Never heard of it. You are right, it should never happen.
Expirations are not based on tape integrity, they are based on database
entries in the TSM DB.

Ben

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Henrik Wahlstedt
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 7:25 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: read errors on tape, files wont expire


Hi,

Have anyone seen that a faulty tape can stop TSM from expire data?!? I
dont see how that could possible happen but who knows....

TSM server 5.2.2.5, w2k.

//Henrik



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