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Having trouble checking out volumes and with scratch media

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PTALLY

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May 6, 2002
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Hello,


I am running TSM 5.2 on AIX 5.3 with an IBM library 3584. I am having trouble right now checking out some volumes in my library. I am using this command as I am new to TSM in general “checkout libvolume 3584lib 000035 remove=bulk checklabel=yes” I do a “q pro” to see the process run for like 30sec then quits. Nothing gets done volumes remain where they are. These volumes show up as access unavailable to I issues this command “update vol * whereacc=unavailable acc=readwrite” to be abel to access them.

What am I doing wrong and how can I correct this? These volumes are defined in a storage pool but when they are trying to be mounted they fail and make the access unavailable again. I need to get these volumes placed correctly in the library and made as scratch volumes to used. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.


Thank You,

PTALLY

 
after running these commands, did you check your log?
do a "q actlog", and check the errors you get.
if you use remove=y normally it will eject the tapes 1 by 1 in the manual checkin/checkout slot.Does this also do nothing?

to get tapes back in your library , you must use the following command :

checkin libv 3584lib <tapelabel> checklabel=y stat=scra
update vol <tape> acc=readwrite


if you want the tapes for a restore , you will need to check them in with status private instead of scratch :

checkin libv 3584lib <tapelabel> checklabel=y stat=pri


rgds,

R.

 
You also have to have a free tape drive so that it can read the label, otherwise it may fail. Also make sure there is enough room in your bulk i/o.
 
Try "remove=yes" in the checkout command. I thing "remove=bulk" is used for IBM 3XXX tape silos.
 
I use the remove=no option and have no problems

hope this helps

Maurice
 
If the process looks as it has died, do a q req there may be an outstanding request you need to reply to.
 
i am wondering why the access becomes "unavailable" on some volumes?
 
@rogwall:
whenever tsm gets an unrecoverable error on a tape ( severe read-write error ) it will automatically place the tape in state unavailable?

rgds,

R.
 
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