Someone is moving the write protect tab on the cartridge to write protect,
by doing this you will be asked to verify if you really want to write on
this tape.  Just move the write protect tab to read/write on the cartridge
and you should be fine.



                    Paul Van de Vijver
                    <Paul.Van.De.Vijver@HON        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST 
DOT EDU
                    DA-EU.COM>                     cc:
                    Sent by: "ADSM: Dist           Subject:     MVS : 'IEC510D' 
reply 'U' or 'F' msg
                    Stor Manager"                  during backup storagepool
                    <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>


                    03/09/2001 09:27 AM
                    Please respond to
                    "ADSM: Dist Stor
                    Manager"





Hi all,

During Backup Storagepool (from STK robot towards Magstar robot)
and also during space reclamation

we often get next message :

     IEC510D F 0944,H06190,ADSM,ADSM,ADSM.BFS
     *41 IEC510D REPLY 'U'-USE OR 'F'-UNLOAD
      Explanation:  F indicates that the tape volume indicated on the
device is

      file-protected.  That is, a program may be attempting to write on the

      volume but its file-protection ring is not inserted or the tab is set
to

      prevent a write, so it can only be read.


This msg is issued on INPUT vols  and means that vol is write-protected
(although it isn't !!!)
and that it should be writable (although it is only input ???)

This is very ennoying for the operators, because they have to respond each
time
to the msg

Has anybody experienced the same problem and what can I do to solve it ?

We are still running ADSM Server 3.1.2.40 (upgrade to TSM planned in the
near
future)

Thanks for any help,

Paul Van de Vijver
TS Group, IS Dept
Honda Europe
Belgium