If you are sharing the 3494, that problem largely disappears in
5.1.7.1.  In earlier versions I would see some sort of unavailable or
inaccessible message with all drives empty.


At 09:29 PM 9/17/2003 +0200, you wrote:

(5.1.6.4 on AIX 4.3.3, 3494 library with 3590's)

I had exactly the same problem yesterday afternoon. I couldn't
figure out what was wrong so I halted and restarted the TSM server.
(The software, not the machine itself)
Somehow it made the problem go away.

Regards,

Alexander

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Alexander Verkooijen
Senior Systems Programmer
High Performance Computing
SARA Computing & Networking Services


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]
> On Behalf Of Lee, Gary D.
> Sent: woensdag 17 september 2003 19:22
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Tsm server thinks no drives available, there are
>
>
> Tsm server v5.1.6.2, running on Sun e3500 under solaris 2.8.
> Library is ibm 3494 ethernet ethernet connected.
> Drives are four 3590b.
>
> Many times this week during offsite reclamation, the process
> will end with the message "anr8447e no drives are available
> in library atoz.
>
> Checking the activity log, there are nvever more than three
> drives in use, and q path and q drive shows all paths
> on-line, and all drives available.
> Stgpools offsite and bigtape, (onsite pool) are assigned to
> devclass 3590 which has a mountlimit of four.
>
> I'm confused.  It looks like tsm doesn't see available drives
> all the time.
>
> Any idea where to start looking?
>
> TIA for the help.
>
>
> Gary Lee
> Senior Operating Systems Analyst
> Ball State University
> phone 765-285-1310
>
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