You've got a hardware problem;  check for I/O error messages with sense data
in your activity log at the time the tapes were marked unavailable...
interpret from Appendix B of ADSM messages book (it's also online at the
Tivoli web site), then call your CE, as indicated.

Don France

Technical Architect, P.A.C.E.
San Jose, CA
mailto:dfrance AT pacbell DOT net
PACE - http://www.pacepros.com
Bus-Ph:   (408) 257-3037




> -----Original Message-----
> From: LOGAN [mailto:vlogan AT USA DOT NET]
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:42 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: Help: DB backup fails.]]
>
>
> I had 'q drives' and thats why it couldn't find that
> command(Steve, thank
> you). It shows now that the drive is not available. There is
> no tape mounted
> in there. I also tried cleaning them. It had been working
> fine for last 7
> months. Any idea why this could happen or how to put them
> back on line?
>
> TIA.
>
> adsm>
> q drive
> ANR2017I Administrator SERVER_CONSOLE issued command: QUERY DRIVE
>
> Library Name Drive Name  Device Type  Device   ON LINE
> ------------ ----------  -----------  -------  -------
> TAPELIBRARY1  TAPEDRIVE1 8MM          /dev/mt0 Unavailable Since
>                                                01/06/00 18:04:43
> TAPELIBRARY1  TAPEDRIVE2 8MM          /dev/mt1 Unavailable Since
>                                                01/06/00 18:04:18
>
>
>
>
> S W Branch <SWBRANC AT PPCO DOT COM> wrote:
> Try "q drive"
>
> Steve Branch
> Phillips Petroleum
> e-mail: swbranc AT ppco DOT com
>
>
>
>
>
> LOGAN <vlogan AT USA DOT net> on 01/12/2000 10:23:41 AM
>
> Any replies will be addressed to: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>       <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
>
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>
> cc:
> (bcc: S W Branch/Sweeny/Phillips Petroleum/us)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  Subject: Re: [Re: Help: DB backup fails.]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Dwight,
> q drives says unknown command. But the other 2 are as follows:
> adsm>
> q mount
> ANR2017I Administrator SERVER_CONSOLE issued command: QUERY MOUNT
> ANR2034E QUERY MOUNT: No match found using this criteria.
> adsm>
> q pro
> ANR2017I Administrator SERVER_CONSOLE issued command: QUERY PROCESS
> ANR0944E QUERY PROCESS: No active processes found.
>
> Thank you for your follow up in advance.
>
> Logan.
>
> "Cook, Dwight E" <cookde AT BP DOT COM> wrote:
> Drives are all tied up by other processes or are not working...
> try a "q drives" and a "q mount" and a "q pro" to see where
> you stand...
> later,
>        Dwight
>
> > ----------
> > From:         LOGAN[SMTP:vlogan AT USA DOT NET]
> > Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> > Sent:         Wednesday, January 12, 2000 5:49 PM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Help: DB backup fails.
> >
> > Hi ADSMers.
> >
> > To backup the db, I issued the following commands on the
> server console:
> > adsm>
> > delete volh todate=today type=dbbackup
> >
> > then
> >
> > adsm>
> > backup db dev=7331_lib1 type=full vol=backup
> > ANR2017I Administrator SERVER_CONSOLE issued command: BACKUP DB
> > dev=7331_lib1
> > type=full vol=backup
> > ANR0984I Process 35 for DATABASE BACKUP started in the BACKGROUND at
> > 14:16:07.
> > ANR2280I Full database backup started as process 35.
> > adsm>
> > ANR4571E Database backup/restore terminated - insufficient
> number of mount
> > points available for removable media.
> > ANR0985I Process 35 for DATABASE BACKUP running in the BACKGROUND
> > completed
> > with completion state FAILURE at 14:16:08.
> >
> > ADSM Server for AIX-RS/6000 - Version 3, Release 1, Level 2.30
> >
> > adsm>
> >
> >
> > Could anyone tell me what is the problem.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Logan.
> >
> >
> >
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