Author: "Gill, Geoffrey L." <GEOFFREY.L.GILL AT SAIC DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 06:52:07 -0700
Hello all and welcome to tape/drive hell..... Last night I just happened to be looking at TSM from home when I discovered 2 tape drives offline. When I tried to change the status I received the follo
Author: David Longo <David.Longo AT HEALTH-FIRST DOT ORG>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:01:38 -0400
I have a IBM 3575 library and have had similar events a couple of times. My understanding of what happens is this. Some error happens on tape drive and tape won't dismount, so *SM still thinks tape i
Author: Arnaud Brion <Arnaud.Brion AT PAC.PANMAIL DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:41:20 +0200
Hi Geoff (and all folks ...) I just wanted to add a little thing to what my enlightened predecesors said : the 3575 library is a kind of very sensitive animal : it doesn't like to be manipulated manu
... Hi, Geoff - "Dragging"? I've never heard that one before, in all the years I've been working with IBM 34xx/35xx tapes. In my experience, mechanical problems have always been due to drive problems
Author: "<James> <healy>" <James.Healy2 AT AXACS DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:59:46 -0400
I've been seeing these exact problems for weeks with on og my remote site. I escalated the problem within IBM. They sent out their 3494 "top Gun" who did an extended PM on all the drives in this syst
Author: Steve Harris <STEVE_HARRIS AT HEALTH.QLD.GOV DOT AU>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:53:46 +1000
... ... I've just had a quote to upgrade two B1As to E1As, and its nearly as expensive as buying new E1As! That doesn't make sense to me. Steve Harris AIX and TSM (Finally) Admin Queensland Health,