Having trouble checking out volumes and with scratch media

[PTALLY]

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

 

[RMGBELGIUM]

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.

 

[ProbablyDown]

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.

 

[ggitlin]

Try "remove=yes" in the checkout command. I thing "remove=bulk" is used for IBM 3XXX tape silos.

 

[maurice05]

I use the remove=no option and have no problems

hope this helps

Maurice

 

[maurice05]

Sorry i mean checklabel=no

Maurice

 

[comtec17]

If the process looks as it has died, do a q req there may be an outstanding request you need to reply to.

 

[rogwall]

i am wondering why the access becomes "unavailable" on some volumes?

 

[RMGBELGIUM]

@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.