ADSM-L

Problems with tapes constantly being made unavailable

1998-10-07 15:09:36
Subject: Problems with tapes constantly being made unavailable
From: "Jackson, Sandye" <Sandye.Jackson AT LATIMES DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:09:36 -0700
We have a major problem here.  We are running ADSM V3.1.0 on an AIX server
attached to an STK9710 library using DLT7000 tapes.  We keep having problems
with tapes not being mounted even tho there are drives available (we have 6)
and then they are marked 'unavailable' and I have to check this out every
day and put them back in 'read/write' status.  Also, after this starts to
occur I get messages that 'aggragates are degrading' and that I need to do
an Audit.  Today my aggragates weren't just degraded, they were disabled.
STK says that their system is working fine.  IBM says that their's is also
ok.  Heeeellllppppp!!!

Sandye J. Jackson