what version of ADSM are you using? Is the VLS-SDX supported?
The reason I ask is we just returned a dual drive unit because it was not
supported.
We are running ADSM for Windows NT v3.1...

Thanks,
Mark


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fredrik Lundholm [SMTP:exce7 AT CE.CHALMERS DOT SE]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 4:30 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      I/O error reading label using AIT drives.
>
> I often get spurious:
> ANR8355E I/O error reading label for volume CE11 in drive A
> (/dev/rmt/2mt).
> ANR1402W Mount request denied for volume CE11 - volume unavailable.
> ANR1410W Access mode for volume CE11 now set to     "unavailable".
>
> This happens with several tapes and both our drives in our brand new
> ADIC VLS-SDX dual AIT changer. I tried cleaning the mechs to no avail...
>
> Some tapes are only filled with one or two gigabytes when this happens and
> some are fille with 40-55 GB of data.
>
> What could possibly be wrong?
>
> /wfr
> --
> Fredrik Lundholm
> exce7 AT ce.chalmers DOT se