Media Error when Checking in LTO2 Tapes

[jonesk@chesterfield.gov]

TSM 5.1.8.0

AIX 5.2

STK L700 Library w/6 IBM Ultrium LTO and 2 IBM Ultrium LTO2 drives



Attempting to use LTO and LTO2 media in one library. I have created a new Device class for the LTO2 tapes. The LTO2 tapes are labeled with LTO2 tape labels. When attempting to label/checkin the new LTO2 tapes, I get the following message:



ANR8300E I/O error on library L700LIB (OP=00006C03,

CC=404, KEY=05, ASC=30, ASCQ=00, SENSE=70.00.05.00.00.00-

.00.0C.00.00.00.00.30.00.00.00.00.00.00.00., Description-

=Media incompatibility). Refer to Appendix D in the

'Messages' manual for recommended action.



Any ideas? Please let me know if you need further info....

[eddytrio]

Was wondering if some have got an answer to this , I am today I am getting same error

IBM 3584 Library
Old media LTO1
New Media LTO1 HP

Error
ANR8300E I/O error on library LTO_LIBRARY1 (OP=00006C03, CC=404, KEY=05, ASC=30,
ASCQ=00,
SENSE=70.00.05.00.00.00.00.0A.00.00.00.00.30.00.00 .C0.00.06.,
Description=Media incompatibility). Refer to Appendix D in the 'Messages' manua
l for recommended action.
ANR8942E Could not move volume PBH005 from slot-element 769 to slot-element 257.
ANR8841I Remove volume from slot 769 of library LTO_LIBRARY1 at your convenience

Please let me know how can I checkin new media


Devc is as below

Device Class Name: LTO_DEVCLASS
Device Access Strategy: Sequential
Storage Pool Count: 13
Device Type: LTO
Format: ULTRIUMC
Est/Max Capacity (MB): 102,400.0
Mount Limit: DRIVES
Mount Wait (min): 5
Mount Retention (min): 1
Label Prefix: ADSM
Library: LTO_LIBRARY1
Directory:
Server Name:
Retry Period:
Retry Interval:
Shared:
Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN

[anilkumar451]

Hi , I am a newbie for TSM but i reckon i have read about this situation somewhere in books.

If you are mixing different types of drives and media, configure different device classes: one for each type of media. To specify the exact media type, use the FORMAT parameter in each of the device class definitions. (Do not specify FORMAT=DRIVE). For example, if you are mixing Ultrium Generation 1 and Ultrium Generation 2 drives, specify FORMAT=ULTRIUMC (or ULTRIUM) for the Ultrium Generation 1 device class, and FORMAT=ULTRIUM2C (or ULTRIUM2) for the Ultrium Generation 2 device class.

Both device classes can point to the same library in which there can be Ultrium Generation 1 and Ultrium Generation 2 drives. The drives will be shared between the two storage pools. One storage pool will use the first device class and Ultrium Generation 1 media exclusively. The other storage pool will use the second device class and Ultrium Generation 2 media exclusively. Because the two storage pools share a single library, Ultrium Generation 1 media can be mounted on Ultrium Generation 2 drives as they become available during mount point processing.

Apologies if i am wrong, please someone suggest if i am wrong