I have heard of other problems using Magstar (ex. unable to make mksysb).
Try upgrading the firmware on the device...

hth,
Sunil



|-----Original Message-----
|From: Francois Swanepoel [mailto:fswanepoel AT GOV DOT BW]
|Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 2:08 AM
|To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
|Subject: 3575 Library Barcode Reader Not Working
|
|
|Hi
|When trying to check in new tapes into the library through ADSM we get
|the following errors:
|
|Command we used:
|label libvol lib3575 search=bulk labelsource=barcode checkin=scratch
|
|ADSM output:
|07/06/00   10:42:23  ANR0984I Process 55 for LABEL LIBVOLUME started in
|the
|                      BACKGROUND at 10:42:23.
|07/06/00   10:42:23  ANR8799I LABEL LIBVOLUME: Operation for library
|LIB3575
|                      started as process 55.
|07/06/00   10:42:23  ANR8373I 003: Fill the bulk entry/exit port
|oflibrary
|                      LIB3575 with all 3570 volumes to be processed
|within 60
|                      minute(s); issue 'REPLY' along with the
|request ID
|when
|                      ready.
|07/06/00   10:42:50  ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: REPLY
|003
|07/06/00   10:42:50  ANR8499I Command accepted.
|07/06/00   10:42:58  ANR8813W Unable to read the barcode of
|cartridge in
|slot
|                      element 30 in library LIB3575.
|07/06/00   10:42:58  ANR8813W Unable to read the barcode of
|cartridge in
|slot
|                      element 31 in library LIB3575.
|07/06/00   10:42:58  ANR8841I Remove any volumes from slot 30
|of library
|
|                      LIB3575 at your convenience.
|07/06/00   10:42:58  ANR8801I LABEL LIBVOLUME process 55 for library
|LIB3575
|                      completed; 0 volume(s) labelled, 0 volume(s)
|checked-in.
|07/06/00   10:42:58  ANR0985I Process 55 for LABEL LIBVOLUME running in
|the
|                      BACKGROUND completed with completion
|state SUCCESS
|at
|                      10:42:58.
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------
|
|# lscfg -vl smc0
|  DEVICE            LOCATION          DESCRIPTION
|
|  smc0              40-60-00-0,1      IBM Magstar MP 3575
|Library Medium
|
|                                      Changer
|
|        Manufacturer................IBM
|        Machine Type and Model......03575L18
|        Serial Number...............0000000A4906
|        Device Specific.(FW)........2.15
|
|
|# lscfg -vl rmt2
|  DEVICE            LOCATION          DESCRIPTION
|
|  rmt2              40-60-00-0,0      IBM Magstar MP 3570 Library Tape
|                                      Drive
|
|        Manufacturer................IBM
|        Machine Type and Model......03570C1A
|        Serial Number...............0000000A4906
|        Device Specific.(FW)........5424
|        Loadable Microcode Level....A0B00E27
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|We are using IBM c-format media.
|AIX level: 4.3.3.0 - 02
|ADSM level: adsm.server.rte 3.1.2.50
|                    adsm.devices.rte 3.1.2.50
|
|Atape.driver 5.1.3.0
|
|We get the same errors when running: audit library 3575lib
|checklabel=barcode
|
|I logged a call with IBM and this was their response:
|
| I don't think it is an ADSM problem.
| I think you can try the following to verify that barcode reader
| had no hardware problem :
|
|  From AIX use tapeutil command when ADSM server is halted =>
| option 1 - open device => /dev/smc0
|  "     14 - element inventory
|  You'll see all the library slots. Each entries is as follow :
|
| Slot Address 34
|
|   Slot State ..................... Normal
|
|   ASC/ASCQ ....................... 0000
|
|
|    Media Present .................. Yes
|    Robot Access Allowed ........... Yes
|    Source Element Address Valid ... No
|    Media Inverted ................. No
|    Volume Tag ..................... xxxxxxx
|  Choose a slot where "media present = yes" and verify if
|  "volume tag option show a volume label" . If there is no label
|  in the "volume tag" field, then I think the barcode reader is
|  not in a good state.
|You can also try another method,
|  from dir /usr/lpp/adsmserv/bin , start "lbtest"
|   option 1 - manual test
|
|    "     1 - set device special file => /dev/smc0
|
|    "     6 - open
|
|    "    12 - audit then option 2 scan barcode .
|
|I tried the above 2 methods and the both worked fine.
|
|It seems like the barcode reader works fine, but is net set up
|correctly
|in ADSM.
|I have read all the manuals, redbooks, redpieces, etc. on setting up
|this library in ADSM and cannot find the problem.
|What is wrong and how can I fix it?
|
|Thanks
|
|
|
|--
|Francois Swanepoel
|AIX, HACMP and ADSM System Administrator
|Tel: +2673616961
|Fax: +267304144
|
|
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