input area to the left of the Volser field and press ENTER.
2
If prompted, type YES to confirm the purge.
BIM-EPIC also provides the PURGE command of the TSIDMNT catalog management utility
to remove tape volume information from the DSN Catalog. See Chapter 3, “DSN Catalog
Management Utility”, for information on using the PURGE command.
Introduction
Access
Manage Tape
Volumes Panel
Procedure
Using TSIDMNT
PURGE
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